King’s coronation: best party memorabilia, food, drink and homeware

Essential items for the royal celebrations and street parties in May

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1. Coronation ½ pint mug

Coronation ½ pint mug

The still entirely UK-based Emma Bridgewater has produced this large coronation mug.

£23; emmabridgewater.co.uk

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2. Coronation Blue Tea Towel

Coronation Blue Tea Towel

A limited-edition tea towel printed on organic cotton.

£18; beanandbemble.com

3. King & Queen Royal Stafford Side Plate Set

King & Queen Royal Stafford Side Plate Set

Cath Kidston has matching plates featuring Elizabeth II and Charles III.

£21; cathkidston.com

4. Tin Tea Caddy

Tin Tea Caddy

Part of Emma Bridgewater’s 3 Cheers for King Charles III range, this tea tin is 15cm tall.

£10; emmabridgewater.co.uk

5. Fortnum’s Musical Coronation Biscuit Tin

Fortnum’s Musical Coronation Biscuit Tin

This keepsake tin plays God Save the King as it spins, and contains biscuits with flavours of the Commonwealth.

£35; fortnumandmason.com

6. King’s Coronation Bunting

King’s Coronation Bunting

This polyester bunting has 20 flags per 6m length, and is suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.

£10.50; flagandbuntingstore.co.uk

7. Crown fabric hanging decoration

Crown fabric hanging decoration

This 11cm decoration is handmade from velour embroidered with beads and crystals in the zardozi technique.

£35; historicroyalpalaces.com

8. Coronation Light-Up Cushion

Coronation Light-Up Cushion

A 45cm x 45cm embroidered cotton cushion with beading and lights.

£25; marksandspencer.com

9. Coronation Teapot

Coronation Teapot

Spode’s King Charles III teapot is made at its factory in Stoke-on-Trent; there is a matching sugar bowl and jug.

£75; spode.co.uk

10. Talking Tables Honeycomb Paper Crown

Talking Tables Honeycomb Paper Crown

Measuring 28cm x 18cm, this fold-out card crown could be used as a table centrepiece.

£15; johnlewis.com

11. Buckingham Palace Coronation Navy Rum

Buckingham Palace Coronation Navy Rum

Buckingham Palace has commissioned this specially blended, navy style rum which features rums sourced from traditional distilleries in the Caribbean.

£39.99; thewineflyer.co.uk

12. Buckingham Palace Coronation Dry Gin

Buckingham Palace Coronation Dry Gin

Buckingham Palace’s gin is distilled in England in small batches. Using traditional techniques, every batch contains botanicals which have been hand-picked from the palace gardens including lemon verbena and hawthorn berries.

£39.99; thewineflyer.co.uk

13. The Hummingbird Bakery coronation collection

The Hummingbird Bakery coronation collection

Available for delivery in London until 8 May, The Hummingbird Bakery’s coronation collection includes a red velvet stamp cake (from £37.95), Union Jack cupcake selection boxes (£21.95) and coronation cupcake selection boxes (£21.95).

hummingbirdbakery.com

14. Chapel Down Coronation Edition 2016

Chapel Down Coronation Edition 2016

Chapel Down has released a limited-edition English sparkling wine to commemorate the coronation. Just 2,000 bottles of the 2016 vintage are available and all profits are being donated to the Royal British Legion.

£65; chapeldown.com

15. Crown Jewel Celebration Pork Pie

Crown Jewel Celebration Pork Pie

Melton Mowbray-based Dickinson & Morris has teamed up with “The Pie King”, Calum Franklin, to create this coronation pork pie. Filled with pork, pheasant, chestnut and Madeira jelly, it’s finished by hand with intricate, royal-themed pastry. Serving eight people, the pie can be pre-ordered for delivery between 3-5 May.

£30; porkpie.co.uk

16. Patisserie Valerie coronation cakes

Patisserie Valerie coronation cakes

Patisserie Valerie’s royal menu includes the King’s Coronation Cake (£45.95), Coronation Mini Cake Box (£36.95) and the Crème Brûlée Cake (from £42.95).

patisserie-valerie.co.uk

17. Elgood’s Brewery Coronation Ale

Elgood’s Brewery Coronation Ale

This premium ale from Elgood’s Brewery in Cambridgshire is a blend of Maris Otter Pale Ale, Crystal and Amber malts, and hopped with British Sovereign, Challenger, Goldings and US Mosaic.

£2.75 a bottle; elgoods-brewery.co.uk

18. Flapjackery coronation flapjacks

Flapjackery coronation flapjacks

Flapjackery’s handmade coronation flapjacks come beautifully inscribed with a white chocolate crown. Six half pieces cost £14 or 12 half pieces for £24.

flapjackery.co.uk

19. Hattingley Valley ‘Kings’ English sparkling wines

Hattingley Valley ‘King’s’ English sparkling wine

Raise a toast to Charles III with Hattingley Valley’s limited-edition English sparkling wines. The Hampshire-based winemaker has released two editions: Kings Cuvée 2015 (£85) and Kings Cuvée Rosé 2015 (£95).

hattingleyvalley.com

20. Nyetimber Classic Cuvee ‘Coronation Edition’ NV

Nyetimber Classic Cuvee ‘Coronation Edition’ NV

Nyetimber has created a limited-edition cuvee to celebrate the coronation. This wine is made from a blend of classic champagne varietals of chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier.

£39.99; thewineflyer.co.uk

21. Silent Pool Coronation Gin

Silent Pool Coronation Gin

Silent Pool’s limited-edition coronation gin has been created using infusions of King Charles’s favourite Surrey botanicals, plants and flowers.

£45; silentpooldistillers.com