Coronation souvenirs boost struggling English ceramics industry


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A pottery worker works on a range of fine bone china, designed to commemorate the coronation of Britain's King Charles III, at Duchess China 1888 in Longton, central England. Photo: AFP

With an expert flick of a gilt-covered paint brush, a craftswoman puts the finishing touches to commemorative mugs marking the first coronation of a British monarch in 70 years.

Just six weeks before King Charles III is crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6, an historic English pottery is working flat out to meet demand for the fine bone china souvenirs.

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