600 FAMOUS BRANDS LOSE THEIR ROYAL WARRANT ?
SOME MAJOR FOOD COMPANIES HAVE HELD THE HONOUR ,INCLUDING HEINZ,COCA-COLA ,CADBURY,UNILEVER AND FORTNUM AND MASON .
THERE ARE CURRENTLY MORE THAN 800 GUARANTEES FROM A RANGE OF COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIES ,BRITISH AND OTHER ,WHICH HAVE RECEIVED THE STAMP OF APPROVAL .
FROM FISHMONGERS TO SOFTWARE PROVIDERS ,THE LATE QUEEN AWARDED 620 ROYAL WARRANTS DURING HER PLATINUM REIGN.CHOSEN GRANTORS,WHO WERE THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH,THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE QUEEN MOTHER ,COULD ALSO ISSUE WARRANTS.
COMPANIES CHOSEN MAY DISPLAY THE ROYAL COAT OF ARMS ON THEIR PACKAGING FOR A MINIMUM OF FIVE YEARS OR UNTIL THEIR WARRANT IS CANCELLED .
ANOTHER CONDITION FACES WARRANTED COMPANIES , FOLLOWING THE QUEEN’S DEATH .ALL WARRANTS GIVEN BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II HAVE BECOME NULL AND VOID AFTER HER PASSING ,ACCORDING TO ROYAL WARRANT HOLDERS ASSOCIATIONS.
THIS WAS THE CASE WITH HER HUSBAND ,PRINCE PHILIP,WHOSE 38GRANTED WARRANTS BECAME VOID UPON HIS DEATH IN APRIL 2021.
ROYAL INSIGNIA MAY BE USED ON PACKAGING ,WEBSITES AND OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS .BUT IT IS NOT CLEAR IF WARRANTS GRANTED BY THE PRINCE OF WALES MAY CONTINUE WITH THE KING’S EMBLEM OR WILL REQUIRE RENEWAL.
THE QUEEN GRANTED HUNDREDS OF WARRANTS UNDER HER NAME ,SOME LASTING LESS THAN ONE YEAR.ALTHOUGH THEY MAY ORGANISE NEW APPOINTMENTS WITH THE KING ,MANY COMPANIES WILL NOW LOSE OUT ON THEIR ROYAL INSIGNIA AND MAY HAVE TO ALTER THEIR PACKAGING .
