Harry and Meghan who? China’s souvenir makers not holding their breath for a right royal rush
Manufacturers underwhelmed by lack of demand for commemorative items, while social media users try to work out which prince is getting married
It might have been big news in Britain, but the announcement late last month that Prince Harry had popped the question to his American girlfriend Meghan Markle barely caused a ripple of interest in China.
“Chinese people really don’t care about the British royal family. We’re different from Australians,” a man surnamed Zhou from the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen wrote on the Twitter-like microblogging platform Weibo.
Another social media user seemed more concerned with clarifying which prince was in the news and whether he was follicly challenged.
“I thought Prince Harry was the bald uncle,” the person said. “What’s the name of that bald uncle?”
Neither Prince Harry nor his older brother William are known for their flowing locks, though the younger royal is the slightly more hirsute of the pair.