Vanessa Bryant and Princess Diana share a special connection to the Philadelphia Eagles. The football team, which recently won the Super Bowl for the second time, has gifted Bryant a limited edition item, making her one of the few people in the world to have it. Another owner of this same model of jacket was Princess Diana.
© Getty ImagesBryant shared the photo of the gift on social media, revealing that it was a present from Michael Rubin, the founder and CEO of the sports brand Fanatics. In the photo, Bryant shares a look at her Philadelphia Eagles jacket, which is identical to the one worn by Princess Diana.
Bryant added a "Thank you" note to her story.
Her connection to the Eagles is a personal one, considering that her late husband Kobe Bryant was one of the team's biggest supporters. After the Eagles won the Super Bowl, Bryant went online and shared a video of Kobe celebrating the Eagles' Super Bowl win in 2018.
"Oh thank god," Kobe said. "Oh my god, yes bro. We won the f**king Super Bowl. That's it. That's it. That's it. We won the f**king Super Bowl."
© @vanessabryantMore details about Princess Diana's Eagles jacket
Princess Diana's Eagles jacket is a very interesting and fashionable item, with her spotted in England with her children wearing it. While many thought that she might have been a football fan, in reality, she simply liked the colors and received the jacket as a gift that she really loved.
While at the funeral of Grace Kelly, Diana met Jack Edelstein, a spotter for the Eagles. "She asked, 'What are your colors?' I said, 'Green and silver.' She said, 'Those are my favorite colors," shared Edelstein.
He wanted to send her a t-shirt but the Eagles owner, Leonard Hyman Tose, wanted to send Diana something special, resulting in the development of a custom jacket.
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