If the Duchess of Cambridge is looking for a darling new cot for her blue-blooded bundle of joy, she can keep it all in the (royal) family.
Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, whose oldest boy, Prince Constantine-Alexios, is the godson of Prince William, has teamed up with prestigious pram maker Silver Cross to create a new line of nursery furniture which is just being rolled out.
The range includes a cot bed in soft cream finish, complemented by antique bronze handles and with classy panel detailing. The bed, which has a drawer at the bottom for storage, and can be adapted to grow with the baby up until they are four years old, bears Marie-Chantal’s crest on the headboard as a regal touch.
The crest also appears on the side of the matching chest of drawers, which has a removable magnetic top to easily turn it into a changing table.
Also included in the collection are cot and pram blankets, bedlinen and sleep suits. And for the well-heeled, if not yet upwardly mobile, baby, there are two luxury prams and a premium stroller.
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The prams and stroller are already on sale, the rest of the collection will be available in June.
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Princess Marie, who is married to Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, has lots of experience to draw on for her collaboration. A mother of five, she founded her own international childrenswear brand, Marie-Chantal, 18 years ago. She possibly inherited her entrepreneurial spirit from her wealthy British businessman father, Robert Warren Miller, the co-founder of Duty Free Shopping (DFS). Her connection with Silver Cross stretches back to when she was pushed around in one of their prams as a tot.
The Marie-Chantal Silver Cross Collection ranges from £75 for a dress and base sheet up to £1,750 for the Kensington coach pram.
For more details, go to silvercrossbaby.com
Alison is Assistant Editor on Real Homes magazine. She previously worked on national newspapers, in later years as a film critic and has also written on property, fashion and lifestyle. Having recently purchased a Victorian property in severe need of some updating, much of her time is spent solving the usual issues renovators encounter.