Princess Anne — the famously stoic and duty-bound daughter of Queen Elizabeth II — was reportedly left in tears after uncovering a long-lost item in the late Princess Diana’s private jewelry collection.
The touching discovery came during a quiet, private viewing of royal heirlooms scheduled for preservation at Kensington Palace, where curators were organizing pieces for a future exhibit. Princess Anne, who rarely engages in public displays of emotion, had agreed to help catalog a few select items — many of which had not been touched since Diana’s tragic death in 1997.
According to a palace aide present at the time, what began as a routine review turned deeply personal when Anne opened a small, silk-lined drawer in Diana’s custom-made jewelry box.
“She paused for a long moment,” the aide revealed. “Inside was a handwritten note and a delicate bracelet — not listed in the official royal inventory.”
The note, in Diana’s unmistakable script, was reportedly addressed simply: “To Anne.”
Sources claim the message was written during the final months of Diana’s life and was never delivered. Though the exact wording has not been made public, the letter is said to have expressed remorse over past tensions between the two women and a wish for healing within the family.
“It was heartfelt,” said the insider. “Diana thanked Anne for always protecting the family’s traditions, even when it wasn’t easy, and admitted that they had misunderstood each other more often than not.”
The bracelet accompanying the note was modest compared to Diana’s famously glamorous collection — a slim gold band adorned with a single sapphire, reportedly gifted to Diana by Princess Anne herself in the early 1980s during a rare moment of sisterly bonding.
“That’s what made Anne cry,” said the source. “Not just the note, but the memory that came with that piece of jewelry. It meant something between them — something private.”