With the Royal wedding round the corner, we’ve got a host of sophisticated gifts to keep you in good taste in WC2.
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Kate had to hang on for years to get that big blue sapphire on her wedding finger. The world-famous ring that was once Diana’s may be priceless, but you can snap up an almost exact replica from Carat today for under £500. 100% guaranteed to make you feel like a Princess.
Carat
Price: £460
Whether you’re watching the wedding on telly, celebrating at a street party or lucky enough to be attending, your outfit should be demure, elegant and ideally match the red, white and blue bunting. This nifty little shift dress is just the ticket as the scalloped sleeves and high neckline strike the perfect balance between lady-like and sultry.
Joy
Price: £60
No doubt Ms Middleton has been pampered and preened for months in preparation for the big day, so why not take her lead and spoil yourself with a treatment at Covent Garden’s ladies-only Sanctuary spa. Check in for a facial, massage, mani or pedi, then kick back in the Koi Carp Lounge with a pile of glossy magazines, relax in the jacuzzi or take the plunge in the Atrium Pool.
Sanctuary Spa
Price: various
If you’ve got a charm bracelet to record all the big events in your life, here’s an addition that only comes round once in a lifetime. Pandora’s royal wedding charm comes in hand-finished sterling silver and the initials of the happy couple are engraved on the back. The blue spinel stone setting symbolises the sapphire of Catherine Middleton’s engagement ring. Snap one up quick as this charm is only available from April – October 2011.
Pandora
Price: £45
Belgian chocolatier Godiva has designed a groovy, London-themed box to commemorate the Royal wedding, featuring the capital’s iconic double-decker bus, Big Ben and London Bridge. Keep it as a memento once you’ve scoffed the 15 classic chocs inside.
Godiva
Price: £14.75
Planning to sport some unique jewellery on this historic day? Well why not swing by the Hudson stall in Covent Garden’s Apple Market for a one-of-a-kind bangle, ring, bracelet or pendant hand-crafted from antique cutlery.
Hudson
The Apple Market
Price: varies
Before settling down in front of the telly to watch the pageantry of the wedding of the century unfold, brew up a celebratory pot of this tea specially blended from a selection of the finest black tea leaves. Tea Palace have created a bespoke, embossed, Royal blue caddy for this one-off product to capture the spirit of the day.
Tea Palace
Price: £12.95
As Crème de la Crepe, Covent Garden’s purveyors of posh pancakes, hails from the picturesque Scottish town of St. Andrews where the happy couple first met, they’re bringing their original Royal Crepe back to the menu especially for the occasion.
Crème de la Crepe
Price: from £4
Want to make this day one to remember for your young daughter? Well, The Disney Store is laying on a free Royal celebration for aspiring little Princesses on Friday 29th and Saturday 30thApril 2011. Your little lady will get to make her own, personalised, gem-encrusted crown to take home and learn the official Royal moves at special curtsy lessons. All children dressed in Royal costume get a free gift and limited edition wedding dresses inspired by Cinderella’s gown are on sale for £50.
Disney Store
Price: Free entrance
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