UK Wedding News
01/12/2011
Made for the 1981 Royal Wedding in case anything happened to the items before or during the ceremony, the ivory taffeta and antique lace gown dress and shoes are exact copies of the original.
The replica dress was donated to Madame Tussauds before going on auction. The slippers were sold by for £36,000 by designer Clive Shilton.
Auctioneer Kerry Taylor told the Daily Mail: "Historically these items are very important and they have been hidden away in private collections for years.
"The dress and the shoes are beautiful, really exquisite.
"The dress was made for Madame Tussauds as a replica of Princess Diana's gown, and was on show there for tourists to see.
"It was sold to a private collector some years ago, who has now decided to sell it.
"The shoes are being sold by Clive Shilton, who made them.
"They are identical to the ones Diana wore for her wedding - absolutely the same.
"She could have changed the left or the right and you wouldn't notice the difference.
"They were made in case her first pair got stained or damaged, or something happened to them on the day - these were kept just in case.
"This sale demonstrates that even in these difficult economic times that the appetite for fine haute couture is undiminished and we are already looking forward to our next auction in February."
(GK)
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Diana's Replica Wedding Dress Sells For £84000
Princess Diana's replica wedding dress and shoes have sold for £84,000 at the Kerry Taylor auctions house in London.Made for the 1981 Royal Wedding in case anything happened to the items before or during the ceremony, the ivory taffeta and antique lace gown dress and shoes are exact copies of the original.
The replica dress was donated to Madame Tussauds before going on auction. The slippers were sold by for £36,000 by designer Clive Shilton.
Auctioneer Kerry Taylor told the Daily Mail: "Historically these items are very important and they have been hidden away in private collections for years.
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"The dress and the shoes are beautiful, really exquisite.
"The dress was made for Madame Tussauds as a replica of Princess Diana's gown, and was on show there for tourists to see.
"It was sold to a private collector some years ago, who has now decided to sell it.
"The shoes are being sold by Clive Shilton, who made them.
"They are identical to the ones Diana wore for her wedding - absolutely the same.
"She could have changed the left or the right and you wouldn't notice the difference.
"They were made in case her first pair got stained or damaged, or something happened to them on the day - these were kept just in case.
"This sale demonstrates that even in these difficult economic times that the appetite for fine haute couture is undiminished and we are already looking forward to our next auction in February."
(GK)
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