I probably don't have to tell you that the Queen is one BAMF.
But, just in case you needed a reminder, this crazy story from Elton John's new autobiography should do the trick...
I probably don't have to tell you that the Queen is one BAMF.
But, just in case you needed a reminder, this crazy story from Elton John's new autobiography should do the trick...
The iconic musician is releasing his first-ever autobiography on October 15.
And, based on a few already-released extracts from the book, this includes some juicy secrets about the royal family.
He began by saying that he first met Diana in 1981.
It was "just before her marriage to Prince Charles. It was at Prince Andrew's 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle. The evening was completely surreal."
The singer described this as "ability to make people feel totally comfortable in her company."
Things took a more serious turn when John detailed what led to their public falling out.
It had to do with Diana backing out of writing the foreword in the book Rock And Royalty by Gianni Versace.
"I wrote back to her, calling her out, telling her how much money she had cost the AIDS Foundation, reminding her that she had seen the book."
They didn't talk to again until the day Gianni was murdered.
At the funeral, she came up to John and said, "'I'm so sorry. It was a silly falling-out. Let's be friends.'"
That's because the singer detailed the time the Queen once playfully slapped her nephew, Viscount Linley, across the face.
The monarch had asked her nephew to go check on his sister during the party.
Because the nephew put up a fight over leaving the party, the Queen didn't take to that lightly...
"'Don't' — SLAP — 'argue' — SLAP — 'with' — SLAP — 'me' — SLAP — 'I' — SLAP — 'am' — SLAP — 'THE QUEEN!'
Uhhh... something tells me this isn't something they teach you in etiquette school!
To add to the craziness, John said the Queen had seen him staring during the whole thing.
"As [Linley] left, [the Queen] saw me staring at her, gave me a wink and walked off."
Whether it happened or not, let's not forget that he and the Queen go way back.
"I know the Queen's public image isn't exactly one of wild frivolity, but I think that's more to do with the nature of her job: she can't exactly sit there cracking jokes during the State Opening of Parliament," he wrote.
For more royal gossip, John's autobiography, "Me," is out Oct. 15!