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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Diana's Friend Reveals the Story Behind the Wild Night When She Snuck the Royal Into a Gay Bar With Freddie Mercury

Princess Diana laughing and holding her hand in front of her face .

Princess Diana might have been part of the royal machine, but she knew how to let her hair down and have fun—even if she had to do it in secret. Thirty years from comic Kenny Everett's April 1995 death, his best friend Cleo Rocos has revealed what really happened on the wild night when they dressed Diana in disguise for a night out at a gay club with none other than Freddie Mercury.

Speaking to the Mirror, Rocos shared that she had joined Everett and Diana for "a jolly lunch at the Bombay Brasserie in London" before their secret outing. "Diana always wanted to know what was going on in the world of showbiz and we always wanted to know what was going on at her house," the actress shared. "We all used to shriek with laughter."

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