Toilet paper with a crown or expensive porcelain crockery: there is a lot for friends of the British crown to collect on the occasion of the coronation of the new British king.
Shortly before the coronation of King Charles (74) and his wife Camilla (75), countless souvenir items for the big royal event can be bought in Great Britain. Not only the online shops of the palace and the souvenir shops of the royal castles are full of them, but also the odds and ends shops on the tourist miles and shops for everyday needs.
Furniture store John Lewis said during the coronation week that sales of coronation souvenirs had jumped 27 percent compared to the previous week. The Lewis Bear teddy bear, outfitted with an ermine coat and crown for the coronation, has never sold so well, the company says.
The Telegraph newspaper listed a pillow with an embroidered crown and the words from the national anthem “God Save the King” by designer Jan Constantine among the “best coronation souvenirs”, alongside coins from the state mint and Royal Mail stamps as well as a silk scarf from the luxury department store Harrods with a sophisticated royal pattern.
The porcelain tableware, which is always issued on important occasions by the Royal Collection Trust belonging to the palace, was largely sold out shortly before the coronation. None of the seven plates, cups or caskets priced between 30 and 195 pounds (about 34 to 221 euros) were in stock. However, Royal fans could still find what they were looking for on the website of Charles’ private country house, Highgrove Estates. For example, there was a teapot that said “Three cheers for King Charles.”
But Britons with a smaller budget can also make their home or everyday needs royal these days: the supermarket chain Asda sells toilet paper and kitchen rolls with crowns printed on them. Rival Sainsbury’s is offering life-size cardboard cutouts of Charles.
Source: Stern
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