Joining with Royal Wedding Wednesday with Decor To Adore for my last post of 3 I think, on the wedding gifts received by Prince Charles and Princess Diana for the wedding in 1981 from thew booklet we got while viewing the wedding gifts at St. James Palace, London shortly after the wedding when we were there for our annual buying trip. I no longer have the original as it was purchased by an NBC producer last November tight after the engagement of Prince William and Kate was announced. I had copies of half the pages which I then was asked for by a producer with ITV UK in conjunction with TLC channel...so you will be hearing more about the subject during the week before the wedding.
271 a Darlington crystal vase Hampshire
272. book "The Blessings Of Marriage" Canada
273. an embroidered tablecloth Sussex
275. a four leaf clover and plaque Touch Wood Kent
276. 2 silver mint julep cups USA
277. a deer carved in stone Scotland
278. a small wooden toy soldier Kent
280. a framed drawing of King Edward VIII Hampshire
283. doorchimes Kent
284. 2 candles shaped like doves London
285. a bag of coffee beans Malawi
287. copper box made by West Coast Canadian Indians Canada
292. a lucky black cat toy made by the donor Warwickshire
294. a bottle of port in a wood box Australia
297. 6 wooden clothes pegs made by the donor Yorkshire
299. swan headed salad spoons Hertfordshire
349. a knitted tea cozy in the shape of a cottage Cambridgeshire
354. a purple velvet hat made by the donor Essex
355. a set of crocheted kitchen cozies by the donor Australia
362. 2 toweling bathrobes Manchester
363. bone china rose ornament Surrey
365. a decorated goose egg Cheshire
373. a book "Birds Of Town & Village" Warwickshire
376 a pair of hand knitted blue bed socks Belgium
377. a commemorative tea caddy London
431. 2 mice dolls in wedding outfits Lincolshire
432. 2 dustermitts Essex
433. set of large traditional Japanese fish kites Japan
434. a wrought iron weathervane Peterborough
435. a glass pear ornament Barrow-in-Furness
437. 2 Fairisle skiing jerseys Australia
438. a mousetrap cage made by the donor Essex
454. a Caithness glass paperweight Wales
384. 2 toothbrushes Middlesex
387. an embroidered sampler USA
388. a handmade pottery mouse Tyne-and-Wear
389. book "Old Yorkshire Recipes" Yorkshire
396. a carved relief of a horse head Tyne-and-Wear
397. a 7 record set of the Goon Show Scotland
That is my favorite gift...the Goon show was one of the most famous
English comedy shows beginning in the 1940s.
The cast included Peter Sellers, Harry Secombe,
Spike Milligan and others became
internationally know. They are hysterical!
402. a heart shaped potato Cheshire
408. a decorative Good Luck Key London
409. a framed "Tribute To The Dog" London
411. an Icelandic wool shawl Iceland
415. varieties of Rose Tea flavours London
417. a child's painting of a bride and groom Devon
419. a corn dolly London
So...there you have it. A sampling of the wedding gifts received by Prince Charles and Princess Diana. It will be fun to see what this modern couple receive. 5 crock pots?
Photos are from Google except for the commemorative tea caddy and Staffordshire posy ornament, both of which are available at Time Was Antiques. Click on those photos for more information.
1 comment:
Just amazing! It will be fun to hear about what the Royal newlyweds will receive.
Happy Easter to you and yours!
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