Royal Wedding Souvenirs

An exhibition of royal wedding memorabilia from the past 170 years, featuring tins, mugs, tea towels and other objects produced to commemorate royal marriages from the time of Queen Victoria onwards. The show compares the economic situation of the country and the popularity of the monarchy at the time of the Queen's marriage to Prince Philip in 1947, the wedding of Charles and Diana in 1981 and the marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton, asking whether demand for royal wedding souvenirs is as strong today as it has been in the past. Objects on show include a commemorative Rubik's Cube, made in 1981,