Superlative and beautifully penned ALS, one page both sides, 6.25 x 8, Kensington Palace letterhead, June 25, 1997. Letter to Deeda Blair. In full: “Thank you so much for all your kindness & hard work that you’ve done towards the sale of my dresses—I know what you’ve put into this occasion & I did want you to know how greatly it’s appreciated. I loved the present you sweetly left in the Carlyle Hotel for me—what a lovely surprise…I am safely back in London now, but filled with many happy & special memories from a lightning visit to New York! With love and many thanks for everything, Deeda…” In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed in Diana’s hand.
The day that she penned this letter to socialite and philanthropist Catherine ‘Deeda’ Blair, member of the Harvard AIDS Institute Advisory Council and director of the Lasker Foundation, 79 of Princess Diana’s dresses went up for auction at Christie’s in New York City. The idea to sell the gowns for charity came from her eldest son, Prince William, and became one of the biggest social events of the year, raising $3.26 million for various AIDS and health-related charities. In outstanding condition on Diana’s Kensington Palace letterhead, this is a beautiful letter marking a shining moment in the beloved humanitarian princess’s life, cut short just two months later. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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