Bespoken
For citizens of the United Kingdom and its territories, the Royal Warrant is a familiar concept. For those of us on this side of the pond, we might not know what it is because we have nothing like it here. However, we may have seen the Royal Crest and the unmistakable “By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen” proudly displayed on products such as Crabtree & Evelyn, Fortnum & Mason, HP Sauce, Johnny Walker, and Twinning’s Tea. There are over 269 members on the list, which include most trades like food, clothes, jewelers, household items, and automobile manufacturers like Bentley Motors, Ltd. Royal Warrants were granted at first to those entities exclusively serving the Royal Household, but over the years, they’ve been allowed to serve the public.