Diana's black 'engagement' dress sells for £192,000
A DRESS that catapulted Diana, Princess of Wales on to the world stage when she wore it weeks after becoming engaged sold for £192,000 yesterday, almost four times the expected price.
The 19-year-old, then Lady Diana Spencer, wore the black taffeta dress to a black-tie benefit event at Goldsmiths' Hall in London in March 1981, her first official engagement with her fianc, the Prince of Wales. The dress, which had been expected to sell for about 50,000, was bought at an auction in London by a fashion museum in Chile.
The revealing dress was created by Elizabeth and David Emanuel, who would later design Diana's wedding dress.
Auctioneer Kerry Taylor said:
"The black gown was bought by Jorge Yarur, who has established a world-ranking fashion museum in Santiago."
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