1.   A company which pioneered a scheme to mark horses to stop them being stolen has been awarded a Royal warrant.

2.   Lobb has three royal warrants from Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip, as well as Prince Charles.

3.   The five-year royal warrants, though, are not exclusive.

4.   There are some at the palace who hope the royal family goes the next step and strips Harrods of its royal warrant.

5.   A small firm, Hampshire Radio-Phones Ltd., supplies Prince Charles and his household with phones and also holds a royal warrant.

6.   Indeed, Cartier once boasted royal warrants from the courts of England, Spain, Portugal, Russia, Siam and Greece.