--- description: Sarah Paulson shut down rumors that she would play princess Di on Feud in an interview at the TIME 100 gala. title: Sarah Paulson Is Totally Down to Play a Royal. But It's Not Princess Diana image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f9a3cac01c9f849/6988caa2cd1bba56c7704e74/0085-time-100-gala-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Sarah Paulson Is Totally Down to Play a Royal. But It's Not Princess Diana by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/) and [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) Apr 26, 2017 2:03 AM CUT  Sarah Paulson at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City. Sarah Paulson at the Time 100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2017 in New York City.Landon Nordeman for TIME by [Cady Lang](/author/cady-lang/) and [Ashley Hoffman](/author/ashley-hoffman/) Apr 26, 2017 2:03 AM CUT [Sarah Paulson](http://time.com/4499496/sarah-paulson-marcia-clark-emmys-2/ "undefined") took time out from mingling with her fellow world influencers at the TIME 100 Gala on Tuesday to shut down [speculation](http://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/film-tv/news/a21669/sarah-paulson-princess-diana-feud-season-2/ "undefined") that she might play the late Princess Diana in season 2 of Ryan Murphy’s _Feud_ series. Paulson’s _American Horror Story_ costar Kathy Bates fueled talk of the possibility when at L.A.’s PaleyFest when she called Paulson “the people’s princess,” a nickname famously held by the popular Princess of Wales. Paulson, a member of [TIME’s 2017 list of influencers](http://time.com/collection/2017-time-100/4736222/sarah-paulson/ "undefined"), was happy to address the rumors in final — and hilarious— terms. “It’s not happening, I may know who’s doing it, but I can’t tell you. I _have_ offered to play one of the corgis but I’m not sure if they will take me up on it,” she told TIME. A corgi may not be an official royal, but Queen Elizabeth II is known for her legendary [corgi “dynasty](http://time.com/4352389/queen-elizabeth-vanity-fair-cover-corgis/ "undefined").” Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, we submit to you Paulson. Emmy winner, Rihanna fan, and totally up for playing a fancy dog. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4755191/sarah-paulson-on-princess-diana-at-time-100/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4755191/sarah-paulson-on-princess-diana-at-time-100/"},"headline":"Sarah Paulson Is Totally Down to Play a Royal. But It's Not Princess Diana","datePublished":"2017-04-26T02:03:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-07-21T07:15:02.103Z","description":"The actor shut down rumors that she would play Princess Di in 'Feud' at the TIME 100 Gala","url":"https://time.com/4755191/sarah-paulson-on-princess-diana-at-time-100/","keywords":["Newsfeed","TIME 100"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f9a3cac01c9f849/6988caa2cd1bba56c7704e74/0085-time-100-gala-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"},{"@type":"Person","name":"Ashley Hoffman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f9a3cac01c9f849/6988caa2cd1bba56c7704e74/0085-time-100-gala-2017.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Landon Nordeman for TIME","caption":"Landon Nordeman for TIME","creditText":"Landon Nordeman for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4755191/sarah-paulson-on-princess-diana-at-time-100/","name":"Sarah Paulson Is Totally Down to Play a Royal. But It's Not Princess Diana"}}]}] ```