If there is a royal coats of arms on product, does it means it is of good quality?

Question

What about royal coats of arms on tea? It also means royalty is sucking the money?

Answer 1

I found this on the royal website i hope it answers your question
ROYAL WARRANTS

Royal warrants are granted to people or companies who have regularly supplied goods or services for a minimum of five consecutive years to The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh or The Prince of Wales.

Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother was also a grantor of warrants; warrants granted by her will be retained for five years from her death (until 2007).

Each of these members of the Royal Family can grant only one warrant to any individual business, but a business may hold warrants from more than one member of the Royal Family.

Advice on granting warrants is provided by the Lord Chamberlain, who is head of the Royal Household and chairman of the Royal Household Tradesmen's Warrants Committee.

The warrants are a mark of recognition that tradesmen are regular suppliers of goods and services to the Royal households. Strict regulations govern the warrant, which allows the grantee or company to use the legend 'By Appointment' and display the Royal coat of arms on his products, such as stationery, advertisements and other printed material, in his or her premises and on delivery vehicles.

A Royal warrant is initially granted for five years, after which time it comes up for review by the Royal Household Tradesmen's Warrants Committee. Warrants may not be renewed if the quality or supply for the product or service is insufficient, as far as the relevant Royal Household is concerned.



A warrant may be cancelled at any time and is automatically reviewed if the grantee dies or leaves the business, or if the firm goes bankrupt or is sold. There are rules to ensure that high standards are maintained.

Since the Middle Ages, tradesmen who have acted as suppliers of goods and services to the Sovereign have received formal recognition. In the beginning, this patronage took the form of Royal charters given collectively to various guilds in trades and crafts which later became known as livery companies.

Over the centuries, the relationship between the Crown and individual tradesmen was formalised by the issue of Royal warrants.







In the reign of Henry VIII, Thomas Hewytt was appointed to 'Serve the Court with Swannes and Cranes and all kinds of Wildfoule'.

In 1684 goods and services to the Palace included a Haberdasher of Hats, a Watchmaker in Reversion, an Operator for the Teeth and a Goffe-Club Maker.

According to the Royal Kalendar of 1789, a Pin Maker, a Mole Taker, a Card Maker and a Rat Catcher were among tradesmen appointed to the court.
Warrant holders today represent a large cross-section of British trade and industry (there is a small number of foreign names), ranging from dry cleaners to fishmongers, and from agricultural machinery to computer software.

Some firms have a record of Royal warrants reaching back over more than 100 years. Warrant-holding firms do not provide their goods or services free to the Royal households, and all transactions are conducted on a strictly commercial basis.

There are currently approximately 800 Royal warrant holders, holding over 1,100 Royal warrants between them (some have more than one Royal warrant).

On 25 May 1840, a gathering of 'Her Majesty's Tradesmen' held a celebration in honour of Queen Victoria's birthday. They later decided to make this an annual event and formed themselves for the purpose into an association which eventually became known as the Royal Warrant Holders Association.

The organisation acts both in a supervisory role to ensure that the standards of quality and reliability in their goods and services are upheld, and as a channel of communication for its members in their dealings with the various departments of the Royal Household.

The Royal Warrant Holders Association ensures that the Royal warrant is not used by those not entitled and is correctly applied by those who are.

Answer 2

Nothing to do with them receiving any money.
A total misconception pushed by anti royalists thought you might have had the sense to see through that one. Its means by appointment. It has been selected by the royal household for their use or consumption. The queen and the royal family make much more money for this country than they receive. They also protect large areas of the country from developers. They are also the protectors of our heritage, much thought to be owned by the queen isn't, she merely keeps it in perpetuity for the nation. Most of that would be lost and redeployed if we had a president or maybe his wife Cherie.Sorry typo error. The Americans and Japanese buy an awful lot of stuff that is 'by appointment' Could you see then doing the same if; 'as used by Tony and Cherie?

Answer 3

It means you paid too much, looks cool and is unreliable. The Brits are good for that sort of thing. By appointment... No appointment necessary just keep your wallet opened wide on a regular basis. You hear that sucking sound? That is the Queen sucking your money away like a Hoover vacuum cleaner. It used to mean I would be stranded at the country club because my Jaguar was better at being a boat anchor. The little coat of arms meant I was going to get jacked really bad for repairs and parts. The triple A sticker meant more to me in those days than a ridiculous coat of arms.

Answer 4

Most families of noble back ground had a crest and coat of arms.these were used to identifing these noble familys.If the Queens or Kings coat of arms was put on something,and considering it is the noblest coat of arms in the land.I would think it would be enterpeted as the product is at the top of the line

Answer 5

It should be a good product, it is a product that has been used by a member of the royal family for some time.

Answer 6

I always thought it meant that the warrant-holder sent a parcel of freeby goodies round to the palace every so often as a prezzie, so the donor probably sent only good stuff. Praps I'm wrong though. As a corollary to that, I wonder why Her Maj's head is on the postage stamps (and the post office uses the word "Royal") when it's a p.l.c. Hmmm. Quality there isn't much to write home about lately, royal or not.

Answer 7

It means it is 'by appointment to' the holder of the arms. Which means that particular member of royalty often uses the brand/service. So yes - it means it should be good quality. Fortnum and Masons for instance have more than one crest. Interestingly Prince Charles removed his crest from Harrods after the Dodi/Diana crash.

Answer 8

It means this company also supply the Royal Family.

Answer 9

It's simply an endorsement. It means the product is regularly used by the monarch. Does that mean, therefore, that it's good quality? Go figure!

Answer 10

It is a product that has been endorsed by a member of the Royal Family

Answer 11

means this company also supply the Royal Family.