Several of Princess Diana's handwritten cards and letters to her childhood housekeeper, Violet Collison, are set to be put up for auction in the U.K.
A new collection of Princess Diana’s belongings is going up for auction, and they offer an intimate glimpse into her private life as a member of the royal family.
Included in the auction collection is Collison’s invite to Diana and King Charles III’s 1981 wedding and Christmas cards sent by Diana from the years 1981 to 1994. “With all Good Wishes for Christmas and the New Year,” read the message printed on Diana and Charles’ 1981 holiday card, which featured a portrait of the two from their nuptials. Diana signed the note, “With love from Diana.”
Diana’s handwritten letters to Collison span from the years 1980 to 1992. In one note from 1981, Diana seemingly thanked Collison for congratulating her on her and Charles’ engagement. “I am surrounded by hundreds, if not thousands of letters and telegrams,” the late royal wrote on Buckingham Palace stationary. “Both of us are amazed at everyone’s kindness.”
In one of her last letters to Collison, Diana thanked her former caregiver for sharing her condolences over the 1992 death of her father, John Spencer, the 8th Earl of Spencer. “I was so touched to receive your letter concerning Daddy,” she wrote. “Thank you for writing and thank you for caring at this difficult time. We all miss him dreadfully as he was such a strong and positive force in our lives.
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