Princess Diana's dresses go on display in London, 20 years after her death

The collection of 25 dresses will be displayed from Fridayfor the rest of the year in Kensington Palace, where she livedfor over 15 years. The exhibition coincides with the 20thanniversary of her death.

It features an ink-blue velvet gown worn by Diana when shedanced with actor John Travolta at the White House in 1985, aswell as her "Elvis" dress - high-collared and encrusted withpearls.

The collection also shows Diana's "understanding of how todeploy fashion as a diplomatic tool," organizers said, includingone dress that incorporates the national bird of Saudia Arabia,the falcon.

"Our exhibition explores the story of a young woman who hadto quickly learn the rules of royal and diplomatic dressing, whoin the process put the spotlight on the British fashion industryand designers," said Eleri Lynn, curator of Diana: Her FashionStory.

Diana, mother to Princes William and Harry, was married toheir-to-the-throne Prince Charles between 1981 and 1996, when thecouple divorced.She died in a car crash in Paris in 1997.