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Daily Mail
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- Politics
- Daily Mail
Donald Trump's royal obsession: Diana said he 'gave her the creeps'
Donald Trump once described Princess Diana as his 'dream lady' and 'a genuine princess', even lamenting in his 1997 book that he never had the chance to court her. But while Trump saw her as the ultimate trophy wife, Diana reportedly felt alarmed by his advances - telling a friend he 'gave her the creeps' as bouquets of flowers flooded her Kensington Palace home. Once their divorce was finalised in 1990, Trump continued his relationship with Maples and the pair had a daughter, Tiffany, together in 1993 before marrying later the same year. As his second divorce played out in court, Trump met the Slovenian-American model Melania Knauss at a party in New York City in 1998. He would propose to Melania at the Met Gala in 2004 and marry her in a seaside church in Palm Beach, Florida in 2005, making her both his third wife and the future First Lady of America. And let's not forget Stormy Daniels , the adult film actress who claimed she had a one-night stand with the businessman in 2006. Trump was later found guilty of 34 felony counts stemming from a $130,000 hush money payment he made to Daniels in the run up to the 2016 Presidential Elections. But Trump himself has admitted to only having 'one regret in the women department'. Writing in his 1997 book The Art of the Comeback, he said: 'I never had the opportunity to court Lady Diana Spencer. 'I met her on a number of occasions,' he continued. 'I couldn't help but notice how she moved people. She lit up the room with her charm, her presence. She was a genuine princess – a dream lady.' It has been reported that Trump attempted to pursue Diana as his 'ultimate trophy wife' after her highly-publicised divorce from Prince Charles in 1996. In a Sunday Times column, former BBC journalist and friend of Diana, Selina Scott recalled huge bouquets of flowers arriving at her Kensington Palace home. This was the same tactic he used when wooing first wife Ivana. 'Trump clearly saw Diana as the ultimate trophy wife,' Scott wrote. 'As the roses and orchids piled up at her apartment she became increasingly concerned about what she should do. 'It had begun to feel as if Trump was stalking her.' Although Trump only met Diana a handful of times, the businessman found it hard to move on after she passed away. In a 1997 radio interview with Howard Stern a few months after Diana's funeral, Trump said he would have 'nailed' her - but suggested he would have had her tested for HIV first. 'Why do people think it's egotistical of you to say you could've gotten with Lady Di?' Stern asked his guest. 'You could've gotten her, right? You could've nailed her?' 'I think I could have,' Trump replied. The two men then acted out a hypothetical scenario in which Trump demanded Diana get tested before they have sex. 'Hey Lady Di, would you go to the doctor?' Stern joked, People Magazine reported. 'Go back over to my Lexus, because I have a new doctor,' Trump added, as if addressing the late princess. 'We wanna give you a little check-up.' In another interview with Stern in 2000, Trump doubled down on his claim that he would have slept with Diana 'without even hesitation'. Discussing his top ten hottest women on the radio show, Trump placed Diana third but only after putting his ex-wife Ivana in second place and Melania in the gold-medal position. Remembering the People's Princess, Trump described her as 'crazy' but said that was just a 'minor detail'. 'I tell you what, I think she's magnificent,' Trump told Stern. 'Lady Di was truly a woman with great beauty. 'I've seen her a couple of times. She was really beautiful, and people didn't realise she was that beautiful. She was supermodel beautiful. 'She had the height, she had the beauty, she had the skin, the whole thing.' His comments toward Diana make it all the more impressive that Prince William managed to observe decorum on meeting the American president during his state visit in 2019, at the re-opening of Notre Dame de Paris in December 2024 and yet again at the funeral of Pope Francis in April 2025. His comments toward Diana make it all the more impressive that Prince William managed to observe decorum on meeting the American president during his state visit in 2019, at the re-opening of Notre Dame de Paris in December 2024 and yet again at the funeral of Pope Francis in April 2025. But perhaps the prince always knew what his late mother truly thought of Trump, as previously revealed by Earl Charles Spencer. In 2023, Trump was gearing up to release a new book which he said featured letters from world leaders, politicians, and celebrities - including Princess Diana - who all wanted to 'kiss his a**'. In a cut-throat response, Earl Spencer tweeted: 'Surprised to hear that Donald Trump is apparently claiming that my late sister Diana wanted to "kiss his a***", since the one time she mentioned him to me – when he was using her good name to sell some real estate in New York – she clearly viewed him as worse than an anal fissure.' Trump has been invited to the UK on an 'unprecedented' second state visit which is expected to take place at Windsor Castle in September this year.
NZ Herald
14-05-2025
- Sport
- NZ Herald
Athletics Insight: Juliet McKinlay, Jonathan Maples lead Whanganui track and field rankings
McKinlay won awards in three categories at the recent Whanganui/Manawatu Athletics Awards and was the New Zealand under-18 heptathlon gold medal winner and a member of the New Zealand Schools team to California. McKinlay had an outstanding season. Year 9 Whanganui High School athlete Jamie Munro is ranked second behind McKinlay in both 100m and 200m, with hurdler Kaylee Bishoff second in both hurdles and 60m while Lulu Dufty, in a year affected by injury, ranked second in both horizontal jumps. Youth was to the fore in high jump with Hannah Cameron and Mareka Kendrawaca displaying high potential. Thrower Phoebe Corin, although small in stature, displays technical maturity and headed the discus rankings and is second to expat Maples in hammer. Another Year 9 athlete, Harlynn Faalili, headed the 300m rankings. Whanganui Girls College hurdler Grace Fannin headed the 300m hurdles and 400, 600 and 800m, showing a strength that will prove valuable when later she progresses to 400m hurdles. Middle distance runner Hannah Byam, who was second over 2000m steeplechase at the North Island Schools, also led the Whanganui 1500m and 3000m rankings. Her Whanganui Collegiate teammate Tilly Darke headed the 800m, with Masters New Zealand record holder Sally Gibbs leading the 5000m rankings. The leading male athlete was Jonathan Maples who topped the rankings in 60, 100, 150, 200, 400m and 400m hurdles. Maples, who had an outstanding season, won the New Zealand 400m hurdles title and took silver in the 400m and bronze in the 4 x 400m. Maples is currently in England and races this weekend at the Loughborough International. Maples is followed by the very promising Damian Hodgson in the 150m, 200m, 400m, 600m and 400m hurdles where he won gold in the under-20 championship. Hodgson follows several former leading local athletes and is US-bound in August. Hopefully Hodgson, like George Beamish, Brad Mathas and Lexi Maples, will retain his club affiliation. Auguz Thongskul had an outstanding breakthrough year, winning a bronze medal at the Athletics New Zealand under-18 championships and stepping two places higher on the podium at the North Island Schools with a new impressive personal best. Thongskul added a personal best of over 0.3s in the 100m, taking third in the North Island championship. The young Whanganui High jumper/sprinter has an exciting future. Colorado-based George Beamish headed the 2000m steeplechase, mile and 5000m with Oliver Jones heading both the 1500m and 3000m (Jones won the MWA Out of Stadia Award in his under-20 age group). Whanganui High School athletes Sean Frieslar, Alex Payne and Lennox Brotherton show considerable middle-distance promise. Top male throwing rankings were shared by Oliver Toohey (javelin), Cody Campbell (discus) and Te Huatahi Bradley (shot). At a recent meeting at Sport Whanganui, there was considerable discussion on where to place North Island Schools on the development–elite spectrum. One opinion shared by all was that schools and Athletics Whanganui need to provide pathways for all athletes, particularly those who showed promise at the North Island competition. Cullinane senior jumper Ethan Linklater, who heads all three male jump rankings and is new to the sport, provides a prime example.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
57th Law Enforcement Memorial Service honors fallen officers, deputies across Oklahoma
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – 'Not heroes because they died, but because the lives they lived.' That's the sentiment used to honor fallen officers and deputies all across Oklahoma Friday morning at the 57th Law Enforcement Memorial Service at the Department of Public Safety. 'There is a sacrifice that's made for what we do here, for the badges that we wear, for the uniforms that we wear and for the flag and the constitutions that we defend,' The Oklahoma Law Enforcement Memorial Chairman Bill Williams said. LOCAL NEWS: Construction company displays the Oklahoma Standard by donating free roof It's something the men and women in uniform never take lightly. The service continues a tradition of honoring those before them that gave everything. People in a line held one rose, accompanied by representatives from agencies across the state, while waiting for a fallen officer or deputies name to be called. They would then walk up and place that rose on an Oklahoma cut out. 'We got to remember these these men and women that give the time in their lives to serve,' retired Deputy Sheriff Van Maples said. Maples was a deputy sheriff out of Denton County Texas for almost a decade. He's originally from Del City, Oklahoma. He drove up to place a rose for the man's black and white picture you see below. 'Dan Maples was my fifth cousin,' Maples said. Dan Maples was a Deputy U.S. Marshal in 1887. He was shot and killed in Tahlequah, Oklahoma while investigating illegal whiskey operations. The Maple family lineage including a heart for serving and blue in their bloodline. LOCAL NEWS: 102-year-old WWII vet honored at Oklahoma State Capitol 'It's in the heart,' Maples said. 'It's not just a job. It's a it's a calling for most of us and we work hard at it.' The memorial holds the names of fallen officers and deputies from all across the state, dating back years and years. All of them paid the ultimate sacrifice as Dan Maples did over 130 years ago. All of them gone, but never forgotten. You can visit the memorials website by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Business Post
08-05-2025
- Business
- Business Post
Irish-domiciled sustainable funds recorded ‘truly remarkable' growth last year, despite ESG backlash
Irish-domiciled sustainable funds recorded 'truly remarkable' growth last year, despite ESG backlash Dominic McGrath 05:00 Ian Conlon, Funds and Investment Management Partner at Maples, said last year was undoubtedly a challenging year for the sustainability space. Picture: Maples
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Bay County fire 50% contained, joint agency efforts continue to combat blaze
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A joint collaboration between the Florida Forest Service and several other Bay County agencies resulted in a diligent response to a growing blaze. The flames were centered in the area around County Road 2301 and Clayton Road. 'We have currently 17 ground support resources working this fire, that includes supervisors, mechanics, and dozers, and we have two aerial support working the fire. As the fire grew, we definitely realized that we needed to send more resources. And that's what our incident commander did,' Florida Forest Service Public Information Officer Aleese Maples said. A chopper scooped up water from a nearby retention pond and dumped it on localized hot spots. Bay County Sheriff's deputies oversaw necessary evacuations and traffic detours. The Bay County Fire Department protected nearby structures from the fire. Brush fire shuts down traffic in Bay County 'We had ten to 15 structures threatened during the fire. We had a lot of different collaborations working on structure protection. We had our aerial support. We also had the Bay County fire department here working the fire,' Maples said. Maples says it's still unclear what started the fire. 'There's a lot of heavy blowdown still in this area from Hurricane Michael. So it becomes very challenging to navigate the area with our equipment. So we definitely sent the resources that we needed and heavier equipment, too,' Maples added. As of 7 pm Thursday, County Road 2301 and County Road 388 were still closed to traffic due to heavy smoke and poor visibility. Firefighters say the fire is now about 50% contained. News 13 will keep an eye on the fire and provide an update on Friday morning. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
