King Charles opens up on ‘unbearable emptiness’ of pains after Princess Diana’s death
In a poignant letter, King Charles touches on the 'bewilderment and confusion that accompanies the removal of someone so young from the world'.
A touching letter from King Charles to a friend discussing the “unbearable emptiness” of grief four months after Princess Diana’s death has sold at auction for just over £1,500. King Charles tells the recipient of the letter, known only as Peter, that his heart “bleeds” for him following the passing of his “dear Liz” to illness.
The monarch adds that he can imagine the “agony” he was going through and ‘longed to wave a magic wand to transform the situation’. Charles, now 75, then touches on the “bewilderment and confusion that accompanies the removal of someone so young from the world”. The King elaborates on his Christian faith and his beliefs on what happens when someone dies, quoting a Bible passage that states “now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face”.
The three page letter was handwritten on Highgrove House letterhead and dated December 8, 1997. It is signed ‘Charles’ and has its original envelope which had the King’s instructions for it to be delivered ‘by hand’. The letter was put up for sale at RR Auction, in Boston, US, by an unknown seller. It is not the first time royal memorabilia has come up before the public.
Just yesterday, Express.co.uk revealed how an American collector couldn’t believe his luck when he got his hands on rare footage of King Charles’s christening after purchasing a mysterious brown envelope from a charity shop. Ronald Baxter Jr, 59, was intrigued when he spotted the unmarked envelope on sale for just $8 (£6.20) in a thrift shop in South Carolina. Curious to know what was inside, he bought it and opened it at home. To his amazement, he discovered a film from the King’s christening on December 15, 1948.
The footage shows crowds of people gathered outside Buckingham Palace waiting to get a glimpse of the weeks-old Prince of Wales. The decades-old film then continues inside the Palace and features four generations of monarchs as Queen Mary, King George VI, the Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles all appear in one of the stills.
Prince Philip is also seen standing over his beaming wife who is sitting holding their firstborn son.
