A service fit for a royal! We are delighted to welcome onboard Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on her journey from London to Colombo on a two-day official visit to mark the 75 years of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and the UK. It is truly an honour to extend Her Royal Highness and the delegation our inherent Sri Lankan warmth and hospitality, thereby presenting the first taste of our island home through our service. We thank the HRH for honouring us with her presence onboard and choosing us for the journey.
We finished yesterday at our Patrons Home Gatcombe Park. HRH Princess Anne didn’t get back in time, but sent her lovely husband Sir Timothy Lawrence along to see us all.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s a vintage bone china teacup and saucer made in England by Princess Anne and sold as a Valentine's Day gift. A prominent pink heart bearing the message "For My Sweetheart" is surrounded by forget-me-nots and blue ribbon, plus pink and yellow roses and bluebirds on a white background accented with gold trim. The scallop-edged shape was very common in the 1950s. The motifs are replete with meaning that would have been well understood at the time, especially roses as symbols of love, and the bluebird representing happiness.
“For My Valentine” fine bone china cup and saucer by Princess Anne China, a brand of the English company Shore & Coggins.
Teacup and saucer sets were very popular collectibles, primarily with women, from the post World War II era into the 1960s. Shore & Coggins produced fine bone china, offering full sets of dinnerware as well as giftware under the brand name Princess Anne China at their Edensor Works on New Street (renamed Greendock Street in the 1950s) in Stoke-on-Trent, from the late 1940s until 1966. Ridgeway Potteries then acquired the name and continued producing bone china under this brand through the 1980s.
Sweet old-fashioned motifs representing love and happiness adorn this charming vintage cup and saucer.
View of the reverse side of this cup and saucer set.
The daughter of the late Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Anne, has caught the attention of the public with recent comments made in Robert Hardman’s new book The Making of a King: King Charles III and the Modern Monarchy.
Full Story Here: https://uinterview.com/news/princess-anne-doesnt-want-staffers-to-hug-her-that-is-the-last-time-that-will-happen-she-told-aide-after-hug-when-queen-died/
Mike Tindall Revealed A Misconception About Marrying A Royal Family Member!
In the new documentary Grand Slammers, the former professional rugby player, who married Princess Anne's daughter in 2011, discussed the difficulties he had after quitting the sport a few years later.
Nine members of England's 2003 Rugby World Cup-winning team, including Mike, are followed in the ITV1 & ITVX series as they prepare a group of convicts in a men's jail to compete against an Australian expat rugby side. The documentary's premiere corresponds with the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and part one appeared on Wednesday.
What a beautiful tribute to an historic Queen. A old fashioned, royal curtsy to a Queen. Princess Anne adored and respected her mum depicting it in the most royal way you can imagine. #princessanne #ripqueenelizabethii #queenelizabethii https://www.instagram.com/p/Cirjd4wuknS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
All her dad. #justtakethefuckinpicture #princessanne #princephilip #anneprincessroyal #DandyRoyalsClub https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5nLerMFo0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
Anne Fought off a Kidnap attempt. She did Not Sue. She did not run away to America. She did Not Whine. She did Not demand more security. Anne got on with the Job. No fuss!