Need help, writing Diana article

iowabelle · #1 07-14-2007, 04:17 PM

Hello, Diana fans! I have been asked to write an on-line article about collecting Diana memorabilia, since that is one of my great loves.

I am wondering if any of you have any particular items that you value especially, or that have value, or are unusual. Would you be willing to tell me about your item, or send me a photo of your item on-line?

If you are interested in sharing, please contact me. I'm expected to have the article ready by August 31, of course, and I hope to have it completed earlier.

Thanks to all of you!

Laura aka iowabelle

iowabelle · #2 07-16-2007, 02:06 PM

I meant to say that you could pm me and we could discuss it outside of posting it here.

I really would appreciate your help.

Thanks! Laura

sirhon11234 · #3 07-16-2007, 02:10 PM

Well I have my first Diana book my mother bought for me in 1997 then I have a collectors plate Diana, Queen of Hearts of her in her wedding dress.

CasiraghiTrio · #4 07-16-2007, 02:44 PM

Hi! I will tell you about my most treasured Diana item. It's a catalog from her charity sale that I ordered from Christies as soon as they became available. I paid just $75 for the regular issue ones, and even though it's not one of the most special ones that has the serial number and personal message from her, it's extremely special to me. I have kept it all these years and everytime I look at it it makes me smile. I love to look at the pictures of her wearing the gowns. I also like to play a game I started awhile ago, of sort of tracking the dresses, keeping track of what happens to them, as they continue to crop up on the auctions around the world. One of them, Lot 5, sold recently at a Sotheby's auction in London, for over a million pounds.

Sammy · #5 07-17-2007, 11:37 AM

My first book about Diana was "Invitation to a Royal Wedding" by Kathryn Spink. My parents gave it to me for Christmas in 1981, it is still my most treasured book.

I have over 300 books about Diana, and they are all special to me. The ones with great monetary value would be the "Dresses" catalog and "Dicing with Di".

sirhon11234 · #6 07-17-2007, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Sammy

My first book about Diana was "Invitation to a Royal Wedding" by Kathryn Spink. My parents gave it to me for Christmas in 1981, it is still my most treasured book.

I have over 300 books about Diana, and they are all special to me. The ones with great monetary value would be the "Dresses" catalog and "Dicing with Di".

How cool Sammy you have a book on the Princess all the way from 1981.

sirhon11234 · #7 07-17-2007, 12:42 PM

Here's a picture of my two items
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Duchess · #8 07-17-2007, 02:45 PM

my most treasured item is the scrapbook i started during the engagement and through the wedding. i did my own description of the bride, sort of a people magazine like description of the bride if i remember correctly.

helenw · #9 07-17-2007, 03:24 PM

I have newspaper and magazine clippings scrapbooked, right from the announcement of the engagement in 1981. I was 14.

I have a couple of hundred books, including the dresses catalogue which I bought before the actual auction. Christies even sent me a list of the results.

I think the most treasured items I have are the photographs I took of Diana at the Savoy Hotel on her 30th birthday.

Lily97 · #10 07-25-2007, 04:18 PM

My most treasured item is a Princess Diana doll with her wedding gown on. I know I treasure it the most because my son who was 6 at the time went into the toy store with his father to purchase a toy for himself and came out with that doll for me. This was right after she had died when there was so much memorabilia being sold. Of course he was not alive when she married, yet he chose that particular doll, boxed up, for me. Imagine my surprise when they arrived home with "my" present! To this day, I have never opened it and it sits on top of my bookcase which is packed full of many diverse Princess Diana books, magazines, tea cups, etc. My son, in his own small way, was trying to comfort me, I'm very blessed. I think Diana would have liked that.

Lily

sirhon11234 · #11 07-25-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Lily97

My most treasured item is a Princess Diana doll with her wedding gown on. I know I treasure it the most because my son who was 6 at the time went into the toy store with his father to purchase a toy for himself and came out with that doll for me. This was right after she had died when there was so much memorabilia being sold. Of course he was not alive when she married, yet he chose that particular doll, boxed up, for me. Imagine my surprise when they arrived home with "my" present! To this day, I have never opened it and it sits on top of my bookcase which is packed full of many diverse Princess Diana books, magazines, tea cups, etc. My son, in his own small way, was trying to comfort me, I'm very blessed. I think Diana would have liked that.

Lily

Thats such a nice story Lily97.

**TheTruth** · #12 07-25-2007, 10:24 PM

I have 2 books on Diana (Rosalind Coward's and Sarah Bradford's), it's not much but I love them even if many people the same already. I prefer to buy some books that are not full of gossips, so there's only a few I trust. My precious Diana 'thing', is my picture collection I have on my computer. I've more than 2 thousands of pics and these are really important to me, in particular the rare ones. Not very special but that's my stuff.

CasiraghiTrio · #13 08-04-2007, 09:26 PM

These are all such amazing stories and items.

Lily97: A 'Lady Diana' wedding doll, in its box, from her (Lily97's) son.
sirhon: A Diana picture book (which I also have) and a lovely Lady Diana-wedding memorabilia plate
Duchess: Engagement-to-wedding chronicled scrapbook, with a personal description of Lady Diana as a bride
Helenw: Scrapbook of Diana's life from engagement to death(?), Dresses catalogue and price/sold listing, a hundred or more books, personal photos from Diana at the Savoy Hotel on the occasion of her 30th birthday
Sammy: 300 books, including "Invitation to a Royal Wedding" by Kathryn Spink (1981), "Dicing with Di", and the Dresses catalogue.
Me: Dresses catalogue, price/sold listing, scrapbook of magazine clippings
TheTruth: Two books, by Rosalind Coward and Sarah Bradford; computer archive of over 2,000 pictures, with some rare ones

sirhon11234 · #14 08-04-2007, 10:06 PM

CasiraghiTrio when did your Diana Picture book I got mine in the fall of 1997

CasiraghiTrio · #15 08-05-2007, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by sirhon11234

CasiraghiTrio when did your Diana Picture book I got mine in the fall of 1997

It sounds like we got it around the same time. I bought it shortly after her funeral.
I also got the book of collected essays by her friends, family, associates from her charites, etc. the proceeds of which went to the Diana Memorial Fund. It has essays from people Rosa Monckton, Lady Annabel Goldsmith, Tina Brown, Richard Kay, Anthony Holden, Ingrid Seward, Lady Cosima Somerset....
I had another picture book for awhile, photos by Tim Graham that came in October 1997.
These books I don't have anymore. I was cleaning house a few years ago and decided to resell them on Amazon.

Sammy · #16 08-07-2007, 04:01 PM

This is just what will fit in the bookcase.

I have several years worth of Royalty and Majesty Magazines. As well as the "Young Royals" magazines that were only in publication for a short time. But they are all in a closet! LOL! As well as 2 Franklin Mint dolls (and outfits).
But believe it or not, mine is still a relatively small collection, I have friends with LOTS more!!

sirhon11234 · #17 08-07-2007, 04:29 PM

Damn, I thought I had alot of Diana books. Impressive collection Sammy.

**Elspeth** · #18 08-07-2007, 05:35 PM

Sounds as though you should PM Iowabelle with some details of that collection, Sammy!