Lady Diana’s secret letters reveal marriage heartbreak
Key takeaways
- A remarkably rare and intimate look into the early days of Princess Lady Diana’s marriage to King Charles III (then Prince Charles) has been brought to light.
- The handwritten, three-page note is part of a private archive scheduled to go under the hammer at the British auction house Gorringe’s.
- Dated September 27, 1981, the letter was penned from Balmoral Castle in Scotland during the couple’s extended honeymoon period.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize. A remarkably rare and intimate look into the early days of Princess Lady Diana’s marriage to King Charles III (then Prince Charles) has been brought to light. Newly surfaced personal letters written by the late Princess of Wales offer an unexpected, candid glimpse into her mindset just months after the 1981 royal wedding—long before public scrutiny and marital strain took over their lives.
The handwritten, three-page note is part of a private archive scheduled to go under the hammer at the British auction house Gorringe’s.
Dated September 27, 1981, the letter was penned from Balmoral Castle in Scotland during the couple’s extended honeymoon period. Writing to her close childhood friend from West Heath Girls’ School, Katherine Hanbury, a 20-year-old Diana described their romantic getaway with immense fondness.