Renae Plant, director and curator of the virtual Princess Diana Museum, tells PEOPLE why Elizabeth Emanuel's recreation of Diana's spare wedding dress is so important.
Elizabeth Emanuel made her mark with Princess Diana's wedding gown, and now her remaking of the spare bridal dress is set to be on show in a virtual museumSimon Perry is a writer and correspondent at PEOPLE. He has more than 25 years’ experience at PEOPLE covering the royals, human interest and celebrity.Elizabeth Emanuel poses with her recreated spare wedding dress for Princess Diana in London on March 7, 2024. LAUREN FLEISHMAN; HAIR & MAKEUP: GRAZIELLA CAWTHORNE VELLA.
Plant says "secrecy" was the underlying guiding principle at the time — and Emanuel wanted the alternative as a precautionary measure. "I think they won the lotto when they got the commission," she tells PEOPLE. "It put them on the map together and that's how they became well known around the world —designing the most famous dress worn by the most famous woman in the world. And that legacy continues."
"It was very dramatic for that time,” Plant says of the pink gown. “It would be lost in history unless Elizabeth told that through her dressmaking."Elizabeth Emanuel's scrapbook of sketches and images of the making of Princess Diana's dress in London on March 7, 2024.
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