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PHOTOS: 13 of Princess Diana's most iconic gowns

July 29, 1981: Wearing a gown with a 25-foot train made of ivory silk taffeta and antique lace which is believed to have cost £9,000, Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles at Saint Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981.

PHOTOS: 13 of Princess Diana's most iconic gowns

November 9, 1985: This image of Princess Diana dancing at the White House with John Travolta has become one of her most memorable, partly due to the ink-blue Victor Edelstein gown she wore.

November 9, 1985: This image of Princess Diana dancing at the White House with John Travolta has become one of her most memorable, partly due to the ink-blue Victor Edelstein gown she wore.

The dress sold for £100,000 in 1997 at a charity auction held in New York two months before she died, and was one of 10 dresses to raise money for AIDS and cancer charities in Britain and the US. In 2013 it was sold again for £240,000 to a British collector.

February 12, 1986: The Princess of Wales wore this off the shoulder gown to a banquet at Ajuda Palace in Lisbon where she met Portuguese President Mario Soares.

February 12, 1986: The Princess of Wales wore this off the shoulder gown to a banquet at Ajuda Palace in Lisbon where she met Portuguese President Mario Soares.

May 2, 1986: The large sleeves of this gown were seen on a stunning Diana as she attended the 1986 World Festival of the Arts in Vancouver, Canada.

May 2, 1986: The large sleeves of this gown were seen on a stunning Diana as she attended the 1986 World Festival of the Arts in Vancouver, Canada.

May 12, 1986: Days later, a similar style was worn by the Princess of Wales to the British Ambassador's residence for a dinner and reception hosted by Ambassador Sir Sydney Giffard and Lady Giffard.

May 12, 1986: Days later, a similar style was worn by the Princess of Wales to the British Ambassador

November 12, 1990: One of the most remarkable photos ever taken of Princess Diana, she wore this open-backed beaded dress to a banquet for Japanese Emperor Akihito in Tokyo.

November 12, 1990: One of the most remarkable photos ever taken of Princess Diana, she wore this open-backed beaded dress to a banquet for Japanese Emperor Akihito in Tokyo.

November 28, 1994: A smiling Diana was seen wearing this navy blue gown alongside Anemone Giscard d'Estaing, the wife of former French president Giscard d'Estaing, at the Chateau of Versailles.

November 28, 1994: A smiling Diana was seen wearing this navy blue gown alongside Anemone Giscard d

June 14, 1995: Navy seemed to be her colour in 1995, as she was seen wearing a similar gown at a gala charity dinner in June.

June 14, 1995: Navy seemed to be her colour in 1995, as she was seen wearing a similar gown at a gala charity dinner in June.

September 24, 1996: The Princess of Wales looked ethereal in this white lace gown at a fundraising event for the Nina Hyde Breast Cancer Research Center.

September 24, 1996: The Princess of Wales looked ethereal in this white lace gown at a fundraising event for the Nina Hyde Breast Cancer Research Center.

October 31, 1996: This blue silk gown stunned at the Victor Chang charity dinner in Sydney.

October 31, 1996: This blue silk gown stunned at the Victor Chang charity dinner in Sydney.

December 9, 1996: Princess Diana looked the part at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City where she attended the Costume Institute gala with a tribute to Christian Dior.

December 9, 1996: Princess Diana looked the part at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City where she attended the Costume Institute gala with a tribute to Christian Dior.

February 12, 1997: Diana, Princess of Wales chose navy again for the Royal Gala Premiere performance of Lord Attenborough's film "In Love and War" in aid of the Red Cross.

February 12, 1997:  Diana, Princess of Wales chose navy again for the Royal Gala Premiere performance of Lord Attenborough

June 18, 1997: Diana spoke at a gala dinner for landmine victims at the Museum of Women in the Arts wearing a stunning red gown.

June 18, 1997: Diana spoke at a gala dinner for landmine victims at the Museum of Women in the Arts wearing a stunning red gown.

On August 31, 1997, just over two months later, she died following injuries in a car crash in Paris.


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