Chequers royal wedding candle
Object/Artifact
Candle in a silver-tone metal tin with "Chequers" and "Charles & Camilla 4-8-05" printed on the lid in green ink. Included with candle is a Historical Society of Michigan note card with the handwritten message "8/3/22 Thought I would send this to you rather than toss it. Used to love going to this local pub in Saugatuck! Larry W" and Larry J. Wagenaar's business card.
2023.54.07
Chequers was a Saugatuck restaurant styled like a British pub. The name refers to Chequers, the historic country house retreat for the United Kingdom's serving Prime Minister. The candle refers to the April 2005 wedding of (then) British heir apparent Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and Camilla Parker Bowles.
Commercial businesses
Winthers, Sally
2023.54
Found in the SDHS/SDHC collection
Donation, unconditional
1/2 in
1-3/4 in
025 Saugatuck Douglas Commercial History
Wagenaar, Larry J.Historical Society of Michigan (1874-)Duck Alley/220 Culver east/Chequers of Saugatuck/ICBY/Left Bank
11/29/2023
11/29/2023