{"id":2188872,"date":"2025-12-06T03:40:16","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T03:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2188872"},"modified":"2025-12-06T03:40:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T03:40:16","slug":"a-buckingham-palace-gift-shop-tour-reveals-the-royal-family-is-making-bank-on-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/a-buckingham-palace-gift-shop-tour-reveals-the-royal-family-is-making-bank-on-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"A Buckingham Palace Gift Shop Tour Reveals the Royal Family is Making Bank on Tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-target=\"body\">\n<p><span class=\"drop-cap\">F<\/span>or centuries in Britain, legitimate businesses, alongside sundry opportunists and hucksters, have been producing royal-themed souvenirs, keepsakes, and assorted jolly junk for monarchy fans and tourists alike.<\/p>\n<p>The Museum of London has a Charles II commemorative mug made in 1660 to celebrate the restoration of the monarchy after a short-lived English republic. The mug, described explicitly by the museum as a \u201ccoronation souvenir,\u201d features a crude half-length portrait of the new king, smiling if slightly cross-eyed and wonky.<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall-card m-b-lg print:hidden\" aria-role=\"region\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Air Mail Pay wall, please enter your e-mail address to read the full article\">\n<aside class=\"paywall-signup is-hidden\" data-controller=\"paywall paywall-capture\" data-paywall-type-value=\"capture\" data-paywall-capture-article-value=\"4rhEDy\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-purpose=\"paywall-capture\">\n<div class=\"text-center\">\n      \n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-content is-centered\">\n<h2 class=\"article-card-title\" data-paywall-capture-target=\"headline\">\n<p>      Enter your e-mail to read the full story<br \/>and to receive our weekly e-mail newsletter<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<div data-paywall-capture-target=\"intro\">\n<p>Or, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/airmail.news\/audience\/link\/qlHQ9\/dxtR?from=4rhEDy\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>subscribe<\/strong><\/a> to <span class=\"am\">AIR MAIL<\/span> and receive full access today. 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The Museum of London has a Charles II commemorative mug made in 1660 to celebrate the restoration of the monarchy after a short-lived English republic. 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