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She was in the McDonald's off Kensington High Street with the boys the day before they were due to return to school. To my knowledge, the Princess was never in Philadelphia, but was sent what she called her "American football jacket" by a friend was was from Philly, Chestnut Hill, to be exact.
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That is THE most beautiful pic of Diana in her emeralds that I have ever, ever seen. Thanks so much for finding and posting it. Do you happen to know what gown she was wearing when it was taken? Or was she in her black velvet cape, perhaps? Thanks for any light you can shed on my question. I'm sure Diana has been much on everyone's minds the past few days. Hard to believe it's been fourteen years; no one has ever filled her shoes and I can't think of a single woman who fascinates the world even one quarter as much as Diana did. She left a hole in the pantheon of role models for ladies as big as the hole she left in our hearts...  |
This is the dress she was wearing:
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...Diana-1982.jpg
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09-05-2011, 05:12 AM
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Many thanks for taking time to find that for me; it's much appreciated.
If this is the same taffeta gown Diana wore for some Snowdon official photos for her engagement, then it really brings home just how much weight she lost in one short year plus a little more, if the 1982 on the link is the correct date. It hurts the heart to think of how much the Princess suffered during that bleak period of her life, especially when one considers how very young she was at that point. While the information provided by those who knew the Princess makes me doubt it, part of me still hopes she really did find love with Dodi Fayed as the idea of Diana dying without ever knowing the gentle and considerate love she deserved is intolerable to anyone whose life she ever touched, and she certainly touched the hearts of many, many people...
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09-05-2011, 06:12 AM
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Yes, it was right after the birth of William and she was not feeling well at all mentally. This is indeed the same dress as at her engagement portraits.
I for myself do not think that it was real love between Dodi and Diana, and i do not believe all the marriage rumours. I read in several books that is was just a fling and she just wanted some happines for a while. and that is what i believe too.
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09-05-2011, 09:51 AM
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09-05-2011, 01:02 PM
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Neither have I! On another person I would tend to say it looked horrid, but on Di it looked fantastic! So glamorous! What was the occasion? Anybody know?
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09-05-2011, 01:09 PM
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Great photos, never seen before. Just like this dress
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09-05-2011, 01:47 PM
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Second and third picture I've never seen before. They're both lovely of course. The first one I've seen on covers of various magazines over the years.
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Nata, where do you derive so many gorgeous photos from? Each is more beautiful than the previous one! Thanks so much!
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Neither have I! On another person I would tend to say it looked horrid, but on Di it looked fantastic! So glamorous! What was the occasion? Anybody know?
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Here's a link
Another occasion at at a fund raising event to save Britain's Wheelchair Olympics (can't find the year...).
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09-05-2011, 03:49 PM
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Here's a link
Another occasion at at a fund raising event to save Britain's Wheelchair Olympics (can't find the year...). |
Thank you for the pictures. I'm not a fan of this dress though. If the black ended at her waist, it would have been all right, if the dress was one solid color, it would have been better. This is one of her choices I'm not too thrilled with.
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Here's a link
Another occasion at at a fund raising event to save Britain's Wheelchair Olympics (can't find the year...). |
 thanks for share the information!!! and this another photo!! I think that Diana looked so precious with this dress!!
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09-05-2011, 04:20 PM
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about the first pic: i really love this portrait, if there was ever to be made a portrait of mine it would be like this ha ha ha 
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I think it is a really nice dress, especially for the 80's!
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09-05-2011, 04:23 PM
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Who's the little boy in the picture? Diana looks wonderful, by the way.
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I'm not absolutely sure, but I think that she wore this dress on another occasion with a black velvet bolero jacket. The skirt has a bustle in the back which can be seen in a picture taken from the side.
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Thanks monic!
I like her hairstyle and overall look better in the 2nd picture than in the 1st!
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First pic-
2nd set of pics in order-
Battle of the Atlantic aniversary memorial service, Liverpool, 1992
Royal banquet, Pakistan 1996
St. Mary's Children's Hospital Intensive Care Unit opening, April, 1997
Pakistan, May 1997
Pakistan, 1996
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Love her smile in this one! ( Do not know who the little lad is)
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09-05-2011, 06:33 PM
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In the second picture of the second set, Diana's smile is identical to William's. So eerie to see sometimes. The picture in the first set is kind of funny. Diana is smiling, and the other person looks rather displeased. Wonder what was happening.
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Royal banquet, Pakistan 1991
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Hi Roseroyal,
i don't think this pic is in 1991, moreover i am sure it is not, it is in Pakistan yes but i guess it is 1996 or 1997.
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09-06-2011, 01:29 PM
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Love the one of Diana and Harry. He looks so bemused .
I've never seen either one of these.
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