Unearthed snaps of Princess Diana, baby Prince William up for auction
nypost.comWillingham Auctions in Cambridgeshire is auctioning off the set, as well as the original negatives, on March 4 — and they’re expected to fetch a pretty penny. “The sky is the limit on the price.
We have never had anything like this before,” auctioneer Stephen Drake excitedly told the Mirror.“Plenty of pictures have been sold of Princess Diana before, but nothing as relaxed as this and nothing as early in her marriage,” he added.
At the time, Diana was only 21, while baby William was just 3 months old. One historic photo features the now-King Charles, then age 33, doting over his firstborn baby. “The photo of Charles holding William is such an amazing photo.
He looks like such a proud happy father,” Drake declared. “In the photos, Diana, Charles and William look like a complete family group,” he added. “You see a lot of press photos but these are nothing like those, they are being photographed as normal people, which for royalty is an amazing experience to see.”Of course, Charles and Diana’s domestic bliss did not last.
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