Overview
- The two-page handwritten letter was written on Kensington Palace-headed paper and dated 27 November 1995 as a reply to a supporter named Michael Barratt who wrote after Diana’s BBC Panorama interview.
- In the note Diana said she hoped the Panorama interview would help other women and that she looked forward to teaching William and Harry “the importance of communication on a deeper level.”
- Reeman Dansie of Colchester has listed the correspondence for sale with a June 9 auction date and an estimated value of up to £4,000, saying the letter stayed in Barratt’s possession for about three decades.
- The letter’s release highlights the long shadow of the 1995 Panorama program, which was later found by the 2021 Lord Dyson inquiry to have been secured through Martin Bashir’s deceitful behaviour, a finding that shaped public and family responses.
- As a new primary document, the note adds a personal layer to coverage of William and Harry’s estrangement and is likely to renew public interest in Diana memorabilia and debate over how media and family dynamics affected the brothers.