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Diana dances at a gala in Chicago, June 1996 (JOHN BARTLEY/AFP/Getty Images) |
Our celebration of the bejeweled life of Diana, Princess of Wales continues today with a look at jewels worn during one of her favorite activities: dancing. Enjoy these moving images, with the two usual caveats — some of the GIFs may include flash photography, and no rehashing old arguments about the late princess’s life in the comments!
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March 1983: Charles and Diana lead the dancing at a charity ball during their visit to Sydney
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For this dancing appearance, Diana wore her Collingwood pearl earrings (worn at this week’s Spanish state banquet by the Duchess of Cambridge) and the King Faisal Necklace, a loan from the Queen
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1985: I can’t show you footage of Diana’s famous dance with John Travolta at the White House, but I can show you other moments from the same dinner!
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Diana famously wore the pearl choker with the enormous sapphire and diamond cluster clasp; the sapphire and diamond element (originally a brooch) was a wedding gift from the Queen Mother
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October 1985: Diana and Charles dance at a charity ball during a visit to Melbourne
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Diana famously wore Queen Mary’s emerald choker as a headband during this dance
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January 1990: Diana dances with Mark Collins during a visit to a senior care center in London
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For this dance, Diana is wearing clip-on pearl button earrings from Chanel
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