The Royal Family Is Fiercely Protective Of Its Brand—Until A Royal Wedding Rolls Around
The Royal Wedding between Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle on Saturday, May 19 is nearly here. If you’re still contemplating how to commemorate the occasion, gift shops in Britain have you more than covered. Keeping with Royal Wedding tradition, memorabilia manufacturers have rolled out a slew of Royal Wedding merchandise—from the tasteful to the downright weird. There are the expected commemorative coffee mugs, featuring the faces of the bride and groom. Tea towels depicting Windsor Castle, where the couple will wed, are also available to mark the wedding date.Then there are wooden spoons, featuring the couple’s heads, jars of British food spread Marmite featuring a “Harry” or “Meghan” label, and, naturally, “Crown Jewels” condoms—a photograph of the couple appears on the packaging. Read more at Fortune.
