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Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction

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What happened Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.
The headline split BBC News frames it as "Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction". Euronews frames it as "'One of the most powerful messages she ever made': Princess Diana's 'Revenge Dress' to go...".
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BBC NewsNews report · Sep 11, 6:54 AM

Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction

Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.

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EuronewsNews report · Sep 11, 7:28 AM

'One of the most powerful messages she ever made': Princess Diana's 'Revenge Dress' to go up for auction

The infamous ‘Revenge Dress’, interpreted as having been worn by Diana "in revenge" for the televised admission of adultery by then-Prince Charles, is going up for auction for the first tim...

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