Royal merchandise for Queen's Platinum Jubilee sells out in record time

Merchandise commemorating Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee has sold out in record time, as appetite to secure a piece of royal history increases weeks before the milestone.

Her Majesty will mark 70 years on the throne, officially, on February 6.

Grand celebrations will be held across the UK throughout the year, culminating in a four-day spectacle in London in June.

READ MORE: Queen arrives at Sandringham to mark Platinum Jubilee in private

But for those hoping to raise a toast to the monarch in limited edition champagne glasses will have to find alternate serving wear.

The champagne saucers sold out within hours of being advertised to shoppers by the Royal Collection Trust on Friday.

Just 70 pairs were made, to represent each of the Queen's years on the throne, and cost $225 per set.

They are engraved with the EIIR cipher and feature the olive branch emblem of the Platinum Jubilee.

There is an online waiting list for a tea towel costing close to $20, in a shade of purple inspired by the Queen's coronation robe.

READ MORE: Princess Charlene of Monaco: A closer look at the enigmatic royal

Other sold-old items from the official Royal Collection include a limited edition of 1,000 Platinum Jubilee pillbox clocks costing $235, a $122 teacup and saucer, a $75 tankard and a nearly $50 coffee mug.

A source told The Telegraph UK that while it wasn't uncommon for special edition products to sell out, the Platinum Jubilee range had been particularly popular.

The items in the collection are purple and feature the coat of arms with the UK's floral emblems — roses, shamrocks, thistles and daffodils — surrounded by olive leaves and ears of wheat, representing peace and plenty, while the oak leaves symbolise strength, stability and longevity.

There are a number of other Jubilee merchandise items still available with more to be released closer to June.

The Queen, 95, will spend her Accession Day in private at Sandringham after flying in by helicopter from Windsor Castle on Sunday.

READ MORE: The royal dramas threatening to cast a shadow over the Queen's historic Platinum Jubilee year

Instead of staying in the main house, the monarch has chosen to spend her time at Wood Farm, where Prince Philip spent much of his retirement.

While it is not the Queen's first visit to her Norfolk estate since her husband's death, this visit will be especially poignant as she marks the historic anniversary without the Duke of Edinburgh by her side.

The Queen typically stays at Sandringham over the Christmas break from late December until someone after February 6 — the day her father George VI died in 1952.

Accession Day is usually spent in quiet reflection, and the absence of Prince Philip in the Queen's 70th year as monarch is expected to make the occasion even more sombre for the 95-year-old.