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Diana – The People's Princess is a limited-run, traveling exhibition located at the Branson Exhibition Center (formerly the Roy Rogers Museum) at 3950 Green Mountain Drive in Branson, Missouri.
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Branson is a city in Taney and Stone counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Most of the city is in Taney County, with a small portion in the west extending into Stone County. Branson is in the Ozark Mountains. The community was named after Reuben Branson, postmaster and operator of a general store in the area in the 1880s. The population was 10,520 at the 2010 census.
The exhibition looks at the life of Princess Diana, as told through her own personal objects and stories from every day life. The 26,000-sq. ft. exhibition features 5 dresses which Diana donated for charity and sold at Christie's Auction House on 25 June 1997. The dresses were bought by Maureen Rorech Dunkel of Tampa, Florida, who anonymously purchased the largest collection of Diana’s dresses at the auction.
Dresses currently on display in the exhibition include the pink “India” dress, which Diana wore during her 1992 official state tour of India, a long black velvet dress Diana wore in her official portrait and to the opening night gala of Les Misérables (1985), a navy blue dress she wore on the royal yacht RMS Britannia (1990), a Scottish dancing dress she wore to a charity event at Balmoral, Scotland (1990), and a dark green silk velvet dress designed by couturier Victor Edelstein.
Les Misérables, colloquially known in English-speaking countries as Les Mis, is a sung-through musical based on the 1862 novel of the same name by French poet and novelist Victor Hugo. The musical premiered in Paris in 1980, and has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and original French-language lyrics by Alain Boublil and Jean-Marc Natel. An English-language libretto was written by Herbert Kretzmer. The London production has run continuously since October 1985, making it the longest-running musical in the West End and the second longest-running musical in the world after the original Off-Broadway run of The Fantasticks.
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In addition, the exhibition features a collection of more than 1,200 objects, reflecting a variety of authentic artifacts and historic collectibles relating to Diana’s life. Among the many objects on display is an actual slice of Diana and Prince Charles’ wedding cake. This item is preserved in a special presentation cake box, and was personally signed by Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer. The item is a single serving of fruitcake, made with raisins, sultanas and topped with a marzipan icing.
Charles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer,, styled Viscount Althorp between 1975 and 1992, is a British nobleman, peer, author, journalist, and broadcaster. He is the younger brother of Diana, Princess of Wales, which makes him the maternal uncle of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.
At the beginning of the exhibition, attendees enter a 300-seat theater, where they view a 15-minute video which follows the journey of a young girl from the English countryside, whose life would ultimately play out on the world stage and make her a household name on seven continents.
The rest of the self-guided tour takes guests through a series of themed rooms, each dedicated to a different time in Diana’s life, showcasing personal objects and historic mementos throughout the exhibit.
Featured areas include:
- Diana’s childhood home
- The Royal Engagement and Wedding
- Diana, The Princess of Wales
- Diana’s Role As “Mum” to William and Harry
- The Princess of Style
- Humanitarian Projects and Building a Legacy
The exhibition opened 1 July 2010, on what would have been Diana's 49th birthday. Prior to its opening in Branson, the exhibition had a five-month run at Downtown Disney in Orlando, Florida.
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