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Revealed at last: Princess Diana's most discreet confidant who she affectionately nicknamed 'Collie'
As head housekeeper to Diana's parents at Park House on the Sandringham estate, Violet Collison was asignificant figure in Diana's formative years but was kept hidden from the public eye.
Pictured: An envelope addressed to 'Mrs V Collinson' at 5 Bradfield Close, North Walsham in Norfolk, in December 1984 In her letter dated December 13 1984, Diana thanks Collie for Christmas presents bought for her sons Prince William and Harry Only now, more than a decade since Collie’s death in 2013, is her relationship with the princess coming to light, as unseen letters go up for auction at the end of this month.
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