IT sounds as though Diana, Princess of Wales has been listening to Eileen Reid's old hit I Gave My Wedding Dress Away.
Whatever about other items in their wardrobe, most women sentimentally cling on to the outfit in which they were married, long after it has fallen out of fashion or they have finally abandoned hope of ever fitting into it again.
Princess Diana's wedding dress, which was on display at Kensington Palace for a few years in the 1980s until rumours of the deterioration in the Waleses' relationship became widespread, must represent all the aspirations she brought to her marriage. Now that she is divorced, it can only seem like an unfortunate reminder of a former existence.
The princess obviously has accumulated more clothes than the majority of her contemporaries, so disposing of a mere 65 numbers is hardly going to clear very much space in her wardrobe.
In addition, along with all the other clothes being prepared for auction to be raised money for her favourite charities, this dress symbolises the old, fashion obsessed image the princess has indicated she is now keen to cast aside.
Even before the 1981 royal wedding, her enthusiasm for fashion was widely known and there was intense speculation about what she would wear on the day. The outfit, designed by David and Elizabeth Emmanuel, managed to remain a secret until her arrival at Westminster Abbey when television cameras from around the world immediately made it the most famous - and probably most copied - wedding dress of the decade.
A frothy mass of tulle, lace and frills, it perfectly embodies the overblown extravagance of Britain in the 1980s and is a far remove from the stripped back style Diana now espouses.
Even if she were still married, therefore, it would be perfectly understandable that the princess should want to get rid of what looks, in hindsight, like the archetypal giant meringue.