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Come on, Camilla.. nobody would imagine you're from Deptford.


Byline: RUKI SAYID

SHE'S used to shopping for rather more flattering labels.

But Camilla shows a neat line in carry-on humour yesterday - as she brandishes this bag with its cheeky slogan.

She got the carrier as a gift from a homeless shelter in Deptford, South East London South East London is a name commonly given to the south eastern part of London, England on the south side of the River Thames. Definition of the area
South east London is made up of the following London boroughs which are Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark
.

The Duchess and Princes Charles also visited a Central London branch of Waitrose - after the store agreed a pounds 300million bailout of his ailing Duchy Originals grocery chain.

Charles said: "Nineteen years ago, when we launched oaten biscuits, there were headlines saying, 'Shop-soiled Royal'.

"So in an even more soiled capacity I am here to say this is a really proud moment because Waitrose is one of the great British stores."

Duchy Originals has seen profits nosedive nose·dive  
n.
1. A very steep dive of an aircraft.

2. A sudden, swift drop or plunge: Stock prices took a nosedive.

Noun 1.
 96% to just pounds 57,400. Waitrose now gets exclusive rights to sell the royal firm's pricy pric·y  
adj.
Variant of pricey.

Adj. 1. pricy - having a high price; "costly jewelry"; "high-priced merchandise"; "much too dear for my pocketbook"; "a pricey restaurant"
high-priced, pricey, costly, dear
 products.

Camilla spent pounds 28.49 in the Waitrose store, mainly on Duchy items. Wonder if she gets royalty loyalty points?

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THE WINDSOR CHANGE Duchess waits at Waitrose till yesterday TEA WITH THE DUCHESS Camilla in store aisle and right, her bill A CARRIER IN COMEDY Camilla with bag yesterday
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Publication:The Mirror (London, England)
Date:Sep 11, 2009
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Come on, Camilla.. nobody would imagine you're from Deptford.

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