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TRH visit three British companies who hold The Prince of Wales's Royal Warrant
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23rd January 2009
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall showed their support for British craftsmanship when they visited three prestigious firms today.
Their Royal Highnesses visited three firms in London that all hold The Prince of Wales’s Royal Warrant.
More than 170 regular suppliers of goods and services hold Royal Warrants of appointment to The Prince of Wales.
A warrant allows the company to be styled "By Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales" and to display The Prince of Wales badge of three feathers on premises, delivery vehicles, stationery and advertisements as well as on the products themselves.
The visits today highlighted traditional British crafts practised by the Savile Row tailors Gieves & Hawkes, shoemakers John Lobb and cheese seller Paxton and Whitfield.
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23rd January 2009
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall showed their support for British craftsmanship when they visited three prestigious firms today.
Their Royal Highnesses visited three firms in London that all hold The Prince of Wales’s Royal Warrant.
More than 170 regular suppliers of goods and services hold Royal Warrants of appointment to The Prince of Wales.
A warrant allows the company to be styled "By Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales" and to display The Prince of Wales badge of three feathers on premises, delivery vehicles, stationery and advertisements as well as on the products themselves.
The visits today highlighted traditional British crafts practised by the Savile Row tailors Gieves & Hawkes, shoemakers John Lobb and cheese seller Paxton and Whitfield.
TRH visit three British companies who hold The Prince of Wales's Royal Warrant
23rd January 2009
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall showed their support for British craftsmanship when they visited three prestigious firms today.
Their Royal Highnesses visited three firms in London that all hold The Prince of Wales’s Royal Warrant.
More than 170 regular suppliers of goods and services hold Royal Warrants of appointment to The Prince of Wales.
A warrant allows the company to be styled "By Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales" and to display The Prince of Wales badge of three feathers on premises, delivery vehicles, stationery and advertisements as well as on the products themselves.
The visits today highlighted traditional British crafts practised by the Savile Row tailors Gieves & Hawkes, shoemakers John Lobb and cheese seller Paxton and Whitfield.
Gieves & Hawkes was the first stop of the day and after seeing items from the archives, The Prince and The Duchess met experienced tailors and young apprentices who were participating in a trouser-making masterclass.
Their Royal Highnesses even tried their hands at tailoring under the instruction of Senior Bespoke Cutter Kathryn Sargeant.
Taking turns, they took their time as they snipped around the chalk marks made on a bolt of expensive cloth with a large pair of scissors and managed the task without any mistakes.
Gieves & Hawkes supplies The Prince with his naval uniforms and alters some of his other military clothing.
23rd January 2009
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall showed their support for British craftsmanship when they visited three prestigious firms today.
Their Royal Highnesses visited three firms in London that all hold The Prince of Wales’s Royal Warrant.
More than 170 regular suppliers of goods and services hold Royal Warrants of appointment to The Prince of Wales.
A warrant allows the company to be styled "By Appointment to HRH The Prince of Wales" and to display The Prince of Wales badge of three feathers on premises, delivery vehicles, stationery and advertisements as well as on the products themselves.
The visits today highlighted traditional British crafts practised by the Savile Row tailors Gieves & Hawkes, shoemakers John Lobb and cheese seller Paxton and Whitfield.
Gieves & Hawkes was the first stop of the day and after seeing items from the archives, The Prince and The Duchess met experienced tailors and young apprentices who were participating in a trouser-making masterclass.
Their Royal Highnesses even tried their hands at tailoring under the instruction of Senior Bespoke Cutter Kathryn Sargeant.
Taking turns, they took their time as they snipped around the chalk marks made on a bolt of expensive cloth with a large pair of scissors and managed the task without any mistakes.
Gieves & Hawkes supplies The Prince with his naval uniforms and alters some of his other military clothing.
Prices for a ready-made suit start from £595, a machine made outfit which has been personally tailored costs from £795 and a bespoke suit from £3,500.
The firm has 23 concessions in the UK and a further 73 in China.
The Savile Row Bespoke Association helped establish an 18-week pre-apprenticeship course three years ago and, since last October, two NVQ training courses to help bring new talent into the industry.
Afterwards Their Royal Highnesses travelled to Paxton and Whitfield, a specialist cheesemongers on Jermyn Street.
The Prince and The Duchess met staff and were talked through a number of items on display in the firm's large cheese counter.
They also had a chance to meet producers of various cheeses stocked by the company including St Eadburgha from Worcestershire, Cornish Blue and Lincolnshire Poacher.
Afterwards, Their Royal Highnesses visited Lobb’s shoemakers on St James’s Street.
William Lobb, a director at the shoemakers which was established in 1849, described how the economic downturn was affecting his company.
Mr Lobb, who is the fifth generation of his family to work at the firm, said: "We've had a bit of a tough period but it's a case of battening down the hatches and keep on going."
He added: "The British are slightly understated in terms of the skills we have and supporting them.
The firm has 23 concessions in the UK and a further 73 in China.
The Savile Row Bespoke Association helped establish an 18-week pre-apprenticeship course three years ago and, since last October, two NVQ training courses to help bring new talent into the industry.
Afterwards Their Royal Highnesses travelled to Paxton and Whitfield, a specialist cheesemongers on Jermyn Street.
The Prince and The Duchess met staff and were talked through a number of items on display in the firm's large cheese counter.
They also had a chance to meet producers of various cheeses stocked by the company including St Eadburgha from Worcestershire, Cornish Blue and Lincolnshire Poacher.
Afterwards, Their Royal Highnesses visited Lobb’s shoemakers on St James’s Street.
William Lobb, a director at the shoemakers which was established in 1849, described how the economic downturn was affecting his company.
Mr Lobb, who is the fifth generation of his family to work at the firm, said: "We've had a bit of a tough period but it's a case of battening down the hatches and keep on going."
He added: "The British are slightly understated in terms of the skills we have and supporting them.
The Prince turned to The Duchess at one point as she was looking at more wooden moulds that belonged to famous clients, and said: "What are you doing?"
She replied: "I'm just seeing that Jackie Kennedy's feet are bigger than Aristotle Onassis's."
Before leaving Their Royal Highnesses posed with the Lobb family for a photograph before heading back to Clarence House.
Later in the afternoon, they hosted a reception for all The Prince’s Royal Warrant Holders at St James’s Palace.
She replied: "I'm just seeing that Jackie Kennedy's feet are bigger than Aristotle Onassis's."
Before leaving Their Royal Highnesses posed with the Lobb family for a photograph before heading back to Clarence House.
Later in the afternoon, they hosted a reception for all The Prince’s Royal Warrant Holders at St James’s Palace.
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