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Coronation countdown II: Look who’s celebrating

Coronation countdown II: Look who’s celebrating

Retailers selling stuff emblazoned with loadsa crowns

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May 06, 2023
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As it turns out retailers are bending the knee and doffing their cap with gay abandon, ahead of the May 6 coronation.

Almost every ad, everywhere – for clothes, (Corona) beer, Fortnum & Mason hampers – is pretending to ardent monarchist sentiment in hopes of parting Brits from their money. The actual tat, including doggy T-shirts for god’s sakes, is emblazoned with crowns and suchlike.

All photos: Rashmee Roshan Lall

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