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Meghan Markle's and Prince Harry's big day is about much more than the pair.
- The royal wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry has every possible brand ready to jump on the bandwagon.
- Velveeta is creating a crown-shaped mac and cheese, KFC has special buckets, and Dunkin' Donuts has recruited a Real Housewife to hawk "Royal Love" doughnuts.
- We've ranked the attempts at cashing in on the royal wedding based on their absurdity, humor, and the weakness of their connection between the brand and the wedding.
What does the royal wedding have to do with American fast-food chains?
Not much - but that doesn't mean that brands aren't going to try and cash in on Meghan Markle's and Prince Harry's big day.
In the week leading up to the royal nuptials, a growing number of brands have come out with deals and promotions to align themselves with Meghan and Harry's wedding. The royal wedding is expected to provide the British economy with a $1.4 billion boost so it makes sense that brands are hungry to get a cut of the cash.
However, the stunts are getting pretty weird. Impressively, they've managed to come across as bizarre even in the crowded field that is modern marketing. This is in an era where dessert brands are tweeting: "If a MoonPie sees its shadow on this day it will signal the end of times."
In an effort to quantitatively measure just how much the brands are at it again, Business Insider created a ranking system just for the occasion. The system addresses three factors - absurdity, humor, and the weakness of their connection between the brand and the wedding - that are ranked on a scale from one to five, five being the top score.
Here's how companies' attempts to cash in on the royal wedding measure up:
