Diana gowns sell for more than £1m at US auction

Dresses owned by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, which went under the hammer at Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles. (Brian Lawless/PA)

Gowns worn by Diana, Princess of Wales have collectively sold for more than £1 million at an auction in the US.

A red Bruce Oldfield silk gown worn by Diana to the premiere of Hot Shots on at the Odeon, Leicester Square, in November 1991, sold for 571,500 US dollars (£458,484) at an event from Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM), in Beverly Hills, California.