'Valentine's Day card' signed by Princess Diana to be auctioned

A pink Valentine's Day card signed and sent by Princess Diana could fetch as much as £8,000 when it is auctioned.

The princess sent the card, which features a teddy bear in a dress on the front, to Prince Charles's valet and footman George in 1989.

It was part of a joke by the princess which saw her send cards to the loveless employees of the royal household.

The card reads 'Hey, Valentine? Not Many Men will Receive a Card from Princess Diana' on the front.

Inside, it reads 'And You're One of Them'.

George kept the card and following his death, his family have decided to sell it as well as other items of memorabilia relating to Diana.

Mark Riddle, owner of Memorabilia UK, which will be selling the rare item, said: "I was amazed when I saw it, not many people can ever have been handed a Valentine's card by a Princess, let alone one of the most iconic.

"It is believed to have been part of a few sent by Diana to cheer up loveless employees, but one, however, cannot imagine she gave out too many of these."

Diana died on 31 August 1997 following a car crash in the Seine Tunnel in Paris.