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Collectible artefacts like this signed Diana portrait will appreciate in future years.(paulfrasercollectibles.com) |
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Today in 1997, Diana died in Paris - but the public's love of the People's Princess continues... It's hard to believe that it's almost a decade-and-a-half since the death of Diana Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris's Pont de l'Alma road tunnel with her boyfriend Dodi Al-Fayed. As millions watched the funeral of the Royal they called "The People's Princess" one thing was clear: Diana's legacy as a popular icon and humanitarian was going to endure. And, as with any strong legacy, the onus falls on collectors to help preserve it - which has lead to an increase in the values of her collectibles. For instance, Diana's autograph has appreciated by 580% over the last 10 years. In other words, if you had bought a Diana signature for ￡1,250 in the year 2000, it could today be worth around ￡8,500. In fact, Diana autographs can command values anywhere up to $20,000 or more on today's markets - and their values will continue to appreciate. Following Buckingham Palace's official announcement of her engagement to Prince Charles on February 24, 1981, Diana was rarely out of the spotlight. As a result, a number of important memorabilia items have cropped up on the private markets over the last 13 years from the various 'iconic' episodes of her life. For instance, a black dress worn by Diana - remembered by some as the dress which made her famous - sold earlier this year at London's Kerry Taylor Auctions for ￡192,000. For its lucky buyer, the dress isn't only a one-of-a-kind piece of history, but will also prove to be a solid and reliable investment. (Read by Lee Hannon. Lee Hannon is a journalist at the China Daily Web site.) (Agencies) |
1997年的今天（8月31日），英國前王妃戴安娜在巴黎香消玉殞，但公眾仍舊愛戴這位“人民的王妃”。 很難相信威爾士王妃戴安娜已經離我們而去近15年了。戴安娜和男友多迪?法耶德在巴黎阿爾瑪橋公路隧道發(fā)生的一起車禍中不幸遇難。 數百萬人觀看了被譽為“人民的王妃”戴安娜的葬禮。有一點非常清楚：戴妃作為受擁戴的偶像和人道主義者留給世人的遺產將繼續(xù)在世間流傳。 就如同其它偉大的遺產一樣，保護它的重任也落到了收藏者身上，這也使有關戴妃的藏品升值。例如，她的親筆簽名在過去10年間增值了580%。 換句話說，如果你在2000年以1250英鎊的價格購買了戴妃的簽名，如今的價值已飚漲至大約8500英鎊。 事實上，戴妃的親筆簽名如今在市場上已漲至2萬美元及以上，而且還將增值。 在白金漢宮于1981年2月24日正式宣布她與英國王儲查爾斯訂婚后，戴安娜幾乎始終是受人關注的焦點。 因此，在戴妃去世的13年間，眾多展現她不同“經典”生活階段的重要紀念品涌現在私人市場。 例如，戴安娜曾穿過的一件黑色禮服今年早些時候在倫敦凱利?泰勒拍賣行以19.2萬英鎊的價格成交。在很多人的記憶里，她正是憑借這件禮服成名。 對這位幸運的買主來說，這件禮服不僅獨一無二，還將證明是一份堅實可靠的投資。 相關閱讀 （中國日報網英語點津 Julie 編輯馮明惠） |
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Vocabulary: autograph: a person's own signature, or something written in a person's own hand, as a manuscript or letter（親筆簽名，手稿） appreciate: to raise in value（增值） command: to deserve and receive（應得，值得） |
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