Popsugar Fashion Celebrity Fashion See Princess Diana's "Travolta Dress" From 1985 John Travolta Remembers Dancing With Princess Diana in This Dress "as If It Were a Fairytale" 29 July 2020 by Kelsey Garcia Image Source: Getty / Tim Graham John Travolta has recently commented on his "fairytale" moment with Princess Diana in an interview for Esquire Mexico, and these photos of the duo dancing at a 1985 White House gala instantly popped into our mind. On the evening of, the late royal stepped out of the car in this midnight-blue velvet Victor Edelstein gown, accessorised with an ornate pearl choker and sapphire earrings. "Think of the setting. We were at the White House. It's midnight. The stage is like a dream. I approach her, touch her elbow, invite her to dance. She spins around and gives me that captivating smile, just a little sad, and accepts my invitation. And there we were, dancing together as if it were a fairytale," Travolta said, depicting the scene, in which songs from Saturday Night Fever set the tone. But where did the dress end up after that night, which Travolta has stamped in his memory "as a very special, magical moment"? Well, Princess Diana wore it once more to the premiere of Wall Street in 1988. Later, Historic Royal Palaces acquired the gown at an auction for about £220,000, and it has since been put on display at Kensington Palace. Ahead, reminisce with photos of the Princess of Wales wearing the dress on two separate occasions, and enjoy a video of it being unpacked and installed for the display. Related: Princess Diana Was the Ultimate '80s Style Icon, and These Pics Are Proof This week we welcome Diana, Princess of Wales’s ‘Travolta’ dress home to #KensingtonPalace 👗We can't wait to reopen the palace tomorrow, with this iconic gown on display for the first time since it joined our Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection in 2019.https://t.co/DZPfyghno0 pic.twitter.com/jVzN2EshOY— Historic Royal Palaces (@HRP_palaces) July 29, 2020 1 / 11 Princess Diana Wearing the Victor Edelstein Dress at the White House in 1985 Image Source: Getty / Princess Diana Archive 2 / 11 Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein 3 / 11 Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein 4 / 11 Image Source: Getty / DON RYPKA 5 / 11 Image Source: Getty / Anwar Hussein 6 / 11 Image Source: Getty / Tim Graham 7 / 11 Princess Diana Wearing the Victor Edelstein Dress at the Wall Street Premiere in 1988 Image Source: Getty / Julian Parker 8 / 11 Image Source: Getty / Julian Parker 9 / 11 Image Source: Getty / Tom Stoddart Archive 10 / 11 Image Source: Getty / Princess Diana Archive 11 / 11 Celebrity FashionThe RoyalsThe British RoyalsNostalgiaFashion NewsPrincess DianaDresses