An unseen three-page note Princess Diana penned during her 1981 honeymoon at Balmoral and a trove of school photos are set to surface at auction, offering a tender, unexpected portrait of the young royal. Read on to discover the full story!
The letter, dated Sept. 27, 1981, was written while Diana was staying at Balmoral shortly after her July wedding to Prince Charles. In it she reflected on a sunny, calm honeymoon that began with a cruise on the Royal Yacht Britannia and stops in Egypt and the Greek isles, then settled at the Scottish retreat. She confessed a love of the outdoors and a fresh, unguarded pleasure in married life.