Businesses which have been granted a Royal Warrant from the Queen will have to stop using the Royal Arms after the death of Queen Elizabeth II last week.
A Royal Warrant of Appointment is a document given to suppliers of the Royal household and allows the holder to use the Royal Arms on packaging and in marketing material. The firms that have a Royal Warrant from the Queen will have two years to drop the use of the Royal Arms, as those warrants are now void. About 30 Royal Warrants are granted each year, with a similar number being terminated.
It is understood these companies have to reapply for a Royal Warrant from the new monarch, and prove they supply “products or services on a regular and on-going basis to the Royal Households of grantor/s for not less than five years out of the past seven.”
