We’re taking a look back at some of our
favourite outfits as worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, in the 1980s
and 1990s. Kristin Contino, Chief Reporter The ‘Elvis’ dress Photo:
Kristin Contino This is such an iconic Diana dress and I was
thrilled to see it in person at the Diana: Her Fashion Story
exhibit at Kensington Palace a few years ago. The high collar on
the…
In this special edition of the Royal
Central podcast, we hear from author Deb Stratas who has spent
several years visiting every home Diana, Princess of Wales lived in
to discover the woman behind the royal image. Deb’s new book, ‘At
Home with Diana’…
Royal Pictures from History: the engagement of Charles and Diana
24th February 2020
As a future king, his wedding was always
going to be big news. For years, Prince Charles had been the
subject of chatter about who and when he would marry and when he
did announce his engagement to Lady Diana Spencer, on February 24th
1981, it made headlines around the…
Emma Corrin is transformed into Diana, Princess of Wales as The Crown recreates a famous scene from her life
12th February 2020
Claire Foy won hearts over the world when
she embodied a young Queen Elizabeth in the first two seasons of
The Crown. Now Emma Corrin is set to do the same when she takes on
the iconic role of ‘the People’s Princess’ in Season Four of the
hit series. In newly released images taken on-set, the 24-year-old
actress has been transformed into Diana, Princess of Wales. In the
photos, which were…
The inspiring and eventually tragic life
of Diana, Princess of Wales will be played out on the Broadway
stage when Diana: A True Musical Story makes its debut next month.
Described as an “electrifying new musical about a woman who chose
to be fearless, and as a…
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground named one of England's best play spaces
17th December 2019
It’s a whimsical area of Kensington
Gardens where pirate ships and imagination reign, and now the
Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Playground has been ranked as one
of the country’s best playgrounds. The playground, which is visited
by more than one million…
Iconic gown of Diana, Princess of Wales's that failed to sell at auction purchased by charity
12th December 2019
Historic Royal Palaces, a private charity
focused on preserving and showing palaces and other pieces of
historical significance, announced on 11 December that they have
acquired an iconic gown of Diana, Princess of Wales’s. The black
off the shoulder Victor Edelstein gown failed to sell at auction
two days prior. They paid £220,000 to acquire the gown that was
worn for the famous photo of…
As the Duke of Sussex prepares to walk in
his mother’s footsteps today in Angola, we are taking a look back
in photos to when the late Diana, Princess of Wales made history.
She was there to campaign for a global ban on mines. Diana
travelled to Angola and walked…
Ahead of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s
tour of South Africa later this month, Royal Central looks back at
the work Diana, Princess of Wales did with the Halo Trust in
Angola. It was the 15th of January 1997, and Diana, Princess of
Wales was nervous. She’d swapped…
Take one look at the women’s fashion on
display at your local high street shops (or the young women walking
through them), and you might think you’ve been transported back to
the eighties and nineties. But those pussy-bow blouses, scrunchies,
oversized blazers, and puffy polka dot midi dresses all share
something in common … they look just like the styles worn by Diana…
