“Hey, Mister – wanna buy a dish cloth…?”
On 18th May 2012, at 02:21 GMT, the BBC Radio 4 World Service announced that many souvenirs for the recent Royal Wedding had been made in sweat-shops in China. Young Kate Middleton knows a bargain when she sees one.
The more you think about this amazing fact, the sadder and more strangely disconnected from reality the Royal Family appear to be.
I mean, these are not the counterfeit goods – these are the official souvenirs. The souvenirs that have been commissioned, sourced and approved by the Royal Family.
I have waited a few days to see if this news item was repeated by the BBC but, as is often the case, it has been ‘spiked’ – no doubt under pressure from Buckingham Palace who have their hands full trying to organize the celebrations for the Queen’s Birthday which is coming up shortly.
Now, you don’t suppose that Buckingham Palace awarded the contracts for manufacturing these “Happy Birthday” souvenirs to the same eager applicants, do you…?
Would the Palace care to comment on this issue?
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