A boozer in Malta is a makeshift pilgrimage site for Princess Diana fans who still lay flowers there annually on the anniversary of her death.
Noel and Silvio Farrugio own Diana’s pub in the tourist hot spot of Qawra on the beautiful island of Malta. It was opened by their dad in the early 1990s, and it was renamed after Diana in 1996.
Most of the memorabilia adorning the walls, plates, pictures and all, come from fans of Diana, and the pub itself. Popularity had waned slightly in recent years, but the popularity of Netflix’s The Crown is bringing Diana fans pouring back.
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The place does have its casual fans, too. Liam, a 28-year-old on holiday from Liverpool, comes to the pub “for the food” only.
But two Brit sisters in their sixties have a different take. “She was an angel,” Pauline, the eldest sibling told The Independent. “She made the world a better place and I’m just so glad I got to be on earth at the same time as her," she added.
Another pub in Malta dedicated to Princess Diana has also left Brits scratching their heads.
The Lady Di Pub, located in the quiet town of Sliema, is filled with Royal memorabilia and was named after the owner's chance meeting with the princess.
It opened on July 29, 1981, the day of Diana's wedding to Prince Charles.
Inside, you'll find plates and pictures of Diana everywhere. Despite its unusual theme, the pub has a 4.5 rating on Trip Advisor and seems to be quite popular.
Frankie Cutajar, the owner of Lady Di Pub, shared his story about why he named his pub after Princess Diana, who sadly passed away in Paris in 1997.
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He said that people even left flowers outside following her tragic car crash in France. "I was having a meal with a well-connected friend of mine at a London restaurant when he introduced me to Lady Diana," he told the Times of Malta.
"I told her that I would be naming a bar after her to record the memorable event of her marriage to Prince Charles."
He added: "After it served as an antique shop for some years, we decided to open it as a pub – many of the visitors who came to Malta and stayed at the surrounding hotels in Sliema were British so we had no doubts whatsoever about what we were going to call our new pub."
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