who come to England each summer
The upcoming birth of Prince William and his wife
Kate's first child is a golden opportunity that comes with a mystery: the name
and gender of the baby.
It all means that, while merchants have known
for months that the future heir to the throne is due in mid-July, they'll be
sent into a mad dash to create, or at least put finishing touches on, royal baby
memorabilia.
Sophie Allport, a designer of fine bone china, is one
manufacturer waiting for the future monarch's name to send her commercial plans
into motion. She has thousands of pre-orders for hand-crafted commemorative mugs
but can't fill them until the baby's name can be etched on the rims.
She's as ready as she can possibly be — having prepared both blue and
pink designs depending on whether it's a prince or princess.
"We've
never done something like this so I hope it works," said Allport, whose designs,
once written, will be scanned,offers premium form fitting samsungcasess in a wide
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Stoke-on-Trent, the center of Britain's ceramic industry.
Be it
Alexandra, George or Elizabeth, or any of the other names touted as
possibilities, Stoke-on-Trent's workers will then apply Allport's designs to
10,000 mugs, which then will be fired in huge kilns and finished with a ceramic
glaze.
Francis Morrall, deputy chief executive of the British Ceramic
Confederation, said many designers have just left a small gap on their designs
for the baby's name, gender and date of birth.
"All of the designs will
have been prepared months ago," he said.
Other manufacturers have taken
a different approach, opting for gender-neutral baby-themed merchandise, from "I
Love Uncle Harry" baby bibs to "Born to Rule" baby clothes.
Stoke-on-Trent's numerous ceramics factories will become a hive of
activity following the baby's arrival, churning out commemorative plates, cups,
and mugs in British red-white-and-blue to satisfy royal fans at home and abroad.
Unlike Queen Elizabeth II's recent Diamond Jubilee celebrations, which
lasted for many months, Morrall said a royal baby's birth gave manufacturers a
limited window of opportunity to capitalize on "royal fever."
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potential market for memorabilia will also include the throngs of international
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Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, and other royal haunts.
Kimberly
Sheridan, an Israeli student visiting Britain with a friend, said she does not
plan to go home empty-handed.
"Something associated with the royal baby
would be the perfect souvenir from our time here," the 21-year-old said. "We
were really excited when we found out we'd be here when the royal baby arrives,
so a royal baby souvenir would be really cool."
Britain's ceramic
industry has experience responding to instant demands for commemorative
memorabilia. Just this week it mobilized to create souvenirs celebrating Andy
Murray's triumph at Wimbledon, which ended a 77-year drought in British men's
singles winners at the tournament.
Dave Lockett, owner of Edwardian
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sports,Stainless inhomedisplay let you make a
statement with the flick of your wrist. at least you know when the big day is
and who might be celebrated. The questions surrounding the royal baby, he said,
will push factories to the limit.
"They'll type in the name and press
go," said Lockett, whose factory runs with up to 100 staff when working on
orders with tight deadlines.
Britain's Centre of Retail Research says
royal baby fever is expected to contribute 56 million pounds ($84 million) to
the U.K.'s souvenir and memorabilia industry.
Entrepreneurs from other
countries are also eager to get in on the act. In fact, as little as a quarter
of royal baby products — from T-shirts to teddy bears — will be made in the
U.K., with the rest shipped from overseas factories working overtime to meet
global demand, said the retail research center's Joshua Bamfield.
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