Ten of Princess Diana’s most iconic dresses have gone under the hammer fetching more than $1.2 million.
The most famous frock — the ‘Saturday Night Diva’ gown the Princess wore when she dance with John Travolta at the White House in 1985 — sold for $351,000 to an anonymous bidder who said he wanted to surprise his wife.
The ten gowns were among 79 outfits sold by Diana shortly before her death.
The auction at Christie’s in New York raised more than $3 million for charity, and was the brainchild of Diana’s oldest son Prince William, then 15. The 10 gowns were sold by Kerry Taylor Auctions.
Diana in her famous Victor Edelstein gown in 1985. © Kerry Taylor Auctions.
The Princess wore this Catherine Walker design to the *Back to the Future* premiere.
The Princess wore this Catherine Walker design to the Back to the Future premiere.
A Zandra Rhodes cocktail frock from May 1987.
A Catherine Walker gown worn to a state dinner in Brazil in 1991.
Diana wore this Catherine Walker gown in Austria in 1989.
Diana wore this Catherine Walker number in her famous *Vanity Fair* shoot with Mario Testino.
Diana wore this Catherine Walker number in her famous Vanity Fair shoot with Mario Testino.
A Catherine Walker gown worn to the premiere of *Steel Magnolias* in 1990.
A Catherine Walker gown worn to the premiere of Steel Magnolias in 1990.
Diana in Bruce Oldfield in London in 1985.
Diana’s most lavish gown is expected to sell for more than $180,000. © KTA.
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