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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Zoe Wood

Fit for a king? Free holidays and coffees if your name is Charles or Camilla

King Charles and Camilla in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace
Charles and Camilla in the blue drawing room at Buckingham Palace. With a week to go the number of coronation promotions and advertising is at fever pitch. Photograph: Hugo Burnand/ROYAL HOUSEHOLD 2023/Reuters

What’s in a name? Well, if you’re called Charles or Camilla and you live in the UK, maybe a lot of tedious one-liners and questions about whether your parents were royalists.

But with the official ascension of your namesakes to the role of king and queen comes some long overdue benefits, which may make up for the arched eyebrows when you present your ID. The boon is thanks to the opportunistic cynicism of marketing bigwigs who are trying everything in their power to cash in on next weekend’s festivities by doling out a string of freebies and deals to anyone who shares a name with the royal couple.

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