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Princess Diana's 1985 dress designs by Jacqueline Mills, including letters and sketches, sell for over £20,000 at auction, far exceeding expectations. A royal fashion legacy!
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Princess Diana dress designs fetch £20,000 at auction…five times the estimate

Andy Crick
Last updated: 2024/09/09 at 8:05 AM
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A dress design created for Princess Diana by Jacqueline Mills. (Picture: Jam Press)
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A collection of dress designs for Princess Diana fetched more than £20,000 at auction.

They went for over five times the estimate when they went under the hammer.

The dresses were sketched by Emmy award-winning designer Jacqueline Mills in 1985.

The late princess was aged just 23 and not long after Prince Harry was born.

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The series of 12 ink and watercolour drawings included designs of pink, beige, red and blue dresses and they have fabric samples attached to them.

Princess Diana's 1985 dress designs by Jacqueline Mills, including letters and sketches, sell for over £20,000 at auction, far exceeding expectations. A royal fashion legacy!
A dress design created for Princess Diana by Jacqueline Mills. (Picture: Jam Press)

The collection also included two handwritten and signed letters with envelopes from Diana to Jacqueline, dated January 17, 1985, and June 7, 1985.

The auction was held by Ewbank’s in Woking, Surrey with 21 items included.

Princess Diana's 1985 dress designs by Jacqueline Mills, including letters and sketches, sell for over £20,000 at auction, far exceeding expectations. A royal fashion legacy!
A dress design created for Princess Diana by Jacqueline Mills. (Picture: Jam Press)

Andrew Ewbank, from auctioneer Ewbank’s, described the collection as “fascinating and poignant.”

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The collection went on sale 27 years since her death on 31 August 1997.

The dress was made up for Diana in a turquoise-blue silk chiffon fabric, embroidered with gold sequins.

Princess Diana's 1985 dress designs by Jacqueline Mills, including letters and sketches, sell for over £20,000 at auction, far exceeding expectations. A royal fashion legacy!
A dress design created for Princess Diana by Jacqueline Mills. (Picture: Jam Press)

The listing read: “A collection of memorabilia from 1985 relating to the correspondence between Princess Diana and her dress-designer the Emmy Award winning Jacqueline Mills.

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“The collection chronicles the sojourn of a series of dress-design sketches and a two-piece toile – a design blueprint in calico cotton – between Jacqueline and Princess Diana and includes.

“Two handwritten and signed letters from Princess Diana dated 17th January 1985 and 7th June 1985.

Princess Diana's 1985 dress designs by Jacqueline Mills, including letters and sketches, sell for over £20,000 at auction, far exceeding expectations. A royal fashion legacy!
A handwritten note to Jacqueline Mills from Princess Diana. (Picture: Jam Press)

“Two original envelopes from Princess Diana, one dated 17th January 1985 with Buckingham Palace stamp and one handwritten ‘Jacqueline’ in Princess Diana’s handwriting.

“Accompanying original – i.e. not a copy – compliment slip / card – Buckingham Palace – from The Prince of Wales Office.

“A large envelope handwritten by Princess Diana, with Royal Stamp and ‘D’ in left hand-corner (36 x 23cm).

Princess Diana's 1985 dress designs by Jacqueline Mills, including letters and sketches, sell for over £20,000 at auction, far exceeding expectations. A royal fashion legacy!
A handwritten note to Jacqueline Mills from Princess Diana. (Picture: Jam Press)

Twelve original dress-design ink and watercolour drawings on heavy watercolour paper, created exclusively for Diana by Jacqueline.

“There are fabric samples attached, and each sketch has been signed by Jacqueline – Three separate, smaller sketches of jackets were designed to coordinate with the dress should one be required.

“These design drawings would work well individually framed and displayed.”

Princess Diana's 1985 dress designs by Jacqueline Mills, including letters and sketches, sell for over £20,000 at auction, far exceeding expectations. A royal fashion legacy!
A compliment slip sent to Jacqueline Mills on Buckingham Palace stationary from Princess Diana. (Picture: Jam Press)

It adds: “The dress was made up for Diana in a turquoise-blue silk chiffon fabric, embroidered with gold sequins.

“A sample of this fabric is attached to the sketch of the original design.

“The toile that was produced from Diana’s chosen design and which she later tried on for the fitting, has not been altered or washed since then.

“And shows the original pencil lines where the design needed altering to make it smaller.

“This was shortly after the birth of Prince Harry in September 1984.”

Princess Diana's 1985 dress designs by Jacqueline Mills, including letters and sketches, sell for over £20,000 at auction, far exceeding expectations. A royal fashion legacy!
A dress design created for Princess Diana by Jacqueline Mills.

The estimate was between £4,000 and £6,000.

But it sold for £20,800, as reported on What’s The Jam.

The sale price was over five times the predicted one.

The condition report read: “All items are in very good condition.

“The large envelope shows some smudges and light marks as shown in photographs.”

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