eBay Talk

The WE Television Network is auctioning off a gown worn by the late Princess Diana on eBay. This elegant dress designed by Catherine Walker of London, was originally worn by Princess Diana to the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 and to the opening of Miss Saigon in 1989. In 1997, just a month before Princess Diana’s death, WE tv purchased the dress and started to display it along with other gowns purchased from auction in a six-city tour to raise money for the Princess of Wales Memorial Fund.

All proceeds of the sale will go to America’s Promise Alliance, a national non-profit organization committed to improving the lives of disabled children. At a starting bid of $125,000 , the dress is expected to fetch over $1 million. Although at the time of this writing, there’s no bid yet, the gown is already worth a great deal of money.

This classic event dress of Chiffon is preserved in excellent vintage condition. According to the auction listing description here, the dress will arrive professionally cleaned, wrapped in acid-free paper and muslin, and packed in a white box. This auction listing is limited to pre-approved bidders or buyers only and it is going to end on Aug-22-07 17:00:00 PDT.

The beautiful gown will eventually be sold and the money will go to the charity. I truly believe that is exactly what Pricess Diana would have wanted.