William and Kate debut as wedding dolls

UK: Prince William and his bride Catherine reappeared in their wedding outfits Thursday as miniature dolls of the royal couple hit the shop shelves in London.

William, now also the Duke of Cambridge, is dressed in his scarlet Irish Guards colonel uniform, while the his wife, the Duchess of Cambridge, is in her white wedding dress as they were on their April 29 wedding day.

The dolls, made by British firm Arklu, went on sale at Hamleys toy emporium in central London.

The miniature replicas are "instantly recognisable and, some might say, delightfully kitsch," Arklu said. They might be "a touch eccentric, but such quirkiness is also a great British tradition!"

The Catherine doll includes her earrings, tiara, engagement and wedding rings, bridal bouquet, shoes, and "something blue" knickers, which bear the designer's "signature ribbons and attention to detail" in "a sweet and lovely child-like version".

"It looks a lot like her and what she looked like on her wedding day. I think it looks really pretty," said 12-year-old Annie Hardwick. AFP