This Story Behind The Epic Princess Diana-John Travolta Dance From 1985

John Travolta, 67, reminisced about the time he danced with Princess Diana in the White House.

It was a fairy-tale moment in 1985 when John Travolta, one of the biggest Hollywood stars of the time, danced with a real-life princess in the White House. Photos of Princess Diana dancing with John Travolta have gone down in the pop culture hall of fame as iconic. The two took to the dance floor at the White House during a dinner hosted in honour of Prince Charles and Princess Diana on November 9, 1985. In the years since, the Saturday Night Fever star has spoken about the moment often in interviews, once referring to it as "one of the highlights of my life". John Travolta, 67, recently spoke to Esquire Spain about the time he danced with the late Princess Diana in the White House. Reminiscing about the moment, he said: "We were at the White House. It's midnight. The stage is like a dream. "I approach her, touch her elbow, invite her to dance," he said.  "She spins around and gives me that captivating smile, just a little sad, and accepts my invitation. And there we were, dancing together as it were a fairytale."