Famous British singer Phil Collins, one of the members of the rock band Genesis, recently presented his new book of memoirs entitled "Not Dead". In it readers will be able to find a lot of interesting moments about Collins, which affect not only his personal life, but the life of the monarchs of Great Britain.
And now a little about Elizabeth and Diana
In his book, Collins wrote that he was intimately familiar with the royal family. In addition, one day he witnessed a meeting between Princess Diana and officer James Hewitt. So he described this meeting:
"In the early 80's I managed to get closer to the family of monarchs. Then I took an active part in the charity events that Charles organized. It was then that they began to talk in secular society that Princess Diana was changing Prince Charles and James Hewitt. One day I returned from the hospital and saw Diana's car. To my great surprise she was not alone in the car. Next to her on the passenger seat sat Hewitt. They talked very nicely. Then Diana looked very happy. "
But the meeting with Queen Elizabeth II could turn out much more deplorable. According to many Britons, and even Phil himself, he committed one of the "mortal" sins. On this subject, the book has such lines:
"I insulted the queen. It was at one of the receptions, where Elizabeth II was present. I approached her and said: "Your Highness," although your Majesty must have been. Knowing the strict nature of the queen, there could be anything from my statement, but I was lucky. Elizabeth II took me for a friend of Charles and took this oversight for a joke. "
Collins remembers treason, divorce and mistress
What kind of memoirs do you dispense with frank confessions from your personal life? Phil decided that it was time to get the "skeletons" from the closet and told about the betrayals of his second wife Jill Tevelman:
"For the first time, I changed my wife 8 years after the wedding. It happened after the Los Angeles concert. I met my former love Lavinia Lang. Something flared in me, and we could not stop. "
The fact that Collins decided to file for divorce, Tevelman, he reported by fax. And he did it this way:
"I wrote 4 pages. They were very much about my feelings for her, and also about the fact that I want to part. Without thinking twice, I sent these sheets to her office by fax. However, she did not receive them. As it turned out later one of the employees took my scribbling and sold it to the press. Now with a shudder I remember that terrible scandal ".
In the marriage of Phil and Jill, Lily's daughter was born. After the divorce, the singer had to somehow introduce the girl to her close friend, and he came up with an extraordinary way, describing it like this:
"It was very important for me that Lily befriended my lover. Then I decided to prepare a daughter, saying that I broke up with my mother because I met Princess Jasmine. It made an indelible impression on her. The meeting between Lily and my friend was very good. "
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Phil talked about some of his colleagues
Collins recalls with a big smile, the way he managed to get acquainted with the King of Pop Michael Jackson. That's how he remembers this:
"I'm with Jill and Lily came to a meeting with Jackson. She was going to his ranch. This place impressed me greatly. It was like an amusement park that children walk around. Michael appeared before the guests very cheerful and kind. Then he invited my daughter to play in the children's room. This was my only meeting with the pop king, but I remembered it for life. He seemed like a great guy to me. "
But with the singer Adele, something did not work out. So he remembers their acquaintance:
"We decided to try to work together. It was in 2013. Adele brought me stuff that was pretty raw. I looked it up, but the cooperation did not work out. It seems to me that Adel was simply not ready for our creativity. "
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