Princess Diana

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World's Most Famous Little Black Dress on Display

Diana's 'revenge dress' begins tour ahead of auction

(Newser) - Revenge has rarely been so stylish. A striking black dress worn by the late Princess Diana on the day her estranged husband publicly admitted adultery is going up for auction at Sotheby's, with a presale estimate of up to $300,000. First, the "revenge dress," as it...

Diana's Brother: Charles Sounded 'Elated' After Her Death

Charles Spencer's memoir is out Tuesday

(Newser) - A new memoir by Princess Diana's younger brother is out Tuesday, and the drip of unflattering details it contains about King Charles III continues in advance of that. In excerpts from Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, Charles Spencer says Charles sounded "giddily elated" on the phone after Diana'...

King Charles Issues Rare Response to Diana Tell-All

Buckingham Palace suggests grief distorts Charles Spencer's account of Diana

(Newser) - King Charles is pushing back—carefully—against a claim from Princess Diana's brother that's about to land in bookstores, Reuters reports. In a forthcoming memoir , Charles Spencer says the then-Prince Charles told him after Diana's 1997 death, "rest assured, we'll forget her soon enough,"...

Diana's 'Revenge Dress' Is Up for Auction

Iconic gown expected to fetch up to $300K at Sotheby's

(Newser) - One of the most talked-about outfits in royal history is going under the hammer. Princess Diana's so-called "revenge dress"—the black, off-the-shoulder Christina Stambolian gown she wore the night Prince Charles admitted his affair on TV in 1994—will be auctioned at Sotheby's in New York...

Harry's Back. Pressure Is on William to Mend Fences

Unexpected return to UK raises questions about how royal family will receive the Sussexes

(Newser) - Prince Harry is going back to Britain , and that may be turning into Prince William's problem. Harry, Meghan, and their two children are expected to relocate from California to the UK as soon as this week, ending a six-year absence—but not their very public rift with the heir...

'Many Revelations' Promised in Earl Spencer's Diana Book

Brother says book will counter myths before 30th anniversary of her death

(Newser) - Nearly three decades after Princess Diana's death, her brother says he's ready to tell her story in his own words. Earl Spencer will publish Swan Song: Diana, My Sister in the UK on Sept. 22, framing it as his personal account of the late princess's life and character....

The One Thing Diana 'Never, Ever, Ever' Wanted

Biographer Ingrid Seward says princess didn't want divorce from Charles

(Newser) - Princess Diana may have been the most famous divorced woman in the world, but a royal biographer says it was a status she "never wanted." Speaking on Hello!'s A Right Royal Podcast , Ingrid Seward—who knew Diana personally and edits Majesty Magazine—recalled the late princess...

Princess Diana's Honeymoon Letter Heads to Auction

Newlywed praises marriage, comes across 'as a young woman suspended between love and history'

(Newser) - Newly unearthed words from Princess Diana paint an unexpectedly sunny picture of her earliest days as Charles' wife. A letter the 20-year-old newlywed wrote to school friend Katherine Hanbury in September 1981, soon headed to auction at Gorringe's in the UK, describes her honeymoon as "blissful" and declares,...

Cops: Duke Related to Diana Is a Serial Strangler

12th Duke of Marlborough allegedly attacked the same person 3 times in 18 months

(Newser) - A British duke with family ties to Princess Diana and Winston Churchill is accused of strangling the same person three times in less than two years. The 12th Duke of Marlborough, Charles James Spencer-Churchill, previously known as Jamie Blandford, is accused in the separate attacks in Woodstock, alleged to have...

Bottle of Bubbly From Charles, Diana's Wedding Doesn't Sell

Rare magnum of Dom Perignon Vintage 1961 champagne was up for grabs

(Newser) - It was a wedding that captivated the world. In 1981, Lady Diana Spencer said "I will" to Prince Charles, becoming the Princess of Wales and bringing youth and glamour to Britain's royal family. More than 40 years after the wedding and many years after the marriage fell apart,...

Wax Diana in 'Revenge Dress' Shows Up in Paris

She had worn the outfit after Charles' affair with Camilla came to light

(Newser) - Princess Diana returned to Paris in wax Thursday as one of Europe's oldest wax museums unveiled a new figure of the British royal in the so-called "revenge dress," decades after her death in the city. The life-size—and very convincing—figure of the late Princess of Wales...

Time Capsule Buried by Diana in '91 Is Unsealed Early

London hospital uncovers relics, including Kylie Minogue CD and pocket TV, in cancer center rebuild

(Newser) - A time capsule sealed by Princess Diana at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital in 1991 has been uncovered, revealing a collection of items that offer a window into early '90s life. The capsule, intended to remain hidden for centuries, had to be retrieved early due to the...

One of the Most Famous Whips in Hollywood Sells for Half a Mil

Prop used in 1989's Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade goes for $525K at auction

(Newser) - A whip wielded by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade that once belonged to Princess Diana has sold at auction for $525,000. Thursday's sale was part of the "Summer Entertainment Auction" being held all week by Heritage Auctions, per the AP . Heritage says the...

Harry's Visit to Africa Has Diana's Spirit All Over It

Prince travels to Angola to raise awareness on land mines, just as his mom did in 1997

(Newser) - Prince Harry visited the African nation of Angola on Tuesday with a land mine clearing charity, repeating a famous trip his mother made in 1997. The Duke of Sussex met with Angolan President Joao Lourenco at the start of his trip, according to a statement from the HALO Trust, an...

Dozens of Women Emerge After BBC Film on Al-Fayed

Attorneys representing 37 women say late Harrods owner 'was a monster enabled by a system'

(Newser) - In a BBC documentary that dropped Thursday , five women accused Mohamed al-Fayed, late owner of the luxury Harrods department store in London, of rape. On Friday, lawyers representing dozens more women stepped forward, saying that their clients also claimed rape and sexual assault at the hands of al-Fayed, and that...

Father of Diana's Boyfriend Accused of Multiple Rapes

Five women come forward in BBC documentary about the late billionaire Mohamed al-Fayed

(Newser) - A late Egyptian billionaire who might be best known to Americans as the father of Princess Diana's boyfriend when she died has been accused of multiple rapes in a new BBC documentary. Five women say Mohamed al-Fayed raped them and others say he sexually assaulted them. The BBC talked...

Prince Harry Reveals Cause of Royal 'Rift'

Says phone hacking case played a 'central role'

(Newser) - Prince Harry says his determination to prove phone hacking allegations were a "central" part of the rift with his family. The Duke of Sussex speaks at length about his legal battle with Daily Mirror publisher Mirror Group Newspapers and a judge's finding that his and/or his associates' phones...

Dress Worn by Diana Sells for a Staggering Sum

1985 gown, expected to sell for no more than $200K, goes for 7 figures

(Newser) - A ballerina-length evening dress described as "sweet and sophisticated" and worn at least twice by Princess Diana in the mid-1980s has sold for more than any other dress she'd worn. Julien's Auctions had estimated the black velvet dress with blue stars—complete with shoulder pads, a blue...

Famous Diana Sweater Fetches Way More Than Expected

Iconic sheep garment goes for more than $1M at Sotheby's

(Newser) - Sotheby's expected a sheep sweater made famous by Princess Diana to sell for $80,000 tops. Instead, it sold for a surprise $1.14 million in the auction that ended on Thursday, reports the BBC . The buyer's identity was not revealed. Bids in the two-week auction were under...

He Thought Diana, His Son Were Killed by the Royals

Egyptian businessman Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of Harrods and father to Dodi, dies at 94

(Newser) - Mohamed Al Fayed, former owner of the famed Harrods department store in London whose son was killed in a car crash with Princess Diana, has died, his family said Friday. He was 94. Al Fayed, a self-made Egyptian businessman who also once owned the Fulham Football Club, was devastated by...

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