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.
Bryant 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."
More 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.