The 14 Most Lavish Royal Banquet Gowns Ever Made — And Who Paid for Them

Fourteen royal banquet and gala gowns, from Queen Elizabeth in Washington in 1957 to the Princess of Wales at the state banquets of 2023 and 2025, and who paid for each of them. Diana's scarlet Bruce Oldfield gown and her black and jade Catherine Walker gown from Toronto, which sold at the same auction for exactly the same price, $571,500 each. Diana in ice blue at Cannes in 1987, Letizia in Madrid in 2004, Queen Maxima in Berlin, and Queen Camilla in a tiara that came to the family by a will. Love royal fashion? Subscribe and give this video a like. It really helps a small channel grow. Jump to a gown 0:00 Introduction 0:30 14. Diana, Princess of Wales, Toronto, 1991 3:36 13. Catherine, Princess of Wales, Windsor, 2025 7:04 12. Queen Elizabeth the Second, Windsor, 2014 9:31 11. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, London, 2019 11:59 10. Queen Camilla, Berlin, 2023 15:21 9. Queen Maxima, Berlin, 2021 17:38 8. Letizia Ortiz, Madrid, 2004 20:09 7. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, London, 2018 22:37 6. Queen Elizabeth the Second, Paris, 1972 25:09 5. Catherine, Princess of Wales, London, 2023 28:10 4. Queen Elizabeth the Second, Washington, 1957 31:08 3. Diana, Princess of Wales, Vienna, 1986 34:03 2. Diana, Princess of Wales, Cannes, 1987 36:59 1. Diana, Princess of Wales, London, 1989