Photo of a young Princess Diana Bashny.Net

The picture is dated to 1981, when Lady Di was not a princess, and the young Diana Spencer, will go up for auction later this month. Presumably it was made during a skiing holiday in Switzerland in 1979 or 1980.

The picture shows Diana lying in bed next to her young man, close on the windowsill is a bottle of Johnnie Walker. Representatives of the auction argue that the picture will be released for the first time at auction. These words were confirmed by an inscription on the picture - Not to be publised («Do not publish"). On the reverse bears the seal, dated February 26, 1981, ie 2 days after the engagement to Prince Charles. This date - the day when the photo was sold to Daily Mail, the publication, in turn, the picture was never published.

However, seven years ago, a photo archive of the newspaper was bought by a private collector from New York, collecting all sorts of publications of historical value, around the world. This company, Caren Archive, and exposes the picture up for auction, which begins Jan. 17 and runs through 24. The starting rate for a rare photo of Princess Diana - 200 $.