{"id":5505,"date":"2025-04-29T09:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T09:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5505"},"modified":"2025-04-29T09:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T09:04:45","slug":"diana-in-drag-new-biography-details-how-the-princess-of-wales-snuck-into-a-gay-bar-with-freddie-mercury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=5505","title":{"rendered":"Diana in Drag? New biography details how the Princess of Wales snuck into a gay bar with Freddie Mercury"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A new biography of Princess Diana is making headlines for revisiting a decades-old story that blurs the line between royal myth and cultural legend.<\/p>\n<p>In Dianaworld: An Obsession by Edward White, the late Princess of Wales is said to have disguised herself in drag to visit the Royal Vauxhall Tavern\u2014a well-known London gay bar\u2014accompanied by Queen frontman Freddie Mercury and television personality Kenny Everett.<\/p>\n<p>Photo: W. W. Norton &amp; Company<\/p>\n<p>The account, originally shared by actress Cleo Rocos, describes Diana\u2019s ensemble as a camouflage jacket, leather cap, and aviator sunglasses. According to Rocos, the group managed to enter unnoticed, with Diana\u2019s disguise convincing enough that she passed as an eccentric male model. They stayed briefly for a drink before returning to Kensington Palace, and Diana reportedly returned Everett\u2019s clothing the next day.<\/p>\n<p>Though never officially confirmed, the story has resurfaced over the years as a symbol of Diana\u2019s unique relationship with the LGBTQ+ community and her desire to experience life outside the confines of royal protocol. The book places this anecdote within a broader narrative about Diana\u2019s search for identity, privacy, and connection\u2014especially following her separation from then-Prince Charles.<\/p>\n<p>Author Edward White revisits Diana\u2019s early years, her evolving public persona, and her lesser-known escapades with empathy and detail. The biography portrays these moments not as isolated episodes, .<\/p>\n<p>Dianaworld: An Obsession is out 29 April.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new biography of Princess Diana is making headlines for revisiting a decades-old story that blurs the line between royal myth and cultural legend. In Dianaworld: An Obsession by Edward White, the late Princess of Wales is said to have disguised herself in drag to visit the Royal Vauxhall Tavern\u2014a well-known London gay bar\u2014accompanied by [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5505"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5505\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}