File picture: Princess Diana smiles throughout a supper and a reception at the British Embassy in Washington, DC onNov 10, 1985 (REUTERS/ChasCancellare)/One of the letters from Princess Diana that is up for auction in the UK (HenryAldridge & &Son )
Letters fromPrincessDianato anAIDSvictim, which reveal her thoughtful nature, have actually appeared in the U.K.
The unusual files will be auctioned by Henry Aldridge & &(****************************************************************************** )onFeb 24.
The 3 letters from Diana and her lady-in-waiting were sent out to the good friend of an AIDS victim who had actually called the Princess asking for aid. Margaret Bendon called Diana in July 1996 on behalf of Vincent Hickey, who had AIDS and bowel cancer.
PRINCESS DIANA LETTERS SOLD AT UK AUCTION
The correspondence records the Princess’s efforts to aid Hickey– she sent out a check for ₤580($812) to make it possible for Hickey and Bendon to check out the Catholic shrine of Lourdes in Southern France.
One of the letters from Princess Diana that is up for auction in the UK (HenryAldridge & &Son )
(************************************************************************************************ )a typed letter dated(************************************************************************************** ). 3,(*********************************************************** ), the(********************************************************************************* )thanks Bendon for the present of a little medal following their journey toLourdes “I was most touched to receive your very kind letter about your visit to Lourdes with Vincent,” she composed. “I was delighted to be able to help and so glad that he was well enough to travel.”
“It is so important that every bit of comfort is given to people like Vincent who, as you know, need all the care and help we can give them,” she included. The letter is signed “with love from Diana.”
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PrincessDiana, who was famous for her charitable work, passed away in August 1997 after sustaining deadly injuries in a Paris auto accident. She was 36.
One of the letters from Princess Diana that is up for auction in the UK (HenryAldridge & & Son)
“[The letters] demonstrate the empathy and generosity Diana was able to show to some of the more vulnerable members [of] society and just illustrate what an incredible person she was,” auctioneer Andrew Aldridge informed Fox News.
The lot has a pre-sale quote of ₤ 2,000 -3,000($ 2,802-$ 4,202).
Last year,letters sent out by Princess Diana to a Buckingham Palace authorities, consisting of one exposing that Prince Harry was “constantly in trouble” at boarding school, cost auction for countless dollars.
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