Princess Eugenie wedding marked with new china collection
Friday 28 September 2018 15:43, UK
Lucia Binding, news reporter
Royal fans can get excited for the forthcoming wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank with an official range of commemorative china.
The youngest daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York, is set to marry her fiance on 12 October at St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle - the same venue in which Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wed on 19 May this year.
The official commemorative range includes a coaster costing £20, a miniature teacup and saucer at £25, a pillbox for £29 and a tankard at £39.
The china's design features Eugenie's initial E below her coronet, Jack's initial J and the couple's monogram - with their initials entwined.
Adorned with garlands of ivy, the pieces symbolise Eugenie and Jack's home Ivy Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, woven with English wild bluebells, forget-me-nots and the white rose of York.
The range is made in Stoke-on-Trent using methods and techniques that have remained unchanged for more than 250 years.
Hand-finished with 22-carat gold and presented in special packaging, the production process encompasses the skills of more than 50 individuals from several factories at the heart of the English potteries.
On sale from Friday, all profits from the china will go to the Royal Collection Trust - a charity responsible for the care and conservation of the Royal Collection.
There's a good chance the ninth-in-line to the throne was involved in the design process, with her mother Sarah Ferguson previously saying "she knows exactly what she wants" when it comes to the wedding.
The Duchess of York, who has been helping Eugenie with the planning, described her daughter as "very controlled" during an interview on The One Show.
Eugenie and Jack, who were introduced by friends seven years ago, got engaged during a holiday in Nicaragua in January 2018.
Jack - a brand ambassador for Casamigos Tequila - got down on one knee to propose with a pink padparadscha sapphire engagement ring.
The couple's wedding invites feature a philosophical quote from Nelson Mandela, the late anti-apartheid leader and South African president.