The Coronation Festival will celebrate innovation, excellence and industry showcasing the broad range of fine brands, including Marine Harvest Scotland, which have earned the recognition of a Royal Warrant over the years.
Royal Warrants are a mark of recognition to individuals or companies who have supplied goods or services for at least five years to the Households of The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh or The Prince of Wales Warrants have always been regarded as hallmarks of quality, excellence and service.
Marine Harvest Scotland was awarded its Royal Warrant in 1990 and its prestigious Royal appointment now sees Marine Harvest Scotland join over 200 Royal Warrant Holders at this unique event.
The Coronation Festival will be split into four specific showcase areas : Design and Technology; Food and Drink; Style Pursuits and Pastimes; Homes and Gardens. There will also be a section for The Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST), the charitable arm of the Royal Warrant Holders Association, which helps financially disadvantaged, experienced crafts people to further their skills through the funding of further education and training.
The Festival will be open to members of the public from Friday, 12 to Sunday, 14 July. There will be a Royal Preview on Thursday, 11 July for invited guests, including Members of the Royal Family, charities, patronages, media, armed forces, inward investors and overseas trade missions, and guests of the Royal Warrant Holders Association and the Royal Household.
In the evening, the Gardens, with Buckingham Palace as the back-drop, will host a magnificent performance of music and dance. The Coronation Gala will celebrate cultural life during the reign of Her Majesty, showcasing the achievements and personality of this extraordinary age. The performances will chime with the themes of the Festival - tradition, excellence and innovation - featuring a range of superb home-grown UK talent with a focus on youth, as well as talent from across the Commonwealth - a unique, energetic and entertaining show for this very special celebration.
The Coronation Festival's main event partners will be: GlaxoSmithKline, Bentley and Jaguar Land Rover, who will each partner one of the three Gala evenings.
- Jaguar Land Rover Thursday 11 July Royal Preview
- GlaxoSmithKline Friday 12 July
- Bentley Saturday 13 July
Marine Harvest Scotland as a proud Royal Warrant holder, is delighted to be part of the Coronation Festival this summer.
Alan Sutherland, managing director of Marine Harvest Scotland said: "The Coronation Festival will provide us with a great platform to showcase our fresh Scottish salmon which we now export to the Far East as well as supplying major retailers and processors in the UK and Europe. We are delighted to be able to attend this unique event at Buckingham Palace."
Speaking at the launch Richard Peck, Secretary of the Royal Warrant Holders Association commented: "The event will give the British public the opportunity to see the extraordinary quality and variety of skills, craftsmanship and innovation produced by companies here in Britain, presented to the world in a unique showcase."
Sixty thousand visitors will be able to come to Buckingham Palace for the Coronation Festival.
For further information please contact Alex Davison or Marie Wardell-Hunter on 0207 096 5818 or email coronationfestival@fasttrackagency.com
Tickets are available from the 16 December 2012. Day-time tickets will be £30 per person, and evening tickets, including the Coronation Gala, will be £90 per person.
Tickets will be available to purchase through the dedicated event website www.coronationfestival.com
The Coronation Festival will open its doors to members of the public from Friday, 12 July - Sunday 14 July 2013 at 9.30am - 4.00pm, and then again for the evening and Gala on the Friday and Saturday from 5.30pm - 9.30pm.
For further information on the Festival and to book tickets, go to www.coronationfestival.com
