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Whether Diana Spencer was the princess of your heart or not, there is no denying that – 24 years on from her tragic death – she remains a true British icon, beloved by millions, still rarely off the front pages of certain publications.
But there’s surely a danger that she lives on more in the over-active imaginations of people of a certain age than as a real historical figure: nobody under 30 is likely to have any memory of her life.
Well, finally, a new exhibition at her old gaff of Kensington Palace ought to indoctrinate fans old and new into both the magic of her wedding and her status as a style icon.
The exhibition, ‘Royal Style in the Making’, examines the relationships between royals and fashion designers, with the centrepiece being Diana’s iconic dress and its twenty-five-foot-long train centrepiece, as created by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel.
Other items on display in the exhibition, which runs in the newly-conserved Orangery until 2022, include a rare 1937 gown, worn by the Queen Mother to her husband’s coronation and designed by royal favourite Madame Handley-Seymour – a fine name for a courtier if ever there was one.
‘Royal Style in the Making’ is at Kensington Palace until Jan 2 2022.