Princess Diana’s Letters Written Amid Prince Charles Divorce Sold for Nearly $170K at U.K. Auction: Details

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These relics racked up quite the royal sum! A collection of Princess Diana‘s letters written during the time of her divorce from King Charles III have officially sold for six figures.Penned by the late Princess of Wales to friends Susie and Tarek Kassem between the years of 1994 to 1997, the U.K.

auction house Lay’s Auctioneers revealed on Thursday, February 16, that the collection, titled “Diana, The Private Correspondence of a Princess,” sold for $169,663.“Susie and Tarek Kassem, as very close friends of Diana, Princess of Wales, have treasured these letters for over 25 years,” reads a statement shared on Lay’s website. “They reflect the special and loving relationship they had with the most unique women that they had ever known.”The statement continues: “Now, in 2023, the ownership of these poignant documents is a responsibility that the Kassems do not wish to pass on to their children or grandchildren.

They have decided to sell the letters and use proceeds of the sale to support some of the charities that were close to Susie and Diana’s hearts.”The statement also notes that the Kassems chose to keep “more personal and confidential letters,” but decided to auction off the rest to give “other people the opportunity of acquiring ‘a momento’ of the Princess, and in doing so, support causes that we important to her.”Written on Kensington Palace stationary, the letters’ contents feature sweet messages from the princess, as well as provide insight into her mindset during the final years of her life.

Diana and Charles — who shared sons Prince William and Prince Harry — split after 11 years of marriage in 1992 and finalized their divorce in 1996.