Charles’ letters to receptionist up for sale
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BRITAIN’S Prince Charles dreaded the prospect of divorce a year before he wed Princess Diana, suggests a letter he wrote in 1980 up for sale in the United States.
“I do hope you have recovered from the traumatic business of marriage and divorce in such a short time,” he told Janet Jenkins, a receptionist at the British consulate in Montreal who he met in 1975.
“Thank goodness you discovered the mistake early enough and didn’t start a family,” he added in the seven-page handwritten letter on Windsor Castle letterhead.
“Starting a family and making a mistake like that is frankly, something which concerns me enormously and I think my solution of marrying a girl from each Commonwealth country is the best one!”
He went on to tell Jenkins that “whatever happens I will make sure you are given early warning,” in the correspondence that included a belated happy birthday wish.
The letter is being put up for sale for US$3,900 by Alicia Carroll, a Los Angeles collector and dealer of British royal memorabilia.
Carroll said she bought the letters from Jenkins.
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