Four months before the couple are to tie the knot, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding memorabilia has gone on sale — but without their faces on it.
The plate, tankard and pill box are decorated with an entwined “C” and “W” plus doves, white ribbons and hearts in silver, gold and grey.
The design, which also carries the Prince’s coronet and the wedding date, is the only one which has been approved by the lovebirds, the Sun reported.
“Collectors aren’t interested in anything with no portrait. It’s not about quality and beauty, anyone in their right mind would prefer something with Kate and Wills on. I’m sure they’ll shift enough of them but in a couple of years these plates and mugs will be sold on ‘eBay’ for a fraction of the price. People will end up not caring about them because they look pretty dull,” a memorabilia specialist was quoted as saying.
Buckingham Palace has allowed only a few items to carry the couple’s picture.
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Jacko mansion to turn into music school
London: King of pop Michael Jackson’s house Neverland Ranch might turn into a music school for teenagers soon. The mansion owners want to turn the building into a fame school for teenaged musicians, where children from all walks of life could learn to write and perform music, reports thesun.Co.Uk.
“It’s an interesting idea and we’d be open to it,” said a spokesman for Jackson’s estate.The mansion is owned by a private real estate firm Colony Capital that is looking into using Jackson’s name to promote the venture. —IANS