What is the Royal Warrant list? King takes Cadbury off list for first time in 170 years

Unilever, which manufactures Marmite and Pot Noodle, has also been taken off the Royal Warrant List.

Here is what it all means.

Essentially, any company on the Royal Warrant List has been asked to provide its products to the royal household.

“It is granted for up to five years at a time as a mark of recognition for the ongoing supply of goods or services to the royal household,” its website states.

The brand will receive a letter from the Firm and this will allow them to use the royal emblem in an appointed trading capacity.

“The monarch decides who may grant Royal Warrants. These are known as the grantors. The warrant is granted to a named individual within a company, known as the grantee, who is responsible for the correct use of the relevant royal arms.

“Monarchs and some senior members of the Royal Family have granted Royal Warrants for centuries.”

But, reading between the lines, it is probably fair to assume that the King and Queen didn’t want to include Cadbury because they… don’t like Dairy Milk all that much.

With Bendicks, Prestat and Nestlé still on the list, it is likely they will be the sole providers of chocolate to the royal household for the next five years.