Life in plastic, it's fantastic

Mattel simply cannot pass up a chance to cash in...and I am soooo glad!

Just in time for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's one-year wedding anniversary, the company is releasing a Barbie and Ken version of Prince William and Kate.

The plastic pair are dressed in their wedding-day attire. Barbie Kate in a floor-length, ivory taffeta replica of her Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen gown (complete with lace, faux pearl buttons and she even has a mini-version of her sapphire engagement ring) and Prince William figurine wears a replica of his red Irish Guard uniform. His outfit includes tiny doll-sized medals.

Mattel's William and Catherine Royal Wedding gift set ($100) is available for pre-order online now at BarbieCollector.com .

Bitch you ain't no Barbie

Black Market Barbie?

Barbie has actually been banned in Iran since 1996 for her "destructive cultural and social consequences," but toy stores have ignored the ban. However, in the light of tightening US sanctions against Iran, local police are visiting toy sellers to demand the removal of Barbie.

Instead of Barbie, Iranian stores are supposed to sell Sara (a doll who wears modest Islamic dress) but toy retailers are reportedly responding by covertly stocking Barbies — one manager puts Sara in the window and secretly sells Barbie inside the store.