By
Sadie Whitelocks
12:27 GMT, 7 May 2012
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13:37 GMT, 7 May 2012
Princess Diana clearly had an eclectic taste in music judging by her childhood record collection
Princess Diana’s eclectic taste in music has been revealed with the emergence of her childhood record collection.
Vinyls featuring classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven are interspersed with albums from U.S. rockers the Eagles and Bob Dylan.
The set of 19 LPs have gone on sale via an online auction site PFC auctions, which is based in Guernsey.
They were originally bought at a car boot sale for just £6 eight years ago, but now they have been listed with a reserve price of £250.
Although there are currently no bidders, it is expected that the records will fetch several thousands, when the sale closes on May 24.
All covers are personally
signed by the late princess so she could prove to other
members of her family they belonged to her as a youngster.
At the time veteran DJ Paul
Gambaccini, who was hired to catalogue Diana’s childhood record
collection after her death, said: ‘The records would fit very snugly
into the collection I saw at St James’ Palace.
‘It was custom for the Spencer children to put first names on records to make it clear which record belonged to which child.’
In 2002, Prince William reclaimed several of his mother’s albums after they were allegedly stolen.
Two years later, 19 records were sold at a car-boot sale which
raised money for the Princess Trust and the North West Cancer Research
Fund in Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire, to a mystery buyer.
Vinyls featuring classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven are interspersed with albums from U.S. rockers the Eagles and Bob Dylan
‘It was custom for the Spencer children to put first names on records to make it clear which record belonged to which child,’ says DJ Paul Gambaccini
The collection – which includes her favourite, the soundtrack to Franco
Zeffirelli’s 1968 film Romeo and Juliet – is being sold online by PFC auctions, which is also selling a slice of William and Kate’s wedding cake.
Next month, an exhibition of Princess Diana memorabilia is to go on display near Los Angeles on board the historic Queen Mary ship.
For more information on the PFC auction visit: www.pfcauctions.com
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It is only when I see photos of Diana again that I am reminded just how beautiful she was. Whatever our views on her she was simply stunning. Her music should be with her sons.
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Her sons should ensure that they get them.
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what a really fabulas collection of music. is it me or do the top three song titles say a lot about her life?
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Just give them to William and Harry …
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The fact that they have got Diana’s signature on them will make each one worth more than the £250 reserve alone.
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