Special Collectors Set (no number given)

The Investiture of HRH Prince Charles

as Prince of Wales

Issued in 1969 - Issue Quantity unknown

Princess Anne not present in this picture

The Investiture set was not given a number, and was initially issued as a small production run, in 1969.   The Prince Charles doll was later re-issued in 1977 as P.411, and is distinguished from this rare early model, because it did not have the distinctive crown with the central cross.

The Queen Elizabeth doll was also only issued as part of the Investiture set, and along with Princess Anne, is one of only two dolls to show a current member of the Royal Family in a knee length skirt

The Princess Anne doll is extremely rare, and only issued as part of this Investiture set

The Duke of Edinburgh is also an "Investiture Original", but was later re-issued as P410, in 1977.   It shows HRH Prince Philip inthe uniform of "The Admiral of the Fleet"

 According to legend, the Three Feathers crest of the Prince of Wales, and his motto, "Ich Dien", (German, "I Serve"), was taken from the body of King John of Bohemia, at the battle of Crécy, in August 1436.   The King had bravely ridden into battle, despite his blindness, and Prince Edward so admired his bravery that he adopted his emblem and motto.

The complete set consisted of the following four dolls :

  • HRH Prince Charles, Prince of Wales
  • HM Queen Elizabeth II
  • HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
  • HRH Princess Anne

As far as we are aware, these dolls were never given, or issued with, a certificate

The slideshow below displays the entire "Investiture" doll collection

The doll pictures will auto run as a slide show in the window above.

Press F5 (function key 5 on your keyboard), to re-start the slide show.

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News

21st September 2023

 

Important Announcement

 

My dear wife, Christine, passed away on the 8th December, 2021, after 8 weeks in hospital. I was by her side, when she slipped away from me peacefully, with no pain or suffering.

 

Chris had been struggling with a slow decline in health, associated with a progressive, untreatable, and ultimately terminal lung disease, and finally succumbed to her old adversary, Pneumonia.

 

We had been friends for 55 years, together as a couple for 50 years, and married just a month short of 48 years, when she died.   

 

This website was Chris's idea, and I did all the technical stuff, to make it work.   After news of Chris's passing reached her close friends in the doll collecting world, I was deeply touched and gratified to hear their tributes to my dear wife, and I must thank them all for their kindness and support.   Ultimately, it was her doll friends that gave me the courage to continue with the website.

 

In the months before her eventual hospitalisation, Chris had outlined a number of additions and changes she wanted to make to the website, and it is my intention to honour those wishes, and to implement the changes we had considered, over the coming weeks and months.

 

I must apologise to all those who have written to us via the website, only to have your emails go unanswered.   Unfortunately, the email system had been hacked aroung the time Chris was going into hospital, and many emails must have been lost, as a result.

 

As you might imagine, I felt completely broken by Chris's loss, and it is only now, almost 22 months after her passing, that I have felt strong enough to even look at the website again.   

 

My aim is to continue with the website, and to implement Chris's aims for her many new ideas as soon as I can.   In the meantime, I have hopefully got the email system sorted out, and I will attempt to answer any enquiries as soon as I can, and to send replies with the same high degree of accuracy that a reply from Chris would have had.

 

From now on, I will be flying solo, whilst my co-pilot and guide will be soaring much higher, (though she is always in my heart, and in my thoughts).

 

My thanks to all our website visitors for your continued support

 

Dave (also known as Arthur), and Chris, (my lost love, Guinevere)

 

Christine Poulten

25th December 1949 - 8th December 2021