Diana's fairytale gown fetches £102,000 at auction

7 Dec The News

Princess Diana's "most ornate, romantic" gown exceeded expectations by selling for over £20,000 more than expected on Tuesday afternoon.The enchanting white and gold dress went for £102,000 including auction premium as part of the Passion for Fashion auction staged by Kerry Taylor.

The dazzling number was designed by the Emanuels who were the creators of her spectacular wedding dress. Diana loved the dress so much that, unusually, she decided to acquire the show model rather than commission a unique gown from the designers.The auction house revealed that it was sold to a museum overseas.

The dress is a UK standard size 10, which fitted Diana perfectly. Elizabeth Emanuel has fond memories of Diana wearing this magical dress, which was from a collection inspired by the beautiful print designs of Diaghilev's Ballet Russe.

"David and I were very excited when Princess Diana chose one of the dazzling dresses to wear at the James Bond premier 'View to a Kill', the last appearance on screen of Roger Moore as the famous spy 007," said Elizabeth, whose ex-husband David is currently a contestant on I'm a Celebrity..."She had spotted this particular dress hanging on a rail and immediately tried it on.

It fitted her perfectly and we knew she would draw gasps from the crowd when she made her sparkling entrance.