• Turns out Drew Barrymore met Princess Diana in the 1980s
  • The actress was 7 years old when she met the royal
  • Here's the story of their special meeting

On her personal talk show, Drew Barrymore revealed two years ago that she is a big fan of the Netflix series The Crown.

In real life, she has even met one of the British royals before. When Drew was younger, she was introduced to none other than Princess Diana.

Drew Barrymore opened up about meeting Princess Diana

An excited Drew Barrymore told her show how she remembers the 1982 encounter: "I'll never forget it, when you're a little girl meeting a real-life Princess. And her - oh my goodness!"

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She also told Jimmy Kimmel she remembers it "like it was yesterday." She added: "It was the most exciting moment for me to meet a real-life princess, the real-life princess, the people's Princess.

"Diana was and is and will always be the epitome of a woman that all little girls look up to."

At the time, 7-year-old Drew Barrymore gave Diana an "E.T." stuffed animal, which Diana must have treated very kindly.

Luckily, there is even a photo of the special moment. The actress can always remember her meeting with Princess Diana.