Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee souvenir typo raises eyebrows
Instead of “To Commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II” the plaque reads “To Commemorate the Platinum Jubbly of Queen Elizabeth II”.
The 10,800 items have been offered for 32,400 pounds instead of 323,892 pounds with a 90 per cent discount A spelling mistake on the souvenirs manufactured to mark Queen Elizabeth II‘s 70th year of accession to the British throne has grabbed attention. The error has been printed on thousands of commemorative tea sets, mugs and decorative plates, reported the BBC.
A smiling portrait of the queen, surrounded by the royal coat of arms and her year of accession 1952 to the present year 2022 marks the Platinum Jubilee on the pieces.
However, instead of “To Commemorate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II” the plaque reads “To Commemorate the Platinum Jubbly of Queen Elizabeth II”.
Instead of ‘Jubilee’, ‘Jubbly’ has been printed on the 10,800 items. (Source: wholesaleclearance.co.uk)
The pieces were produced at a factory in Changzhou in China, as per The Sun report. Wholesale Clearance UK agreed to buy the pieces, which have been advertised as “Queens Platinum Jubliee (Jubbly) Souvenir Stock with Slight Typo Mistake”.
The items have been advertised “Queens Platinum Jubliee (Jubbly) Souvenir Stock with Slight Typo Mistake” (Source: wholesaleclearance.co.uk)
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