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“So, at the last moment, Diana withdrew her foreword. “I think Buckingham Palace didn’t like the idea of a member of the Royal family having anything to do with a book that featured shots of naked guys with towels draped around them,” he wrote. The pianist said the princess had agreed to write the foreword for a book Gianni Versace put together called Rock and Royalty, for which proceeds were going to the AIDS Foundation, but then she backed out. In the memoir, John also broke down the happenings behind their temporary fall out.

Since that night, the “Diana Effect,” to him, was “one that could bring Hollywood superstars to the verge of a punch-up over her, like a couple of love-struck teenage idiots.” Or maybe stuff like that happened all the time and she was used to it,” he reasoned. “Maybe she hadn’t realized what was happening. They insisted on meeting Princess Diana, so he invited her and few other notable names, including George Michael, Richard Curtis and his wife Emma Freud, Gere and Stallone, who were in the country at the time.ĭiana, John said, was unfazed the whole time. The composer shared that the princess was posthumously known for her “Diana effect,” which allowed her photo with an AIDS patient at the London Middlesex Hospital to change her public attitudes towards the illness, but a particular incident would bring him a new definition for the term.Īs John recalled, while he was making The Lion King, he and his husband David Furnish threw a dinner party for him the head of Disney, Jeffrey Katzenberg and his wife while they visited England.

Their friendship developed as “she was the she was fabulous company, the best dinner party guest, incredibly indiscreet, a real gossip.” That night, John said, they pretended to dance the Charleston and the rest was history. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.

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Stephen’s United Church, 150 Village Way, Qualicum Beach: Friday, April 22nd 2022. Special thanks to the staff at Community Health Services and the Palliative Care Unit (NRGH) for their care, compassion, and advocacy efforts. Rick’s kindness, thoughtfulness, and supportive nature will be deeply missed by his family, friends, neighbors, and furry friends. Recognition and gratitude extended to Rick’s loyal friend and “Groundskeeper Willy”, Brandon. Predeceased by both parents and his brother, Ron. Rick is also survived by his loving sister Rosalie (Richard). Rick is survived by his son Jake (Carrie), daughters Jessie (Tom) and Leia (Carson), and his three grandsons Aidan, Jackson, and Grayson. While visiting Rick, it was also commonplace to see an array of squirrels, deer, rabbits, raccoons, and many birds in his yard as, like us, they loved to be near him too. When not on the water, Rick could be found working in his bountiful garden, cooking in the kitchen, playing crib in front of the fire, or regaling his loved ones with personal stories and reflections. Beginning his career as a young man pulling rigging in the rain, Rick graduated to running grapple yarder and feller buncher, retiring from his 44 year logging career as a production charge hand supervisor.Ī fisherman all his life, Rick’s favourite place to be was on the water, checking crab traps, jigging for cod, or cruising over to Lasqueti Isl. We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our Dad, following a courageous battle with cancer.īorn in Nanaimo, B.C, to Jack and Ivy Traber (Mennie), Rick was raised and lived all his life in Qualicum Beach.Ī dedicated logger, by trade, Rick was a respected employee of MacMillan Bloedel, Weyerhaeuser, and Island Timberlands, at North West Bay.