A flag company, a trumpet maker and a tailor share their royal connections ahead of the Coronation.
Andy Ormrod, of Flying Colours Flagmakers, says his company has been "busy since the back end of last year"A flag manufacturer says the run up to Saturday's Coronation is "like having an England World Cup final each week".
The company was granted a Royal Warrant by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007 and has manufactured flags for the Royal Household since 2000. He says several members of staff volunteered to work over the May bank holiday to help keep on top of demand."It's like having an England World Cup final every week." "The military bands had been using some very old 1950s instruments, they came to see me in 2000 and asked if I could improve them," he says.Image caption,The trumpet maker, of Smith-Watkins instruments, says he'll be proudly watching on as his instruments are used during the event, which will be broadcast to a TV audience of millions.
"I replied, 'thank you, I'd really like to make you one', and he said 'you don't know my size'," Mr Khan, of IK Collection, recalls.After Mr Khan met the King at Bradford City Hall during a city visit in November, a team of four then got to work on a hand-stitched velvet green jacket with elaborate embroidery and beading.
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