Never-Before-Seen Photographs Of A Young Princess Diana

NEVER-before-seen photographs of a fresh-faced Princess Diana offer a rare glimpse into her private life.

One candid image, which was taken during a country shoot in the early 1980s, shows the young princess smiling at the camera while dressed in a Barbour coat, a silk tartan scarf, and green Hunter wellies.

Princess Diana, centre, smiles at the camera while dressed in a Barbour and silk tartan scarf while on a shoot in the countryside. Behind her is Princess Margaret’s daughter Lady Sarah Chatto, left

She doesn’t appear to be wearing any make-up and her blonde hair is ruffled by the wind.

The striking shot is one of a handful of remarkable pictures of Diana and her then-husband Prince Charles.

They have recently been unearthed after spending decades forgotten in a drawer that belonged to a former royal housekeeper.

Princess Diana, left, and her husband Prince Charles, centre, look out across the fields, which are covered in leaves

Diana, left, appears relaxed and at ease while chatting to friends via LITTLETON AUCTIONS

The photos show Diana and Charles with Lady Sarah Chatto, the daughter of Princess Margaret, and friends during a day of sport in the grounds of a country home.

In one image, Prince Charles, who is dressed in a hunting tweed suit, a flat cap, and brown leather boots, leans on a walking stick while looking out with Diana across the fields.