It’s the ultimate seal of royal approval:A royal warrant.
Still, it’s an honorover 800 companieshave had bestowed upon them, including quite a few you’re likely familiar with. In fact, you may already own a few of their products. Here is a guide to some of the best-known royal warrant holders and what products you can buy from them to feel like a royal!
Diana Pearl
Fortnum & Mason
One of London’s best-known storefronts, Fortnum & Mason is a British icon that holds royal warrants fromQueen ElizabethandPrince Charles. The luxury department store, located in London’s Mayfair neighborhood sells teas, foods, coffees and other gifts. And if you head to their Mayfair location, you can also sit down for afternoon tea in The Diamond Jubilee Tea Salon. They also carry a number of royal-related teas, including the classicRoyal Blend(first created for King Edward VII),the Jubilee blend, created for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and a brand new Wedding Bouquet blend, created in honor ofPrince HarryandMeghan Markle’s wedding. The store has been around since 1707, and if you can’t make it to London, you can ordertheir products from Williams Sonoma.
Floris London
The London perfurmer has been operating out of the same London building on Jermyn Street — just a few doors down from Fortnum & Mason — since 1730. They create custom perfumes for landmark royal occasions (including Harry and Meghan’s wedding), but also allow customers to come in to blend their own personalized scent. Of course, theyhave plenty of signature optionsto choose from as well. They hold a royal warrant from the Queen andPrince Charles.
Barbour
There aren’t many brands that are as synonymous with Great Britain — and the British royal family — asBarbour. Famous fortheir waxed jackets, the brand holds a royal warrant from the Queen,Prince CharlesandPrince Philip, and are a favorite for annual trips up to Balmoral. Their flagship London store is located in Covent Garden.
Gieves & Hawkes
Men’s clothing outfitter and tailorGieves & Hawkes, which also calls London’s Mayfair neighborhood home, holds a royal warrant fromPrince Philip. They’ve outfitted every monarch since King George III, and dressed the Queen for her coronation in 1953. They also dress the royal bodyguards, a ceremonial role for retired servicemen at state occasions.
While the bodyguards’s uniforms are kept upstairs, there’s a full store downstairs with off-the-rack items, as well as tailors in the basement working on custom orders.
Hunter Boots
Twinings Tea
Queen Elizabethstarts every morning offwith a cup ofTwinings English Breakfast tea. So it’s no surprise that thetea purveyors, who have been in business since 1706, when they opened Britain’s first-ever tea room, have a royal warrant from Her Majesty herself. You can still visit their original location, situated on the Strand in London.
source: people.com
