Princess Diana’s most memorable looks in Dior, Versace, Tod’s and more ahead of 60th birthday tribute

A red-carpet regular who loved to shine in the spotlight, Diana took a few years to develop her own fashion identity in her early days in the royal family

With the unveiling of the first official sculpture of the Princess of Wales on July 1, we celebrate her most famous looks that marked her out as a style icon

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Diana, Princess of Wales wears a Versace one-shouldered satin blue gown to the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute dinner dance at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, Australia, on October 31, 1996. Photo: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

Published: 4:15am, 30 Jun 2021Updated: 4:40am, 30 Jun 2021

July 1 would have marked the 60th birthday of the late Princess Diana, who tragically died in a car accident in Paris on August 31, 1997.

Princes William and Harry, Diana’s sons with Prince Charles, have commissioned a sculpture depicting their mother to be unveiled on that day. Located in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, where Diana used to live, the statue is the first official sculpture of the Princess of Wales, as Diana was also known.

UK and US media have been speculating about who will attend the unveiling of the statue and whether William and Harry will mend ties, whose relationship remains strained following Harry and wife Meghan Markle’s break with the royal family.

We’d like to leave all that aside for a moment and celebrate the late Princess Diana by looking back at some of her most memorable looks that defined her tenure as one of the world’s most beloved royals.

Diana visits Craigowan Lodge in the grounds of Balmoral, Scotland, with her then fiancé Prince Charles on May 6, 1981. Photo: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

Ugly sweaters

It took Diana a few years to develop her own fashion identity but in her early days as a member of the royal family, she made her mark with her collection of patterned sweaters.