Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers had initially expected the note to sell for just $1500 (£1200) but in the end it reached the five-digit figures by selling for $12,500 (£10,000) in the United Kingdom, after being listed in July 2024.
“William adores his little brother & spends the entire time pouring an endless supply of hugs & kisses over Harry,” Diana wrote in the note to Violet, who if affectionately dubbed Collie. “It’s wonderful to watch, if we’re allowed near!”
What happened to Prince Harry and William?
The letter is a far cry from the 2024 connection between the two brothers, who are second and fifth in the line of succession behind King Charles III. They have been locked in a bitter feud, publicly, since 2020 when the Duke of Sussex stepped down as a senior member of the Royal Family with Meghan Markle.
Bridges now seem entirely burned. They’re not talking to each other, nor talking to the other’s wife, and William is thought to be making a significant attempt to stop Harry from ever returning to the Royal Family fold, although King Charles seems somewhat open to the idea.
They got into physical altercations and fights and the Duke of Sussex described his older sibling as his ‘nemesis’. Whilst things were tense, they broke down behind closed doors in 2017 when William advised Harry to take things slow with Markle.
