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Princess Diana’s “largest wardrobe auction”: See which pieces will be up for sale

The “largest wardrobe auction” of clothes worn by Princess Diana is set to take place later this month. 

The auction, “Princess Diana’s Style & A Royal Collection,” will take place June 26 in Beverly Hills, California, and will feature over 200 garments and artifacts that showcase Diana’s “enduring influence as a fashion icon and humanitarian,” Julien’s Auctions said. 

“This collection is not only the most comprehensive offering of her wardrobe ever presented, but also a tribute to her elegance, grace, glamour, and enduring spirit,” said Martin Nolan, Julien’s co-founder and executive director. “Each item is a window into a moment in history.”

The auction will also feature items once worn by the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother and other members of the royal family, dating back to the 1800s. 

A portion of the money raised from the auction will go toward Muscular Dystrophy UK.

Previous auctions from Diana’s wardrobe broke records in 2023. A dress worn twice by Diana was auctioned off for over $1.1 million in Hollywood, and a royal sweater that Diana wore in 1981 to one of then-Prince Charles’ polo matches during their engagement sold for $1.1 million.

Here are some of the pieces that will be up for auction. 

Item of clothing is displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to the Peninsula Hotel in Beverley Hills for auction.

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A Bruce Oldfield yellow floral ensemble was worn by Diana on June 17, 1987, at the Royal Ascot race. It has a potential selling price of $100,000 to $200,000.

Item of clothing is displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to Peninsula Hotel Beverley Hills for auction.

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A Bellville Sassoon floral day dress that was worn on numerous occasions from 1988 to 1992. It has a potential selling price of $200,000 to $300,000.

A ski suit is displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to Peninsula Hotel Beverley Hills for auction.

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This HEAD scarlet nylon ski suit was worn by Diana several times from 1985 to 1992. It has a potential selling price of $30,000 to $50,000.

Item of clothing is displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to Peninsula Hotel Beverley Hills for auction.

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This Catherine Walker falcon evening gown was worn by Diana for her 1986 tour of the Middle East. The auction house estimates it will sell for $200,000 to $300,000 

Black sequin dress is displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to Peninsula Hotel Beverley Hills for auction.

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An Emanuel black taffeta evening gown that Diana tried on during a fitting while she considered several options for her first official appearance after getting engaged in 1981. She ended up going with a strapless evening gown, also from Emanuel. It has a potential selling price of $20,000 to $40,000.

A John Boyd hat is displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to Peninsula Hotel Beverley Hills for auction.

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This John Boyd peach pink straw archer style hat was worn by Diana for her honeymoon send-off in 1981 and then again in Canberra, Australia, for a public appearance two years later. It’s predicted to go for $20,000 to $40,000.

Item of clothing is displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to Peninsula Hotel Beverley Hills for auction.

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This three-piece Escada suit was worn by Diana for six public appearances between 1988 and 1992. It has a potential selling price of $30,000 to $50,000.

Item of clothing is displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to Peninsula Hotel Beverley Hills for auction.

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A Jacqueline Mills calico dress toile worn by Diana in 1985. It has a potential selling price of $6,000 to $8,000

Various shoes and handbags are displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to Peninsula Hotel Beverley Hills for auction.

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Various shoes and handbags of Diana’s are also up for auction. 

Item of clothing is displayed ahead of the largest collection of Diana, Princess of Wales clothing to be auctioned at the Peninsula London on June 3 in London, England. The collection will move to Peninsula Hotel Beverley Hills for auction.

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Diana was seen wearing this 1995 New York Catherine Walker coat dress as she was leaving the Carlyle Hotel in New York on Jan. 31, 1995. It has a potential selling price of $30,000 to $50,000.

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Prince Harry says

Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, said “enough is not being done” about the harm social media can cause children, as he appeared at the unveiling of a memorial in New York City dedicated to young people he said have died because of it, CBS News partner network BBC News reported. Harry was attending the event with his wife, Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex.

“The easiest thing to say is to keep your kids away from social media” to protect them, Harry said.

The memorial, which will be open for 24 hours, is made up of 50 smartphones that each display an image of a child who organizers say lost their life because of social media, the BBC reported.

Prince Harry and Meghan have been supporting families that say social media played a role in the deaths of their children, and have backed calls for tech companies to share information from those children’s phones with parents.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex are seen on April 23, 2025 in New York City. 

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“It is a universal truth that our children are in harms way by what’s happening online,” Meghan said. “I think for those who do choose to be online and to be on social media — as adults as well — that we get to set the example and really put as much good and joy into the world as we can.”

A number of families from the U.K. traveled to New York to request better protections for children from tech companies. Some of them took part in a separate protest outside Meta’s offices.

Among those families was Ellen Roome, the mother of a 14-year-old, Jools, who died in 2022. Roome believes it happened after an online challenge went wrong, and that his social media accounts could hold evidence, the BBC reported. An inquest found Jools died by suicide.

Meta said it had recently introduced special accounts for teens with enhanced protections. “We believe teens deserve consistent protections across all the different apps they use — not just our platforms,” Meta said in a statement to the BBC.

“We’re just grateful that our kids are too young to be on social media at this point,” Harry said Thursday. Harry and Meghan’s children, Archie and Lilibet, are 5 and 3.

“One of the reasons that we’re doing this is because us, collectively with all these parents, want to make sure that things are changed, right? So that no more parents and no more kids are lost to social media. It’s unacceptable. It’s wrong. It’s no longer a secret. And yet these companies are given this power to be able to conceal the truth from parents as to why their kid took their life,” Harry said.

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