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Lot 6- A classic evening dress of chiffon, by Catherine Walker “Inspired by the classical simplicity favoured by Grace Kelly, the dress is strapless, of pale blue silk chiffon, intricately draped and tucked with a crossover yoke. There is a matching chiffon stole. This dress was worn by the Princess at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987, and to the opening of "Miss Saigon" in 1989.”- Dresses from the Collection of Diana, Princess of Wales Labelled Catherine Walker for the Chelsea Design Company, London I could confirm The Princess wore this stunning gown 6 times in public: 1. May 15, 1987, she attended the Cannes Film Festival for a gala night in honour of actor Sir Alec Guinness. (Photos 1-3) 2. June 24, 1987, she sat for a series of portraits by photographer Terence Donovan. (Photo 4) 3. July 23, 1987, she attended the premiere of the film 'Superman IV: the Quest for Peace' at the Odeon, Leicester Square, London. (Photo 5) 4. April 12, 1988, she wore the dress to a State Banquet in honor of The King of Norway at Windsor Castle. (Photo 6) 5. September 19, 1989, she attended a Royal Gala Performance of the musical 'Miss Saigon' at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London. (Photo 7-8) 6. May 29, 1991- she attended the Royal Film Premiere for " Where Angels Fear To Tread" at Odeon, Leicester Square, London. (Photo 9) The dress sold for $70,700 USD. The dress was purchased, in 1997, by Kate McEnroe of AMC. AMC attempted to auction the dress on EBay in August, 2007 for charity. There were no bids on it. The dress was sold by Julien's Auction House in Beverly Hills, in 2011, for $137,500. The current owners are the Museo de la Moda in Santiago, Chile. The dress was included in the exhibition “Diana: Her Fashion Story” that was open from February, 2017-November, 2018 at KP. #princessdiana #dianaprincessofwales #princessofwales #ladydianaspencer #diana #iceblue #chiffon #catherinewalker #windsorcastle #queenelizabeth #kingcharlesiii #princewilliam #princeofwales #misssaigon #odeon #leicestersquare #kensingtonpalace #dressauction #gracekelly #princessgrace #paleblue #cannesfilmfestival #cannes #terencedonovan #britishroyals #royal #thewindsors #aquamarine