The Royal Collection Trust has unveiled the official commemorative china to mark Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s upcoming nuptials.
The second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York will marry her long-term love Jack Brooksbank on October 12th at Windsor Castle.
The range features the couple’s initials – with the ‘E’ for Eugenie featured beneath the Princess’ coronet – and an ivy pattern in a nod to the home they share, Ivy Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace.
It’s priced from £20 for a coaster up to £39 for a commemorative tankard.
The Royal Collection Trust have released the first pictures of the commemorative china celebrating Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank’s upcoming nuptials
It includes individual mugs decorated with a ‘E’ and a ‘J’, and a teacup emblazoned with the couple’s monogram – their initials entwined.
The pieces are decorated with garlands of ivy, symbolising Eugenie and Jack’s home Ivy Cottage in the grounds of Kensington Palace, woven with a pattern of English wild bluebells, forget-me-nots and the white rose of York.
Each item in the range is made in Stoke-on-Trent using methods and techniques that have remained unchanged for more than 250 years.
Royal fans can celebrate the forthcoming wedding of the second daughter of Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson and Jack (both seen), with an official range of commemorative china
From the development of initial designs and creation of individual moulds, to the hand-finishing with 22-carat gold and manufacture of the 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, which comprises everything from the royal art collection to the official residences of the Queen.
The wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank is due to take place on 12 October 2018 at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle – the very same venue where Eugenie’s cousin Prince Harry married Meghan Markle in May.
Royal Collection Trust handout photo of a miniature teacup and saucer, £25, from the official range of commemorative china to mark the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank
Royal Collection Trust handout photo of a tankard, £39, from the official range of commemorative china to mark the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank
Royal Collection Trust handout photo of the front and back of a coaster, £20, from the official range of commemorative china to mark the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank
With barely a fortnight to go before her big day, royal watchers are eager to see who the bride has chosen to design her gown.
Despite the widespread speculation Eugenie is determined to keep the name of her wedding dress designer under wraps ahead of the ceremon.
She previously told British Vogue: ‘I’m not telling anyone who is making it, but I can say it is a British based designer,’ and added: ‘As soon as we announced the wedding, I knew the designer, and the look, straight away.’
Royal Collection Trust handout photo of a pillbox, £29, from the official range of commemorative china to mark the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank
Royal Collection Trust handout photo of a miniature teacup and saucer, £25, from the official range of commemorative china to mark the wedding of Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank
Buckingham Palace previously announced that Eugenie and Jack have invited 1,200 members of the public into the castle grounds on their big day to share in the celebrations, and will be embarking on a carriage procession around Windsor – just as Meghan and Harry did before them.
The newlyweds will travel down Castle Hill, onto the High Street and Park Street before returning to Windsor Castle via Cambridge Gate on the Long Walk.
All roads along the route will be closed to traffic from 00.01am 12 October and are expected to re-open around mid-afternoon once the procession is completed, although a precise timing has not been released.
Residents and businesses in the immediate area of the procession route have been written to in the last few days with further details of what to expect and how to prepare.
In March the Royal Collection Trust unveiled the official range of commemorative china celebrating Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s May wedding