A Royal Family superfan has confessed he will 'go without food for days' to fund his huge memorabilia collection
A Royal Family superfan has confessed he will "go without food for days" to fund his huge memorabilia collection — which includes a piece of Charles and Diana’s wedding cake. Michael Perkin' became obsessed with collecting all things royal after buying a mug for the Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002, Wales Online reports.
Mr Perkins' collection has grown so vast that it has even outgrown his two-bed house in Newport, with some items now kept in storage or with friends. According to an article published online in The Star, he even owns a piece of Charles and Diana’s wedding cake from 1981. “Sometimes I won’t eat for a couple of days. I scrimp with the food and just buy tins, like beans and microwave meals. I don’t smoke or drink. Whatever is left out of my budget I spend on royal memorabilia — even if it’s just a pound or two. I go to charity shops or jumble sales to find stuff. Some of the shops put things aside for me now because they know I like it.”
Despite being an obsessed collector, Mr Perkins accused some businesses of “cashing in” on the Queen’s death, saying it's just “stuff they’ve knocked out”. He added: “I don’t go for the unofficial stuff and I think in London they were cashing it in on it a lot. I went to a shop and it was just stuff they’d knocked out — £17 for a mug. So I didn’t get it.
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