Here comes a piece of news for auction: An exact replica wedding gown and slippers made for Princess Diana in case anything went wrong with the original items have sold for £84,000. If you are fans of Princess Diana, how could you miss the chance to have a look at it? Come with us!
The gown was specially commissioned by Diana as an identical match for her lavish bridal gown and was made by the same designer, David Emanuel.
The shoes – that were never paid for by Diana’s mother Frances Shand-Kidd after she had a row with the royal cobbler – were an identical match to the ones she wore down the aisle.
Made by Clive Shilton, the 6.5 size shoes were intended to be worn at the 1981 Royal wedding in the event of her original pair breaking or being stained.
The slippers even had Charles and Diana’s initials joined together with a delicate heart on the soles
Her late mom never paid for the spare pair because she was unhappy with the final bill.
The shoes were retained by designer Mr Shilton until he sold them at auction recently for £36,000 pounds to a private buyer.
The replica shoes were so exact either the left or right could have been swapped at any time, leaving viewers and well-wishers none the wiser.
Diana and Prince Charles in the original dress at their wedding in 1981.
The dress went on show on Diana’s glamorous waxwork at Madame Tussauds at the time of the Royal wedding.
The ivory taffeta dress was bought from Madam Tussauds several years ago by a private American collector, who also sold it yesterday for £48,000 pounds.
It was bought by a fashion museum in Chile.
This sale demonstrates that even in these difficult economic times that the appetite for fine haute couture is undiminished.
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