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| Coronation Festival sees royal firms at Buckingham Palace | Coronation Festival sees royal firms at Buckingham Palace |
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| More than 200 firms which have supplied the Royal Family in the last five years gathered at Buckingham Palace for a four-day festival to mark the 60th anniversary of the Queen's coronation. | |
| Members of the public paid up to £90 to attend the event, with more than 48,000 expected over the course of the festival. | |
| Organisers said exhibiting businesses will promote "the very best of UK PLC". | Organisers said exhibiting businesses will promote "the very best of UK PLC". |
| The Queen, Prince Charles and other royals toured the event on Thursday. | |
| The firms involved are all royal warrant holders, so-called because the title allows them to display a royal coat of arms on their goods. | The firms involved are all royal warrant holders, so-called because the title allows them to display a royal coat of arms on their goods. |
| Warrants are issued to companies which have provided goods or services to the households of the Queen, Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh or Charles the Prince of Wales. | Warrants are issued to companies which have provided goods or services to the households of the Queen, Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh or Charles the Prince of Wales. |
| Among the 800 warrant holders are Bentley Motors, GlaxoSmithKline and Jaguar Land Rover - all of which are sponsoring the event. | Among the 800 warrant holders are Bentley Motors, GlaxoSmithKline and Jaguar Land Rover - all of which are sponsoring the event. |
| Some newspapers labelled it a "trade fair" when the plans were announced last November. | Some newspapers labelled it a "trade fair" when the plans were announced last November. |
| Five thousand people are expected to attend a gala in the palace gardens on Thursday evening which will feature performances from Katherine Jenkins, Russell Watson and band The Feeling, as well as the National Youth Orchestra and English National Ballet. | Five thousand people are expected to attend a gala in the palace gardens on Thursday evening which will feature performances from Katherine Jenkins, Russell Watson and band The Feeling, as well as the National Youth Orchestra and English National Ballet. |
| Tickets for the concert cost £90, and for the daytime exhibitions £30. | Tickets for the concert cost £90, and for the daytime exhibitions £30. |
| Buckingham Palace said the festival will celebrate "innovation, excellence and industry". | Buckingham Palace said the festival will celebrate "innovation, excellence and industry". |