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Post subject: Tacky and Tasteless or a fitting memento
 Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 01:53 PM
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From ceiling to floor it must be one of the biggest collections of Diana memorabilia anywhere - and it is in a private house in Wembley, north London. There's a mural on the ceiling, plates, mugs, portraits and a lot, lot more.
Margaret Tyler is as devoted a Diana fan as they come. She has set aside a whole room in her home for a lovingly assembled collection purchased by her and members of the family.
"It has taken me 10 years to get the room as it is now but it's been a labour of love because everything I have bought, I've enjoyed," Margaret said. She has been a willing customer of the Diana industry which still produces the goods 10 years on.
If every buyer was so enthusiastic, souvenir shops would do a roaring trade. Lambert Souvenirs in Whitehall has a Diana display in the middle of the shop, largely made up of mugs and plates.
"We're not a fund-raising operation - the commercial licensing operation is almost completely wound down now "Astrid Bonfield,Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund ,Business was steady, they said, but not sensational.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6969711.stm
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Posted: Aug 30, 2007 - 04:39 PM
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| I'd go with the former I'm afraid...I never think it's a good idea to elevate another human being to that importance in your life (well, another human you've never met anyway!) |
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Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 06:11 PM
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Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 06:46 PM
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| It's a GOOD thing to honor the death...it's WRONG to let it take over your life.... |
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Posted: Aug 31, 2007 - 07:01 PM
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She meant an awful lot to millions of people and I'm sure some felt like a member of their own family had died. Not many people get the kind of remembrance Diana is getting, all I can think of that compares is Elvis.
My opinion though, it's a matter of choice. You do what you want, mourn how you want and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. |
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Posted: Sep 02, 2007 - 05:49 PM
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| Everybody grieves in their own ways. |
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Posted: Sep 04, 2007 - 12:42 PM
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Posted: Sep 04, 2007 - 09:58 PM
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