No pressure.
Meeting a member of the royal circle of relatives is quite stressful. In addition to Princess Diana’s prestige as an icon of foreign taste, we believe the tension was ten times greater. From award-winning actors to world-renowned singers, watch those dressed celebrities (or in some cases poorly dressed) for her meeting with the Princess of Wales.
The Princess of Monaco met Princess Diana at a fundraiser for London’s Royal Opera Hall and wore a dress with plum ball sleeves and a pearl necklace for the occasion.
But this outfit isn’t necessarily the actress’ choice: she’s still dressed for her little foxes charity role.
Princess Diana met the celebrated Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev after her performance at the Royal Opera House, who wore her elaborate functional costume, while Diana opted for her own eye-catching look in a red tul dress.
Roger Moore would possibly or possibly not have been animated through his on-screen character, James Bond, when he chose this tuxedo to meet Princess Diana at Octopussy’s London premiere.
Duran Duran members dressed as the ’80s to meet Princess Diana at the Prince’s Trust Rock Gala. Simon Le Bon (center) opted for white trousers, a round-necked T-shirt and a white jacket, with their sleeves rolled up, of course.
The Genesis singer met Princess Diana in 1984 at a royal charity concert, wore a matching sports coat in khaki pants and brought a miniature satin bomber for the mother-to-be.
When he met Princess Diana before his concert in 1984, Neil Diamond wore a button-down blouse with sequins and black pants and gave the pregnant princess a Garfield toy.
A state dinner at the White House brought together First Lady Nancy Reagan and Princess Diana. The First Lady wore a long-sleeved evening dress with beads, while the princess wore a Victor Edelstein dress dress in blue velvet with bare shoulders.
The actor dressed for the White House State Dinner in 1985 with a pointy tuxedo and also beat the princess with a dance.
The 3 members of Making a Song’s organization were stunned in red long-sleeved dresses, finished with golden sequins. Looks like Princess Diana got the memo, too.
Princess Diana met Ludo, a Hollywood star with much more hair than she used for the premiere of Labyrinth in London.
Tina Turner wore a spandex suit and an oversized white jacket when she met Princess Diana in the backstage of the Prince’s Trust concert at Wembley Stadium.
Before Lionel Richie at Wembley Stadium, the singer wore a striped satin jacket and gave His Royal Highness two leather jackets for children as a gift to her children.
Lillian Gish, identified as the first girl in American cinema, met Princess Diana at the 94-year-old Cannes Film Festival dressed in a long-sleeved lamé suit and white gloves up to her elbow.
In the genuine 1980s, Michael Douglas shook a mule with his formal tuxedo. The American actor met the princess at the London premiere of his hit film, Wall Street.
Princess Diana and American tennis champion Steffi Graf wearing tennis apparel on the court before a doubles match in 1988.
Princess Diana’s yellow satin suit stole the exhibition alongside Michael Jackson’s gold and black jumpsuit at the singer’s concert for Prince’s Trust.
Who Framed star Roger Rabbit wears the same outfit as always, while Princess Diana wore a Catherine Walker dance gown in pink satin with shoulders discovered at the London premiere.
At the London premiere of Dangerous Liaisons, the actress wore a gold lamé dress, while Diana wore a black velvet nightgown strapless through Victor Edelstein, while a young Uma Thurman awaits her backdrop.
The stars of When Harry met Sally shared a laugh with the princess at its London premiere. Ryan wore an elegant brown and cream dress with bare shoulders, while Crystal wore a vintage tuxedo.
Sean Connery and his wife met Princess Diana at the premiere of The Hunt For Red October in 1990, and the two women were congratulated with bright flashes and aquamarine dresses.
It wasn’t the first time they’ve performed, but Joan Collins did everything she could for Private Lives opening night in her sublime black-and-white dress.
The actor spoke to Princess Diana at Backdraft’s London premiere in a vintage tuxedo, who wore a black sleeveless dress with beaded straps designed through Bellville Sassoon.
Liza Minnelli opted for a frilly, bare-shoulder white dress for the London premiere of Stepping Out, while the princess wore a skintight pink and white nightgown.
Princess Diana dressed in red when she met Charlie Sheen at the London premiere of Hot Shots. Charlie kept things undeniable with a black tuxedo.
At Hook’s 1992 premiere, the actor wore a tuxedo and Princess Diana marked the instance in a black-and-white velvet evening dress through Catherine Walker.
The list A couple met the princess at the premiere of Far and Away in 1992. Nicole Kidman sported a sleeveless white empire waist and dressed in elbow pads.
An undeniable but sublime velvet embroidered jacket, the outfit chosen by Barbra Streisand when he met Princess Diana at the premiere of The Prince of the Tides.
The French actor said goodbye to Princess Diana when he crossed the reception line at the 1492 premiere dressed in (you guessed it) a black tuxedo. She, for her part, opted for a black dress word of honor at night through Victor Edelstein.
The Beatles singer wore an all-black outfit on one occasion in Lille, France, while his wife, Linda and Diana wore crushed velvet dresses.