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"It is a well known fact around the world that British people love to talk about the weather, and the British Isles are indeed 'blessed' regularly with a generous amount of rain. How else do you think England's green and pleasant lands are maintained!

It is no surprise then that the umbrella is one of the key accessories in every British closet and has become a symbol synonymous with the great British weather and icons in British popular culture have been known to carry one as their main accessory.

Mary Poppins had a magical one, Steed from the cult TV series The Avengers always carried one with the distinctive Whangee handle, and James Bond had one with secret weapons hidden in his!