Prince William & Kate MiddletonTHE Kate Middleton dress that won Prince William’s heart has been bought for a wealthy collector with an eye for ladies’ fashion.
David Gainsborough Roberts also owns the world’s largest collection of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia, including her famous red sequinned dress from Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and her £15,000 Niagara ‘wiggle dress’.
Kate’s £30 see-through slip, which caught William’s eye when she wore it in a university fashion show, was bought for £78,000 by Nicky Roberts as a present to his uncle.
Mr Gainsborough Roberts, who lives in the Channel Islands, revealed on BBC Radio Jersey that the dress would be sold to raise money for charity.
He said: “Miss Middleton is probably going to be the next Queen of England, so it is of historical importance – probably more important than Queen Victoria’s bloomers, which I have.”
Prince William & Kate Middleton
Kate Middleton
