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	Shirl Buys Own Welsh Flag Dress 20 Sep, from Western Mail Our Shirl purchased the Welsh flag gown she wore at the opening ceremony of the Rugby World Cup at the Millennium Stadium in 1999 as a gift for the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama...

Interview - Hey Big Spenders 20 Sep, from You Magazine I wanted to see the gowns go to good homes in my lifetime. I'd like to think that museums might buy them, and drag artists, too, especially the ones who do me and have been dying to get...

Bassey's Dresses Raise £250,000 19 Sep, from BBC Online Such was the popularity of her show-stopping gowns that more than five times the amount expected was achieved. It is understood the famous Welsh flag dress, was bought by the diva herself...

Bassey's Gowns - For Big Spenders Only 18 Sep, from The Telegraph Dame Shirley Bassey's glittering gowns have dazzled audiences around the world. Now she's selling 50 of them to celebrate half a century in showbusiness and help her home city of Cardiff by giving the money...

Shirley Defrocks For Charity 14 Sep, from Sunday Express Singer Shirley Bassey is auctioning off her treasured collection of stage gowns because she wants to put the cash to good use before she dies. The Goldfinger star has pocked out 50 dresses, covering her half...

Bassey's Gowns Up For Auction 12 Sep, from BBC Wales Saying goodbye to the show-stopping outfits which have become her trademark will be quite a wrench. "Parting with these beautiful gowns will be an emotional experience as they have brought me great...

Nothing Like a Dame 07 Sep, from Sunday Times Style Today, Bassey is on top form, whooping and laughing over designer suits and diamonds as she gets made up for the shoot. She chats away to her hairdresser, “Joan always says to me, ‘Shirley...

Bassey's Bid to Tempt Big Spenders 10 Aug, from Mail on Sunday She has cut a glamorous and extravagant figure in showbusiness for half a century, so when Dame Shirley Bassey clears her wardrobe, the world can expect something special. Christie's will auction...

Shirley Wants Big Spenders 12 Jul, from The Guardian Dame Shirley was at Christie's to pose and peacock with six of the gowns, all of which are the creations of the designer Douglas Darnell. "Hello babies!" she purred, stroking the ostrich feathers lovingly...

Shirley Wants Big Spenders 12 Jul, from The Telegraph Lots include the gold and silver gown she wore when she sang the theme song for the James Bond film Goldfinger at the premiere in 1964. Dame Shirley has decided to give something back...

Bassey Looking for Big Spenders 12 Jul, from PA News She admitted the clothes were her "babies" and added: "It's incredible. For all these years they have just been hanging up in a warehouse. To see them hanging on mannequins...

Shirley's Gowns For Sale 12 Jul, from Western Mail Dame Shirley Bassey walked through the door yesterday and urged big spenders to dip deep for the glittering evening gowns she's auctioning off for charity later this year. The Tiger...

Bassey Gowns for Big Spenders 11 Jul, from BBC Online Dame Shirley Bassey is hoping some big spenders will turn out as she auctions off some of her famous dresses for charity. The veteran Cardiff-born singer has announced the gala sale...

Shirley Gowns go Under the Hammer 25 Jun, from Western Mail Elaborate and sparkling gowns worn by the singer during her 50 year career will be auctioned on September 18 after a champagne reception. The event is bound to draw attention, for Dame...

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