Shy, innocent, modest, retiring, demure, and coy, the girl next door These are just some of the labels which have stuck to Lady Diana Spencer during the intense speculation leading up to yesterdays announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles, declared The Times
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Beaded fringe flows softly from the banded sleeves of this long beaded formal dress, while the hip-skimming long skirt opens in a side slit before ending in a small train
