Royal Warrant
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In the United Kingdom, a Royal Warrant of Appointment is a grant made by senior members of the British Royal Family to companies or tradespeople who supply goods and services to individuals in the family. The warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal family, so lending cachet to the supplier. Several other royal families allow tradesmen to advertise royal patronage, including the ruling dynasties of the Netherlands, Denmark, Thailand, and Sweden.
Some 800 individuals and companies - including a few non-UK companies - hold more than 1,100 warrants to the British royal family. Suppliers must have had a trading relationship with an individual in the family for at least five years before they can be considered for a warrant. Warrants are awarded at the discretion of the Lord Chamberlain, acting as the chairman of the Royal Household Tradesmen's Warrants Committee. Warrants are awarded for renewable terms of five years, though they can be revoked at any time; some warrants have been held for more than 100 years.
Suppliers continue to charge for their goods and services - a warrant does not imply that they provide goods and services free of charge. The warrant is typically advertised on company hordings, letter-heads and products by displaying the coat of arms or badge of the individual member of the family on whose behalf the warrant has been given. Underneath the coat of arms will usually appear the phrase "By Appointment to..." followed by the title and name of the purchaser, and then what goods are provided.
[edit] Purveyors to the British Royal Family
The following is a list of some companies that provide, or have provided, goods to the British royal family:
- Aboyne & Ballater — flowers
- Alden & Blackwell — books
- Anderson & Shepard — tailors
- A & F Pears LTD — transparent soap
- Aquascutum — clothing
- A Nash — brooms
- Angostura Limited — bitters
- Akzo Nobel — paints
- Aston Martin — cars
- Auto Glym — car care products
- J. Barbour & Sons Ltd — outdoor waterproof wear
- Benson & Hedges — cigarettes (Withdrawn 1999)
- Bentley- Cars
- Bronnley — toiletries
- Burberry — clothing
- British Gas Services — Gas Lamp Lighting and Maintenance
- Britvic Soft Drinks — fruit juice
- Calders and Grandidge — Preserved Timber Fencing
- Carphone Warehouse - Mobile phones
- Carr — crackers
- Cadbury — chocolates/confectionery
- Canadian Club — Canadian whisky
- Castrol — motor lubricant
- Charbonnel et Walker — chocolate
- Charles Frodsham and Co — clocks and watches
- Cobb of Knightsbridge — meat
- Colmans of Norwich — mustard
- Cope & Timmins — brass
- Corney & Barrow — wine
- D R Harris — chemists
- Dacrylate Paints Limited — paint and decorative acrylics
- Ede and Ravenscroft — tailors
- Fairfax Meadow Farm — sausages
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne
- Ford Motor Company — motor vehicles
- Fortnum and Mason — groceries
- Frank Smythson — stationery
- Gallyon & Sons — guns
- Gieves & Hawkes — tailors
- Alexander Gordon & Co. — gin
- Hatchards — books
- Harrods (some withdrawn, others voluntarily removed)
- Harvey Nichols — drapers
- Hayter — grass cutting equipment
- Hazlitt Gooden & Fox — arts & crafts
- Holland & Holland — sporting firearms
- Howgate Dairy Foods — cheese
- Jaguar Cars Ltd — Jaguar and Daimler brand cars
- James Baxter & Son — shrimp
- James Cocker & Sons — roses
- Jenners — furnishing materials
- John Broadwood and Sons — pianos
- John Lobb — bootmaker
- Johnson Brothers - casual tableware
- Kimberly-Clark - toiletries
- Land Rover — cars
- Laphroaig — single malt Scotch whisky
- Linn Products — entertainment (hi-fi) systems
- Lock & Co. — hatters
- Mansour — antique carpets
- Malvern — bottled water
- Penhaligon's — toilet requisites
- Petersfield Book Shop — picture frames
- Plowden & Smith — restoration services
- Price's Patent Candles Ltd — candles
- Pringle of Scotland — clothing
- R E Tricker — shoes
- R G Hardie & Company — bagpipes
- Spink — auctioneers
- Spode — china
- Stanley Gibbons — stamps
- Suttons Seeds — bulbs and seeds
- Tanqueray — gin
- Tom Smith Group — christmas crackers
- Truefitt & Hill — barber
- Twinings — Tea and Coffee Merchants
- Waitrose — groceries
- William Crawford & Sons — biscuits
- William Sanderson & Son — Scotch whisky
- Wolsey — clothing manufacturers.
- Yardley — toiletries and personal products.
[edit] Imperial and Royal Purveyors to the Court (Austria-Hungary) (k.u.k. Hoflieferant)
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne - 1872 to HM Kaiser Franz Josef I
- Baczewski — vodka
- Bösendorfer — pianos
- Demel — cakes
- Sacher — cakes
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
[edit] Purveyors to the Belgian royal family
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM King Leopold II 1874
- Neuhaus — Chocolates
[edit] Purveyors to the Danish royal family (Kongelig Hofleverandør)
- Anthon Berg - candy
- Carlsberg - beverages
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM King Christian VIII. 1847
- Ecco - clothing and shoes
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
[edit] Purveyors to the Dutch royal family
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM King Willem III 1880
- Veuve Clicquot — champagne
- Van Bommel — shoes
[edit] Purveyors to the Swedish Royal family
- AB Engmo
- AB Gense
- AB Ludvig Svensson
- AB Operakällaren
- AB Oscar Wigén
- AB Sporrong
- AB Stenströms Skjortfabrik
- Abba Seafood AB
- Abu AB
- Almanacksförlaget AB
- Amanda Christensen AB
- Annas Pepparkakor
- Aqua Sport i Stockholm AB
- Arla Foods AB
- Arvid Nordquist H.A.B.
- Askwalls Gravyr AB
- Atelier Borgila AB
- Björn Axén Institute AB
- Björnekulla Fruktindustrier AB
- Björnhammarens Naturprodukter AB
- Bogesunds Väveri AB
- Borgvattnets Gård och Gårdsmejeri
- Borås Wäfveri AB
- BRIO AB
- Brämhults Juice AB
- Bukowski Auktioner AB
- Bölebyns Garveri AB
- Calligraphen AB
- Cecil Grafström AB
- Cloetta Fazer AB
- Delicato bakverk AB
- Designor AB
- Dr PersFood
- Duro Sweden AB
- E-foto i Borgholm AB
- Ejes Chokladfabrik AB
- EKA-knivar AB
- Ekelund — towels (Ekelund has also provided towels to the Emperor of Japan)
- Elektriska AB Lennström
- Express-Tryck AB
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne - 1874 to HM King Oscar II
- FENIX OUTDOOR AB
- Fotograf Ingvar Arnmarker
- Freys Hyrverk Stockholm AB
- Frödinge Mejeri AB
- Fällkniven AB
- Fällmans Kött AB
- Föreningen Handarbetets vänner upa
- Gaudy Stockholm AB
- Grand Hôtel Stockholm
- Guldfynd
- Gysinge Centrum för Byggnadsvård
- Göteborgs Kex AB
- Hardford AB
- Hedéns Grafiska Konsult
- Henkel Norden AB
- HL Hemtextil AB
- Hogia AB
- Hovboktryckare Arne Heine
- Hultberg Eftr. Ram o. Förgyllning
- Hästens Sängar AB
- IKEA Svenska Försäljnings AB
- Insjöns Väveri AB
- Interiör Inredningstextil CM/AB
- Isaksson Porfyr
- J F Nordlöf AB
- Jyden AB
- K.A. Almgren Sidenväveri AB
- Kittys Hattar
- Klippo AB
- Klässbols Linneväveri AB
- Konditori Bankett HB
- Kraft Foods Sverige AB
- Lars Kjellander, Ordensateljé
- Leaf Sverige AB
- Leif Ljungquist AB
- Liljeholmens Stearinfabriks AB
- Lindvalls Kaffe AB
- Lisa Elmqvist Fiskaffär AB
- Lundhags Skomakarna AB
- Lundqvist Inredningar AB
- Lysekils, Bakkavör Sweden AB
- Löfbergs Lila AB
- Manfred Ädelsmed
- Martin Olsson Restauranghandel AB
- Melanders Blommor AB
- Mustadfors Bruks AB
- Målerås glasbruk AB
- Märta Måås-Fjetterström AB
- Nordiska Flaggfabriken AB
- Norma Precision AB
- Norrmejerier Ek. För.
- Nära Kroppen AB/Palmgrens
- Observer Sverige AB
- Orrefors Kosta Boda AB
- Oscar Jacobson AB
- Pahne Textil AB Strumpfabrik
- Paradisverkstaden Design AB
- Polaris Optic AB
- Poseidon Industri AB
- Procordia Food AB
- Pågen AB
- Ramlösa Hälsobrunn
- Rikstelegram RT AB
- Rob. Engström AB
- Rosas Handel AB
- Saab Automobile AB
- Sabis AB
- Sandberg Tyg och Tapet AB
- Sandegaards Hantverk
- Scand Office AB
- Seger Europe AB
- Scandinavian Eyewear AB
- Skeppshultcykeln Albert Samuelsson & Co AB
- Skogaholms Bröd AB
- Skomakeri Framåt AB
- Skrufs Glasbruk AB
- Skultuna Messingsbruk AB
- Skånska Stearinljusfabriken AB
- Smedbo AB
- Solenbergs Bokbinderi AB
- Spendrups Bryggeri AB
- Steens Herrmode AB
- Sterling Finemballage AB
- Stockholms Militärekiperings AB
- Strömma Turism & Sjöfart AB
- Studio Glashyttan i Åhus AB
- Svenskt Tenn
- Tarkett Sommer AB
- TeGe-Produkter
- Tretorn Sweden AB
- Tryckeri AB Björkmans Eftr.
- Tvätt i Stockholm AB
- W. A. Bolin AB
- Wasabröd AB
- Wasasten AB
- Werner Vögeli, hovtraktör
- Victoria Scandinavian Soap AB
- Mauritz Widforss AB
- Vi Engströms Livs
- VO Vapen AB
- Zia Design AB
- Z-Metallform AB
- Örnäs Produkter AB
Royal Warrant Holders in Sweden homepage: http://www.hovlev.se/index_e.html (In English)
[edit] Purveyors to the Japanese Imperial Household Agency
After WWII, the permission system was abolished, but purveyors still exist today
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
[edit] Purveyors to the former French imperial family
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM Empereur Napoleon I. 1811
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM Empereur Napoleon III. 1868
[edit] Purveyors to the former Portuguese royal family
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM King Dom Luis 1866
[edit] Purveyors to the former Romanian royal family
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM King Carol I 1881
[edit] Purveyors to the former Prussian royal family
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM King Friedrich Wilhelm IV 1841
[edit] Purveyors to the former Bavarian royal family
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM King Ludwig II 1872
[edit] Purveyors to the former Italian royal family
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM King Vittorio Emanuele 1876
[edit] Purveyors to the former Russian imperial family
- Farina gegenüber — Eau de Cologne to HM Tsar Nicolaus I 1843
- Smirnoff — vodka
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
[edit] External links
- Royal Warrants explained on the royal.gov.uk website
- The Royal Warrant Holders Association
