British fashion designer Dame Zandra Rose, who dressed Princess Diana five times and died in a Paris car crash at the young age of 36, told the Daily Mail that she received a "raw deal" because there was no romantic love in her life and that she She was not happy," he said. [A designer "famous for her bold designs and equally bold electric pink hair," the paper adds that Rhodes' "designs are often favored by the rich and famous. Princess Diana's endorsement has cemented Rhodes' status as "one of Britain's greatest designers," the magazine continues. In an interview with The Times, Rhodes offered a sharp insight into the late Princess Diana, describing her as "warm," but adding, "You can have all the wealth in the world, but if you don't love or feel loved, you will have almost nothing." [In 1981, the same year Princess Diana married Prince Charles, Rhodes met Princess Diana for the first time. Even though Princess Diana had just become engaged to Prince Charles and was gaining recognition, the two looked around the store like any other customers. After visiting the boutique, Rhodes received an unexpected phone call from British Vogue magazine, asking her to design Diana's royal wedding dress. Zandra's black corset sketch never became a royal wedding dress, but ended up in the hands of perhaps the next famous Diana-Diana Ross," wrote the Daily Mail. [Elizabeth and David Emmanuel won the competitive bidding to design Diana's wedding dress, but Rhodes and Princess Diana worked together a total of five times, including when Diana returned to Rhodes' store in 1986 and chose a black dress to be remade in pink The dress was made in the same year. That dress became one of the statement pieces Diana wore during her official visit to Japan that same year," the Daily Mail reported.

Of working with Diana, Rhodes said, "I was ushered into the palace with this dress over my arm, and as I bowed, I bumped into the children's toys," adding of Diana, "The word happy did not connect with her, but she was very warm."

Diana may have been a Welsh princess, but Tatler magazine called Rhodes a punk princess. In an interview with The Guardian, Rhodes reflected on another piece she made for Princess Diana, saying, "I made her a [white] wrap dress, and she said she needed it to be open and not show her legs when she got out of the car."

In 2017, Rhodes told Harrow how brave Diana was then to work with her in the first place: "I was considered cutting edge with my green, then pink hair. Princess Diana was trying to break the mold in her own little way."