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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Former Royal Journalist Shares the Time Princess Diana Tricked the Press and Swapped Outfits for a 'Microscopic' Ensemble

A headshot of Princess Diana smirking wearing a white hat with red trim and pearls.

The photos of Princess Diana wearing a leopard-print one-piece and matching sarong are some of the most iconic shots of the royal, and decades later, women are still chasing the perfect recreation of her look (do I own a similar version by Good American? Yes, yes I do.) But despite her swimsuit standing strong on its own, one former royal reporter recently shared that Diana's animal-print outfit was actually a clever trick to hide her real swimsuit from the press.

I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! contestant Jane Moore—who is a former royal correspondent and co-host of popular British talk show Loose Women—told her fellow campmates the story of how Diana walked on the wild side in an episode of the hit British reality show.

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