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Donald Trump branded Princess Diana "crazy" but claimed he 'would have had sex with her anyway' in newly-surfaced audio of a radio interview.

The billionaire businessman made the controversial comments during an interview on American "shock jock" Howard Stern's radio show.

The claims came to light last year when the then-presidential candidate denied ever saying he could have "nailed" the tragic royal .

But audio has now emerged from the 1997 interview - just months after Diana's death - which appear to contradict the President's claims.

The audio was anonymously sent to website Factbase , according to the Washington Post .

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Stern is heard to ask Trump : "Why do people think it’s egotistical of you to say you could’ve gotten with Lady Di? You could’ve gotten her, right? You could’ve nailed her."

Trump replied: "I think I could have."

In the same interview, Trump jokes about giving Diana an HIV test, something that the New Yorker had previously suggested he would require women to do before having sex with them.

The two men are heard acting out a scene where Trump tells the recently deceased princess to get tested first.

Trump is heard joking: "Go back over to my Lexus, because I have a new doctor. We wanna give you a little checkup."

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The now President of the United States was a regular guest on Stern's radio show.

In an interview in 2000, Trump was again asked whether he would have tried to woo Diana.

In separate audio, Stern asks: "Would you have slept with her?" to which the businessman replies: "Without even hesitation" adding that she had "supermodel beauty."

TV presenter Selina Scott previously claimed Trump pursued Diana to the point of "stalking" her, saying he gave the late princess "the creeps".

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Writing in the Sunday Times in 2015, Scott said: "He bombarded Diana at Kensington Palace with massive bouquets, each worth hundreds of pounds.

"Trump clearly saw Diana as the ultimate trophy wife. As the roses and orchids piled up at her apartment she became increasingly concerned about what she should do.

"It had begun to feel as if Trump was stalking her.

"When she died in the tragic accident in Paris in 1997 Trump told friends his biggest regret was that they hadn’t dated.

"He said that he always thought he had a chance of romance and would have had a 'shot' with her."