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Spend a King’s Ransom

While the thought of the Queen putting the corgis on a tight leash, grabbing her Burberry shopping bag and slipping out the backdoor of Buckingham Palace to indulge in a spot of retail therapy in Mayfair is an endearing one, the truth is that you will scarcely find a member of the Royal Family out shopping.

Nevertheless, the Queen, her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, and her son Charles, the Prince of Wales, are able to convey their seal of approval in other ways by granting certain shops a Royal Warrant of Appointment.

These prestigious

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