10 most expensive Princess Diana items ever sold at auction: from the Attallah Cross bought by Kim K and letters about Prince Harry, to that ‘black sheep’ jumper that just sold for US$1.1 million
- Since Diana’s death in 1997, demand has only grown for items once owned by the ‘people’s princess’ – whether the jumper given to her by Richard Branson, her Ford Escort or her most iconic outfits
- Everything from a dress she wore to pose for Mario Testino, to one she wore to dance with John Travolta, to Garrard jewellery gifted to her by Dodi Fayed, has been bought at auction in recent years
From the clothes she wore to the cars she drove, people were enraptured by the life of the “people’s princess”, and her untimely death only amplified the obsession.
Now, 26 years after her passing, her personal effects only seem to increase in value. Everything from the icing on her wedding cake that sold at auction for US$2,565, per The Guardian, to a retro Virgin Atlantic jumper given to her by Richard Branson that sold for US$52,000, according to British media, have made headlines.
Read on to find out about the 10 most expensive Princess Diana items sold at auction since her death.
10. Collection of handwritten letters – US$18,300
A favourite of many members of the royal family, according to the BBC, head Buckingham Palace steward Cyril Dickman received a handful of handwritten letters from Diana in the 1980s and 1990s, including one in which the princess reveals that Prince Harry was “constantly in trouble at school”. Dickman’s family sold six of the letters for US$18,300 (£15,100) at auction, per the BBC.