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Letters That Reveal Teen Diana Up for Sale

Compares herself to "an elephant," talks wedding frenzy

By Elizabeth Wolff,  Newser User

Posted Sep 23, 2008 10:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – Four letters written by Princess Diana to her nanny could fetch $18,500 at auction later this month, reports the Daily Mail. In them, a teenage Diana confesses her insecurities—“watching me dance is like watching an elephant”—and talks of her upcoming nuptials to Prince Charles—“six months of being engaged is…definitely to be avoided. All the family in complete overdrive!”

This July 29, 1981 file photo shows Prince Charles and his bride Diana, Princess of Wales, as they march down the aisle of St. Paul's Cathedral at the end of their wedding ceremony in London.
This July 29, 1981 file photo shows Prince Charles and his bride Diana, Princess of Wales, as they march down the aisle of St. Paul's Cathedral at the end of their wedding ceremony in London.   (AP Photo/FILE)
Family album picture of Lady Diana Spencer at Itchenor, West Sussex, England in this undated file photo, during the summer of 1970.
Family album picture of Lady Diana Spencer at Itchenor, West Sussex, England in this undated file photo, during the summer of 1970.   (AP Photo)
Princess Diana and Prince Charles are seen on their wedding day in London in this July 29 1981 file photo.
Princess Diana and Prince Charles are seen on their wedding day in London in this July 29 1981 file photo.   (AP Photo/PA Pool)
Diana, the Princess of Wales during her visit to Leicester in this May 27, 1997 file photo, to formally open The Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and Arts.
Diana, the Princess of Wales during her visit to Leicester in this May 27, 1997 file photo, to formally open The Richard Attenborough Centre for Disability and Arts.   (AP Photo/John Stillwell, File, POOL)
Princess Diana arrives for dinner in Washington on in this Sept. 24, 1996 file photo,  for a benefit in recognition of the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research.
Princess Diana arrives for dinner in Washington on in this Sept. 24, 1996 file photo, for a benefit in recognition of the Nina Hyde Center for Breast Cancer Research.   (AP Photo/Denis Paquin)
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