Jamie Lee Curtis Reveals The Heartfelt Letter She Received From Princess Diana Before Her Tragic Passing

Jamie Lee Curtis is revealing a very personal interaction with one of the world's most treasured figures: Princess Diana, just two months before the royal's tragic death. The Freaky Friday star had posted about a heartfelt letter she'd received from Diana after she'd missed the opportunity to meet the princess and her sons, Prince William and Prince Harry, when they visited the U.K. set of Curtis' 1997 film Fierce Creatures.

On September 1, Curtis described the bittersweet ordeal in an emotional Instagram post. "We were shooting at Pinewood deep into the forest there," she wrote. "When we finally took a break, I jumped in a golf cart and drove the mile back to the dressing room block to use the restroom. My driver started banging on the door, saying that she had arrived with her sons, and I jumped into the golf cart, and by the time I got back, she was walking away, and I wasn't going to chase her to tell her how much I admired her."

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Not having the in-person introduction hadn't changed Curtis' mind, and the musician reached out to Diana, writing her a letter that he sent to Kensington Palace. What came back by way of a response would stay with her forever. "The next day," Curtis revealed, "I received one back from her, thanking me for writing and understanding, of course, nature calling as it happens to her all the time and that she looked forward to meeting." A rare insight into the warmth and graciousness of Diana, this poignant exchange is the very personality that helped to make her a global icon- empathetic and humble. For Curtis, it was a moment he has never forgotten, not just because it illustrated Diana's kindness, but because it took place so shortly before the much-loved princess died tragically at age 36 in a Paris car crash.

Fans of Curtis and Diana have been moved by the story, which highlights the human side of royalty and the connections that can be forged even through small acts. In an age well before social media made the world instantly interconnected, handwritten letters held a personal gravity and intimacy that Curtis says she recalls to this day. Jamie Lee Curtis' disclosure serves as a poignant reminder to the world of Diana's enduring kindness and the surprising, often unexpected ways in which her legacy endures, even decades after her passing. The heartfelt letter is a poignant yet sad tribute to the princess's humanity, one that is both quintessentially Hollywood and quintessentially royal, and now resonates all over again.