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Private letters written by Princess Diana to her lover James Hewitt during their 1989-91 affair have been handed over to Kensington Palace after a woman attempted to sell them to a tabloid newspaper. Hewitt's fiancée, Anna Ferretti, 39, tried to sell 62 handwritten letters to editors of the Mirror for $250,000, saying she wanted to sell them before Hewitt did, the paper claims. The letters ("said to be highly personal and emotional," according to the rival Daily Mail, revealing Diana's "innermost thoughts about the collapse of her marriage") reportedly had been taken from...
...covers, there were eight featuring identifiable women. "Let's see," we could tell our daughters, "you could be a glamorous sex symbol (Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, Madonna or 'All-American Model' Cheryl Tiegs), a 'Living Saint' (Mother Teresa), an outlaw (the fictional Thelma or Louise) or a princess (Diana, of course)." Thank goodness for Jackie Joyner-Kersee. BARBARA HEALY SMITH Milton, Mass...
...Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, which has been criticized for allowing the late Princess' signature logo to appear on a tub of margarine, said Wednesday it was approached by the American toy firm Hasbro Inc. about games, puzzles and other toys, including a doll like its popular Sindy. But the London-based Fund responded, "The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund has not granted a license for a Diana Sindy Doll." A spokesman said a Diana doll of some other kind has not been ruled out, as long as it meets the trustees' requirements and is judged acceptable...
Britain's Prince Charles and his sons, William and Harry, began their first joint visit to North America since the death of Princess Diana. The chartered jet carrying Charles and Harry touched down at Vancouver's airport under threatening skies Monday evening. The royal party headed quickly to a hotel, but first greeted a waiting crowd -- and Harry, 13, accepted several red roses from young girls. William flew to Canada on a separate commercial flight. (He is not allowed to use the same aircraft as his father because he is second behind Charles as heir to the British throne...
...British motoring organization insisted Monday that it had no plans to use Princess Diana in a seat belt campaign that critics charged was tasteless and insensitive. Politicians, police and safety organizations had condemned a reported plan by the Royal Automobile Club for a campaign claiming the princess could have survived the Aug. 31 Paris car crash if she had been wearing a rear seat belt. On the other hand, margarine tubs bearing Diana's official logo went on sale Monday -- provoking complaints about commercialism, even though the money will go to charity...