Elizabeth Emanuel opens up about 'upsetting public fight' with ex David over Diana's wedding dress designs - and recalls 'life-changing' call with 'shy' Princess Elizabeth Emanuel opened up about the 'upsetting' High Court battle with ex READ MORE: David Emanuel settles High Court row with his ex Elizabeth Follow the latest updates from King Charles' tour of Australia in our MailOnline live blog By Ellen Coughlan For Mailonline Published: 11:01, 27 October 2024 | Updated: 11:12, 27 October 2024 e-mail View comments Princess Diana 's dress designer has questioned why her ex husband would 'start a public fight' over the royal's wedding dress designs. Elizabeth Emanuel opened up about the 'upsetting' high profile court battle with ex partner David, who she split from in 1990, over the auctioning of drawings of their designs and alleged copyright infringement nearly four years ago. The designer also admitted that she knew the phone call from 'lovely and shy' Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 about creating her wedding gown would be 'life-changing'.
Speaking to The Telegraph , she said: 'She radiated this energy and warmth. We made a few things for her and then we got the call: ''Would you do me the honour of making my wedding dress?'' 'I'd always thought to myself, ''wouldn't it be wonderful [if she chose us]'' but never thought she would. I knew in that moment of taking the call it was life-changing.
' Princess Diana's dress designer Elizabeth Emanuel questioned why her ex husband David.