Princess Diana's Sheep Sweater Smashes Records to Sell for USD 1.1 Million

On Thursday, September 14, 2023, Princess Diana's ‘black sheep’ knit sweater in the colour red was sold at an auction in New York for $1.1 million, the highest price paid for any garment sold at an auction that was worn by the Princess.

The sweater was first worn by the late Diana when she attended a polo match in 1981, while engaged to the now King Charles III.

The sweater was the star lot at Sotheby's latest Fashion Icons auction in New York. It jumped to the final price from $190,000 in the last 15 minutes of the sale, fetching a whopping $1,143,000.