The Met Gala is known for its extravagant outfits and stunning fashion moments, but none will ever forget the night when Princess Diana arrived in a bra-free Dior ‘nightie’ that made headlines worldwide. It was 1996, just months after her divorce from Prince Charles, when Diana stepped out in a £10,000 midnight blue dress that showed she was finally free from the constraints of her royal life. The dress, designed by John Galliano, had the interior bustier removed intentionally by Diana, reflecting her newfound sense of liberation. Fashion commentators compared the dress to Liz Hurley’s safety-pinned Versace dress, calling it ‘the most important dress since Liz Hurley wore her safety-pinned Versace.’ The night marked the launch of a Christian Dior exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where Diana’s daring outfit stole the show and shocked the British royal family. This was a moment when Diana proved to the world that she was her own woman, free from the expectations and restrictions of her royal past.
Diana’s Daring Night at the Met Gala: A Fashion Moment That Shocked the British Royal Family
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