When Julien's Auctions held the largest-ever sale of Princess Diana's outfits in June, royal fans around the world wondered who would end up purchasing one particular dress. The late princess's blue floral "Caring Dress" was worn nine times in Diana's lifetime and was given its nickname because she often chose it for events involving children. For Renae Plant, founder of the Princess Diana Museum, the dress has a touching personal connection—and by a "miracle" she was able to acquire it in the auction. Now the dress, along with a number of other Princess Diana styles, will be heading on tour across the United States in 2026.
Plant and Diana's former hairstylist, Richard Dalton, who co-wrote It's All About the Hair: My Decade With Diana, spoke to Marie Claire ahead of the duo's book signing and talk in Richmond, Virginia on August 30. "I haven't shared with anybody yet, but we are bringing the Princess Diana Museum out next year for the first time—all the pieces that we've acquired—and it's going to be at the Ronald Reagan Library," Plant shares.
