David Bailey shared an anecdote in which he showed how 'Lady Di''s hairstyle was like that of a mannequin.
David Bailey, famous British royal photographer, made a surprising reveal of Princess Diana's iconic golden-streaked hair. The 84-year-old spoke to the Telegraph about his long career and shared some of the secrets about how he photographed Lady Di, as well as Queen Elizabeth II, back in the day.
Bailey claimed in her interview that the Princess of Wales—who died on August 31, 1997, after a car accident under the Pont de l'Alma in Paris—had "terrible hair," while Lilibeth, in her later years, When he was young, he had "beautiful" locks.
'The test' of a plastic mane
David shared, as "proof" of what he said about the People's Princess's hair, a moment that happened in 1988, while he had to photograph the young woman who was part of the senior members of royalty and her assistant, in An accident caused a light to fall on his head.
"I thought, 'Oh my f***!'" Bailey recalled, adding that when she apologized to Diana, on behalf of her collaborator, Diana responded, "Don't think about it; it was a terrible accident". To which the lens professional commented: "I told him she had been very magnanimous," but he was surprised when she asked him what magnanimous meant.
Then, the artist of the image made the peculiar revelation that the blower that Diana wore in those years, rather looked and felt a bit "solid, like that of a plastic mannequin", this due to the large amount of spray. for the hair that her collaborators used to style her.
David gained notoriety for his eclectic black and white portraits, one of his most famous works being that of Diana taken in 1988, when she was just 27 years old. For that session, photographer Norman Parkinson was the first nominated to take the snapshots of the now mother of two children, but in the end Bailey was chosen.
'Di''s hair in 'streaming'
Diana's legacy and untimely passing will be featured in the fifth season of Netflix's The Crown, which will premiere on the streaming service later this year, which has generated great anticipation. Emma Corrin first played the royal in her youth for season 4.
Now, Elizabeth Debicki will take charge of the fifth installment, playing Diana as a stable mother and portraying her achievements that transformed her into the People's Princess. Hairstylist Sam McKnight revealed in 2020 that he experienced déjà vu while recreating Lady Di's hairstyle on Corrin.
Sam was Diana's personal stylist for seven years, until 1997. "It felt weird," McKnight told British Vogue at the time. Although recreating the princess's hairstyle was one of her "first jobs after lockdown," he admitted that he questioned taking on her role to replicate the royal's blonde mane.
"To be honest, Emma is just playing Diana. Even before I met her, I felt good. We winked at Diana's photos (from that period) and did a little imitation." McKnight is also known for creating Diana's signature cut in 1990, using her long, fluffy hair to his shorter hairstyle.
