Liza Minnelli Officially Responds to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Rumor on Facebook

Chloe Foussianes
·2 min read
Photo credit: Getty Images
Photo credit: Getty Images

From Good Housekeeping

After the British tabloid the Sun published an article claiming that Prince Harry had struck up a friendship with Liza Minnelli, the actress was quick to shut down the paper's claims.

As royal reporter Omid Scobie pointed out on Twitter, Minnelli posted a link to the article on Facebook, alongside a message refuting it. "While I wish them well, I have never met Prince Harry and Meghan. Any statement to the contrary is a complete fabrication," the actress wrote.

The article in question alleged that Minnelli had reached out to Prince Harry because she had been a friend of Princess Diana's. While it apparently isn't true that she contacted Harry, Minnelli was indeed friendly with the late Princess.

“I was lucky enough to count Princess Di as a friend," the actress has said. "I was first introduced to her when she came backstage after a concert I did in London. Then we'd bump into each other at premieres or events where she'd be the guest of honour. We'd fall into conversation then we'd meet for tea… My instinct was to protect her. We talked about everything under the sun. She loved music."

Other pals of Diana's have since befriended Harry and Meghan. Elton John in particular comes to mind; memorably, the musician sang at the couple's royal wedding reception, and later welcomed them for a private stay at his home in Nice, France. After the Sussexes were criticized for traveling by private jet to his estate, John came to their defense. "Prince Harry’s Mother, Diana Princess Of Wales was one of my dearest friends," he said. "I feel a profound sense of obligation to protect Harry and his family from the unnecessary press intrusion that contributed to Diana’s untimely death."

You Might Also Like

  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next
  • Up next

Latest Stories

  • Boeing Starliner's debut crewed flight delayed again to check helium leak

    NASA and Boeing delayed the launch of Boeing's Starliner crew capsule again on Friday, giving them four more days to assess a helium leak before attempting to launch the spacecraft's first two astronauts into space, the space agency said Friday. Starliner's liftoff from Florida has been delayed several times in May and it was last scheduled for May 21. Aside from the helium leak, a technical issue with its Atlas 5 rocket had prompted an earlier delay.

  • Israeli army shows aid arriving through pier into Gaza

    STORY: :: Israeli army clips show aid arriving into Gazathrough a pier built by the US military:: Released May 18, 2024:: Gaza:: The pier was pre-assembled at the Israeli port of Ashdod and moved to Gaza ThursdayThis delivery takes place as Israel comes under growing global pressure to allow more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave, where it is at war with Palestinian militants Hamas and a famine looms.The temporary floating pier was pre-assembled at the Israeli port of Ashdod and moved into place on Thursday on the shore of Gaza, which lacks port infrastructure of its own. No U.S. troops went ashore, the Pentagon's Central Command said.The Hamas-run government media office in Gaza accused Washington of "trying to improve its ugly image" with the pier. In line with comments by the U.N., humanitarian groups and Washington itself, Hamas said the U.S. pier wasn't enough to meet the humanitarian needs and demanded greater aid shipments to the enclave by land.

  • Future Forward super PAC raises eyebrows in Biden World

    Allies to President Biden are concerned that Future Forward — the preferred super PAC backing the president’s reelection bid — isn’t doing enough in the late spring and summer months to help build a narrative boosting the president and his accomplishments. The allies say the super PAC is sitting on a massive war chest, but…

  • Branch of Nile River may explain how Egyptians transported block for pyramids?

    A story you may have seen claims scientists have found a long-buried branch of the Nile River that may explain how the ancient Egyptians transported the massive blocks used to build the pyramids.

  • Lexington softball regroups, tops Byrnes to earn spot in state championship series

    The SC state softball championship series will begin on Monday.

  • 2024 PGA Championship Round 3 tee times: When and how to watch third-round action Saturday

    The golfers who made the cut return to Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday for the third round of the PGA Championship.

  • Sean 'Diddy' Combs: Video appears to show rap mogul beating girlfriend Cassie in 2016

    The clip seems to show an attack described in Casandra Ventura's lawsuit against the rapper last year.

  • “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Fan-Favorite Kim Chi Says She Would’ve Done “All Stars” 9 But Wasn’t Asked to Join Cast (Exclusive)

    The makeup artist says she’s been invited to compete on ‘All Stars’ every year since finishing as a runner-up on season 8 in 2016

  • Evergreen elk plays ball with two kids

    An elk in Evergreen joined in on the fun and played ball with two kids.

  • Mallard Creek wins first 4A track title in 9 years. Cuthbertson girls 1 point short

    Mallard Creek won the NCHSAA 4A state track championship. Cuthbertson’s girls, gunning for fourth straight title, fell 1 point short

  • Dodgers acquire lefty Anthony Banda from Guardians for cash

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers acquired pitcher Anthony Banda from the Cleveland Guardians for cash on Friday. The 30-year-old left-hander has a 2.12 ERA with 25 strikeouts over 17 innings in 12 games for Triple-A Columbus this season. Banda pitched in 10 games for the Washington Nationals last season, allowing five runs in seven innings. He has spent part of seven seasons in the majors with Arizona, Tampa Bay, the New York Mets, Pittsburgh, Toronto, New York Yankees and the Nats. He

  • The Expert’s Guide to the ‘Wicked’ Trailer

    Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/UniversalThis week:The return of Bridgerton has put me in a mood.Roughly a million thoughts about the Wicked trailer.The most captivating thing you’ll watch this week.Bring! Back! Mamma! Mia!OK, I get the Glen Powell thing now.I Couldn’t Be HappierIt was around minute seven of my 13-minute monologue about the plot of Wicked that I realized, wait…not everyone knows every single plot point, lyric, costume, and casting trajectory of this musical?

  • AAPI Folks Are Sharing The Microaggressions They've Faced In The Workplace, And I'm Actually Losing My Mind At These

    "The next day, a manager incredulously asked me, 'Why didn't you tell us you're Filipino? We need more diversity points for our store!' I didn't work there for much longer."

  • Florida Panthers, Gustav Forsling oust Boston Bruins, return to conference finals

    Florida Panthers defenseman Gustav Forsling scored off a rebound with 93 seconds left in Game 6 for a 2-1, series-clinching victory in Boston,

  • Demi Moore Offers Advice to Younger Stars at Chopard Dinner: ‘You Don’t Have to Do It Alone’

    The actress served as the appointed Chopard godmother at the Cannes Film Festival Chopard Trophée Awards ceremony on May 17

  • Rookie Christian Scott has first rocky start, Mets get shut out in loss to Marlins

    Friday’s start against the Miami Marlins didn’t seem like much of an uphill battle for rookie Christian Scott after he held his own against a mighty Braves lineup and respectable Rays team in the first two starts of his career. But Scott ran into trouble early and registered the worst start of his young career in Friday’s 8-0 loss to the Marlins at LoanDepot Park. At first, Scott looked ready ...

  • Schauffele leading, Scheffler contending after wild day at PGA Championship

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Xander Schauffele was in the lead for the fifth time in his last six rounds. Masters champion Scottie Scheffler was in the thick of contention with his 42nd straight round of par or better. Bryson DeChambeau smashed his way into the mix with nine tee shots over 300 yards. By all accounts, this was just another day at the PGA Championship. Not even close. Not with Scheffler in handcuffs before dawn in the back of a police car. Not with the second round delayed by one hour,

  • Scattered showers move out of region ahead of dry, warmer weekend

    Scattered showers move out of region ahead of dry, warmer weekend

  • Ragans throws 7 scoreless innings as Royals win 6-2 and extend A's skid to season-high 6

    KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cole Ragans allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings, Michael Massey and Maikel Garcia homered and the Kansas City Royals beat Oakland 6-2 on Friday night to extend the Athletics losing streak to a season-high six. Ragans (3-3) walked two and struck out seven, rebounding from a 9-3 loss at the Los Angeles Angels when he allowed seven runs and eight hits. He has three scoreless starts of at least six innings this season. Chris Stratton and Matt Sauers finished the four-

  • Matt Waldron strikes out 10 as Padres silence Braves' bats in 3-1 win

    ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Waldron struck out a career-high 10 and the San Diego Padres bounced back after being swept in their last series with a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Waldron (2-5) gave up one run, five hits and walked two in 5 2/3 innings. Jurickson Profar was 2 for 5 with an RBI and a run scored and Jake Cronenworth was 3 for 5 with an RBI for the Padres, who totaled 13 hits (all singles). Max Fried (3-2), who was coming off a six-inning, no-hit performance against the Me