The Princess always pushed the envelope when it came to style.
It’s long been known that Princess Diana was a rule breaker when it came to her sartorial choices. From the ‘revenge dress’ to opting not to wear gloves on official visits, Diana did it her way when it came to royal dressing.
Unfortunately, not all were in agreement with some of her more creative style choices – with one of Diana’s most iconic looks reported to have rubbed the Queen the wrong way.
Diana commemorated the 1985 visit by pairing a teal satin evening gown made by her wedding dress designers, David and Elizabeth Emanuel, with the heirloom piece of jewellery: an art deco, emerald choker once belonging to Queen Mary, that the Queen had passed to the princess upon her joining the royal family.
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During her time as a royal, Princess Diana pushed the envelope in many ways, including with her fashion choices.
In 1985, she turned heads when she wore an emerald choker necklace as a headpiece at a gala event in Melbourne, Australia.
The piece was a royal heirloom and had been a gift from the Queen, who was reportedly irritated by Diana s decision to wear it in a nontraditional way.
Princess Diana was a trailblazer, a game-changer, a risk-taker, a let s face it rule-breaker. These are great qualities in a lot of ways. They are not, however, qualities that the Queen always appreciates, especially in the moments when they motivated Diana to buck royal traditions the Queen did not think warranted said bucking.
Tribute: Remembering Diana Moxhay
By Victor Chapman, London, UK
Patriotic Vanguard Introduction: The US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Honorable Maria Brewer sent a message in Krio to Sierra Leoneans for the American Thanksgiving Holiday on November 26, this year. Occasional contributor to The Patriotic Vanguard, Kwame Fitzjohn, was a Tour Guide at the US Embassy from 1984-1985 during which time, too, Victor Chapman was Embassy Librarian. Fitzjohn shared Ambassador’s Brewer’s Thanksgiving Krio message with the London-based Chapman, and in doing so, Fitzjohn had recollections of Diana Moxhay, the Embassyâs Public Affairs Officer and Director of USIS during the time when he and Chapman were attached to the Mission. On conducting a google search, Fitzjohn discovered to his dismay Moxhay passed in 2016! The outcome of this unexpected exchange between Fitzjohn and Chapman is the latterâs moving tribute written on November 29 which follows â¦