Woman was ‘shocked’ to discover the face of Lady Diana in ham

A woman claimed she was ‘shocked’ to discover the face of the late Lady Diana in a pack of ham. 

Hettie Osma was having a normal day at work, in Cheltenham, making food and waiting for the kettle to boil during her lunch break on Thursday.

But her eyes were drawn to the packet of sliced ham she had bought earlier at the Market Parade Tesco Express in Gloucester. 

She was ‘shocked’ and thought she was seeing things when she saw the face of the former Princess of Wales.   

She said: ‘I had a round of toast instead after seeing her in the ham, I couldn’t risk damaging the ham!’ 

Sadly, Hettie had to forgo her usual lunchtime ham sandwich due to the now visible face of the late Princess of Wales in her packet of ham

In the discoloured top corner of the second slice of the packet was none other than the beloved icon herself, if viewed from a healthy distance. 

Speaking to GloucestershireLive, Hettie said she was surprised to find that her whole office agreed with her.

Hettie said: ‘I went straight to work, during lunch I started making a ham sandwich when I noticed the second slice had a sort of face in it. I thought I was seeing things – on closer inspection, its likeness was Di; the whole office agreed.

‘I was shocked, I gave out a little gasp, my co-worker Madeleine asked what was the matter, I showed it to her and she was shocked too. With it being so close to the Coronation, it’s really spooky. 

‘We took some photographs and thought nobody would believe us – the office was buzzing with excitement during lunch break. I want to try and preserve it to hang it in my house, she looks so beautiful.’

The 36-year-old sales manager said that most people could not see Diana straight away but quickly became spooked when they saw her face staring back at them from a packet of wafer-thin Tesco ham. 

 She was ‘shocked’ and thought she was seeing things when she thought she saw the face of the former Princess of Wales

Lady Diana Spencer, before becoming Princess Diana at Guards Polo Club in Windsor in 1981

‘It must be Di-vine intervention’ Hettie quipped.

Sadly, Hettie had to forgo her usual lunchtime ham sandwich due to the now visible face of the late Princess of Wales in her packet of ham.

She said: ‘I had a round of toast instead after seeing her in the ham, I couldn’t risk damaging the ham! – If anyone knows how to preserve a piece of ham please contact me, it deserves to be in a museum!’