“I hope 1997 will be an easier year for us all,” Diana heartbreakingly wrote in December 1996, never imagining what would happen that next August.
reported that 32 of Princess Diana’s personal letters written during her divorce from the then-Prince Charles were being auctioned for charity. Now the letters—written to married couple Susie and Tarek Kassem and sold by Lay’s Auctioneers—have sold, netting $170,000, all of which is set to go to causes close to the late Princess of Wales’ heart.People
“Susie and Tarek Kassem, as very close friends of Diana, Princess of Wales, have treasured these letters for over 25 years,” the auction house said in a statement. “They reflect the special and loving relationship they had with the most unique women [sic] that they had ever known. 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.
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