A thank you letter Princess Diana penned to an Army tailor who made soldier costumes for young William and Harry could fetch £2,000 at auction.
In the note dated April 25, 1988, Diana praised Lance Corporal of Horse N Jones after he created the military fatigues for her boys.
Princes William and Harry were five and three respectively when the message, handwritten on Kensington Palace headed paper, was sent out.
It reads: “Dear Corporal Jones, I so wanted to write and thank you very much for making the combat trousers and jackets for William and Harry – you made them up extremely quickly and I can’t tell you how thrilled and excited they were.
In the note dated April 25, 1988, Diana praised Lance Corporal of Horse N Jones (John Nicholson’s Auctioneers / SWNS)
Princes William and Harry were five and three respectively when the message was sent (Tim Graham/Getty Images)“We have had great difficulty in removing their kit for such things as bathtime and ideally the boys would like to sleep as a soldier!!
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“It was extremely kind of you to have gone to so much trouble and this comes with our warmest possible thanks from the three of us. Yours sincerely, Diana.”Conspicuously, Diana made no mention of her then husband, Prince Charles, when signing off.
It will come up for sale on April 10 (John Nicholson’s Auctioneers / SWNS)The letter, which is accompanied by its handwritten envelope, will come up for sale on April 10 at John Nicholson’s Auctioneers with a guide price of £1,500-£2,000.
It is being sold by the family of the late Lance Corporal Jones, of the Blues and Royals, part of the Household Cavalry, who was based at Combermere Barracks in Windsor, Berks.
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