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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kaleigh Werner

Princess Diana’s wedding dress designer reveals never-before-seen backup gown

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Princess Diana might have rewritten fashion history with a glamorous, never-before-seen, backup wedding gown, according to the designer Elizabeth Emmanuel.

In an exclusive interview with Hello! Magazine, the British creator admitted she strategically prepared for the worst ahead of the soon-to-be royal’s nuptials in 1981 with a second dress. Princess Diana married King Charles III at St Paul’s Cathedral in a voluptuous custom gown still engraved in the minds of enamored style fans. However, the 25-foot train and 10,000 mother-of-pearl sequin and pearl embellished dress may not have been the one debuted on the red-carpet aisle if news of it leaked.

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