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Due to the delicateness of the taffeta the gown is made from, it is not usually shown more frequently than once every 5 years, with the last time being at Althorp House in 2016
The Princess of Wales would refuse to wear hats while making official visits to meet children because “you can’t cuddle a child in a hat”, a curator at Kensington Palace has said. Diana regularly wore a blue floral dress during such visits that became known as her “caring dress” because she knew children liked the bright print. However, she would never wear the matching hat that was meant to go with the dress. Curator Claudia Acott Williams told.
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It remains Princess Diana’s most iconic fashion moment the silhouette of her ivory taffeta gown and its 25-foot train against the backdrop St Paul’s Cathedral as she walked down the aisle on her wedding day. And now, the detail within this key piece of royal fashion history can be seen up close as part of a new exhibition in the grounds of her former home Kensington Palace.
The exhibit
Royal Style in the Making explores the relationship between five significant royal designers and the clothes they made for the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret and Princess Diana from 1930 to 1990. Also on show are sketches, letters, prototypes and interviews which tell the behind the scenes story of the collaborations leading up to some of the biggest royal fashion moments.