A midnight blue off-the-shoulder evening gown worn by Princess Diana fetched 240,000 British Pounds or $362,000 U.S. dollars, at a London auction.<br/> <br />The dress worn in 1985 when she danced with John Travolta at a White House state dinner was bought as a gift.<br/> <br />Auctioneer Kerry Taylor:<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: Kerry Taylor, auctioneer, saying (English)<br/> <br />"He phoned me up to say that he wanted to buy a present for his wife as a surprise and they were going to be having tea at the Dorchester this afternoon and I promised that I would phone him if he was successful that so the minute the auction was finished I gave him a call and he said they were going to toast the purchase with some champagne so it was very nice. Very romantic husband."<br/> <br />The dress was one of ten up for sale at Kerry Taylor Auctions.
