Article 6B974 Fit for a king? Free holidays and coffees if your name is Charles or Camilla

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

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Zoe Wood
from World news | The Guardian on (#6B974)

Brands jump on the coronation bandwagon to shower those who share a name with the royal couple with host of freebies and deals

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 your 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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