Princess Diana collection sells for over €5m in Hollywood auction

Many pieces in the sale of iconic gowns and accessories had drawn crowds to viewings at the Museum of Style Icons in Kildare in June

Martin Nolan, director of Julien's Auctions, with a red silk dress Bruce Oldfield, one of three dresses owned by the late Diana, Princess of Wales, on display at the exhibition Princess Diana Fashion from the Wardrobe of The People's Princess, at the Museum of Style Icons in Newbridge, Co Kildare, before they went under the hammer at Julien's Auctions in Los Angeles. 

Celebrity adds value and when it comes to Princess Diana it does so in spades. 

A collection of her most famous gowns, suits, handbags and accessories was sold out at Julien's in Hollywood in a sale that brought in $5.5 million (€5.13 million).