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King Charles III Autograph Letter Signed, Four Months After Diana's Death: "I can so well imagine the unbearable emptiness you must feel at this time" ALS signed “Charles,” three pages both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, Highgrove House letterhead, December 8, 1997. Lengthy handwritten letter to "Peter," expressing his sympathy upon the death of a loved one; Charles was likely particularly emotional at the time he wrote the letter, as Princess Diana had tragically passed away just a few months before in August 1997. In part: "I have been thinking so much of you yesterday and today, knowing how deeply you will be affected by yesterday’s tragic news about dear Liz. My heart bleeds for you as I can imagine so well the utter agony and despair you must have gone through during all these heart-rendering months that you have known about Liz’s illness. All of us who know you—and are so fond you both—have felt the agony in a far lesser way of course, but have longed to wave a magic wand to transform the situation. I often think that that is the worst part of all—being unable to help in any constructive way except to say constant prayers in the background & to try and surround you both with love & affection & concern. I can so well imagine the unbearable emptiness you must feel at this time; the sense of bewilderment & confusion that accompanies the removal of someone still so young from this world. Personally, I believe that there is another dimension beyond this physical one & that we will be amazed to discover it for ourselves when we are eventually—or at a moment—called upon to make that certain journey for ourselves. As it says in the Bible—'Now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face.' I can’t tell you how pleased & happy I am to have known Liz. She was such a great life-enhancer. We shall all have such special memories of her but, above all, Peter, we mind about you & you are so very much in my thoughts and prayers at this most anguishing of times. I thought you might just find a very small speck of comfort from this short piece of profoundly wise verse by William Blake and, together with this, I enclose a few 'Highgrove things' as a token of immense, affectionate sympathy." In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed in Charles's hand with instructions to deliver "by hand."

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King Charles III Autograph Letter Signed, Four Months After Diana's Death: "I can so well imagine the unbearable emptiness you must feel at this time" ALS signed “Charles,” three pages both sides, 4.5 x 7.25, Highgrove House letterhead, December 8, 1997. Lengthy handwritten letter to "Peter," expressing his sympathy upon the death of a loved one; Charles was likely particularly emotional at the time he wrote the letter, as Princess Diana had tragically passed away just a few months before in August 1997. In part: "I have been thinking so much of you yesterday and today, knowing how deeply you will be affected by yesterday’s tragic news about dear Liz. My heart bleeds for you as I can imagine so well the utter agony and despair you must have gone through during all these heart-rendering months that you have known about Liz’s illness. All of us who know you—and are so fond you both—have felt the agony in a far lesser way of course, but have longed to wave a magic wand to transform the situation. I often think that that is the worst part of all—being unable to help in any constructive way except to say constant prayers in the background & to try and surround you both with love & affection & concern. I can so well imagine the unbearable emptiness you must feel at this time; the sense of bewilderment & confusion that accompanies the removal of someone still so young from this world. Personally, I believe that there is another dimension beyond this physical one & that we will be amazed to discover it for ourselves when we are eventually—or at a moment—called upon to make that certain journey for ourselves. As it says in the Bible—'Now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face.' I can’t tell you how pleased & happy I am to have known Liz. She was such a great life-enhancer. We shall all have such special memories of her but, above all, Peter, we mind about you & you are so very much in my thoughts and prayers at this most anguishing of times. I thought you might just find a very small speck of comfort from this short piece of profoundly wise verse by William Blake and, together with this, I enclose a few 'Highgrove things' as a token of immense, affectionate sympathy." In very fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope, addressed in Charles's hand with instructions to deliver "by hand."

Estimate 2 000 - 3 000 USD
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