London - They are the candid, behind-the-scenes shots that failed to make the final cut for the royal newlyweds.
But these previously unseen “out-takes” from the wedding album of Prince Charles and Princess Diana have a special charm all of their own.
They are from a set of 12 taken by Patrick Lichfield at the Buckingham Palace reception on July 29, 1981, which are to be sold at an auction in America next month.
undefinedWe see Diana, 20, with her youngest bridesmaid Clementine Hasbro, five, who was her favourite pupil at the Young England kindergarten in Pimlico where she taught before getting married.
Another shows Diana in the Throne Room as her dress designers Elizabeth and David Emanuel arrange the 25ft train in preparation for the formal photographs. There is even a picture of the Queen watching a TV showing the jubilant crowds celebrating outside.
The photos have been put up for sale by an anonymous assistant to Lord Lichfield who said he gave her the prints as a thank you. Bobby Livingston, of RR Auction of Boston, said they could fetch more than $20 000 (about R360 000), although the official estimate is $1 000 to $2 000.
Daily Mail
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