In October 2024, King Charles and Camilla will touch down in Australia for their first official royal tour Down Under since Charles’ coronation. The trip marks the first trip to Australia by a reigning monarch since Queen Elizabeth II’s visit in 2011. However, this is certainly not Charles’ first time in Australia, as the now-King made several trips during his time as Prince—at least two with Princess Diana, his then wife. Princess Diana made a further two trips solo (or with other members of her family), including one after her divorce from Charles.
Ever the style icon, Diana wore a range of ’80s era sets and stunning gowns during her visits to Australia between 1981 and 1996. Needless to say, each look was iconic in its own way. Here, some of our favourite looks from her time in Australia.
Princess Diana’s Best Looks From Her Australian Tours
Princess Diana loves polkadots! Here, she dons a pink and white polkadot dress in Perth in 1983.Princess Diana in Queensland in 1983 wearing a yellow dress by Jan Van Velden.Arriving in Melbourne in 1985 in a tan pinstripe suit. Image: GettyPrincess Diana wearing a white cotton dress to visit Uluru with Prince Charles, March 1983.Princess Diana wearing a silver lamé backless dress by Bruce Oldfield at a film premiere in Melbourne.Princess Diana and Prince Charles at The National Galley In Melbourne. Diana wears another red gown by Bruce Oldfield. Attending a ball at the Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne in October 1985. Image: GettyTo visit the Sydney Opera House in 1983, Diana wore a floral pink dress by Belville Sassoon. Image: GettyPrincess Diana donned a hard hat to match her blue and white polkadot set by Jan Van Velden while at Parliament house in Canberra, 1985. Image: GettyA stunning blue one-strap gown worn during a trip to Sydney in 1996. Image: GettyPrincess Diana wears a pink taffeta dress by Catherine Walker while visiting the NSW town of Maitland in March 1983.Wearing a red Bruce Oldfield dress and the Spencer family tiara to a state reception in Hobart on March 30, 1983.Princess Diana wearing a strapless gown by Catherine Walker on a visit to Australia in January 1988. Image: Getty
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