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Royal Warrants of Appointment have been issued for centuries to those who supply goods or services to a royal court or certain royal personages. The warrant enables the supplier to advertise the fact that they supply to the royal family, so lending prestige to the supplier. In the United Kingdom, grants are currently made by three members of the British Royal Family to companies or tradespeople who supply goods and services to individuals in the family. Several other royal families allow tradespeople to advertise royal patronage, including the ruling dynasties of the Netherlands, Belgium, Thailand, Denmark, and Sweden. 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 hoardings, letter-heads and products by displaying the coat of arms or the heraldic badge of the royal personage as appropriate. Underneath the coat of arms will usually appear the phrase "By Appointment to..." followed by the title and name of the royal customer, and then what goods are provided. No other details of what is supplied may be given. [edit] HistoryThe earliest recorded British Royal Charter was granted to the Weavers’ Company in 1155 by Henry II of England. [1] [edit] Royal Warrant Holders Warrants are currently granted for the Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Prince of Wales. Warrants issued by the Queen Mother automatically expired in 2007, five years after her death. 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. Goods need not be for the use of the grantor. Cigarettes were only bought for the use of guests for example, but these warrants were cancelled in 1999 as a matter of public policy. Royal Warrants are only awarded to tradespeople. The professions, employment agencies, party planners, the media, government departments, and "places of refreshment or entertainment" (such as pubs and theatres) do not qualify.[1] A directory of Royal Warrant companies is available at the website of the Royal Warrant Holders' Association. [edit] Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court (of Austria-Hungary) (k.u.k. Hoflieferant)
[edit] Royal Warrant Holders of the Court of BelgiumList of Royal Warrant Holders (select 'complete list') [edit] Purveyors to the Court (of Denmark) (Kongelig Hofleverandør)
[edit] Purveyors to the Dutch courtThe predicate 'purveyor to the court' (hofleverancier) is awarded to small and medium sized businesses that have existed for at least 100 years, and who have a good reputation regionally [1]. They need not actually supply goods to the court. The predicate is to be renewed every 25 years. At present there are at least 387 companies who can carry the predicate. [5] For large, multinational, enterprises and for NGOs the use of the designation 'koninklijke' or 'royal' can be awarded.[6]. These enterprises are also allowed to incorporate a crown in their logo. Examples are KLM (airline - logo incorporates crown), Royal Dutch Shell (oil company, in succession to Royal Dutch Petroleum Company - logo was a crown), KPN (phone company - logo incorporates crown). [edit] Purveyors to the Court of Sweden (Kunglig hovleverantör) Main article: List of Purveyors to the Court of Sweden Various companies provide, or have provided, goods to the Royal Court of Sweden. To qualify for a Royal Warrant the order must come from either H.M. the King of Sweden or H.M. the Queen of Sweden and the company must deliver its goods or services to the Court. A Royal Warrant is personal and usually awarded to the managing director of the company rather than the company itself. All goods and services are paid for by the Court.[7] [edit] Purveyors to the Japanese Imperial Household AgencyAfter WWII, the permission system was abolished, but purveyors still exist today
[edit] Purveyors to the Court (of France)
[edit] High Patronage of the Monaco Royal family
[edit] Purveyors to the Portuguese royal family
[edit] Purveyors to the Romanian Royal House
[edit] Purveyors to the Court (of Prussia)
[edit] Purveyors to the Court (of Bavaria)
[edit] Purveyors to the Court (of Württemberg)
[edit] Purveyors to the Italian royal family
[edit] Purveyors to the Russian imperial family
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