Princess Diana's dress prize

11 months ago 04th Dec 14:00

Prize winners are being given the chance to wear one of Britain's late Princess Diana's favourite dresses.

The New School at West Heath in Sevenoaks, Kent - which is for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties, and opened on the site of the princess' former school in 1998 - is raffling the chance to wear a replica of one of three dresses owned by Diana.

It's a night with unusual Christmas presents so we are having a variety of stalls from local traders and there will be Botox and a company which hires classic sports cars

Among them are a duplicate of the princess' impressive wedding dress - which she wore during her 1981 nuptials to Prince Charles, and which boasts a 25ft train.

Diana is said to have worn the copy during fittings and it was kept in reserve in case anything happened to the original dress before the marriage.

The three reproductions have been loaned to the school for a year by their New York Owners.

A raffle at the school's fundraising event will determine who gets the chance to wear the dresses. The winner will be given the choice of which gown they want to try on, and will then be photographed in it.

Former school principle and founder of West Heath 2000, the charity which runs the school, Val May said: "It's a night with unusual Christmas presents so we are having a variety of stalls from local traders and there will be Botox and a company which hires classic sports cars.