everyone is jumping on the Royal Wedding souvenir bandwagon, with the father of the groom getting in on the act too.

IT seems almost everyone is jumping on the Royal Wedding souvenir bandwagon, with the father of the groom getting in on the act too.

For £30, people can buy a 250-piece jigsaw to commemorate next month's big day.

The internet store for Highgrove, the heir to the throne's Gloucestershire home, is advertising the puzzle, entitled Catherine & William Engagement Jigsaw, for £29.95.

It is being advertised as "a finely cut wooden jigsaw featuring unique Wentworth 'whimsy' pieces showing the engagement photograph of HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton".


The item is expected to sell well at Prince Charles's official shop.

The puzzle depicts Miss Middleton in her blue Issa dress and wearing Princess Diana's sapphire ring, while Prince William smiles proudly alongside her on the 14in by 10in puzzle.

It is manufactured in Sherston, near Tetbury, using wood from forests managed on a sustainable yield basis.

Profits from sales will go to the Prince Charles Charitable Foundation, a group of not-for-profit organisations of which HRH The Prince of Wales is president.

Diana Circle UK founder members Ken and Josephine Dobson, from Hucclecote, have welcomed the puzzle.

Mrs Dobson said: "I think it's a lovely idea and I'm sure we'll be buying one. We've already bought a commemorative plate from Debenhams.

"We support the boys in everything they do and I've got some lovely letters which they have sent to us in the past.

"I think the Royal Wedding will be lovely, and my husband and I will be watching it on the television, whilst doing our jigsaw perhaps."

A spokesman for St James's Palace said the product was created due to demand for a "variety of products for customers who wish to commemorate the Royal Wedding".

Crown

Last week the parents of Kate Middleton, who run an online company called Party Pieces, launched £3.99 scratch cards to mark her wedding to Prince William.

Each regal card features a crown to scratch off, while getting all the correct answers to questions on celebrities earns contestants the title 'Queen of England'.

All of the stock sold out within two days, forcing the store to contact customers and warn of a delay in sending new orders out.

Other private sellers across the country are trying to cash in on the event, with items including London tube Oyster cards and even condoms going on sale.

Last month The Citizen reported how a special coin was being produced for dealers, which was priced £5 but worth £2 when used to buy items over the counter.

The jigsaw is just the latest in that long line.