Princess Diana.Photo: Justin GoffUK Press via Getty Images
Princess Dianafamouslydanced with John Travolta at the White Houseduring President Ronald Reagan’s time in office, but it was another U.S. president who caught her attention.
In a resurfaced 2012 interview withCNBC, Warren Buffett recalled meeting Princess Diana — and finding himself at a loss for words.
“I was in a room alone one time with Princess Di at a party. Somehow we find ourselves in this library,” he said. “In 15 minutes, I don’t think I could take it. I had trouble remembering my name, I couldn’t figure out anything to say, and it was a total disaster.”
“She had been to the White House that day and she had said that Bill Clinton was the sexiest man alive,” he said before quipping, “And I didn’t ask her who the least sexy guy in the world alive was. I was afraid I might get my play in there.”
President Bill Clinton in 1997.CARLO ALLEGRI/AFP via Getty
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Princess Diana met with Bill and Hillary Clinton during his presidency, including attending a fundraising breakfast to benefit breast cancer research with the then-first lady in 1996.
Hillary Clinton and Princess Diana.Time Life Pictures/White House/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty
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