Monday, March 28, 2011

Not by Royal appointment! Ashtrays, teabags and even fridge freezers... the ghastly tat marking Wills and Kate's big day

By DAILY MAIL
Last updated at 4:36 AM on 28th March 2011

From cufflinks to condoms, no Royal wedding would be complete without a collection of souvenirs even the most ardent royalist would do well to love.

Here the Mail outlines some of the very best (or worse)... and where you can get them.

Come on, Granny, get out your needles and start knitting royal dolls - or even your very own miniature corgi, £9.99, ivypress.co.uk

Throw salt over your shoulder to bring the lovebirds luck with this cruet set, £6.99, ebay.co.uk

No smart kitchen is complete without this regal fridge-freezer, from £2,050, geappliances.co.uk

Think Kate is a royal Barbie? This limited-edition vinyl replica proves your point, £120, franklinmint.com

Gentlemen, these gold-effect cufflinks, with images of the happy couple, guarantee a classy wedding-day look, £9.99, cuffsncollars.co.uk

If the fawning wedding coverage doesn't satiate your sweet tooth, this fudge will hit the spot, £1.50, ebay.co.uk

The royal couple will want an heir and a spare. For the rest of us, there are souvenir condoms. £5, crownjewelscondoms.com

It's always wedding-o'clock with this timepiece, £19.99, williamandkateroyalwedding.net

Single girls, let this coaster cheer you up, £2.25, coaster.co.uk

These teabags put Wills and Kate into hot water, but let's hope their relationship never is, £4.30, donkey-products.com

Stub out your wedding fever altogether with this ashtray, £3.99, gift-flair.co.uk

So dim you need a book to explain the wedding? This is for you... £6, dummies.com

Raise a toast to the happy couple with Kiss Me Kate ale, £1.50, morrisons.co.uk

Nail the royal wedding look with these works of art, £6.99, eBay.co.uk

Even the youngest patriots can join the celebrations with this Happyland Royal Wedding set, £15, Early Learning Centre

All the wedding fuss can be hard to stomach, so invest in a royal wedding sick bag, £3, lydialeith.com

Tuck into a Commemorative Pie, with British beef, bacon and mushrooms, £3.25, Sainsbury's

What cake lover could say no to this sponge creation? Even if it does look nothing like Wills. Or Kate. Price varies, michellesugarart.co.uk

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