![Lady Diana Spencer seen here wearing a black Emanuel evening dress . May 1st 1981 Stock Photo - Alamy Lady Diana Spencer seen here wearing a black Emanuel evening dress . May 1st 1981 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/EKXN9T/lady-diana-spencer-seen-here-wearing-a-black-emanuel-evening-dress-EKXN9T.jpg)
Lady Diana Spencer seen here wearing a black Emanuel evening dress . May 1st 1981 Stock Photo - Alamy
Princess Diana was criticized by Prince Charles for wearing a black dress to her first royal engagement
![After announcing her engagement, Lady Diana and The Prince stepped out at a recital at London's Goldsmith's Hall, 1981. She wore a strapless black dress that gaped a little at the top. “ After announcing her engagement, Lady Diana and The Prince stepped out at a recital at London's Goldsmith's Hall, 1981. She wore a strapless black dress that gaped a little at the top. “](https://preview.redd.it/bcriv6l3na781.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=026bf00f79b3dccfe3807b36136abd350d9cde52)
After announcing her engagement, Lady Diana and The Prince stepped out at a recital at London's Goldsmith's Hall, 1981. She wore a strapless black dress that gaped a little at the top. “
![Black Engagement Dress – Coming up for Auction – Princess Diana News Blog "All Things Princess Diana" Black Engagement Dress – Coming up for Auction – Princess Diana News Blog "All Things Princess Diana"](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2010/04/12/article-1265458-00AD8EE200000190-281_233x671.jpg)
Black Engagement Dress – Coming up for Auction – Princess Diana News Blog "All Things Princess Diana"
![9 MARCH 1981 LADY DIANA SPENCER ACCOMPANIES PRINCE CHARLES TO GOLDSMITHS' HALL IN THAT “LBD”. . . LITTLE BLACK DRESS – Princess Diana News Blog "All Things Princess Diana" 9 MARCH 1981 LADY DIANA SPENCER ACCOMPANIES PRINCE CHARLES TO GOLDSMITHS' HALL IN THAT “LBD”. . . LITTLE BLACK DRESS – Princess Diana News Blog "All Things Princess Diana"](https://princessdianabookboutique.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/image278.jpg)