Duran Duran Didn’t Want To Be Princess Diana’s Favorite Group
Many British people are obsessed with the Royal Family, and devour news about them in the tabloid press — but to another large portion of the citizenry, it’s a silly if not disgusting cult. As Duran Duran was reaching the top echelon of musical fame, Princess Diana said they were her favorite group. “The Di thing was a bit naff (tacky, unfashionable),” Simon Le Bon recalled for The Guardian in 2003. “It was something your mum and dad liked, so there was a part of me that bristled at it.”