Royal Wedding Fever: 12 Items Designed to Cash In

With the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton fast approaching, we decided to take a look at products designed to commemorate the event.

12. William & Kate Bobble Head Dolls

Give your doll collection some panache with HRH Prince William and Bride Kate Middleton bobble heads.  The hand modeled and hand painted figurines are 8” tall and perched upon a Union Jack flag base.  Price $80 [shop for bobbles]

11. Royal Weddings For Dummies

Get up to speed with The Royal Wedding For Dummies. The ultimate guide to the big day, this Dummies book is packed with facts about the participants, the locations, and the history of royal weddings. Price $9.99 [via amazon]

10. Crown Jewels Condoms

Crown Jewels Condoms of Distinction  Combining the strength of a Prince with the yielding sensitivity of a Princess-to-be Crown Jewels condoms promise a royal union of pleasure.  Price $26  [via crownjewels]

9. Catherine and William Monogram Pill Box

A pill box  from the official William and Catherine wedding china from the Royal Collection, this box has been exclusively designed for the Royal Collection and approved by His Royal Highness Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton. The pill box is 1.18″ high by 2.36″ in diameter.  $47.00 [via olddurhamroad]

8. Teabagging With The Royal Couple

Filled with German-grown black tea, “KaTEA” bags feature both Prince William and Kate Middleton. Enjoy HRH and his bride to be soaking in the hot water of your morning tea. Sold for a limited time 2 teabags and greeting card. Price $8 [via donkey-products]

7. Royal Wedding Malt Whiskey

The English Whiskey Company has created this special wedding malt to commemorate the marriage of Kate and William.  Marketing it as a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to celebrate along with the royal couple” a limited quantity of commemorative bottles (700ml each) are being offered, and are available directly from the distillery at around £70.00 Price $115 [via luxist]

6. Kiss Me Kate Commemorative Ale

Single malt liquor a bit rich for your blood? Not to worry.  Castle Rock brewery has created a special real ale called Kiss Me Kate.  Perfect for commoners and their more pedestrian palates, it will be available on draught at Castle Rock and many other local pubs for the full month of April. A limited amount available in bottles for memento collectors and for laying aside to toast future royal events.

[via castlerockbrewery]

5. Royal Wedding Motif Throw Pillow

The Royal Wedding special edition Kate and William throw pillow is hand embroidered onto felted wool. Stitched in traditional style using applique, cross stitch & blanket stitch with naturally colored yarns.  Made in the UK by British designer Jan Constantine. Price $149 [via amazon]

4. Royal Wedding Doughnut

Dunkin Donuts announced that they will be offering a royal wedding  heart-shaped doughnut from April 24-29.  Filled with jelly and topped with vanilla icing and a chocolate drizzle, unfortunately for Dunkin Donut-less Brits, it will only be available stateside.  Price $0.89  [via eater]

3. Kate and William Paper Dolls

This special commemorative edition paper doll book features paper dolls of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, plus a wardrobe of seven costumes for each. Outfits include William’s RAF uniform and the sapphire-blue wrap dress that Kate wore at the press conference announcing their engagement. Price $9.99 [via williamandkatepaperdolls]

2. William & Kate Commemorative Refrigerator

Let the happy couple help keep your perishables cool.  Calling it  “the ultimate” in royal wedding memorabilia – the William and Kate commemorative fridge is available through GDHA, a distributor for GE appliances.  The 5’9” side-by-side fridge freezer is emblazoned with an official engagement photograph.

“As expected, the royal wedding has really captured the U.K.’s imagination and it was no surprise that a William and Kate commemorative fridge was a popular choice,” said David Garden, Commercial Director for GE at GDHA. “It certainly wipes the floor with your usual commemorative tea towels and mugs and is most definitely one of the most novel royal wedding products we have seen.”  [via curbed]

1. Knit Your Own Royal Wedding [Paperback]

Knit Your Own Royal Wedding features projects for Prince William, Kate Middleton, the Queen, Prince Harry, other members of the royal family.  The background scene is an illustrated foldout of Westminster Abbey. Also included are instructions for a few wedding accessories. Each project comes complete with knitting instructions and full-color photos of the finished doll.  Price $12 [via amazon]