Princess Diana's "revenge frock" is on display this week at Sotheby's in London, ahead of its sale at auction in New York in December - with a sale estimate of $150,000–300,000 (£110,000–220,000)! [click to embiggen]
It's another snippets post, dear reader...
- Arachnophobia news: The huge Wasp Spider - native to the continent - has been spotted for the first time in Cheshire, the furthest north in Britain it has been recorded. Harmless, apparently, but you probably wouldn't want to walk face first into its web while pegging out the washing!
- Cross my palm with silver news: An amateur detectorist in Germany has discovered a horde of Roman silver coins, weighing almost 7lb (3.1 kg) - the biggest ever such discovery in the country's history. Don't spend it all at once, Mein Herr!
- Waiting for God no more news: RIP the lovely Stephanie Cole, beloved actress here at Dolores Delargo Towers, not least for her roles in Tenko, Talking Heads and Waiting for God; she also appeared in Doc Martin, and even Coronation Street. All our old faves are dropping like flies, it seems...
- Sex kitten's slippers, anyone? news: An auction of French screen legend Brigitte Bardot's personal items fetched nearly €1 million (£858,000, $1.15m) in Paris on Monday, almost 20 times the estimate. There was some right old tat among the 284 items that were for sale - I wonder who bought her old typewriter, or paid seven grand for two dog collars?
- Tidy! news: Happy 60th birthday to the simply faboo Ruth Jones, comedienne, actress - and creator of one of the best characters on telly in the last decade, Nessa!
- And finally: It's the Autumn Equinox tonight! It's all downhill from here, folks - the days are officially shorter than the nights from tomorrow until March... Dammit.
And the weather? Very warm and sunny in London, and the signs are good for the rest of the week. On Friday, it's forecast to hit 26C/78F! Hurrah!
I think the revenge dress should go for more at auction. I always loved that dress!
ReplyDeleteEek! Massive house spiders are bad enough! Huge one in my bathroom last month with very thick legs. I screamed.
I did like Stephanie Cole, she was a wonderful actress who brought kudos to anything she was in - including Corrie.
Happy Birthday, Ms Jones!! I even read her novels.
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And you've finally updated on my sideboard!!!!
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That dress was probably her most stunning look of them all - and she had many!
DeleteI'm not scared of spiders, but I always jump out of my skin when I see one of those massive ones running across the living room. Then it's a quick dash to get a jar and a piece of card to trap it and throw it out the back.
Miss Cole is a sad loss indeed.
I adore Ruth Jones - did you see her playing Hattie Jacques, shagging Aiden Turner? Of course you did.... Jx
PS Sideboard victory? Hoorah! It took its time.
DeleteIf the wasp spider is harmless, who the hell gave it that name?
ReplyDeleteIf you see a picture of it, you'd see why it's called that... Jx
DeleteWell...there goes my day. I had not heard about Stephanie Cole. Very heartbroken. I ADORED her. She was just plain bloody brillant in Waiting for God. And enjoyed her as Mrs Fetherstone in Open All Hours and it's follow up and like you said in DocMartin. Get the black back out for work.
ReplyDeleteOh, black is so in at the moment. Jx
DeleteI refuse to watch Gavin and Stacey simply because I don't like that arrogant fat man who's in it. I like Ruth Jones though I have the Stella box set and Nighty Night. I'm hoping the cable TV actress sees this pic and does a cheap Happy Shopper version for her revenge.
ReplyDeleteJames Corden is very good in Gavin & Stacey! I don't know, nor do I really care, why people hate him so much.
DeleteWhich cable TV actress would dare to even attempt Princess Diana's style?! Apart from Jack Whitehall, of course. Jx
"Oh yes, and I will be clubbed to the cold stone floor still proclaiming my right to be as tasteless and offensive and politically incorrect as I ever was and ever will be, amen." — Diana Trent
ReplyDelete"Too many people to get even with, and the best way to do that is outlive them."
DeleteA brilliant character, brilliantly played by Ms Cole!
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Oh that dress! I cheered when I first saw those photos! Honestly I never understood what that idiot man ever saw in Camilla; she looks like a 'South Park' Canadian, and always with the Dutch shoes glued to either side of her head.
ReplyDeleteDiana brought the magic back to the Royals!
DeleteCamilla always looks like she should be propping up the bar, or wearing a pinny while working at the laundrette in EastEnders. Dog-rough. Jx
How I would love to own the revenge dress! It's going to sell for more than 300k. If I had a fortune, I'd go as high as a million. There will never be another Diana and to have that dress, oh Lord. Why would anyone want that cow Camilla when there was a Diana in the world?
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That dress would have pride of place in anyone's collection - it is stunning! I imagine it will exceed expectations too. Jx
DeleteI too think Di's revenge dress will go for far more than estimated. If it's sold for less than £1M I'll eat my hat. (Which has just flown up into the attic for some reason...)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing a wasp spider when I'm out with Bitey. (Apparently, they have already been spotted in Norfolk - just up and down the coast from here.)
That dress is just your size, too, Mr DeVice! Shame to be outbid... 🤣 Jx
DeleteGawd bless Nessa and thank you Ruth Jones
ReplyDeleteTidy! Jx
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