This is a collection of eight ceramic commemorative plates produced for various milestones of the British Royal Family, including items from established manufacturers and promotional series. The collection includes a Spode Blue Room Collection plate commemorating Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as Great Britain’s longest reigning monarch in 2015, featuring a blue transfer-printed design originating from a hand-engraved copper plate with the Spode factory backstamp. A Royal Doulton bone china plate celebrates the engagement of Prince William and Catherine Middleton in 2010, decorated with a photographic transfer within a floral wreath and bearing the Royal Doulton lion-and-crown mark. A Royal Worcester plate produced for the Daily Mail commemorates the birth of Prince George of Cambridge in 2013, featuring a photographic portrait of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. The group also contains a circular plate for the 2011 marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, branded for The Mail, and a blue transfer-printed plate commemorating the birth of Prince George in 2013. Additionally, there is a trio of plates from a series commemorating the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II in 2016, which remain in their original white cardboard presentation folders.
Royal Doulton engagement plate: 20cm diameter (as labelled)
Spode longest reigning monarch plate: 27cm diameter (as labelled).
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