Custom Search
24-11-2008This Month 24th Nov 14:00
A letter written by Britain's late Princess Diana on her honeymoon is set to be auctioned.
The princess wrote to royal footman Mark Simpson two days after her July 1981 wedding to Prince Charles to thank him for looking after her while she stayed at London's Buckingham Palace during the run up to her big day.
'Auctioneer James Grinter said: Diana's letter gives a unique insight into her feelings leading up to the royal wedding and it is also rare for an original Lichfield wedding photograph to come on the market
In the note - which is expected to fetch up to £3,500 when it is sold at auctioneers Reeman Dansie in Colchester, Essex - the princess admits feeling "terribly lonely" in the days before her wedding.
Diana wrote: "I just wanted to thank you for all the kindness and patience you've showed towards me since I moved into Buckingham Palace.
"My stay was made so much easier by your company as it got terrible lonely and we had so many laughs for that I can't thank you enough."
The letter is accompanied by a rare royal wedding presentation photograph in its original green leather frame.
The picture was taken by the late Lord Lickfield and is expected to sell for between £3,500 and £4,000.
Readers' Comments
#1 by Elizabeth Harris - 27-11-2008This Month 27th Nov 07:01
This poor young woman sounds so lonely. I can't imagine a honeymoon where the couple is always surrounded by so many people. Diana and Charles never had dinner alone because they ate with the Capt. and crew.