After my recent Royal Wedding Merchandise blog I have received a few other items to add to the ever growing list.

When I saw this Knit Your Own Royal Wedding book I immediately thought of our own resident knitter Louise

Come on Louise. Hurry up and get that scarf finished. I have a brief for you…

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The invites have gone out and I have to say, they are not very exciting. Lovely stock, print, emboss, foil etc. but boring. Find out more about them on BBC News if you are interested.

So thank goodness for the unofficial merchandise

A while ago I blogged about the range unofficial plate designs which has kept me on the look out for other items of interest. Now I have a good collection it’s time to share.

Crown Jewel Condoms

Early Learning Centre Happyland Royal Wedding

B&Q Royal wedding gnomes

Replicas of the engagement ring

Elgoods Windsor Knot, uses sovereign hops developed for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.

Hotter Comfort Concept Royal Wedding limited edition women’s moccasin

Prince Harry’s Field Guide to Surviving the Royal Wedding

Official Royal Wedding Corgi coat

The Independent’s Brief

The Independent asked a band of young designers to come up with memorabilia that’s a cut above the usual tat.

So come the 29th April, picture me in the knitted Kate & Wills gloves, fake royal engagement ring, Royal zombie t-shirt, my large cat in the Royal Corgi coat, sitting in my front garden with my bride & groom gnomes drinking a pint of Windsor knot.

Thanks again for the free day o…

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On the 29th April Prince William and Kate Middleton finally tie the knot. For most of us it means an extra day off work, but for the crockery industry it could mean big business.

But it doesn’t have to all be tat:

These ‘unofficial’ Wills and Kate souvenir plates from KK Outlet have just gone on sale.

The Lord Chamberlain, Earl Peel, has already issued a formal memorandum indicating that tea towels should not be produced.

In 1981 I was 4 years old and my Grandma bought me a mug to commemorate the wedding of Charles and Diana. I still have it too. It is tacky, like most of the Royal memorbilia tat, but after almost 30 years I have grown very fond of it.

So I am measuring up for my set of plates now, ordering my bunting and hoisting the Union flag rea…

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