#LiDAR: Scanning the Royal wedding app Android & iPhone | Irish Examiner

Company to release royal wedding app | Irish Examiner:

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"Mobile phone users will be able to take a virtual 3D tour through the ancient of Westminster Abbey, starting at Great West Door – the point where Kate Middleton began her walk down the aisle to meet Prince William.

Abbey 3D, featuring an internal scaled replica of the 1000-year-old Abbey, uses revolutionary laser scanning technology and 3D modelling."

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Strange Royal wedding memorabilia: Wise buys or waste of cash? - Jersey News from ITV Channel Television - channelonline.tv

Royal memorabilia: wise buys or waste of cash? - Jersey News from ITV Channel Television - channelonline.tv:

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"If you are looking for a long term investment however, the mass produced items are not going to hold much value according the dealers.

It is the low, limited-edition pieces that are the must-haves for collectors and are set to go up in value."

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Royalty collection: Auction >> Sunday 4/3/2011 at the Radisson Edwardian Hotel, Heathrow

Nottingham man's royal collection to go under the hammer:

"A NOTTINGHAM man's collection of royal letters, dating back to 1714, is expected to fetch more than £25,000.

The 115 items are being sold by the late collector's family.

The collection, including letters signed by George III, George VI and Edward VIII, is one of the largest of its kind ever seen in Notts the largest of any single collector in a 945-lot auction run by Hyson Green-based International Autograph Auctions Ltd (IAA)."

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Royal wedding: collectibles, royal biscuits and souvenir condoms? + related articles

Royal wedding: Boom time for Britain's patriotic entrepreneurs | UK news | The Observer:

"“It’s an extension of my own family”: Margaret Tyler at home in north London. She has the UK’s largest private collection of royal memorabilia. Photograph: Richard Saker for the Observer"

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Royal Screwup >> probably a scam for a New #Collector's Cup

Royal Screwup: Prince Harry Marrying Kate in New Collector's Cup - Kate Middleton:

"A royal wedding commemorative cup by a company called Guandong to celebrate the royal wedding features Kate and Prince Harry instead of Prince William. Whoopsy daisy."

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Most avid royal collectors - TLC Lineup For Royal #Wedding Week April 27 #Royal #Collectors #collecting

TLC Announces Lineup For Royal Wedding Week:

"“Extreme Royal Collections”: Wednesday, April 27 at 10pm

Meet the most avid royal collectors in the world! In the UK, squeeze into Margaret’s home where, after 30 years of non-stop collecting, she lives proudly surrounded by 10,000 plates, cups, spoons, and figurines in an amazing world of regal clutter. In Australia, rub shoulders with rival collectors Janet and Philip, whose house is just as jam-packed. They regularly throw open their doors to tour bus parties for tea and a tour of their royal bounty. And in the US, get a glimpse of the glamorous world of Pat, a high-end collector whose haul of royal collectables includes some of Princess Diana’s dazzling gowns. PRODUCED BY ITV STUDIOS AMERICA"