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Diana (1961-1997). Typed Letter Signed, Kensington Palace, 7 March 1997 * Diana (1961-1997), Princess of Wales, 1981-1996. Typed Letter Signed, ‘Diana’, Kensington Palace, 7 March 1997, to Mrs [Elizabeth] Burton-Phillips, beginning ‘I was delighted to receive so many wonderful letters from pupils at Godstowe Preparatory School, on the subject of land mines. I am touched that you took the time to write, and I enjoyed reading them all. My visit to Angola was deeply moving. I was so impressed by the tireless efforts of those working to support land mine victims and their families, and those facing this seemingly endless, and tremendously daunting task of demining the land, continuing by saying that since her visit she has had many letters of support and hoping that ‘these weapons, that so indiscriminately destroy innocent lives, will be banned for ever’, and concluding, ‘Your letters were very [underlined in black ink] special, as it has meant a great deal to me to have been able to contribute to the highlighting of this terrible problem’, autograph salutation and subscription, ‘My love to you all, from, Diana’ in black ink, Kensington Palace letterhead, one page, tall folio (325 x 200 mm), tipped onto black backing paper, together with the accompanying typed and postmarked envelope QTY: (2) NOTE: Mrs Elizabeth Burton-Phillips was Head of Religious Education at Godstowe Preparatory School in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. Her pupils had watched a video of Princess Diana’s Red Cross visit to Angola, following which they raised money for the appeal and wrote letters to Diana. This large letter, typed in a suitably big font, was clearly intended for display. Diana’s landmine walk in Angola on 15 January 1997 drew the world’s attention. The horrors and scale of the situation eventually led to the creation of the Ottawa Treaty in 1999, which aims to eliminate the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of anti-personnel landmines. Tragically, Diana herself died less than 6 months after this letter was sent.