A look at commemorative memorabilia

In June this year our Nation will be celebrating the Queens Diamond Jubilee which marks 60 years of her reign. She came to the throne in February 1952 and her coronation was held the following year in 1953. Many of us will remember the celebrations that took place for her silver jubilee in 1977 and her golden jubilee in 2002. The question that is now on every ones lips is whether or not she will become Britain’s longest reigning monarch and snatch the record from Queen Victoria. In order to overtake Queen Victoria’s 63 year record she would have to reign until September 2015.

At Stuart Morris we celebrate such occasions by printing commemorative tea towels and other memorabilia. We thought that we would take a few minutes to look back through time at some of the memorabilia that had been released to celebrate different milestones and occasions:

A century of girl guiding coin

This commemorative coin was released in 2010 to celebrate a century of the British Girl Guides.  The Scouts had been up and running for a couple of years when, in 1909, a group of girls turned up at a Scout rally wanting something similar to be started up for girls. It was then only a matter of months before the guides got going and gave girls a sense of purpose and adventure that they had never before been allowed.

Queen Victoria Diamond Jubilee Cup

This mug was made to commemorate Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee which was in 1897. In the previous year she had overtaken her Grandfather George III as Britain’s longest reigning monarch. It was at her request that the celebrations of this were delayed until the following year in order to be combined with the celebration of her diamond jubilee. It is now an antique that would set you back a pretty penny! As part of the celebrations there was a march through London that involved troops from across the empire and a thanks giving service.

William & Kate Royal Wedding Memorabilia

We couldn’t really write about memorabilia and not mention the latest royal wedding. There was a memorabilia explosion with all sorts or weird and wonderful things popping up. There were mugs, t-shirts, plates, imitation engagement rings, ties and even garden gnomes. This event stirred up a lot of patriotism with the capital really going mad for all things Will & Kate!

Do you want to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee this year? Contact Stuart Morris today and ask about our range of tea towels and other memorabilia!