More

Royal Wedding Memorabilia Makers Don't Know Who Prince William And Kate Middleton Are (VIDEO)


First Posted: 01/24/11 09:44 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 07:25 PM ET

Hot
 Chic
 Typical
 Crazy
 Outrageous
 Amazing
 Innovative
 Tacky

The BBC went inside China's ceramic factories to see how they're handling the royal souvenir orders. UK retailers asked one workshop for 100,000 plates and it can only produce half that number.

In an amusing, but telling moment, one of the women affixing Prince William and Kate Middleton's image to a plate remarks, "I heard its for the wedding of a prince and princess. I'm not sure which country they're from."

WATCH:

FOLLOW HUFFPOST STYLE

The BBC went inside China's ceramic factories to see how they're handling the royal souvenir orders. UK retailers asked one workshop for 100,000 plates and it can only produce half that number. In an...
The BBC went inside China's ceramic factories to see how they're handling the royal souvenir orders. UK retailers asked one workshop for 100,000 plates and it can only produce half that number. In an...
Related News On Huffington Post:
 

Prince William & Kate Middleton Dolls: The Creepiest Royal Wedding Memorabilia Ever? (PHOTO) Kate Middleton's Hometown Invaded By Tour Buses (VIDEO) Princess Culture: How It's Harming Our Little Girls Camilla Luddington: Kate Middleton Actress In 'William & Kate' Lifetime Movie Prince William To Wear Gieves & Hawkes On Wedding Day: Report Royal Wedding: William & Kate To Honeymoon On Scilly Islands? (VIDEO) 'William And Kate,' The Royal Wedding Movie: Prince William, Kate Middleton Get Film Queen Elizabeth Sends Save-The-Date FAX For Royal Wedding Anne Robinson, Weakest Link Host, Becomes Softer Host Of BBC2's 'My Life In Books' How To Get To London For The Royal Wedding For Under $1,000 (VIDEO) Kate Middleton Quits Her Day Job At Party Pieces Royal Divorce: Britons Make Bets On A Will-Kate Split Royal Wedding Route Traveled By BBC (VIDEO) Kate Middleton Wannabes Gather At Buckingham Palace (PHOTOS) TLC Plans Week Of Special Royal Wedding Coverage
Read more from Huffington Post bloggers:
Yvonne Yorke

Yvonne Yorke: Royal Wedding Facts vs. Fiction & More Dress Designer Hints

I've just returned last week from one of my regular trips to London, and I was astonished to hear some of the media stories that have been circulating -- many of which a Buckingham Palace spokesperson I spoke to declare to be "entertaining but untrue." In fact, there's so much misinformation out there that it's become a joke within royal circles.
Diane Clehane

Diane Clehane: Kate Middleton: The People's Princess 2.0?

At a time when celebrities barrage us with tweets about the minutiae of their lives, Kate MIddleton is the rare celebrity that is not courting us.
Yvonne Yorke

Yvonne Yorke: Queen Livid Over Prince William's Wedding Plans

While the Queen is William's grandmother, she is also his sovereign, and she's decidedly "not amused" at how things have been handled so far.
Yvonne Yorke

Yvonne Yorke: Royal Wedding Dresses: The Bad and the Beautiful (PHOTOS)

Here's a look back at some wedding dresses of princesses and commoner-turned-princesses, with a few queens added for good measure.

Filed by Hilary Moss  |  Report Corrections

More in Style...


 
 
  • Comments
  • 10
  • Pending Comments
  • 0
  • View FAQ
Comments are closed for this entry
View All
Favorites
Recency  | 
Popularity
nancynancy
Atheist.
231 Fans
11:37 AM on 01/25/2011
What a sorry state of affairs the 21st century is.
Permalink  |
photo
motherfather
Politricks ain't easy!
213 Fans
07:52 PM on 01/24/2011
And they shouldn't!
Permalink  |
photo
HUFFPOST SUPER USER
Art Dodger
Practice compassion
80 Fans
05:43 PM on 01/24/2011
It strikes me that some things never change. Here we have the modern equivalent of a peasantry making commemorative souvenirs for the wedding of soon to be king and queen.
Permalink  |
This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program
photo
blingladen
68 Fans
11:11 AM on 01/24/2011
What exquisit craftsmanship, it will guarantee years of fond remembrance of this splendid day, what with this fine China displayed prominently on the mantlepiece. Oh, the family feuds when they fight over this heirloom in the generations to come...
Permalink  |
photo
jashu51
188 Fans
10:50 AM on 01/24/2011
I think the sadder commentary is that England used to have so many porcelain factories that could have made the plates. They still have the high-end ones, but I guess the retailers couldn't afford the labor cost and still make a profit.
Permalink  |
This user has chosen to opt out of the Badges program
photo
WYHKTai-Tai
Wyoming, Hong Kong, Tai-Tai
2914 Fans
07:45 AM on 01/25/2011
or not nearly the profit they can make at 1 pound per plate manufacturing cost.
Permalink  |
HUFFPOST SUPER USER
Adrian31
242 Fans
10:42 AM on 01/24/2011
If I were making these plates earning less than $2.00 a day (which is most likely the case), I think I'd have more important things to worry about than knowing who William and Kate are.
Permalink  |
HUFFPOST COMMUNITY MODERATOR
JScott
John Galt's last name is McGuffin-Smithee
366 Fans
10:39 AM on 01/24/2011
Yup and there's a lotta other stuff they make that they are probably clueless about, like christmas decorations, or workers at GM China know what Verano means or VW China knowing what Santana means.
Permalink  |
photo
HUFFPOST SUPER USER
johnfkennedyjr
Look to my left & to my right, I'm in the Center!
143 Fans
10:21 AM on 01/24/2011
They reported the workers make 10 GBP (about $20 USD) per day. There is no way these workers make anything close to that... I am betting more like $.20 per hour, maybe $3 a day at the most.
Permalink  |
photo
HUFFPOST SUPER USER
maidenofdforest
Eclectic Swan
292 Fans
10:12 AM on 01/24/2011
Understandable. China has the world's largest and non English speaking population. They go with their daily lives working for meager salaries to feed their families and cannot afford a newspaper nor get to read one.
Permalink  |