Princess Diana ‘fashion blunder’ at Balmoral recalled by insider

Princess Diana nearly made a fashion faux pas on her first trip to Balmoral.

The former Princess of Wales, who passed away in 1997, only brought one dress to her three day night trip to Balmoral ahead of marrying then Prince Charles.

In the book A Royal Duty, former palace butler, Paul Burrell, spoke about Diana’s visit.

"This is my lady's dress," the housemaid reportedly shared. "She's only got the one and she's here for three nights. What is she going to do?"

Burrell added: "Most visiting ladies brought with them more than one evening dress, and there were anxious looks downstairs about whether she would be socially embarrassed. She was only 19, a mere teenager in a royal social circle full of men and ladies in their thirties and forties."

"Staying at the castle could be a fraught experience for any newcomer: how to address members of the Royal Family; knowing what time to appear for drinks; the social test of dinner-table conversation and whether you would be warmly accepted into the fold," the former butler explained.

He continued: "As it turned out, glorious warm evenings saved her from a fashion faux pas. The dress had to be worn only once to dinner because on the two other evenings barbecues were held at the log cabin, bought as a silver wedding anniversary present by The Queen for the Duke of Edinburgh [Prince Philip]."