Princess Diana reportedly turned down John F. Kennedy’s request to have her pose on the cover of George magazine several years ago.

Kennedy’s executive assistant Rosemarie Terenzio detailed Kennedy’s encounter with the late Princess of Wales and said that they had a pleasant discussion, but he didn’t manage to score a yes from the mom-of-two.

“There were all these calls back and forth; she was in town staying at the Carlyle in New York City. I can’t remember who hatched this scheme that he should go in disguise… We were laughing and carrying on, ‘Oh, go in like this’ or ‘go in like that,’ and he finally was like, ‘I’m not going anywhere in disguise, that’s the stupidest thing ever,’” Terenzio detailed.

According to the executive assistant, Kennedy and Princess Diana met up for tea. Following their brief conversation, Kennedy told his staff that Prince Charles’ ex-wife was much taller in person compared to how she looks in photos. He also said that Princess Diana was very nice, shy, and little coy.

“But she’s not going to do it,” Kennedy told his staff.

“At the end of the day, all he cared about was getting a yes to the cover of George… Everything else was kind of whatever,” she said.

Meanwhile, George magazine executive editor Elizabeth Mitchell said that Princess Diana’s shocking demise greatly impacted Kennedy. Following her death, Mitchell called Kennedy and told him that they should release a special feature for the royal.

Kennedy initially agreed but when Mitchell scheduled a meet up with him, he didn’t show up. According to the editor, this was something that Kennedy wouldn’t normally do. When they finally saw each other, he delayed the plans again by saying that he needed to clean his office first.

Mitchell said that it was evident that Kennedy was having an emotional response to the tragedy and finding it extremely difficult to deal with. Kennedy also kept saying that he didn't know why they had to release a story about Princess Diana.

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