Happy Christmas from Charles and Diana: cards from couple are up for auction

 
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25 November 2012

Christmas cards sent by Prince Charles and Princess Diana are coming up for sale at auction.

The cards, sent over successive years, feature photos of young William and Harry growing up and are signed by the royal couple with festive greetings.

Also for sale is a rare photo of Marilyn Monroe at her school graduation.

Amid a sea of fresh faces, the then innocent 15-year-old can be seen in the panoramic shot of the whole class year at Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior High School in Los Angeles.

Monroe was then known as plain Norma Jeane Baker in the summer of 1941 but within a few years would become a model, actress and global sex symbol.

The photograph, which measures 8 x 24 inches, is expected to sell for up to £1,500 when it goes under the hammer at the auction in Stockport, Cheshire, next week.

More information on the lots and the auction, on November 30, can be found at www.omegaauctions.co.uk.

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