Of course, Diana was particularly mindful of her clothing when championing the many causes close to her heart.
She would often go for, “Cheerful, colorful clothes, because she wanted to convey approachability and warmth,” Lynn continued. “She didn’t wear gloves because she liked to hold people’s hands. She would sometimes wear chunky jewelry so that children could play with it, and she never wore hats to children’s hospitals after a while, because she said you couldn’t cuddle a child in a hat.”
And she took wearing her heart on her sleeve seriously.
“Diana always made sure her clothing supported her work,” Matthew Storey, curator of Kensington Palace’s current exhibition “Dress Codes,” said in a February 2025 video for Historic Royal Palaces, “and perhaps the best example of that is the auction in 1997, where she sold 79 of her dresses, raising over $3.25 million for HIV/AIDS and cancer charities.”
Even 28 years after her death, Diana continues to be among a select few to take the crown of fashion legend.
“The princess had a real openness to trying different styles,” Storey added,” and seeing what her designers could offer her.”
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