Princess Diana's letters reveal the cost of her divorce

Princess Diana's letters for sale and the purpose is humanitarian

Some of Princess Diana's private correspondence with her friends are being auctioned off.

Described as "a stunning and top-secret collection of 32 personalized letters and cards,

The Princess of Wales has written to two of her closest friends.

These very intimate letters were penned by Princess Diana to Susie and Tariq Kassem during her divorce from King Charles.
As for the late princess, she and King Charles (then Prince Charles) divorced in August 1996 after their separation in December 1992. A year later in 1997,

Diana died in a tragic car accident in Paris.
Lay's Auctioneers, which is responsible for selling the letters, said:

They will be sold in individual lots at the upcoming "Antiques & Interiors Sale" on February 16th.

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For their part, Susie and Tarek have kept these letters for more than 25 years, but they do not want to transfer ownership responsibility.

These "touching documents" to her children and grandchildren. In this way,

They decided to sell the letters and use the proceeds to support some charities that were close to Susie and Diana's hearts, the auction house said.
She added, “Susie and Tarek feel very privileged to have had the opportunity to get to know the Princess so closely.

Throughout their friendship, the Kassim family were always amazed at the amazing effect Diana had on any family Person was in touch with her,

Whether on the street, stage, restaurant or anywhere else.

Lay's Auctioneers described the letters as an extraordinarily influential collection of correspondence,

She said that these letters were written by one of the most important and influential women of the twentieth century and document one of her most valuable and important friendships during the last two years of her life.
According to Lay's Auctioneers: "We saw how excited people were at the opportunity to own something that belonged to Princess Diana.

Especially something as personal as her handwritten letters.”

Through this auction, Diana's friends want to give others the chance to receive a keepsake from the princess and support causes close to her heart.

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Diana's friends did not disclose all the letters

The auction house also revealed that the Qasim family kept some of their personal and confidential letters.

But by and large, this collection of more than 30 letters and note cards illustrates Diana's warm and oh-so-loving disposition in a charming and delightful way.

Some of the letters touch on the tremendous stress she was under during periods of public heartbreak, yet her strength of character, generous disposition, and intelligence shine through.
In one of the letters published by The Times,

Diana apologized to the Qasim family for canceling plans to go to the opera together, writing in the letter dated April 28, 1996:

“I am having a very difficult time and the pressure is serious and it comes from all sides.

Sometimes it's so hard to keep your head up, and today I'm on my knees and I just miss this divorce going through because the potential cost is overwhelming."
Diana also wrote about her isolation and her fears of a wiretap on her phone.

In another letter, dated May 20, 1996, she wrote: “If I had known a year earlier what I was going to experience during this divorce I would never have agreed. It is desperate and ugly.”