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Almost everyone in the UK has probably seen some form of Keep Calm and Carry On media in recent years.  The media has reported on it widely and many outlets produce posters, fridge magnets and many other products bearing the slogan.  Being well over 50 years old, the design is widely believed to be free of copyright.

Or so we thought…

One day last week, we were lazing around at the Force 18 offices when we were hit with a letter from Her Majesty’s Government, pointing out that the crown design on all Keep Calm and Carry On products, in fact remains the copyright of the Crown and reproduction of the crown design could result in a holiday, at Her Majesty’s Pleasure, at the Tower.

Being rather attached to our heads, and not wanting to lose them any time soon, we have redesigned the Crown on all of our Keep Calm and Carry On T-shirt designs, including Get Drunk and Fall Over and the STFU variant, to include a new crown, entirely designed by Force 18.  We like it and we’re sure you will too! 

As the new design has been officially approved by a Government office as not infringing on Crown copyright, we can now officially sell Keep Calm and Carry On products again!

A few days ago we had a very special visitor in the Force 18 offices.  Chico (of X-factor fame) came here in person to pick up some specially commissioned T-shirts for his “It’s England Time” campaign for his World Cup 2010 song.  He is overjoyed at the growing support for his single, which is raising money for the Rainbow Child Foundation.

Chico has kindly allowed us to put the T-shirt up for sale on our site and we are donating the profits from the sale of these shirts to the Rainbow Child Foundation, which is raising money to help underprivileged children all over the world.

 Click here to see the It’s England Time t-shirt.

We’re very proud to have one of our T-shirts featured on the cover of this month’s Sky Movies Magazine.  To promote Sky Movies premiere of Ghost Town, Ricky Gervais is pictured on the cover wearing one of our Skeleton Chest T-shirts.  And very nice he looks in it too.

Ricky Gervais in a Skeleton Chest T-shirt on Sky Movies Magazine

Welcome to the new Force 18 blog.  We will updating frequently, posting new T-shirt designs and occasional special offers here.