A handout image obtained from British retailer Woolworths shows a souvenir plate with the images of Prince William and his girlfriend Kate Middleton. British retailer Woolworths has produced 100,000 souvenirs ready to be deployed to stores if Prince William, second in line to the throne, and his girlfriend Kate Middleton get engaged. Woolworths has 25,000 commemorative mugs, 15,000 tea towels, 12,000 plates and 8,000 mouse mats bearing pictures of William and Middleton, all of which are ready to go on sale within 48 hours of an engagement announcement, the Daily Mirror reported Friday. The retailer has reportedly commissioned another 20 products, including plastic dolls of the couple, mobile phones, wine glasses and fluffy slippers. "There was massive demand for products when (Prince) Charles and (his second wife) Camilla got married," the company's Marketing Director Stephen Robertson said. "But because of their short engagement we didn't have enough time to design, manufacture and retail products. This time we'll be ready." William met Middleton in 2001 when the pair were students at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. They became flatmates and began dating in 2004. 點(diǎn)擊查看更多雙語(yǔ)新聞 (AFP)

日前，英國(guó)雜貨零售商伍爾沃思公司未雨綢繆，提前為英國(guó)王位第二繼承人威廉王子和其女友凱特·米德?tīng)栴D的訂婚儀式設(shè)計(jì)制造了10萬(wàn)件紀(jì)念品，以便在婚約宣布后的第一時(shí)間上架銷(xiāo)售。 據(jù)《每日鏡報(bào)》上周五報(bào)道，伍爾沃思公司生產(chǎn)的紀(jì)念品包括2萬(wàn)5千只紀(jì)念水杯，1萬(wàn)5千塊茶巾，1萬(wàn)2千只盤(pán)子及8千塊鼠標(biāo)墊等，所有的紀(jì)念品上都印有威廉王子與米德?tīng)栴D的照片。兩人一宣布訂婚，這些紀(jì)念品便將在48小時(shí)內(nèi)上架銷(xiāo)售。 據(jù)悉，伍爾沃思公司還委托生產(chǎn)商另外制造了20種紀(jì)念品，其中包括威廉王子和米德?tīng)栴D的塑料娃娃、手機(jī)、酒杯和毛絨拖鞋。 伍爾沃思公司的營(yíng)銷(xiāo)總監(jiān)史蒂文·羅伯特森說(shuō)：“查爾斯王儲(chǔ)和卡米拉結(jié)婚的時(shí)候，紀(jì)念品的需求量就非常大。” “但是由于他倆突然訂婚，所以我們沒(méi)有足夠的時(shí)間來(lái)設(shè)計(jì)、生產(chǎn)并銷(xiāo)售紀(jì)念品。但這回我們做好了充分準(zhǔn)備。” 威廉王子和米德?tīng)栴D于2001年在蘇格蘭圣·安德魯大學(xué)上學(xué)時(shí)相識(shí)。2004年，兩人同租一套公寓并開(kāi)始約會(huì)。 （英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津姍姍編輯）

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