deuces wild Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 LONDON, England -- Souvenir hunters are finally starting to snap up memorabilia bearing the original date of Prince Charles's wedding after its last-minute postponement because of the funeral of Pope John Paul II.Sales had been slow after the wedding was announced in February, reflecting wide public apathy over the heir to the British throne's marriage to his longtime lover Camilla Parker Bowles. On the eBay Internet auction site, bookmarks commemorating Charles's second marriage were reported to be selling at 60 times their face value.Gavin Williamson, managing director of Aynsley, based in Stoke-on-Trent in Staffordshire, which has been producing a four-piece collection, said 500 people had called to order items with April 8 on."At first it was just complete panic when we heard the news," he told the Press Association."We already had to make a late alteration when the venue changed and now this. "But in fact we have had 500 orders today alone for items with the old date on."People believe that they will be collectors' items and are keen to get their hands on them."http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/europe/0...oyal.souvenirs/I will stick with baseball cards. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 They may change the date again ( Prince Rainier funeral ) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 6, 2005 Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 So now we know. The real reason for the change of date wasn't the Pope's funeral, it was to help all of those souvenir manufacturers who would have otherwise been lumbered with a load of unsaleable tat and rubbish due to the public apathy that this excuse of a marital congress is generating. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted April 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2005 They may change the date again ( Prince Rainier funeral ) ?I hear his funeral is set for April 15th. What a charmed life. What a beautiful country. What a beautiful and wonderfully charming wife he had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 I wouldn't want any of the rubbish as a free gift. I wouldn't give it house room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 I wouldn't want any of the rubbish as a free gift. I wouldn't give it house room.I bet you, like me, would like a set of popeye`s coins :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 I wouldn't want any of the rubbish as a free gift. I wouldn't give it house room.I bet you, like me, would like a set of popeye`s coins :DOnly to spend, not as a souvenir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 I wouldn't want any of the rubbish as a free gift. I wouldn't give it house room.I bet you, like me, would like a set of popeye`s coins :DOnly to spend, not as a souvenir. :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 I hear it may snow on Saturday :huh: And they've put the time of the Grand National back because of the wedding :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 they've put the time of the Grand National back because of the wedding :(That's so they can get the mare up to Aintree from Windsor to race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 :jawdrop: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadyassa Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 they've put the time of the Grand National back because of the wedding :(That's so they can get the mare up to Aintree from Windsor to race.:thumbup: :clapping: Off to the tower ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 they've put the time of the Grand National back because of the wedding :(That's so they can get the mare up to Aintree from Windsor to race.BRILLIANT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lester1 Posted April 7, 2005 Report Share Posted April 7, 2005 they've put the time of the Grand National back because of the wedding :(That's so they can get the mare up to Aintree from Windsor to race. :22: :thumbup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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