戴安娜王妃晚禮服將在eBay拍賣
Diana dress to be auctioned on eBay: report
Princess Diana wearing a strapless bodice made of draped and tucked silk at the Cannes film festival in 1987.
The silk chiffon evening dress is among 79 dresses that Diana auctioned off for charity at Christie's in New York in June 1997, just two months before she died in a car crash in Paris.
The dress, a strapless bodice made of draped and tucked silk designed by Catherine Walker, is one of four of Diana's dresses owned by the WE television network and was due to go on sale on eBay on Sunday, the New York Daily News reported.
The bidding was to start at around 300,000 dollars and proceeds from the sale were to go to America's Promise Alliance -- a charity dedicated to helping disadvantaged children stay in school, the report said.
"Princess Diana is one of the most beloved icons of the 20th century, not only because of her beautiful style but also her role as a mother and her dedication to charity," Kim Martin, general manager of WE TV, told the paper.
The network originally bought the dress for under 100,000 dollars.
"We'd love for the person who buys the dress to be somebody who recognizes all the great things that Princess Diana stood for. And hopefully, their goal is to keep Diana's spirit alive," Martin said.
The auction is due to end on August 22, according to the report.
包括這件絲綢晚禮服在內的79件戴安娜王妃生前穿過的禮服曾於1997年6月在紐約克利斯蒂拍賣行被拍賣，當時距戴妃在巴黎車禍中喪生的僅有兩個月。
據《紐約每日新聞》報道，這件由凱瑟琳•沃爾克設計的無肩帶褶皺絲綢禮服是WE電視網拍下的四件戴妃禮服中的一件，將於本週日在eBay網上被拍賣。
據報道，這件禮服的起價約為30萬美元，全部拍賣收入將捐給美國Promise Alliance殘疾兒童助學慈善機構。
WE電視網的總經理基姆•馬汀在接受《紐約每日新聞》報採訪時說：“戴安娜王妃是20世紀最受愛戴的偶像之一，這不僅因為她美麗優雅，她還是一位好母親，併為慈善事業做出了很大貢獻。”
WE電視網當時以不到10萬美元的價格拍下了這件禮服。
馬汀說：“我們希望這件禮服的新主人是一個能夠明白戴安娜王妃偉大之處的人。希望他們能讓戴安娜的精神永存。”
據報道，此次拍賣將於8月22日結束。
