Inside largest-ever auction of Princess Diana’s iconic outfits

Inside the auction of the largest collection of Diana's fashion everPA

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00:00Well Diana was a style icon and she wanted classic timeless outfits when she was working

00:06with the various designers like Jacques Izaguri or Catherine Walker, Elizabeth Manuel. She wanted

00:13them to create outfits for her that were timeless. She didn't want to be pigeonholed into the Diana

00:19era like Elizabeth and George and Edwardian that we know. These items are works of art. They're a

00:25connection to somebody that people love and adore, Princess Diana. And they're a NASA class

00:31because you own something like this. It's a great conversation piece. You have it in your place

00:36of business, your office, your home. You're the caretaker and in years to come they will

00:42appreciate it in value. And that's why museums love to come to auction to own something from

00:48Princess Diana. She's still a huge draw. If it's Asia, South America, Australia, North America,

00:54Europe, anywhere in the world, everyone knows who Princess Diana is. When you say Princess

01:00Diana, it makes you kind. It makes you smile. That's what she has, the legacy that she has

01:06left us. The crown certainly has introduced Diana to a whole new younger generation and

01:12they relate to her and they love her and they love her style, they love her innocence, they

01:16love her sense of fun, they love her messaging and they love what she had to live through, the

01:22challenges she had to deal with and she overcome them all. And so it's a success story. A sad

01:29ending, of course, but like the younger generation love that. And that's why Diana's prices have

01:35been impacted so much and are becoming increasing more and more.