Nylon was the first commercially successful synthetic thermoplastic polymer. Commercially, nylon polymer is made by reacting monomers which are either lactams, acid/amines or stoichiometric mixtures of diamines (-NH2) and diacids (-COOH). Mixtures of these can be polymerized together to make copolymers.
Princess Diana Wedding Cake. Official Cake Wedding cake and cooks for the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981. Getty Images / Terry Fincher. The official cake for the wedding dinner was made by the Naval Armed Forces, appropriate for the wedding of Prince Charles, a naval commander.
Q -- About four or five years ago I purchased at auction two English-made House of Nisbet British Royalty Commemorative doll sets. The Royal Wedding set, No. 3529 of 4,000, features Princess Diana in her wedding gown and Prince Charles in his military regalia. The Royal Baby Boy set, No. 2067 of 5,000, includes Prince Charles, Princess Diana and baby Prince William.