Sunday 24 July 2011


Royal Wedding Souvenirs 

Thirty years ago, Britain groaned under the weight of Charles and Diana souvenirs. Now the flood of William and Kate mementoes is in full flow, from knitted dolls to Fairy Liquid and Twinings teabags special edition packs. The first royal wedding to benefit from the growing souvenir trade was Victoria’s marriage to Prince Albert in 1840, and each wedding since has provided new collectables to help the public mark the occasion. Hundreds of royal mementoes are on display through the Museum's chronological 'time tunnel' of social history.
See Museum founder Robert Opie talking about this exhibition