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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Critics Dubbed Princess Diana a “McDonald’s Princess” Because of Her Love of Americana

Princess Diana wearing an American flag sweatshirt and bike shorts .

Although she was married to the future King and known as "England's rose," Princess Diana held a great fondness for the United States. Whether it was the oversized collegiate sweatshirts she wore on repeat to the gym or her favorite Philadelphia Eagles varsity jacket, the late royal often wore her love of American culture on her sleeve (quite literally). But her fascination extended to food, TV and even where she planned to live one day—and one royal author explains that Diana's American obsession rubbed some Brits the wrong way.

Princess Diana's had a particular penchant for McDonald's, with Dianaworld author Edward White noting that "her consumption of American fast food, especially McDonald's hamburgers" was a trait "that was repeatedly highlighted as a sign of her connection with ordinary people."

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