Items owned by Princess Diana and other royals at auction in California
From midnight-blue strapless dress with diamante stars to basket-hilt broadsword from 1938, bidding has begun
May 2024
Belinda Bellville obituary
Designer whose dressmaking partnership with David Sassoon included Diana, Princess of Wales among its society clientele
‘She knew how to convey a message’: Diana exhibition opens in London
Accredited royal photographer Anwar Hussein’s images, and those of his two sons, each tell a story of the late Diana’s life
Diana chauffeur and BBC agree payout over claim Martin Bashir slandered him
‘Where people are sharing energies’: why Sabato de Sarno is bringing Gucci’s latest show to London
Lizzo’s flute, Billy Porter’s wings and Cher’s ‘naked dress’: the Met Gala through the years – in pictures
April 2024
From the Observer archive
Gossipy insights into the marriage of Charles and Diana, 1991
To a seasoned royal-watcher like Ingrid Seward, the core incompatibilities were already clear to see
March 2024
‘I don’t think I developed emotionally’: Earl Spencer on the pain of boarding-school abuse
The brother of Diana, princess of Wales, talks about his difficult decision to write about being physically and sexually abused and the resistance he faced from members of his own class
January 2024
Martin Bashir blamed ‘professional jealousy’ within BBC for furore over Diana interview
Internal emails reveal he also said his ethnicity and working-class background helped to make him a target
December 2023
BBC likely to redact some of emails it must release over Martin Bashir scandal
Diana apparently believed Northern Ireland part of the Republic, archive shows
Dress worn by Diana sells for record-breaking £900,000
So, farewell to The Crown. All of it was true, apart from the bits that weren’t
Stephen Bates
November 2023
Blouse worn by Diana in 1981 royal engagement portrait to be auctioned
Pink top designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel among the famous items of clothing to be sold
Maggie Rae obituary
Leading British family lawyer who represented Diana, Princess of Wales in her divorce proceedings from the then Prince of Wales
40 outrageous photos that changed fashion, from teenage Kate Moss to Twiggy in a mini and Lady Gaga’s meat dress
The Crown actor says events leading to Diana’s death must have been ‘unbearable’
The Interview review – Martin Bashir’s Princess Diana deceit in closeup
October 2023
Weekend
Bella Ramsey, Marina Hyde on Princess Di’s ghost, and the woman crushed by an elephant – podcast
Diana’s ghost in The Crown? Darling, what’s new? She’s the hardest working spectre in showbiz
