Mary Killen Mary Killen

Your Problems Solved | 12 March 2005

Etiquette advice from The Spectator's Miss Manners

issue 12 March 2005

Dear Mary…

Q. What can one give as a present to friends, in their fifties, who are getting married? Both have previously been married to other people and already have all the material goods they could possibly want. Like the Prince of Wales and Mrs Parker Bowles, the couple in question have been secretly in love for many years so something romantic would be appropriate. What do you recommend, Mary?
A.Q., Dartmouth

A. Why not order some customised stamps to celebrate your friends’ marriage? The Royal Mail now provides a service which allows you to combine a photograph of your choice with a legitimate Royal Mail stamp. A unique set of 20 first class stamps costs just £14.95. I think a hundred would be an enjoyable amount for an engaged couple to receive. If they want more, they can reorder themselves.

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