Overview
- The life-size figure was revealed on November 20 and portrays Diana in the black off‑shoulder dress linked to her 1994 public reinvention.
- The museum described Diana as an enduring global pop-culture figure and called the dress a statement of new self-confidence and femininity.
- The outfit references the night King Charles III, then Prince Charles, acknowledged an affair, a moment that cemented the dress’s symbolic status.
- The statue is displayed among fashion icons at the museum, with placement reported near designer Jean Paul Gaultier and singer Aya Nakamura.
- Early online reactions included ridicule of the likeness, as separate coverage highlighted social media users questioning the facial features and styling.