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Wyllow3 Fri 05-May-23 23:06:02

Etsy will meet your needs...

www.etsy.com/uk/market/coronation

Grandma70s Fri 05-May-23 23:03:56

I’ve still got my tiny gold coach with its eight even tinier white horses, from 1953. Some of the gold has worn off, making it a partly silver coach.

I haven’t bought anything this time, though I still may.

Grandma2213 Fri 05-May-23 22:59:31

We all received a mug in 1953 but of course it got used and broken. My 11 year old DGD came home from school today and showed me a commemorative coin with her school's name on it. I'm not sure who provided it though.

crazyH Fri 05-May-23 22:58:13

If there’s anything going at a discount, after tomorrow, I will buy something for the grandchildren. 😂

crazyH Fri 05-May-23 22:56:42

I bought a champagne glass for each of my adult children -

Aldom Fri 05-May-23 22:49:09

There's lots of Coronation memorabilia on the Highgrove website, at a price. shock

Callistemon21 Fri 05-May-23 22:39:01

SueDonim

Kitchen towel, Callistemon. When my 18mo GS sees me approaching with kitchen towel or a cloth in my hand he closes his eyes because he knows I’m going to wipe his face. 😂

Kitchen roll it is, then!

SueDonim Fri 05-May-23 22:36:25

Kitchen towel, Callistemon. When my 18mo GS sees me approaching with kitchen towel or a cloth in my hand he closes his eyes because he knows I’m going to wipe his face. 😂

Callistemon21 Fri 05-May-23 20:30:31

SueDonim

Anyone else now getting ads for c.o.ronation c.o.ins on GN? A bargain at £5! grin

I saw some cushions and china plates etc in Tesco today. They looked quite nice, not that I bought any. I was wanting some coronation napkins and paper plates for the GC tomorrow but everything is sold out everywhere. A display of tubs of Cadbury’s Celebrations lured me, instead, and we’ll use the left-over Easter napkins. 🐇 🐇

I was

I did find paper plates and cups in Tesco - does champagne taste the same out of a paper cup? Well, it's New Zealand fizz in fact.
No paper napkins, what shall I do? 😲

Nell8 Fri 05-May-23 20:00:59

I have bought a coronation tube of biscuits, 16.5 cm tall. The column of biccies is 11.5 cm tall, meaning I have paid for a 5 cm column of thin air! Rip off. grin

SueDonim Fri 05-May-23 19:37:02

Anyone else now getting ads for c.o.ronation c.o.ins on GN? A bargain at £5! grin

I saw some cushions and china plates etc in Tesco today. They looked quite nice, not that I bought any. I was wanting some coronation napkins and paper plates for the GC tomorrow but everything is sold out everywhere. A display of tubs of Cadbury’s Celebrations lured me, instead, and we’ll use the left-over Easter napkins. 🐇 🐇

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Yammy Fri 05-May-23 18:46:20

I've bought nothing and have not seen many shops decorated in fact we saw more in Scotland last week!!
I have a tiny embossed New Testament given to me by our Chapel from the Queens.
I must admit like GMS I got rid of the family's collection of mugs and plates going back to Edward Vll. I never saw them on display.

Georgesgran Fri 05-May-23 18:28:18

3 tea towels from M&S - because they’ve got dogs on. I expect they’ll see me out!

Callistemon21 Fri 05-May-23 18:07:03

DamaskRose

I bought a tin of shortbread from Tesco! 😉

Good idea - something edible and a useful tin to use afterwards 🙂

Coronation memorabilia is a waste of money.
I have a Coronation spoon (from 1953) which is used every day as a sugar spoon. DH just cannot give up sugar in his tea and coffee although he's tried. It's slightly larger than a teaspoon but when I substitute it with a teaspoon he changes it back again 😁

My little metal coach and horses, which I loved, fell to pieces. ☹

DamaskRose Fri 05-May-23 17:37:12

I bought a tin of shortbread from Tesco! 😉

HeavenLeigh Fri 05-May-23 17:35:03

Nope nothing

Germanshepherdsmum Fri 05-May-23 17:31:05

Coronation memorabilia is a waste of money. When we downsized I got rid of Coronation etc royal memorabilia which had been sitting in a succession of family lofts and cupboards since the time of Edward VII. Ok I guess if you like displaying this stuff in a glass cabinet but I don’t and I don’t recall my family ever having done so. But it’s certainly not an investment, except in the places that sell it.

MrsKen33 Fri 05-May-23 17:17:13

No not bought anything. We were given, of all things, an ashtray , for the Queen’s Coronation. I still have it.

Redhead56 Fri 05-May-23 17:16:53

Asda have lots I just been looking at it.

62Granny Fri 05-May-23 17:03:30

Has anybody bought any memorabilia mark the coronation?
TBH, I haven't seen much on sale apart from food and some bunting, but not the usual mugs or tea towels. Although I have seen coins advertised.
For the Platinum Jubilee last year there was much more bunting up in our area and quite a few of the streets had parties including ours, nothing on our village FB page or on our street has been mentioned for the coronation.
Some of the shops in town have made an effort, but mainly the charity shops tbh. With clothing in Red, white and blue.
I am sure my sister said all the children were given a mug or a coin for the queens coronation, ( I wasn't born) but I don't think that will happen these days. In the days of daily newspapers a bit centre page of the King & Queen would have also been given followed up a week or so later with a supplement with all the photos. But in today's world we see things more or less immediately online.
I will be watching by myself DH is in the other room with music playing as I know he will make comments all the way through otherwise. 🙄