:My Journey into Doll Collecting:
I began collecting dolls at the age of 10, thanks to my grandmothers and aunt,
who always made sure I received a doll for my birthdays and Christmas.
In 1985, I received my very first royal paper doll of Diana, created by Golden Books.
It wasn’t until 1998 that I truly started to focus on my doll collection and define the types of dolls I wanted to collect.
The internet and the Franklin Mint opened my eyes to an entire new world of fashionable dolls and their vinyl dolls .
Diana marked the beginning of my collection, and over the years, I added more members of the royal family to it.
My Diana Collection
These are the dolls of Diana that I have in my personal collection.
I am still in the Process of Photographing the
Franklin Mint series
so until I have their photos done
I will use the advertisements as thier place holder
I was finally able to add the commemoratrive set to my collection
not quite finished yet with the series but I have a good start on it .
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In 1997, when my daughter was born, I wanted to share my passion for doll collecting with her. We began with the usual options—Barbies and baby dolls—but I didn’t feel a connection to them. I realized that for our collection to hold meaning, the dolls needed to be special. On August 31st, the world mourned the loss of Diana, Princess of Wales. One afternoon, I received a brochure about the Vinyl Diana Doll that the Franklin Mint was producing in her honor. I recognized this as my opportunity to start a historic collection for my daughter. I didn’t buy the vinyl doll immediately; I wanted to visit the Franklin Mint store to see it for myself. I inquired about the vinyl Diana, but unfortunately, they didn’t have any in stock. However, they did have several porcelain dolls. I chose the Princess of Style Diana Doll.From that point on, I purchased the Vinyl Diana, along with her outfits and a collector’s trunk. Many of our original pieces were lost during our various moves over the years, so in 2022, I decided to begin recollecting the Diana series I originally started and expanded the collection to include other royals. Today, I am sharing this collection with my granddaughter; it looks like Diana and the Royals will be a part of our family for a little longer.
* So yes the cute picture you see with the lil girl with the Diana dolls come up in the search for Diana dolls is infact my daugther 🙂
