Princess Diana's Letters Up For Auction! They Reveal…
Despite the royal reverence that Princess Diana has been elevated to in the years following her tragic death, private letters to her nanny reveal a woman still plagued with common problems.
The letters, which are set to hit the auction block at the end of the month, convey family concern, insecurity and even pregnancy discomfort, further proving Diana to truly be the People's Princess.
She was born into an aristocratic family and engaged to Prince Charles when she was 19 in 1981. They married that summer and had two sons together - Princes William and Harry.
The couple divorced in 1996 and in 1997 Diana died tragically alongside then boyfriend Dodi Fayed when their limousine crashed in a Paris tunnel, hassled by pursuing paparazzi.
She left behind a turbulent legacy and became one of the first women to enter celebrity as we know it now. She conducted a great deal of charity work with poise and elegance.
But the letters give us an insight into the person behind the princess.
In the letters written to her nanny, Mary Clarke, she worries about trying to marry off elder sister Sarah and how even Prince Charles was a candidate who fatefully declined. While pregnant with Prince William she laments being so sick that she longs "for the day when I can eventually sit on the loo as to looking over it!" She also confesses her insecurity, fearing that she looks like an "elephant" when she dances.
The letters are a bittersweet reminder of England's Rose, but we sort of wish they'd just let her rest in peace!
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first!!
Admit it Perez. You've hired someone to help out on the website. Cuz I know you didn't write this:
She left behind a turbulent legacy and became one of the first women to enter celebrity as we know it now. She conducted a great deal of charity work with poise and elegance.
she was beautiful. i wish they would let her RIP too.
Let her rest in peace.
♥ Diana. I agree, let her rest in peace. She was so beautiful and kind; I can't stand to look at Prince Charles and his "bride" knowing how they hurt her.
RIP Pricess Diana
…says the number one paparrazzi whore in the world….
yeah, I know you didn't write that.
Such an icon!
I'll always remember that night 11 years ago…I was only 15 then and I knew then just how much of an icon she was!!
Rest in peace
You let US rest in peace, please. Enough about her already, enough, enough, enough, what more can we learn about her that would interest us, she was constantly on the news with her pointless life, at least now that she has departed, give us a break.
I said first a long time ago, what's up with that?!!!
They need to leave her alone. It's almost sick that anyone would actually buy her private letters. Fuckers.
wow this is the first time im actually first! how awesome!
RIP Diana
Of course he didn't write it, I've seen the exact same thing on other websites. Not only this article but others as well…
ummmm….im not too sure about this…it's one thing to auction off her gowns or jewelerly for charity but to sell something as personal and sentimental as her letters is a bit much.i would think that her letters would be wanted by her sons or her family.
May I make a correction? Princess Diana was riding in a mercedes sedan, not a limousine.
Sarah Palin is today's Princess Diana! All hail Sarah!
Mario Pendeja ACTUALLY thinks the movie W. is going to be bad! He couldn't be more wrong, it looks like it's gonna rank up there with There Will Be Blood and The Darjeeling Limited. Let's boycott this loser.
Search YouTube: Giuliani Responds to Sarah Palin Watching Tina Fey on SNL and then go sample on iTunes Miniature Tigers - Tell It to the Volcano, it's one of the best albums of the year and the album cover is my avatar.
As much as you guys think Mario reads your comments, he DOESN'T! He blogs all day and then goes to bed. He's a fucking vampire!
leave it alone. geeesh. put the letters away.
I think of her each August when she was so tragically taken from this earth. I cannot understand who would want these private letters - I say burn them (letters) and let her rest in peace.
1)I think its sick that Diana's nanny would betray her like this, I would love to know if she is getting the money or if it is going to charity!
2)Sarah Palin is nothing like Princess Diana, Diana was a figurehead for the people, and as a member of the royal family she wasn't really even allowed to speak about her political views!
3)So what if Perez gets help? This blog is one of the most frequently updated, and has many more posts than other's provide which is one of the main reasons I enjoy reading it, Perez is now getting invited to more and more public appearances and events and I think its good if he is willing to pay someone to keep his readers happy!
I also think that it is only a good thing if said person focus's on more political and current events, as Billboard magazine showed this blog gets so many readers I'm sure it does a lot to inform especially the younger readers among us on subjects that are more important than celebrity gossip and that can only be a good thing!
The more is said about her, the more it comes out what
a disturbed psycho hosebag she was.
i do believe that they should let diana rest in peace but at the time i do not believe that it was a marriage of love but a marriage of convenience and that charles' true love was always camilla. camilla has never done anything wrong and should stop being treated as if she has
NEWSFLASH, an English aristocrat with bad teeth had feet of clay. I say off with all their heads, or end their senseless "allowance" that drains hard working Brits of their hard working pay.
SHE WAS A TIMELESS BEAUTY! INSIDE AND OUT! MY SHE REST IN PEACE!
Everyone wants to make money off celebrities - that's what Perez does. And that's why he will continue to blog about Diana without letting her R.I.P.
Re: TVdinner – #2 Could not agree more!!! Perez and eloquent are not 2 words that I would see myself ever using in the same sentence here, but this post was very thoughtful and well written, not to mention truthful… Word. Let this woman rest in peace, I hope whoever buys them burns them.
Does anyone outside of Great Briton really care anymore? - I mean, aside from queers?
Re: tetzy – priceless comment. yeah, she was a crazy bitch w/a borderline personality disorder. her problem was that she wasn't pretty & she knew it.
Re: BILLIELIPS IN THE JUNGLE! – beauty? i think not.
Diana wrote those letters in confidence. Mary Clarke needs a bitch slap for selling out a friend. I hope Karma bites you right in the ass real soon.
:l
Re: gladtobebritish – I agree with some of the comments you wrote. However, I don't think you can compare that…thing (Palin) to Diana. That's just wrong. Ew. *Also, let her (Diana) R.I.P.* AND it's good that Perez is letting his MANY viewers in on the circus/carnival/funhouse/psych ward that is American politics. Good luck in the next 4…8…years! (IF you're all stupid enough to vote in McCain.) If you are, GEE, THANKS for fucking up the world!
Lee01 [31] says: "…Good luck in the next 4…8…years! (IF you're all stupid enough to vote in McCain.) If you are, GEE, THANKS for fucking up the world!
:l
I hear that loud and clear. That's why your "right to vote" should require you to pass a simple test of common sense.
:l
i luv diana 4eva they shud just let her RIP
RIP diana babe
Shame on that nanny. I am quite sure that Diana would never have confided her innermost thoughts and concerns…if she had any inkling that her confidence would be betrayed, after her death, for a price.
I hope that this woman gets ostracized for being the opportunist that she is.
Let's dig her up and put her on Dancing with the Stars.
Hey there, only 35 comments on a diana topic, GOOD !!!! You get the message Perez, we don't care to hear any more about her, comprendo ? Let US rest in peace from her. Camilla is gaining in popularity, OK with me, she knows how to respect her husband and let HIM shine, she does not steal the show from him. Love you Camilla.
Awh.
They should just let her rest in piece.
She was amazing.
We all know it :]