Anyone deciding to collect QE II items, the woman not the Cunarder, should limit themselves to a specific area or time period, as the amount of items produced is almost infinite. The royal wedding of then Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip, the royal tours to the colonies prior to her father's death, the princesses Elizabeth and Margaret during the war years, are one segment, while Elizabeth as Queen is another. The wealth alone of material made up for the coronation or the Silver Jubilee are overwhelming. However, believe it or not, as many items as were made for these-there is as much or more for Princess Diana's wedding. Collecting just the books on her is overwhelming as so many have been written and are being written even as we speak.
Magazines are worse, but two are especially well worth having.
The Sphere, and The Illustrated London News are two wonderful magazines. The special issues are so beautifully orchestrated and colorful that they really are a joy to own and are still relatively inexpensive. If Elizabeth's reign is longer than Victoria's then the amount of printed matter will remain relatively inexpensive. Princess Anne items are really quite scarce and well worth collecting. Perhaps, it is time for us all to look at the person rather than the wardrobe or how photogenic they are.