Royal wedding China revealed

12-22-2010 08:44 BJT

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Royal wedding fever is truly underway in the UK, ever since Prince William and Kate Middleton announced their engagement last month. From who will dress the future Queen of England on her big day, to where the couple will go on their honeymoon, bookies and royal fans have been busy trying to guess every detail.

Among all the preparations for a big event like a royal wedding come the souvenirs. Literally thousands of official and unofficial items of memorabilia are expected to flood the market.

And as Royal Collection retailer Nuala McGourty explains, the official items for sale have been approved by Prince William and Kate after being carefully thought out and designed.

Nuala McGourty, Royal Collection Retailer, said, "We wanted a design that was contemporary in nature, was romantic and would reflect what we thought was the modern nature of the couple. So when we were talking to our designer, she thought the idea of using a wedding cake and using the idea of pillars and stripes and fairly cool modern colors would capture that quite well."

This handout picture released by Clarence House Press Office on December 11, 2010 shows an official portrait of Prince William and his fiance Miss Catherine Middleton. Official royal wedding china to mark the event scheduled for next April, went on sale Monday, its producer said.(AFP/HO/File/Mario Testino)

Among the items include handmade plates, cups and pill boxes in colors of white with pale blue and gold detailing.