JAGUAR LAND ROVER CELEBRATES THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUEEN'S CORONATION AS AN OFFICIAL PARTNER OF THE CORONATION FESTIVAL
- Land Rover is the official motor partner for the Royal Preview of the Coronation Festival on Thursday July 11
- The Festival is a four‑day celebration of innovation, excellence and industry, held in the Gardens of Buckingham Palace, July 11‑ 14
- Jaguar Land Rover is the only automotive manufacturer to hold all three Royal Warrants
(WHITLEY, COVENTRY) ‑ June 10, 2013 ‑ As the only automotive manufacturer to hold all three Royal Warrants from Her Majesty The Queen, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh and His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Jaguar Land Rover is proud to be the official motor partner for the Royal Preview of the Coronation Festival on Thursday, July 11.
The Coronation Festival, which takes place in the gardens of Buckingham Palace from July 11‑14, is a celebration of innovation, excellence and industry through trade and craft. Uniquely, it will be the first time that more than 200 companies who hold Royal Warrants of Appointment are brought together on this scale to showcase their goods, services and skills.
Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover's Chief Executive Officer said, "Jaguar and Land Rover were each granted their first Royal Warrants in 1951, a year before The Queen ascended the Throne. We are honoured and delighted to be celebrating this long and unbroken relationship by supporting the Coronation Festival. The association of our vehicles with the Royal Family is appreciated by our customers around the world, from the United States to China. So we recognise the Royal Warrants as an important contributor to the company's accelerating global growth."
Jaguar Land Rover is the largest manufacturer of premium vehicles in the UK. Both of its great British marques have been at the forefront of the UK automotive industry's drive to deliver technical innovation in all areas of vehicle development. Over the last six decades Jaguar and Land Rover expertise has led to the delivery of a number of world first innovations, most recent examples range from Adaptive Cruise Control and dual view screens to the pyrotechnic deployable bonnet and the first aluminium monocoque body. With a prestigious Queen's Award for Innovation for the patented Terrain Response System and a further Queen's Award for Enterprise, Jaguar Land Rover has affirmed its position as an automotive visionary.
For more information about the latest range of products from Jaguar and Land Rover, visit www.jaguar.com www.landrover.com. Further information about the Coronation Festival is available at www.coronationfestival.com.
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- Jaguar and Land Rover have been granted the following Royal Warrants:
Royal Warrants of Appointment first granted to Land Rover
1951 HM King George VI
1955 HM The Queen
1964 HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
1981 HRH The Prince of Wales
1987 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Royal Warrants of Appointment first granted to Jaguar
1951 HM The Queen (transferred to the present Queen on her accession in 1952)
1964 HM Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
1987 HRH The Prince of Wales
2012 HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
- 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 HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh or HRH The Prince of Wales.
- At present 800 companies hold Royal Warrants of Appointment. They represent the broadest cross‑section of British trade and industry from traditional crafts to large firms equipped with the latest cutting‑edge technology.
- The Queen's Awards for Enterprise and Innovation were received in 2008 recognising International Trade and the development of the patented Terrain Response System.
The Coronation Festival
- Opening times to the public between July 12 ‑14 are: 9:30a.m. ‑ 4p.m. for day ticket holders, and 6p.m. ‑ 10p.m. for evening ticket holders
- The Royal Warrant Holders Association is hosting the Coronation Festival, which will showcase over 200 of the 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
- Royal Warrants have always been regarded as hallmarks of quality, excellence and service
- The Coronation Festival is a unique event which forms part of The Queen's Programme in the 60th anniversary year of the Coronation
- Media 10, a privately owned publishing and events company based in Loughton, Essex is the event organiser for the Festival. Media 10is one of theleading players in the events industry, best known for the running of the iconic Ideal Home Show and Grand Designs Live
- The Coronation Festival Gala will be broadcast in a special program for BBC Radio 2, and for a one off TV special on BBC One.
.About Jaguar Land Rover
• Jaguar Land Rover is the UK's largest automotive manufacturing business built around two iconic British car brands with a rich heritage and powerful consumer appeal and loyalty. Additionally, Jaguar Land Rover is at the centre of the UK automotive industry's drive to deliver technical innovation in all areas of vehicle development.
• As the UK's largest automotive employer, JLR has a world class team of nearly 25,000 people.
• In the 2011/12 fiscal year, JLR achieved record profits of £1.5 billion, an increase of £392m when compared to the previous year.
• Jaguar Land Rover is the largest investor in automotive R&D and engineering in the UK.
• Jaguar Land Rover has two state of the art engineering and design facilities and three advanced manufacturing plants in the UK.
• Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has offices across the USA and Canada and is represented by more than 330 retail outlets.