Sunday, December 7, 2014

Photos:Five of Princess Diana's dresses sold for $500,000 at LA auction after she auctioned them off for charity

Under the hammer: This cream lace dress designed by Zandra Rhodes (left) and worn by Diana in 1987 to the Birthright Benefit at the London Palladium (right) fetched $100,000 at Julien's Auctions on Friday in Los AngelesUnder the hammer: This cream lace dress designed by Zandra Rhodes (left) and worn by Diana in 1987 to the Birthright Benefit at the London Palladium (right) fetched $100,000 at Julien's Auctions on Friday in Los Angeles
Though Diana's dead...yet alive!...and we all continue to hear her voice speaking in our daily living,because she's a distinguished woman!
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One thing that differentiate Diana from every other Princesses on earth is her Humility aside that,Her wardrobe was the envy of millions of women across the globe. 
And it seems the appetite for Princess Diana's glamorous dresses has not subsided...maybe because of how nice and magnetic she was...co's she was a kind woman!
Looking into her wardrobe,mailonline revealed,Five dresses designed for and worn by the late British royal have gone under the hammer in Los Angeles for a total of nearly half a million dollars.
according to source,Three of the gowns were made by British dressmaker Catherine Walker, Diana's personal couturier and close friend for 16 years.
A cream lace dress designed by Zandra Rhodes and worn by Diana in 1987 to the Birthright Benefit at the London Palladium was also up for grabs.
And the surprise of the night came from a Caroline Charles burgundy wool coat dress, which was expected to go for $20-40,000 but scored a total of $125,000. 


Emerald: A vivid green silk gown by Catherine Walker (left), which Diana wore in 1993 to a banquet at the Dorchester Hotel, London, (right) was expected to fetch between $60,000 and $80,000 but went for $81,250Emerald: A vivid green silk gown by Catherine Walker (left), which Diana wore in 1993 to a banquet at the Dorchester Hotel, London, (right) was expected to fetch between $60,000 and $80,000 but went for $81,250


Princess pink: A Catherine Walker dress, embellished with beads and mock pearls (left) was worn by Diana in 1993 to the Savoy Theatre in London (right) and sold for $75,000Princess pink: A Catherine Walker dress, embellished with beads and mock pearls (left) was worn by Diana in 1993 to the Savoy Theatre in London (right) and sold for $75,000


Black and white delight: This strapless monochrome number, also designed by Catherine Walker and worn by Diana to a private event, is also up for auctionBlack and white delight: This strapless monochrome number, also designed by Catherine Walker and worn by Diana to a private event, is also up for auctionBlack and white delight: This strapless monochrome number, also designed by Catherine Walker and worn by Diana to a private event, is also up for auction

Glamorous: Five dresses designed for Princess Diana have sold for $500,000, 17 years after she sold them

The collection was originally sold in Paris in 1997 - a month before Diana's death in the French capital at the age of 36.
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