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A hand-stitched booklet, in which Princess Dianas great-great grandmother Adelaide Seymour listed the names of all her dance partners during the London season, has sold at auction.

A fascinating diary kept by Princess Diana s great-great-grandmother Adelaide Seymour in which she listed all the balls she attended and the men she danced with has come to light.

A tragic Christmas letter by Princess Diana in which she wrote of her hopes that 1997 will be an easier year for her has come to light as part of a collection of her confidential correspondence.

The photos, taken at the turn of the century along the route of the Southern Railway, were used for a series of magic lantern lecture slides to teach British audiences about life after Emancipation.