One in five Brits will buy a Wills and Kate wedding souvenir – but seven in ten won’t admit it to friends.
Researchers found fear of embarrassment, it being seen as ‘tacky’ and a waste of money will mean thousands will keep quiet about what they buy to commemorate the Royal wedding occasion.
It also emerged the nation will fork out more than £230 million on Royal collectibles, with mugs, tea-towels and plates the most popular items to be bought.
The survey quizzed the nation on the Royal wedding and their souvenir collecting habits. It was carried out to mark the launch of bid tv’s search for Britain’s ‘Best of British’ collector on www.bidtvcollectibles.co.uk/bestofbritish
The video features TV antique expert and owner of the UK's largest auction house, Tom Keane.
He talks about the research, the history of royal collectibles and what you should be buying if you want to make some money.