The stamp booklet and coin on display are the official ones issued by the British Post Office and the Royal Mint, but virtually every Commonwealth country issued its own commemorative stamps booklets and coins, so it is possible to build a sizable collection in either category with items as exotic as stamps from the Falkland Islands and coins from St. Helena. Such items can be collected singly, or it is possible to collect albums of stamps with large pictures of the Royal Wedding that were issued by or proof sets of the Commonwealth coins commemorating the wedding.
 
 

Jewelry included wristwatches with portraits of the couple, commemorative pendants made of china, base metals, silver, or gold, and charms. This silver pendants design is based on the Prince of Wales’ three feather emblem, and includes his motto “Ich Dien” (I Serve) and the couple's initials.

The silver charm reads Charles & Diana 29781 around its heart shaped edge, which encloses a wedding bell. I have no idea as to where it was manufactured, but I did purchase it from a dealer in Australia.

There was also Lady Diana's engagement ring of a sapphire surrounded by eighteen diamonds.  Since it was part of the Garrard’s catalog, you could buy one just like it if you could pay 28,500 pounds (about $50,000). A number of reproductions were made in prices ranging from 15 pounds to 4,500 pounds. The style has continued to be popular, since you can buy imitations in cubic zirconia, and many jewelers continue to carry rings styled similarly to hers. The ring has been credited with starting a trend toward using colored stones in engagement rings.

The day before the wedding, Prince Charles sent her with a gold signet ring similar to his own in the picture, with a note saying, "I'm so proud of you and when you come up I'll be there at the alter for you tomorrow. Just look 'em in the eye and knock 'em dead." (Anne Edwards, Ever After: Diana and the Life She Led, pp. 122-123.)

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