Diana of Wales’s unforgettable red dress in ‘The Crown’ that impacts the British press

Immense and sparkling catalog of dresses worn by the actress Elizabeth Debicki in her role as Diana of Wales in The Crown. It is known that the princess used her looks to channel messages to the press about her loneliness in the palace or that revenge dress that went down in history. The scriptwriters of the sixth installment of the production, which Netflix is ​​now launching, have followed this same communication tool: The first part premieres on November 16; and on December 14 the second.

It is the red dress that she wore in what was her last appearance in a public event before dying in the terrible car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997. The dress, fitted with a boat neck and a mini belt with a double buckle, it fit like a glove. It is a design by Catherine Walker, Kate Middleton’s main dressmaker. “I will always remember this dress,” Walker commented in 1988, as she recounts News Week. The replica of the piece is signed by Amy Roberts and Sidonie Roberts, the digital shows. Photos: Netflix.

Diana, smiling and maternal, appears in the series posing with her sons, William and Harry. It is the princess’s last public act. She was at the opening of a medical center in Harrow, England. The writers and stylists of the Netflix series have recreated this outfit that reminds us of Diana’s social magnetism in the public sphere and her ability to seduce the camera. A few days later the fatal accident in Paris occurred.