Diana’s skirts and aristocratic items auctioned for million

More than 200 products were included in the price, which auctioneers described as the most extensive selection of Diana’s individual possessions since she held her own charity bid two weeks before her passing in 1997.

A pink silk and cloth off- the- make evening costume designed by British Victor Edelstein, which Diana wore in London and Germany in 1987, topped the sale at $910, 000 (£720, 000)- four- and- a- half times its original lower estimate.

The lady wore the infamous military blue gown when she danced with John Travolta at the White House in 1985, and Edelstein is one of its many creations.

Princess Diana’s favorite makers including Edelstein, Caroline Charles, and Catherine Walker all featured in the bidding titled Princess Diana’s Elegance & A Royal Collection, which was held at The Peninsula Beverly Hills in Los Angeles on 26 June.

In addition, a Murray Arbeid evening azure strapless gown Princess Diana wore half in 1986, and its forecast for a 1987 Royal Opera House effectiveness of Cinderella also surpassed it.

The gown sold for $780, 000 (£617, 000), almost four times its lower estimate.

A pink floral silk shirt dress designed by Walker, which Diana wore to Prince William’s sports day at Richmond Stadium in 1988 as well as leaving Prince Harry’s school in Notting Hill in 1992, sold for$ 444, 500 ( £352, 000 ).

Muscular Dystrophy UK will receive a percentage of the auction proceeds from this outfit, along with other specially selected lots.

The auction also featured more than 20 written letters, notes, and trip tickets from Princess Diana.

Many of the words were addressed to Diana’s grandmother, Maud Pendrey, a former maid at the Spencer family’s Althorp Estate in Northamptonshire.

A three- page handwritten letter to Mrs Pendrey in 1984, written when Diana was pregnant with Harry, sold for nearly 15 times its estimate at $44, 450 (£35, 000).

While a two-page written notice from Diana to Mr. and Mrs. Pendrey in 1985 that included references to William and Harry.

Diana signed the letter “This comes with much love from the four of us”- and it sold for $28, 575 ( £23, 000 ).

“The spectacular results of today’s traditional auction held just a few days before Princess Diana’s birthday demonstrates why Diana is and always will stay one of the world’s most beloved and encouraging social figures,” Martin Nolan, co- founder and executive director of Julien’s Auctions, said.

“These exquisite clothing, shoes, and accessories not only made fashion statements but also displayed her warmth and humanity, making Diana the most admired and greatest Royal style icon of all time.”

The sale follows Diana’s 1985 dress, which was a Jacques Azagury-designed dress, that set a new record for the most expensive dress the royal has ever sold at auction ,000.

Previously, the most expensive dress worn by Princess Diana and sold at auction was a 1991 velvet gown by Victor Edelstein which sold for  604, 800 ( £476, 437 ) in January.