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Royal Wedding Memorabilia

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A store worker adjusts a commemorative plate for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton at Church's china shop in Northampton, England. Church's, a 152-year old china and ornament seller that specializes in memorabilia, has plenty of reason to celebrate the upcoming royal nuptials as its cash register chimes with the wedding bells.

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Collector coins recently released by the Royal Canadian Mint commemorating the April 29, 2011 wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The design of the $20 coin includes an engraving of William and Kate gazing lovingly into one another's eyes. Embedded in the coin is a sapphire-colored crystal, reminiscent of the 18-carat sapphire-and-diamond engagement ring worn by Kate. The nickel-plated 25-cent piece has a colore photo reproduction of the royal couple based on a photograph taken at the 2008 wedding of a friend in Austria.

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The Royal Mail's commemorative stamps come off the press at Walsall Security Printers, in Walsall, England. The stamps are available from all Post Office branches in Britain.

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Postcards of the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton are seen on display outside a souvenir shop in London.

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For those unfamiliar with the latest information surrounding the royal wedding, several apps shed light on questions related to the occasion.

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A screengrab of the Will & Kate: A Love Story app.

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Amid the acres of souvenirs, memorabilia and merchandise produced to mark the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, one surprise success is "Knit Your Own Royal Wedding," by Fiona Goble, a stitch-by-stitch guide to creating the April 29 event out of yarn. The book has sold 50,000 copies and been through four print runs since it was released last month by a small English publisher, Ivy Press.

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Commemorative London travel cards called Oyster cards bear the image of Prince William and Kate Middleton. The Oyster cards are used for electronic payment across London's buses and subway network.

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Barmaid Cheryl Everett pulls a pint of Royal Wedding Celebration Ale in the Vansittart Arms pub in Windsor, England.

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A cushion commemorating the engagement of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, which was presented to Prince William by his flying colleagues, sits on a chair at RAF Valley Search and Rescue Headquarters in Anglesey, Wales.

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Arklu fashioned its Princess Catherine Doll which is to resemble Kate Middleton, who will marry Prince William April 29.

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A pack of royal playing cards is on display at the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising, in London.

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