On the other side of the pond, the Windsor family will be celebrating a wedding tomorrow. William and Kate seem like nice young people (hopefully, without that nasty fascination with Hitler that William’s brother and his great-great-uncle Edward used to flaunt), and no doubt the wedding will be a tasteful family event. Outside of Hyannisport-on-the-Thames, however, the celebration might be a bit less tasteful. Take a look at this list of the Twelve Most Bizarre Royal Wedding Merchandise Items, for example. Come for the barf bags, and stay for the toilet seat cover.
Or better yet, how about the Crown Jewels Royal Wedding Condoms (also featured on that first list)? This fine “boîte de capotes” (or “box of rubbers,” if your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries) claims to combine “the strength of a Prince with the yielding sensitivity of a Princess-to-be.” One can only hope some thoughtful admirer sent the happy couple a few boxes of this nasty little novelty item. They could make the royal honeymoon a real hoot.
