A specially-made works coat worn by Diana, Princess of Wales, when she opened a Tyneside factory almost 40 years ago is to be sold at auction.
The princess performed the opening ceremony at the Findus factory in Longbenton in North Tyneside on May 18, 1983. As part of her first solo visit to the North East, the Princess had also opened the new Redheugh Bridge over the Tyne.
The coat, which has a red and black name badge inscribed ‘HRH The Princess of Wales’, has been estimated by Newcastle auctioneers Anderson & Garland at £300-£500 and will be sold at a two-day auction on November 2-3.
