Princess Diana's wedding dress designer said she was 'horrified' when she saw the royal wearing it because of how creased it was

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The Prince and Princess of Wales outside St Paul's Cathedral in London on their wedding day. Anwar Hussein/Getty Images

  • Princess Diana's wedding dress designer Elizabeth Emmanuel said she "felt faint" when she saw the royal wearing the gown because of how creased it had gotten. 

  • Elizabeth, who co-designed the gown with her former husband David Emmanuel, said in a recently resurfaced interview that she was "horrified" watching the princess arrive at St Paul's Cathedral.

  • It wasn't the only wardrobe malfunction Diana faced on the day. She spilled perfume on her dress right before walking down the aisle, according to InStyle.

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Princess Diana's wedding dress designer Elizabeth Emanuel once said she was "horrified" when she saw the royal on her wedding day because of how creased the dress had gotten.

During an appearance on ITV's Invitation to the Royal Wedding in 2018, Elizabeth, who designed the ivory silk gown with her former husband David Emanuel, recalled the moment she saw the Princess of Wales step out of her wedding carriage for the first time.

"We did know it would crease a bit but when I saw her arrive at St Paul's and we saw the creasing I actually felt faint," Elizabeth said in the recently resurfaced interview, according to the Daily Mirror. "I was horrified, really, because it was quite a lot of creasing. It was a lot more than we thought."

That wasn't the only wardrobe malfunction to take place on Diana and Prince Charles' wedding day on July 29, 1981. According to InStyle, the princess spilled Houbigant Paris Quelques Fleurs perfume on her dress right before she was about to walk down the aisle.

Diana's makeup artist Barbara Daly reportedly tried to clean the dress, but the perfume still left a large stain. The publication reports that Daly instructed the royal to hold the dress up in the stained area so it would appear that she was just trying to avoid stepping on it. 

Despite the mishaps, Diana called David Emmanuel after the ceremony to thank him for his work on the dress, the designer recently told Hello! Magazine.

"After all the photographs, they went in to have the wedding breakfast and I went back to my studio in Mayfair. All of my workroom ladies were there so we had a glass of champagne," David said. "We had a little party and just as I'm about to lock up, the phone rings … I thought who's calling? It was Diana! She said 'I just wanted to say thank you so much for the gown. I loved it. Prince Charles loved it. All the family loved it.'"

"It couldn't have been more special for me to hear from the client. When you design for a bride you want her to be happy. As long as the bride is happy that is all that matters. The fact she took the time before she went off on honeymoon … that's genuine kindness," he added.

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