Paris waxwork museum unveiled Princess Diana's wax figure
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A wax replica of Princess Diana wearing the "revenge dress," which she famously wore after her then-husband Prince Charles's adultery was made public, was unveiled Thursday as the new star attraction at the Grevin waxwork museum in Paris.
Charles, who is currently King Charles III, and his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II, are already represented in models at the Grevin Museum in central Paris, which is comparable to Madame Tussauds in London, according to AFP.
Despite her tragic connection to the city, where she lost her life in a car accident in August 1997, Diana was a notable absentee.
A replica of the long black dress designed by Christina Stambolian, which she wore for a public appearance in 1995 during a media frenzy regarding the dissolution of her marriage to Charles, is shown on her.
She stepped out in the dazzling backless dress on the same day as an interview was broadcast in which Charles admitted to being unfaithful.
"More than 28 years after her tragic death in Paris, Diana is still a major figure in global pop culture, celebrated for her style, humanity, and independence," the Grevin Museum said in a statement.
"The gown became a statement of reclaimed self-assertion, a powerful image of determined femininity and renewed confidence," it added.
Her waxwork will be displayed under the museum's dome alongside fashion figures Jean Paul Gaultier and Chantal Thomass, as well as the late French queen Marie-Antoinette, who was beheaded in 1793.