“British royal wedding: China to mint money!” |
| British royal wedding: China to mint money! Posted: 13 Jan 2011 11:19 PM PST Last updated on: January 14, 2011 07:53 IST Chinese manufacturers are cashing in on the British royal wedding craze as they churn out tens of thousands of replica royal engagement rings for the world.Prince William and Kate Middleton will marry at Westminster Abbey on April 29. Click NEXT to read on
Image: A woman shows a replica of the British royal engagement ring at a jewellery factory in Yiwu. Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters, Last updated on: January 14, 2011 07:53 IST While the actual price of the ring is 30 thousand pounds, the imitation rings would cost between 3 yuan ($ 0.45) and 50 yuan ($7.56).Click NEXT to read on
Image: An employee packages replicas of the British royal engagement ring at a jewellery factory. Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters. Last updated on: January 14, 2011 07:53 IST The engagement ring with a blue sapphire, decked with diamonds belonged to William's mother, the late Princess Diana.Click NEXT to read on
Image: Replicas of the British royal engagement ring. Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters. Last updated on: January 14, 2011 07:53 IST Factories in Yiwu in Zhejiang province are manufacturing thousands of rings to meet the global demand from United Kingdom, United States and countries in Western Europe, besides domestic demand.Click NEXT to read on
Image: An employee melts metal as he stands next to replicas of the British royal engagement ring. Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters. Last updated on: January 14, 2011 07:53 IST Chinese factories are also making other merchandise like cups, plates and key chains representing the royal couple.
Image: An employee sets stones on a replica of the British royal engagement ring at a jewellery factory. Photographs: Carlos Barria/Reuters. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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