A deeply personal handwritten letter from King Charles has resurfaced, revealing the emotional toll of Princess Diana’s death and the “unbearable emptiness” he felt in the aftermath of her passing.
The letter, written in late 1997, was sent to a close friend just months after the tragic death of Princess Diana, who died in a car crash in Paris at the age of 36.
In the correspondence, then-Prince Charles reflected on grief in unusually emotional terms, describing the sense of loss as overwhelming and deeply personal.
He wrote about the difficulty of processing the sudden absence of someone close, using language that highlighted both sorrow and confusion in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy.
The letter, which was later sold at auction, offers a rare glimpse into the private emotional state of the future king during one of the most publicly scrutinised periods in modern royal history.
At the time, Charles was navigating intense global attention following Diana’s death, while also balancing his responsibilities as a senior member of the royal family and father to Princes William and Harry.
Royal experts say the correspondence shows a side of the monarch rarely seen in public — one marked by vulnerability rather than formality.
The document has resurfaced amid renewed interest in private royal archives and previously unseen correspondence involving senior members of the Royal Family.
It adds to a growing collection of letters and personal notes that continue to shed light on the emotional lives behind the monarchy’s public image.
Buckingham Palace has not commented on the resurfaced letter.