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For anyone with republican tendencies (or indeed anyone who just isn't that interested in two strangers getting married), 2011 is likely to be a bad year.

The nuptials of second-in-line-to-the-throne Prince William and Kate Middleton are going to dominate the news for months.

For those that find the whole business too nauseating, designer Lydia Leith has come up with a handy receptacle: the ‘Throne Up’ screen-printed sick bag.

The first batch of royal wedding-themed ‘barf bags’ sold out almost immediately after being made available online.

The bags, which are available in royal blue or pillarbox red, were initially dreamt up as a bit of a gag – sorry, joke – but are now available through Leith’s Big Cartel shop for the princely sum of £3. 

"I’m a fan of royal memorabilia and I just thought it would be a light-hearted addition to what’s available," Leith told the Huffington Post.  Hear hear.

If you’re producing Kate ‘n’ Wills paraphernalia that’s fit for a king or just nausea-inducing, email tim.sheahan@haymarket.com
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