Day 172 – The Teen Prince William Spoon

I think I speak for everyone when I say that I’m thankful that I did not have to suffer through having a photo of me during my awkward teenage years immortalized on a horrible, gold tone, electroplated souvenir spoon like poor Prince William, here. 

Through some fancy Google image searching, I managed to find the original photo they used at the top. It was taken at an August 16, 1997 photocall with his father, Prince Charles, and brother, Prince Harry, at the family’s residence in Balmoral, Scotland. William was 15 years old.
The spoon appears to commemorate the day of his birth, June 21, 1982. Happy Birthday, Wills!

Day 140 – The 1939 Royal Tour of Canada Spoon

Chances are, if the British Royal Family traveled somewhere on official business, there’s a spoon dedicated to that trip. And if it has to do with British Royalty taking a trip to Canada, chances are I own a spoon for that.

In this case, it’s a spoon from King George VI and Queen Elizabeth’s royal tour of Canada in 1939, one of my favourites.

From May 17 to June 15, 1939, the King and Queen toured every single Canadian province, plus the Dominion of Newfoundland, mostly by rail, except for June 7-11, when they made a quick detour to the States. 

This spoon has a beautiful enamel maple leaf at the top with silhouettes of George and Elizabeth, and reads “Canada 1939.” It needs polishing, too.