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Gift Shops Get Ready For A Right Royal Retail Weekend

With crowds of people heading for Windsor to catch a glimpse of Prince Harry and his bride Meghan Markle on Saturday May 19, local gift retailers will be hoping it’s a bumper one for commemorative giftware.

A tea towel from For Richer For Poorer, sold by Vinegar Hill, will see profits donated to the homeless of Windsor.
A tea towel from For Richer For Poorer, sold by Vinegar Hill, will see profits donated to the homeless of Windsor.

Popular independent Windsor gift shop Vinegar Hill (one of 10 branches in the UK), will be going all out to celebrate the Royal Wedding.  “We’ll be decking out the window in traditional, commemorative bunting, mugs, tea towels and fridge magnets which have been designed by For Richer For Poorer, which donates the profits to the homeless of Windsor,” explains shop manager Lisa Ripley. “It’s been a big news story for the past few months and it’s a cause we’ve been promoting in the run-up to the wedding. They’re beautifully designed products that have a heart.”

The shop will also be having its very own Vinegar Hill street party. “Bunting, balloons and fancy dress will be the order of the day, along with the obligatory fairy cakes of course!” Lisa enthuses.

At Daniel’s department store in Windsor, which is a Royal warrant holder, MD Trudy Durkin highlighted that visitors will find celebratory windows congratulating the happy couple.

“We’re installing TV screens across the store to ensure that everyone has live coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan’s special day, with our French patisserie chefs making celebratory wedding cakes,” confirms Trudy. “We will also have a wide range of gift product on display to commemorate the Royal Wedding, to include Royal Scott special edition glasses, Caithness special edition paperweights, Halcyon Days mugs and limited edition Royal Windsor bags, along with bookmarks, trinket dishes, tea towels, flags and bunting, and many other gift items.  So far, everything seems to be selling very well.”

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