Alastair Campbell's secret crush on Princess Diana exposed

The late Princess Diana is one of the most enigmatic personalities in the history of the modern world, and nowadays, decades after her untimely death, her charisma still brings up discussions.

Speculation has now been rekindled after whispers about former political strategist Alastair Campbell and his alleged admiration of the so called People Princess. Was there some sort of a crush that Campbell, the man at the core of the Tony Blair government had on Diana?

The rumored fascination

The gimlet-eyed politician and his frequently overbearing manner have been associated in rumours with a latent fascination with Diana. The recollection of his mentions of her charms and influence have been common in the memory of insiders of the 1990s, implying he must have been more than politically conscious of her star power.

His diaries, which are quite notorious in their frankness, sometimes allude to his ardent curiosity toward the Princess, without ever doing so in a romantic way. Nevertheless, he had his royal watchers wondering whether there was something more to his admiration than he had ever claimed. 

Diana’s irresistible aura

Diana was a spellbound woman to almost any person she met. Her vulnerability and strength, both at the same time, appealed to people, whether they were world leaders or common people.

Campbell, surrounded by the cutthroat politics, might have found her sincerity and realness refreshing, a relief to the cold personas that dominated Westminster. The glamour with which the Princess moves so easily, and her humanitarian work would have impressed even the coarsest political maneuver. 

More than politics?

Leaving speculation, the time Campbell was close to the life of Diana is instructive. Campbell tended to discuss how Diana had influenced popular opinion during the 1990s when she was in the midst of scandals and her popularity was increasing rapidly as the royal family found itself in trouble. His words, some say, had something personal in them, and were on the point of admiration that had crossed professional observation. 

Infatuation that will be a secret

Although there is no clue that any romance took place between them, the thought of Campbell carrying a torch secretly towards Diana is another reed to her eternal enigma. She was the woman after all that could charm prime ministers, presidents and even political spin doctors.

It was either mere professional courtesy or it was something more, but to hear the rumors is a wake-up call: Diana could influence people well outside court and palace walls- even to the point to which Alastair Campbell may have been lovestruck by Diana.