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The midnight blue velvet  "John Travolta gown" worn to the White House will be displayed at Kensington Palace which reopens tomorrow. The video shows the archivists preparing the iconic dress of display.

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This week we welcome Diana, Princess of Wales?s ?Travolta? dress home to #KensingtonPalace
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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.

Princess Diana's 'Travolta Dress' on Display at Kensington Palace Amid Coronavirus

The midnight blue velvet gown that Princess Diana famously wore when she danced with John Travolta at the White House in 1985 will be exhibited at the palace starting on Thursday July 30. It will be on display in the Stone Hall alongside portraits of the palace?s famous residents.

The Victor Edelstein-designed dress was bought by charity Historic Royal Palaces in December 2019 for ?220,000 (roughly $290,000) and has been in a specialist conservation facility since. ?Like Kensington Palace itself, the dress is now coming out of isolation, and will be on display at the Princess?s former home this Summer for visitors to enjoy,? the organization said in a statement.

Eleri Lynn, Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, said they had been considering ?the right moment to display this exquisite example of British couture created for Diana, Princess of Wales.? She continued: ?One of the princess's most iconic gowns, its wow-factor and timeless elegance prove a fitting introduction to a building embodying those very attributes."