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Princess Diana’s star-covered velvet dress sells for record $1.1 million at auction

A dress worn by Princess Diana was auctioned off for over $1.1 million in Hollywood on Sunday. 

The black and blue evening dress designed by Moroccan-British fashion designer Jacques Azagury was sold at Julien’s Auctions for a total of $1,143,000, the auction company announced. 

Diana, who died in 1997, wore the dress for at least two formal public appearances. 

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She was first seen wearing it during an official royal tour of Italy with Prince Charles in April 1985 and again when she attended a performance by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in May 1986, according to the auction company. 

The long-sleeve dress features a black velvet bodice with blue metallic stars and a royal blue ballerina skirt with a sash and bow — a nod to Diana’s love of ballet. 

“The design is sweet and sophisticated, and the silver metallic paint on the velvet sparkles nicely alongside the embroidery to create a design reminiscent of a night’s sky,” the auction company said. 

Sunday’s sale broke the record for the most expensive dress worn by Diana to be sold at auction, the BBC reported. Previously, the record holder was a velvet gown by Victor Edelstein, which sold for $604,800 in January.

Earlier this year, Diana’s iconic sweater known as the “black sheep” was expected to sell for $80,000 on auction at Sotheby’s — instead, it sold for $1.1 million. 

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