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By appointment to her majesty...

Baz Auckland

19:24 / 16.08.02

I just noticed while in the shower that my shampoo is no longer "by appointment to her majesty the queen". I assumed this meant that the brand or shop in question was personally used by the royals. How is this done? Do they even buy their own shampoo? Or shop for anything themselves for that matter? How do they decide? I can picture some old queen years ago with 20 different kinds of gin in front of her, trying to decide which one is worth the honour of having the "by appointment" on the label...

gridley

19:29 / 16.08.02

Now you've done it, Barry. You've inspired me! I want to write a Victorian novel called "Her Majesty's Royal Abortionist."

STOATIE LIEKS CHOCOLATE MILK

01:52 / 17.08.02

I think contraceptives "by appointment to the Pope" would be something of a marketing coup.

Mourne Kransky

03:07 / 17.08.02

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Tryphena Absent

04:23 / 17.08.02

By appointment... means that the product is used somewhere in the royal household, not necessarily by one of the royals (think fairy liquid), just in a palace somewhere.

Bill Posters

11:56 / 17.08.02

In the words of the royal shoemaker, 'Cobblers to the Queen'.

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