The night Lady Di fulfilled her “fantasy” by dancing with John Travolta at the White House, who took the initiative for the historic moment?

The life of Diana Spencer, or better known as Diana of Wales, was no secret to anyone. The charismatic “queen of hearts” was the protagonist of unforgettable moments throughout her 36 years, and one of them was the historic dance in which she starred with actor John Travolta.

The episode about which there are evident reviews in the press, and now also on social networks, happened in 1985 when the Princess of Wales with her then husband Prince Charles was on a state visit to the United States under the mandate of Ronald Reagan.

Photographic records recall a smiling Lady Di holding hands with the “Grease” and “Saturday Night Fever” star. But how did the meeting between Carlos’s first wife and the Hollywood actor come about?

Who took the initiative to dance Diana of Wales and John Travolta?

The magazine Soy Carmín recounted that moment, which has been described as the most memorable dance in history.

And Diana of Wales was a faithful lover of dancing, and Hobby which she even practiced since she was a child when she studied ballet, jazz and tap dance. For his part, Travolta has already made several films in which he stood out with his hip movements on the dance floor.

Thus, on the night of November 9, 1985, the corridors of the White House of the United States of America became the perfect place for the iconic scene caused by Nancy Reagan, the wife of the then American president.

According to the magazine, Lady Di would express to the first lady how much she would love to dance with the actor, who was 31 years old at the time. The following minutes and hours were decisive for the meeting to take place.

Ronald Reagan’s wife approached John Travolta’s desk and asked him to please the shy but gentle Princess of Wales, and the actor accepted.

“Nancy Reagan tapped me on the shoulder and said, ‘The princess’s dream is to dance with you, can you make it happen tonight?'” the actor even commented in the interview. Then, almost at midnight, Travolta went to Diana’s table and after making contact with her, invited her to the dance floor.

She happily accepted and did what no royal family would dare to do, surrendering to the movie star while the actor became nervous, as he himself described.

“I remember the decorations. We were at the White House. It was midnight. The scene is like a dream. I approach her, touch her elbow, invite her to dance. She turned and gave me that amazing smile, just a little sad, and accepted my invitation,” John recalled in an interview with squire reviewed by Europa FM.

Then he added “and there we were, dancing together as if it were a fairy tale. Who would have imagined that something like this would happen to me one day? “I was smart enough to record this in my memory as a very special magical moment.”

The scene undoubtedly marked the actor, who in 2018 recalled the moment in TBT on his Instagram.

For that episode, Diana of Wales wore a tight blue velvet dress by designer Víctor Edelstein that revealed her shoulders, thus defying the royal dress code, reminds Univisión. His equip She complemented it with a striking pearl necklace that had a blue sapphire in the center.

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