Elton John famously played a special rendition of his hit “Candle in the Wind” at Princess Diana’s funeral, as the singer was a longtime friend of the late royal. But few people know the real story of how the duo met—and it happened to involve a hilarious evening with Prince Andrew.
In Q: A Voyage Around The Queen, author Craig Brown details Prince Andrew’s 21st birthday party in 1981, when Queen Elizabeth hired Elton John to perform. Lady Diana Spencer was newly engaged to Prince Charles and attended the Windsor Castle bash, where she first encountered Elton John.
