Shortly before her death in a Paris car crash, Diana raised almost £2million for her favourite charities by selling 79 couture creations at an auction at Christie's in New York. In the catalogue notes to the 1997 sale, Diana wrote: "The inspiration for this wonderful sale comes from just one person; our son William."
The young prince, then just 15, had told his mother to sell off her crowded wardrobe for charity.
Kerry Taylor Auctions, which is staging the sale in Bermondsey, south-east London on March 19, has hailed the collection of dresses as "Fabulous and Historic".
Ten of Princess Diana's most iconic dresses that her son William persuaded her to part with for charity are set to fetch up to £830,000 at auction. They include the Saturday Night Diva creation that Diana wore when she memorably danced with John Travolta at a White House ball in 1985.
The Victor Edelstein midnight-blue silk velvet outfit became the most famous dress ever worn by Diana and is valued at up to £300,000.
A Catherine Walker pink silk evening gown made for Diana's State visit to India in 1992 is tipped to raise up to £120,000.
Another Catherine Walker burgundy outfit, worn to the premiere of 'Steel Magnolias' in aid of the Prince's Trust in 1990 and for the State visit to Korea in 1992, is tipped to fetch £60,000.
A Bruce Oldfield black velvet evening gown, worn at the gala opening of 'Les Miserables' at the Barbican centre in 1985, has an estimate of up to £50,000.
The Zandra Rhodes white chiffon cocktail dress, worn to a benefit event at the London Palladium in 1987 is valued at £40,000.
A Catherine Walker sea-green sequined evening gown that Princess Diana wore for a State visit to Austria in 1989 that is tipped to fetch up to £50,000 at auction.
A Catherine Walker burgundy crushed velvet evening gown that Princess Diana wore for a State visit to Australia and to the film premiere of 'Back to the Future' in 1985 that is tipped to fetch £50,000 at auction.
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