In a matter of days the world will go royal wedding crazy. Never ones to miss an opportunity, entrepreneurs around the globe are looking to cash in on the event. Businesses of all shapes and sizes have launched special royal products and services and just a small selection is below. Do post your own examples, especially if you're selling them!
Independent Scottish brewer Brewdog is inviting customers to "celebrate Big Willy style" with a Viagra-laced bottle of booze! Named 'The Royal Virility Performance', the beer is "best served in a Lady Diana toby jug and stirred gently with a silver spoon". The company claims the product is an antidote to "the royal wedding bandwagon being jumped on by dozens of breweries" adding: "A beer should be brewed with a purpose, not just because some toffs are getting married, so we created something at our brewery that will undermine those special edition beers and other assorted seaside tat". Brewdog is donating 20% of proceeds to Centrepoint, a homeless charity supported by Prince William who has been sent a complimentary bottle. 
Nothing says a royal wedding like a souvenir plate. Back in the 80s, Lady Di and Prince Charles crockery was everywhere. But rather than the usual cheesy pics of the happy couple, a Dutch designer has come up with some alternatives. Plates saying 'It Should Have Been Me' and 'Kate's Wedding List: Toaster, Dinner Set, New Tiara, Oxfordshire' are among the collection but my favourite is the one below:
Here's one for the techie who has everything; a rechargable USB battery adorned with 'William loves Kate'. The product is the brainchild of London-based Moixa Energy.
Even one of the world's best selling book series is cashing in on the royal extravaganza with what could be the perfect guide if you're going to be one of the millions of viewers watching on TV. 'The Royal Wedding for Dummies' contains all the stats about the happy couple you need to (and don't need to) know plus a "Know Your Heads of State and Hangers-On" section for figuring out who's at the wedding.
Among the many "unofficial" royal wedding products sold by Firebox.com is this lifesize cardboard cut-out of Will and Kate which would look lovely in your living room as you settle down with a bottle of The Royal Virility Performance to watch the festivities. A bargain at £34.99!
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