C.‘a visit to Manchester and a city center was required Emmaus UKthe international charity dedicated to the poor and homeless, to reveal the hidden passion of Camilla of Cornwall: the duchess, who will one day be queen alongside her husband King Charles, can’t resist the commemorative mugs dedicated to the jubilees of Elizabeth II. Her mother-in-law.
“I have a whole collection of them,” confesses Camilla of Cornwall
Taking advantage of the event, organized as part of the initiative Big Lunchthe big lunch that will celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June, the Duchess forgot for a few minutes about her Royal role. And rummaging through the shelves, her attention immediately fell on an old commemorative mug of Elizabeth, which led her to confess: «I buy it. Believe it or not, I have a whole collection of them ».
The commemorative cups of Camilla of Cornwall
The cup in question costs just one and a half pounds (just under two euros) and dates back to Silver Jubilee, or the 25 years on the throne of Queen Elizabeth, celebrated in 1977. And it is certainly not the first time that the Duchess of Cornwall has been thrilled by commemorative memorabilia of little value …
Carlo and Camilla receive two commemorative mugs on the Isle of Sark, in the English Channel, July 2012 (Getty Images)
In 2012, while visiting the Isle of Sark in the English Channel, she and Carlo couldn’t help but laugh when they noticed the lively corgi included in the vignette that decorated two cups received as a gift for the occasion. They themselves figured on the back (or almost …) of two local sheep.
The nice cup with corgi received by Carlo and Camilla in Sark, in July 2012 (Getty Images)
And the Platinum Jubilee cups?
The Duchess of Cornwall will certainly be interested in the new souvenirs launched for the celebrations of 70 years on the throne of the sovereign, which will be held in London from 2 to 5 June.
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