Selina Scott says palace officials asked her to ‘befriend’ Princess Diana

Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Selina Scott says Buckingham Palace officials asked her to befriend Princess Diana and guide the late royal through the “media jungle”. Discussing her relationship with Diana, Scott wrote in the Daily Mail on Friday : “Princess Diana didn’t appear on Breakfast Time, but she was a fan and did visit the studios.” “Once she said to me: ‘People say you look like me.’ It was just banter and she laughed.” Scott claimed that she was asked by a senior royal official to help Diana handle the press attention she was facing. “After her visit, Michael Shea, the Queen’s press secretary, asked me if I would befriend Diana and guide her through the pitfalls of the media jungle.” The Independent has contacted Buckingham Palace for comment. Scott continued in the article: “He’d observed the torrid time I had with the Press and that she, too, was going through, and thought my experience would be helpful to her.” Diana, Princess of Wales, and the then-Prince Charles announced their separation in 1992 Explaining why she declined the palace’s offer, Scott wrote that she had her “hands full” with her own life at the time.