Princess Diana’s famous John Travolta dress frozen in 'isolation' during lockdown

The gown, by designer Victor Edelstein, was dubbed the John Travolta dress when Princess Diana wore it to the White House in 1985 and was pictured dancing with the Hollywood star. The dress is now in an isolation room during lockdown,Historic Royal Palaces, the charity which looks after royal memorabilia including clothing and artefacts, bought the dress last year for around R5 million,Eleri Lynn is the charity’s royal curator and traditionally would conduct tours of the exhibits to the public.

"That gets rid of any infestation and any eggs and then we leave it out to thaw before transferring it to its permanent home," Eleri explains. The iconic evening gown was acquired post-auction by Historical Royal Palaces and joined the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection in 2019 after it failed to find a buyer,

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