Inspired by the wonderful Domestic Sluttery blog, I thought I'd write about my slight obsession / collection of commemorative memorabilia. I'm not sure where this started, but have a vague memory of the Charles and Diana mugs at my Grandparents house and we always kept the birthday candles in a C&D tin. When we cleared out the house, the C&D engagement and wedding mugs came back to London to live in my parents cup cupboard. Sadly, the mugs, like the marriage were destined not to be, and were both broken within a very short time.
Then, a few months later, at a car boot sale, I picked up two of the Charles and Diana wedding mugs that we used to have for the princely sum of £1.50. Amazing. And since then I've added to my collection with a Silver Jubilee mug, a Coronation paperweight (a present from my little brother) and the crowning glory of my collection, the Andrew and Fergie mug.
I can't quite explain why I love them so much, it must be something to do with the inherently British feeling of them, the pomp and circumstance of a Royal occasion and the vague promise of bunting and street parties that goes with them. And of course, I'm saving up for the new mug for the collection, bring on April I say!
