Princess Diana's dress sold at auction for a record $1.1 million

Princess Diana's dress sold at auction for a record $1.1 million

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Princess Diana's 1985 evening gown was sold at auction for a record $1.1 million, far exceeding its original estimate. The blouse she wore was also sold for $381 thousand.

At the auction Julien's Auctions sold a dress that was first worn by Princess Diana in 1985, for a record 1.1 million dollars, which is 11 times higher than the estimated price, reports Reuters, according to UNN.

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At the auction was the late Princess Diana's evening dress for $1.1 million. The dress was sold 11 times more expensive than its estimated value of $100 thousand to $200 thousand.

Princess Diana first wore a black and blue evening gown by Jacques Azaguri in Florence in 1985. Diana also wore this dress during a visit to Vancouver.

The dress consists of a long black velvet bodice embroidered with blue stars and a two-tiered skirt made of blue organza with a belt and a bow, decorated with a belt and a and a bow.

Also under the hammer also went under the hammer was the pink chiffon blouse Emanuels, which Diana wore in her engagement portrait in 1981, which was sold at the same auction for 381 thousand dollars. dollars, which is almost four times more than the initial estimate of 80 thousand - 100 thousand dollars. dollars.

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