March 18, 2015 – Princess Diana News Blog "All Things Princess Diana"

Princess Diana met the cast of Alice in Wonderland backstage after the English National Ballet’s production at the Coliseum in London on March 19, 1996. She smiled broadly when she met her counterpart, the “QUEEN OF HEARTS.” She spoke animatedly with the cast and asked them how they managed to dance in their cumbersome costumes. At the time, she was Patron of the English National Ballet.

Diana with 4 year old Greta Born after receiving a programme

She is wearing a gold brocade, embroidered minimalistic sheath with braided hem, neckline and arm detail by Catherine Walker and those strappy gold heels are by Jimmy Choo. She had several pairs in different colors.
Alice in Wonderland was choreographed by Derek Deane and the score was arranged by Carl Davies. The English National Ballet Royal Premiere for Diana Princess Of Wales at the London Coliseum in 1996 made several national tours. The ballet was packed with visual illusions. It was nominated for best new dance production in the Olivier Awards 1996.

The Prince and Princess of Wales at the Cheltenham Gold Cup, March 18, 1982

Cheltenham is a borough of Gloucestershire and is located on the edge of the Cotswolds. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, which is the the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held every March.

It was traditionally run on Thursday when Cheltenham staged a three-day Festival, but in the new four-day Festival it has become the Friday centrepiece. Its first sponsor was Piper Champagne in 1975, but since 1980 it has been sponsored by the Tote. It has since been branded the Totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.
Silver Buck, ridden by Robert Earnshaw and trained by Michael Dickinson won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on 18th March 1982. Silver Buck was ten years old when jockey Robert Earnshaw rode the horse to victory in 1982. The owner of the horse was Christine Feather who died in June 2014.