MY VISIT TO THE DRESS COLLECTIONAT KENSINGTON PALACEMARCH 2000
WEDDING PORTRAIT
IN MARCH 2000 I VISITED KENSINGTON PALACE TO SEE THE COLLECTION OF DIANAS DRESSES.
I STOOD IN FRONT OF THE GATES AND PLACED MY FLOWERS FOR DIANA THERE AND THEN SET OF TO VIEW THE DRESSES. I DIDNT KNOW WHAT TO THINK, WHAT TO EXPECT OR HOW I WAS GOING TO FEEL.
I MADE MY WAY STRAIGHT TO DIANAS DRESSES , PAST THE GOWNS OF OLD , WORN BY PAST ROYALS, THEY WERE BEAUTIFUL BUT I WASN'T HERE TO SEE THEM. DIANAS ROOM WAS THE ONLY ONE WITH A QUEUE AND AS I WAITED I THOUGHT ABOUT DIANA AND THE FACT THAT I WAS IN THE PLACE WHERE DIANA HAD LIVED.
AS I ENTERED THE ROOM, I SAW A HUGE PAINTING OF DIANA SAT IN HER WEDDING DRESS , WITH NO TIARA OR VEIL, JUST THE DRESS, IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL, AND A PERFECT PICTURE TO START OF THE COLLECTION.
THE TRAVOLTA DRESS
AS I ENTERED THE ROOM THE FIRST DRESS I SAW WAS THE DRESS DIANA WORE TO TO WHITE HOUSE AND DANCED WITH JOHN TRAVOLTA. I ALWAYS IMAGINED THIS DRESS WAS BLACK , BUT HERE IT WAS IN FRONT OF MY EYES A VERY BEAUTIFUL DARK BLUE. I COULD SEE DIANA GET OUT OF THE CAR AND OINTO THE STEPS OF THE WHITE HOUSE, HER EXPRESSION, HER ELEGANCE , I COULD SEE IT ALL.
DIANA LATER MODDELED THIS DRESS FOR THE CHRISTIES AUCTION
IVORY SILK CREPE WITH PINK SEQUINS
THIS DRESS WAS WOVEN WITH GOLD IN A ROSE PATTERN, SO STRAIGHT , SO CHIC. I LOOKED AT THIS DRESS FOR A LONG TIME STUDYING THE ROSES WORN BY A ROSE.
SCOTTISH DANCING DRESS
THIS DRESS DIANA WORE IN PUBLIC WAS ALSO WORN FOR PRIVATE DANCING WHILE IN SCOTLAND, I COULD SEE HER DANCING IN THIS DRESS AND IT PUFFING OUT AS SHE TWIRLED AROUND.
BURGENDY VELVET DRESS
THIS BEAUTIFUL BURGANDY VELVET DRESS WAS SO RICH AND IT SHONE. I SPENT TIME JUST LOOKING AT THE DETAILED EMBORIDERY AND SEEMS ALL PERFECTLY DONE FOR A PERFECT PRINCESS.
DRESSES DIANA WORE FOR PRIVATE ENTERTAINING
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THESE TWO DRESSES WERE PERFECT FOR DIANA, I HAD NEVER SEEN HER IN THEM BUT I COULD SEE HER NOW, BEFORE MY VERY EYES, SHE WOULD HAVE MADE THESE VERY PLAIN DRESSES SPARKLE.
BLACK SILK VELVET
THIS DRESS WAS VERY PLAIN BUT YET IT WAS SO FULL AND I COULD PICTURE IT SWAYING AS DIANA WALKED IN IT, A SIMPLE YET STUNNING DRESS THAT DIANA MADE SPECIAL.
TEAL SEQUIN DRESS
THIS DRESS SPARKLED AND GLIMMERED IN THE LIGHT OF THAT ROOM, IT IS MADE OF THOUSANDS OF SEQUINS BUT IT WAS DIANA WHO MADE EACH ONE SHINE. I COULD REMEMBER THE TWO OCCASIONS WELL WHEN DIANA WORE THIS DRESS AND HERE IT WAS BEFORE MY EYES.
ZANDRA RHODES DRESS
THIS BEAUTIFUL WHITE DRESS LOOKED SO DELICATE AND DETAILED. THERE WAS SO MUCH TO LOOK AT . A BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED DRESS JUST FOR DIANA.
BLACK SILK VELVET HALTER DRESS
THIS DRESS LOOKED SO BEAUTIFUL, I COULD SEE DIANA ON THE NIGHT SHE WORE THIS DRESS, SHE LOOKED GLAMOROUS AND HAPPY , IMAGES LIKE THIS NEVER GO AWAY. SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL INSIDE AND OUT AND A VERY LOVING AND KIND PRINCESS.
PINK SATIN AND EMBRIODERY
THIS PICTURE WAS AT THE CENTER OF THE DISPLAY STANDING BY THE CASE THAT CONTAINED THE DRESS. IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST REGAL DRESS, SO DETAILED AT THE TOP THAT I JUST LOOKED AT IT FOR SO LONG STUDYING THE PERFECT SEWING THAT MADE THIS DRESS WHAT IT WAS.
MY THOUGHTS
I OFTEN WONDER ABOUT DIANAS DECISION TO SELL THE DRESSES FOR CHARITY.I WONDER WHAT MADE HER PICK WHICH DRESSES SHE DID AND WHAT MEMORIES SHE LET GO WHEN SHE SOLD THEM. EACH DRESS MEANS SOMEHTING SPECIAL LIKE A CHAPTER OF HER LIFE, ONE NIGHT, OR ONE OCCASION. SHE HAD SUCH STYLE AND GRACE AND WORE THEM WITH PERFECTION, LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE SHE DID.
DIANA LET THOSE MEMORIES GO ,center>AND PREPARED TO MOVE ON. NOW THEY ARE MEMORIES FOR US, THAT SHE LEFT AND I JUST FEEL SO PLEASED THAT SOMEONE BOUGHT THEM WHO TREASURES THEM AND IS WILLING TO SHARE THEM.
I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MAUREEN RORECH AND THE DRESSES FOR HUMANITY FOUNDATION FOR SHARING THE DRESSES AND THE MEMORIES OF SOMEONE SO SPECIAL.
THANK YOU AGAIN DIANA FOR THE MEMORIES.
THANK YOU MARIA FOR MAKING THE PAGE FOR ME AND MAKING MY DREAM A REALITY.
JULIE MYERS
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