The second Royal wedding of the year - when daughter of The Princess Royal, Zara Phillips marries rugby player Mike Tindall, this weekend - is being celebrated in style by proud UK pottery manufacturer Emma Bridgewater.

The company's co-owners Emma Bridgewater and Matthew Rice have designed a beautiful spongeware pattern on their classic half-pint mug to commemorate the wedding which will take place at Canongate Kirk on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, this Saturday (July 30th).

Emma and Matthew, who also designed a highly successful series of William and Kate commemorative ware, took to the drawing board as soon as the date was announced. They created a hand-sponged pattern subtle blues to complement the Scottish flag and decorated it with athletic horses and rugby balls reflecting the couple's sporting achievements.   Of course the design also features their two names as well as the wedding dates

Matthew Rice said: "This is a light hearted design that I hope reflects the couple's remarkable sporting achievements  

"Our designs for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding were very different - more intricate and more specifically Royal in character but these are more a jolly celebration of the couple.

"The popularity of the Zara and Mike mugs has exceeded our expectations. Unsurprisingly, in this Vintage Royal year our customers want to celebrate this very popular wedding ." 

A total of 450 Mike and Zara mugs have already been sold, with a further 100 currently in production at the factory in Stoke-on-Trent.