The 29th April sees the Wedding of our future King and Queen - HRH Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton.
In celebration of this historic event, the Royal Mint and Royal Mail have announced the issue of the official United Kingdom £5 coin and pair of commemorative postage stamps.
As the only truly official British Royal commemoratives issued for the Wedding, they are highly collectable. Combined on an exclusive Limited Edition Royal Wedding Coin First Day Cover, they are something truly special, especially when you consider the following:
- The Royal Mail stamps are one of a handful of commemorative items in the world to be authorised to use the official portraits by Mario Testino - the photographer famous for his iconic portrayal of William's mother - Princess Diana.
- The stamps have been individually postmarked by Royal Mail with the official
one-day-only first day of issue postmark.
- The £5 coin is the first UK Royal Wedding coin to be issued for 30 years.
- The Coin First Day Cover has a limited edition of just 9,500.
Together these aspects combine to arguably make The UK Royal Wedding First Day Coin Cover the single most important commemoration of the Royal Wedding.