A Royal Family fan admits he has gone without food on some days in an effort to fund his gigantic collection of memorabilia — a collection that actually includes a piece of Charles and Diana’s 1981 wedding cake. Michael Perkins has amassed around 1,000 items featuring the Royals since he bought a mug for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002 and got hooked.
The 38-year-old diehard fan who sometimes sacrifices his diet for the cause, spends up to 20 hours a week scouring for gems in charity shops and jumble sales across Gwent in South Wales. Mr Perkins now has so much stuff in his two-bed house in Newport, that he keeps some of it in storage and other pieces with friends.
According to an article published online in The Star, his collection ranges from cups, plates, and milk bottles to a piece of Charles and Diana’s wedding cake from 1981. He said: “Sometimes I’ll go without food and go without other things to subsidise it. With the cost of living crisis and my benefits it is really hard but I do manage to find little bits and pieces.
