Letter signed by Princess Diana and Princes William and Harry to be sold by Peterborough auction house
A letter personally signed individually by Diana, Princess of Wales, Prince William and Prince Harry, has come up for auction with Peterborough-based online auction house William George.
Dating from 1989 and on Kensington Palace headed paper, registered Buckingham Palace, the envelope is addressed to Sgt George Plumb, Special Escort Group, in Diana’s distinctive handwriting.
It reads: “Dear Sgt Plumb, It was so very kind of you and your team to have come here today on Williams birthday - I cannot begin to tell you what pleasure the display gave to all those little people and their mothers!
“I know how particularly busy you all are at the moment, so it meant even more to us that you and the motorbike boys were able to take part in the birthday celebrations ! This comes with our warmest possible thanks. Yours sincerely Diana, William, Harry”.
Also included in the lot is an accompanying letter from the Assistant Private Secretary and Lady-in waiting to the Princess of Wales, Ann Beckwith-Smith, to “Chief Superintendent” thanking Sgt George Plumb and his team who put on a superb display by the Precision Motorbike display team of the special escort group for Prince William’s seventh birthday.
A bullion lapel badge given to Sgt Plumb by a chauffeur from St.James Palace completes the Royal auction.
The items are being sold by a private London-based collector who acquired them from Sgt Plumb three years ago. Robin Gray, managing director of William George, said: “We are delighted to bring this rare item, signed not just by Diana, Princess of Wales, but also by her children, to market.
“Authentic, personal pieces such as this are much sought after and we have experienced a lot of interest in this sale already”.
The auction can be found on William George’s website wgandco.com and ends on April 23.