Mon. Dec 23rd, 2024

How Princess Diana, Honorary Eagles Fan, Got Her Iconic Jacket<!-- wp:html --><p>Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Shutterstock</p> <p>Everybody’s looking forward to the main event this weekend: <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-slams-no-talent-rihanna-ahead-of-super-bowl-half-time-show?ref=home">Rihanna’s</a> <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-claims-fox-corp-canceled-bidens-super-bowl-interview">Super Bowl Half Time</a> show, of course. But with the Kansas City Chiefs set to face the Philadelphia Eagles, one particularly iconic Eagles fan comes to mind: <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-princess-diana-wore-every-outfit-to-the-max">Diana, Princess of Wales</a>, street style goddess and, while she was alive, a frequent rocker of a <a href="https://pagesix.com/article/the-story-behind-princess-dianas-philadelphia-eagles-jacket/">memorable, Eagles jacket</a>. </p> <p>The <em><a href="https://pagesix.com/article/the-story-behind-princess-dianas-philadelphia-eagles-jacket/">New York Post</a></em> has the novel history behind the Princess’s surprising sartorial choice, which has always raised a bunch of questions: Was she secretly an American football fan? Where did she get the jacket? </p> <p>Marnie Schneider, the daughter of a former owner of the Eagles, told <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/princess-diana-eagles-jacket-kelly-green-super-bowl/">CBS Philadelphia</a> that Diana had connected with Jackie Edelstein, a former statistician for the football team, at the funeral for Diana’s friend Grace Kelly, who eventually became Princess of Monaco but was born and raised in Philly. </p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-princess-diana-honorary-eagles-fan-got-her-iconic-jacket?source=articles&via=rss">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Shutterstock

Everybody’s looking forward to the main event this weekend: Rihanna’s Super Bowl Half Time show, of course. But with the Kansas City Chiefs set to face the Philadelphia Eagles, one particularly iconic Eagles fan comes to mind: Diana, Princess of Wales, street style goddess and, while she was alive, a frequent rocker of a memorable, Eagles jacket.

The New York Post has the novel history behind the Princess’s surprising sartorial choice, which has always raised a bunch of questions: Was she secretly an American football fan? Where did she get the jacket?

Marnie Schneider, the daughter of a former owner of the Eagles, told CBS Philadelphia that Diana had connected with Jackie Edelstein, a former statistician for the football team, at the funeral for Diana’s friend Grace Kelly, who eventually became Princess of Monaco but was born and raised in Philly.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

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