The Prince Of Wales And Lady Diana Spencer Commemorative crown coin from 1981

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Mercer, David (5 May 2023). "The King: From school bullies to Diana tragedy - the events that shaped Charles". Sky News . Retrieved 24 October 2023. The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 was a major event, televised worldwide and watched by millions of people. While we were not to know at the time, we were watching an event that would lead into a troubled time for the Royal Family, ultimately ending in the death of Princess Diana – by then divorced from Charles – in 1997. The Royal Mint's commemorative coins are both VAT-free and Capital Gains Tax(CGT) exempt, making them an attractive and valuable investment. Whether you are diversifying your investments or simply appreciate world-class design, commemorative coins from The Royal Mint are a great buy. The Royal Mint at The Britannia Coin Company After her separation from The Prince of Wales, the Princess continued to appear with the Royal Family on major national occasions, such as the commemorations of the 50th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) and VJ (Victory over Japan) Days in 1995. The couple had residences at Kensington Palace and Highgrove House, near Tetbury. On 5 November 1981, Diana's pregnancy was announced. [52] In January 1982—12 weeks into the pregnancy—Diana fell down a staircase at Sandringham, suffering some bruising, and the royal gynaecologist George Pinker was summoned from London; the foetus was uninjured. [53] Diana later confessed that she had intentionally thrown herself down the stairs because she was feeling "so inadequate". [54] On 21 June 1982, she gave birth to the couple's first son, Prince William. [55] She subsequently suffered from postpartum depression after her first pregnancy. [56] Amidst some media criticism, she decided to take William—who was still a baby—on her first major tours of Australia and New Zealand, and the decision was popularly applauded. By her own admission, Diana had not initially intended to take William until Malcolm Fraser, the Australian prime minister, made the suggestion. [57]

During 1992 and 1993, leaked tapes of telephone conversations reflected negatively on both Charles and Diana. Tape recordings of Diana and James Gilbey were made public in August 1992, [85] and transcripts were published the same month. [21] The article, " Squidgygate", was followed in November 1992 by the leaked " Camillagate" tapes, intimate exchanges between Charles and Parker Bowles, published in the tabloids. [86] [87] In December 1992, the prime minister, John Major, announced the couple's "amicable separation" to the House of Commons. [88] [89] Carrying out an engagement in South Shields, 1992

As with many important events and occasions, the Royal Mint issued a commemorative coin to mark the wedding, in the form of a crown – the usual denomination. In fact, they also issued a special commemorative two-coin proof set, but let’s deal with the standard issue example first. What is a crown, and why is it used for commemorative coins? What is a Crown?

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Colonel-in-Chief of the Princess of Wales' Own Regiment [188] (17 August 1985 to 16 July 1996) [455]