In fact, the “Magnum, P.I.”
“Mr. Selleck, you must step in and replace him,” Selleck remembered her finally saying.
As he recounts in his book: “‘I’m not cutting in on John Travolta!’
was my reply, probably in too loud a voice.
She was not pleased.”
Selleck eventually agreed, taking Princess Diana’s hand in time for a slow song.
“She was very gracious and obviously had learned the skill of dealing with people and relaxing.
It was certainly memorable.”
And I wasn’t about to dip with Princess Di!"
“She said that I was a big item in England, still.”
I don’t know how I could get there though,'" he recalled.
That was very flattering."
In his David Letterman interview, Selleck remarked on the quick turnaround time of his trip.
“All I had to do was fly for 22 hours on a weekend,” he said.
