It’s on our news. It’s on the web. It’s on magazine covers. It’s in the stores. Royal Wedding madness is rivalling spring fever as Canadians – or at least Canadian media and retailers – go mad for Will and Kate plates, coins, stamps. And, they are not alone.
The Canadian Mint has just unveiled two coins to commemorate the Royal Wedding, ranging in price from $20 to $100. According to the Toronto Sun, the Mint has been boosting its Royal Coinage line up for some time. And according to Toronto Life, the upcoming Canadian auction of Princess Diana’s dresses is stealing Will and Kate’s thunder!
The Monarchist League of Canada were thrilled when Canada Post did a u-turn and agreed to do stamps to celebrate Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding. The new stamps, having received the Royal stamp of approval, will be issued May 2, 2011.
But it’s not all pomp and ceremony. A German company is marketing Wills and Kate (Katea) tea bags that hang on the rim of your teacup.
But if you want to make sure you are getting the real thing, check out Lord Chamberlain’s Royal Wedding Souvenir buying guide posted on the official website of The British Monarchy.
.TORONTO ONT — The Canadian prime ministers office confirms Prince William and Kate Middleton will be traveling to Canada this summer on their first official trip as a married couple.
OTTAWA Expect a Canada Day like Parliament Hill has never seen and massive enthusiastic crowds across the country when Prince William and his new bride visit Canada this summer Heritage Minister James Moore says.This royal visit will be on a size and scale like nothing Canada has seen perhaps since the royal visit that happened in 1986 for the opening of Expo 86 in Vancouver when Prince Charles and Princess Diana visited he said Monday shortly after the tour itinerary of the newly married Duke and Duchess of Cambridge was announced. They wind up their Canadian tour in Calgary from July 6 to 8 where they will attend the opening of the Calgary Stampede.This is the third royal tour in Canada in the last two years following Queen Elizabeths visit last summer and Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles tour in November 2009.When the Queen visited also taking part in Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa 18 journalists from the United Kingdom accompanied her Moore said but 85 foreign journalists have already registered to join William and Kates Canadian tour highlighting the enormous interest in the newlyweds.Canada Day on the Hill is going to be massive theres no question about it Moore said.