A considerate letter from Princess Diana with the scrawled signatures of younger Princes William and Harry has emerged on the market for £18,000.
The handwritten notice from the Princess was to thank a police sergeant for placing on a bike show for William’s celebration.
The boys, then aged seven and 4, added their names to the underside – William’s in joined-up writing and Harry’s with bigger, separated letters.
It comes as Sotheby’s has introduced they may public sale the Attallah Cross pendant worn by Princess Diana in 1987 which might fetch as much as £120,000.
A thanks letter from Princess Diana to a police sergeant, signed by younger Princes William and Harry, might fetch as much as £18,000 at public sale
The notice was to thank Sergeant George Plumb for placing on a bike show within the grounds of Kensington Palace for William’s celebration
Sergeant George Plumb of the Metropolitan Police and the Particular Escort Group placed on the dazzling motorcycle show for William, Harry and their pals within the grounds of Kensington Palace in 1989.
Diana’s letter is dated June 21, 1989 and written on Kensington Palace headed paper.
It reads: ‘Pricey Sgt Plumb, It was so very type of you and your group to have come right here as we speak on William’s birthday – I can’t start to let you know what pleasure the show gave to all these little individuals and their moms!
‘I understand how significantly busy you all are in the mean time, so it meant much more to us that you just and the motorcycle boys had been in a position to participate within the birthday celebrations!
‘This comes with our warmest doable thanks. Yours sincerely Diana, William, Harry.’
Auctioneers William George, of Peterborough, will public sale the letter, written on Kensington Palace headed paper, on 10 January
The remark in regards to the group being ‘busy’ refers back to the reality there was public transport staff’ strikes happening in London on the time, affecting rail, underground and bus providers.
The letter is being offered by auctioneers William George, of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
A spokesperson stated: ‘This letter comes personally signed by Diana Princes of Wales, H.R.H Prince William and H.R.H Prince Harry, dated twenty first June 1989.
‘It’s on Kensington Palace headed paper, addressed to Sgt George Plumb Particular Escort Group in Diana’s handwriting.
‘It thanks Sgt Plumb and his group who placed on an excellent show by the Precision Motorcycle show group of the particular escort group for Prince William’s seventh Birthday.
‘She was significantly grateful to the group for with the ability to match this on a day already filled with official engagements, which was not helped by the rail, underground and bus strikes – one thing which strikes a chord with as we speak.
‘To have an merchandise signed by Diana, William and Harry is kind of particular.’
The letter left Sgt Plumb’s property six years in the past once they had been purchased by a personal collector. It’s now being offered on once more at public sale which is able to happen on 10 January.
