By Sadie Whitelocks
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Princess Diana clearly had an eclectic taste in music judging by her childhood record collection
Princess Diana's eclectic taste in music has been revealed with the emergence of her childhood record collection.
Vinyls featuring classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven are interspersed with albums from U.S. rockers the Eagles and Bob Dylan.
The set of 19 LPs have gone on sale via an online auction site PFC auctions, which is based in Guernsey.
They were originally bought at a car boot sale for just £6 eight years ago, but now they have been listed with a reserve price of £250.
Although there are currently no bidders, it is expected that the records will fetch several thousands, when the sale closes on May 24.
All covers are personally signed by the late princess so she could prove to other members of her family they belonged to her as a youngster.
At the time veteran DJ Paul Gambaccini, who was hired to catalogue Diana's childhood record collection after her death, said: 'The records would fit very snugly into the collection I saw at St James' Palace.
'It was custom for the Spencer children to put first names on records to make it clear which record belonged to which child.'
In 2002, Prince William Âreclaimed Âseveral of his mother’s Âalbums after they were Âallegedly stolen.
Two years later, 19 records were sold at a car-boot sale which raised money for the Princess Trust and the North West Cancer Research Fund in Cholmondeley Castle, ÂCheshire, to a Âmystery buyer.
Vinyls featuring classical composers such as Mozart and Beethoven are interspersed with albums from U.S. rockers the Eagles and Bob Dylan
'It was custom for the Spencer children to put first names on records to make it clear which record belonged to which child,' says DJ Paul Gambaccini
The collection - which Âincludes her Âfavourite, the soundtrack to Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film Romeo and ÂJuliet - is being sold online by PFC auctions, which is also selling a slice of ÂWilliam and Kate’s wedding cake.
Next month, an exhibition of Princess Diana memorabilia is to go on display near Los Angeles on board the historic Queen Mary ship.
For more information on the PFC auction visit: www.pfcauctions.com
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How did they get into a car boot sale in the first place?
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Brahms and Liszt - if only the driver wasn't.
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Look how beautiful Diana was. She doesn't even look like she's wearing any makeup, if at all. Utterly gorgeous- Paula Nean, France, 7/5/2012 16:35 Are we looking at the same photo? I thought she looked much older than 36 in it. I'd also have to remind you that Diana always wore bright blue eye make up! You can't get more obvious than that.
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Princess Diana was pretty, no doubts, but on all the photos I ever saw (and that's a lot!) she always has a strange air, looking from underneath, so to speak.
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Not eclectic and 19 records hardly constitute a collection.
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i am shocked by some of the disrespectful things people are saying about Diana`s, she was a lovely person who doesn't deserve to be called dim and thick, if your not interested in Diana then you shouldn't have replied with your insults. she was a wonderful person who is missed by many of us.
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yeah well she was smart enough to wear clothes and be a style ikon.
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How odd that she had the same signature as a child that she did as an adult...
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Elaine Peoples, London: Get real - Diana was far from dim. The things that idiots say, particularly about people that cannot defend themselves.
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Elle, UK: ++++++ Bit like yourself I would say, eh Elle??
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