The Princess Royal, the second child and only daughter of The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, was born at Clarence House, London, on 15 August 1950, when her mother was Princess Elizabeth, heir presumptive to the throne. She was baptised Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise at Buckingham Palace on 21 October 1950.
She received the title Princess Royal from The Queen in June 1987; she was previously known as Princess Anne. Her Royal Highness is the seventh holder of the title.
Princess Anne had come to know about our export success through the BKC, Oxford Blue is heavily involved in exporting goods and strengthening the British economy by doing so, indeed, the unique selling point of Oxford Blue is that our garments of made in Britain, each of our garments have been carefully handcrafted by skilled British workers as a classic British country clothing brand should be - something a lot of our competitors cannot offer.
By helping the economy in such a manner, HRH decided it apt to visit our premises just outside the Birmingham city centre on Constitution Hill to take a look at the production of the renowned garments of Oxford Blue.
HRH’s visit made it to the Evening Mail
Princess Anne was shown around the building and was
introduced to all the staff from all departments, from the manufacturers,
sales, suppliers and distributors the entire process was shown step by step of
how the company HRH came especially to visit achieved their feats.
Various snapshots of the day
Oxford Blue
exports many of its clothes to international markets in Europe, Asia and even
in the USA, the style of classic British country clothing strikes well with
those not residing within the UK, many like the novelty of tweed and the look
and feel of British made wax jacket, not to say of course that the products do
not sell well at home here in the UK, but in terms of export - harkening back
to the reason why HRH came to visit the factory.
Along with HRH, other special guests included rugby legend William
"Bill" Blackledge Beaumont CBE (born
9 March 1952, Chorley, Lancashire,
England) was captain of the England rugby union team
as a lock, at a time when they
struggled to win games, his greatest moment as captain was the unexpected 1980 Grand Slam. He is currently a member of
the International Rugby Board and Chairman of
the Rugby Football Union, Bill
Beaumont Textiles specialises in traditional and contemporary fabrics for use
in window coverings and upholstery.
When Beaumont played rugby in
the 1970s and 80s, it was an amateur sport so unlike the stars of today, he had
to have a normal job. When he left school he joined the family textile business,
which he eventually bought from the family in 1998, and played rugby locally
for Fylde Rugby Club where he progressed to play for Lancashire, the
Barbarians, England and the Lions. He is still involved with rugby and is
currently Chairman of the Rugby Football Union and was awarded an OBE in 1982
and a CBE in 2008 for services to Rugby.
Bill is the great-great-grandson of Joseph Hargreaves, the business’ founder who set up a weaving shed in Chorley, Lancashire in 1888. Bill works alongside his wife Hilary, the business’ Design Director. Bill and Hilary work with their eldest son Daniel who is the Managing Director.
Bill is the great-great-grandson of Joseph Hargreaves, the business’ founder who set up a weaving shed in Chorley, Lancashire in 1888. Bill works alongside his wife Hilary, the business’ Design Director. Bill and Hilary work with their eldest son Daniel who is the Managing Director.
A close up of the newspaper article
HW44
HW38 Honey and Blackwatch edition
After which we received a letter from the crown stating how
enjoyable the experience was for The Princess and how she will wear our hat
with great pride:
Since then Oxford Blue has been going from strength to strength, the visit from her majesty was indeed a testament to the quality of our garments - fit for a Princess.
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