Paris Grévin Unveils Diana Wax Figure in Revenge Dress

Paris's Grévin Wax Museum unveiled a lifelike wax figure of the late Princess Diana on Thursday, depicting her in the iconic black cocktail dress known as the "revenge dress" more than 28 years after her death in the French capital.

The figure captures Diana at a 1994 fundraising event at London's Serpentine Gallery, where she wore the off-the-shoulder, figure-hugging black gown, paired with high heels, a pearl choker and a small handbag. The outfit gained its nickname from tabloids after Prince Charles, now King Charles III, admitted in a televised interview the previous day to having been unfaithful with Camilla Parker Bowles, now Queen Camilla. Museum officials described the dress as defying royal protocol with its daring cut and plunging neckline, symbolizing Diana's independence and liberation. "It became a symbol of newfound freedom," the museum stated.

The unveiling holds particular resonance in Paris, where Diana died on August 31, 1997, at age 36, in a car crash in the Pont de l'Alma tunnel. She was traveling with her partner, Dodi Fayed, when their vehicle collided with a pillar during a pursuit by paparazzi. The tragedy prompted global mourning and cemented Diana's...