| Let Luck Be With Royalty Tonight |
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| Written by Joanne Leyland | |
| Friday, 13 April 2007 | |
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Page 9 of 13 As is widely documented, Diana, Princess of Wales held great store by the proclamations of a number of astrologists and faith healers. Unlike other members of the Royal Family, who kept their superstitions private, Diana openly acknowledged her desire to ward off any bad luck. 
He recalled how he and Diana were presented with silver paper knives at the charity event. The Princess was immediately aware of the old superstition which deems that the recipient of a knife would give a coin to the giver so as to avoid enmity.  On this occasion the Princess appeared to appreciate the absurdity of royalty not carrying money, the author later revealing of his encounter with Diana: "She asked me to lend her 10p. But I didn't have any money either".The Princess's superstitious tendenencies were also on shown when, in 1997, at Diana's personal request, it was decided that there would be no Lot 13 in the charity auction of her evening dresses at Christie's in New York. Sadly, Diana's attempts to assure herself of future happiness and good fortune were ultimately in vain. 
Despite having borrowed her veil from her family and ensured that her magnificent Emmanuel wedding dress included old lace and a blue bow sewn into the waistband, neither royal marriage, nor the life of Lady Diana Spencer herself, could be saved from a tragic fate. To this day, sceptics continue to muse why Diana's circle of faith healers and astrologers didn't warn her of her fate (as to be expected, some such figures have since claimed they warned the Princess of the dangers which lay ahead).
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