Palace clamps down on Royal wedding tat
Palace officials are throwing in the towel in the face of a rising tide of memorabilia loosely associated with the upcoming marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, by banning tea towels.
All dish cloths emblazoned with images of the happy couple or carrying wedding related slogans have been barred in an effort to limit the branding to “appropriate” merchandise.
The hardline stance is being taken by the Lord Chamberlain, Earl Peel, who heads up the Royal household.
Peel has issued a memorandum to staff advising that “We want items that are permanent and significant.”
An entire wedding industry has sprung up around the April 29 event with manufacturers re-branding virtually every item in their inventory to cash in on the ceremony.
Collectors are being warned however that any purchase is unlikely to appreciate in value for many decades.