Diana dress sketch raises £10,000

A sketch by designer Elizabeth Emanuel of Diana, Princess of Wales’s wedding dress raised £10,000 (€14,700) at a charity auction, organisers said today.

Bhs entrepreneur Philip Green bought the sketch last night at the Designs of the Times auction in the newly-reopened Planet Hollywood restaurant in central London.

As well as the sketch, the lot included fabric samples and two photographs of the dress, which featured huge puffed sleeves with a full skirt of ivory silk pure taffeta, old lace and hand embroidery.

It incorporated 10,000 pearls and sequins and had a 25ft train.

The auction of sketches, designs and memorabilia raised a total of £310,000 (€457,000) for children’s charities Norwood and Delmelza House.