Unearthed letter reveals how Princess Diana felt just days into her marriage

Two days after her marriage to then-Prince Charles, Princess Diana penned a letter to Mark Simpson, a footman at Buckingham Palace, revealing her true feelings about her stay at the Palace.

The letter, which dates back to July 31, 1981, gives an insight of her relationship with her husband at its early stage.

“Dear Mark, I just wanted to thank you for all your kindness + patience you’ve showed towards me since I moved into B.P. My stay was made so much easier by your company as it was so terribly lonely + we had so many laughs for that I can’t thank you enough. Do hope you were able to enjoy Wednesday + that you liked my dress?” the People’s Princess wrote.

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“I’m off to Britainia tomorrow, what with all those men around. I will have to keep a watchful eye on Evelyn!”

Evelyn Dagley was Diana’s personal dresser, so she appears to be alluding to her in this letter.

“The bad news is that I haven’t eaten any cereal — sob. How am I going to cope without my bowls of cereal….[smiley face]. A large thank you for being you — Much love, Diana.”

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This letter by Princess Diana is part of a Julien’s Auctions collection, along with other notes and letters to her loved ones, as well as personal items once owned by the beloved princess.

Speaking to People Magazine, Martin Nolan, co-founder and executive director of Julien’s Auction, explained, “It’s like a couple of days after she got married. She’d been living in Buckingham Palace as she was transitioning from being a normal person to being a royal and the future queen.”

Princess Diana and Prince Charles at Cheltenham Races on March 17, 1982 | Source: Getty Images

“So she had to learn from the Queen Mother and the Queen about curtsying and all that. But she had fun with Mark Simpson, the footman. And he was about the same age, a little bit older than her,” Nolan added. “And she talks here, it speaks of how she was lonely when she was in the palace.”

Diana married Charles on July 29, 1981, in London.

They announced their separation in 1992 and finalized their divorce in August 1996, a year before Diana’s tragic passing aged 36.

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