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What Princess Diana s engagement suit tells us about the style icon she would later become
It is 40 years today since the engagement of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer was announced
24 February 2021 • 12:50pm
Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer announced their engagement on February 24 1981
Credit: Tim Graham
When Lady Diana Spencer and Prince Charles stepped out to announce their engagement at Buckingham Palace on February 24 1981, the eyes of the world were on the princess-to-be and her giant 12-carat sapphire ring.
There was plenty about 19-year-old Diana to give away her youth - that heavy pageboy fringe, the shy laugh and coy downward gaze. But from the neck down, her look that day told rather a different story.