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Asprey has a long and established relationship with British royalty, dating back to the 1800s when HM Queen Victoria awarded the brand its first Royal Warrant. Since then, Asprey has held a Royal Warrant for every British monarch up to HM Queen Elizabeth II.

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Affectionately known as ‘The Queen’s Gift Shop’, Asprey has enjoyed this appellation since 1862, when HM Queen Victoria awarded the company a Royal Warrant for the brand’s dressing cases, travelling bags and writing cases. Asprey has always considered this epithet as a privilege and responsibility.

In 1889, Asprey was granted a Royal Warrant from HRH The Prince of Wales, later becoming HM King Edward VII. According to Asprey’s own records, HRH The Prince of Wales was so pleased with an Asprey monogram designed for him, that he wished to see it used on pillar boxes throughout the country.

HM King Edward VII remained an important and enthusiastic client of Asprey up until his death. At the time of his funeral, an Asprey member of staff remembered: "Practically all the ruling heads of Europe were there, and many of them came to Asprey; you might see three or four in the shop at one time."

Asprey has held a Royal Warrant from each British monarch since 1862 to HM Queen Elizabeth II.

ROYAL AWARDS & WARRANTS

  • 24 August 1830

  • 2 May 1938

  • 1 July 1940

  • 1 May 1943

  • 1 March 1955

  • 2 February 2001

  • 4 February 2001

  • 4 February 2001

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In 1911, the first year of his reign, HM King George V awarded Asprey with a Royal Warrant as Trunk Makers. Asprey held this warrant until HM King George V's death in 1936. In 1920, HRH The Prince of Wales awarded Asprey with a Royal Warrant as Silversmiths, which Asprey held until 1940.

In 1925, HM Queen Mary commissioned a pearl necklace from Asprey, which was later given to HRH Princess Margaret in 1948 on the occasion of her 18th birthday. HM King George VI was the first of the British monarchs to give Asprey a Royal Warrant as Jewellers, as well as Silversmiths, in 1940.

In 1862, HM Queen Victoria awarded Asprey Royal Warrant for the brand’s dressing cases, travelling bags and writing cases. Asprey also held a Royal Warrant from HM Queen Elizabeth II as Jewellers, Goldsmiths and Silversmiths.

Shown here is an Asprey dressing case owned by Ernest
Gambart, a famous art dealer who sold artworks by Turner from Asprey's
Albemarle gallery. (Image courtesy of Daniel Lucian.)

1953 marked the coronation of HM Queen Elizabeth II, to which Asprey paid homage with the Asprey Coronation Year Gold Collection. This featured a dessert, coffee and liqueur service in 18 carat gold and weighed almost 27 pounds. It went on show in April that year at the London flagship and subsequently toured the United States.