Rigby & Peller, the luxury brand that created lingerie for the Queen, has lost its royal warrant after former owner published a book featuring details about royal fittings.
June Fenton wrote in A Storm in a D Cup how the corgis were present at fittings where the Queen was half dressed. She also revealed that Diana, Princess of Wales used to accept posters of lingerie and swim models for Prince William and Harry to put up on their walls at Eton.
The BBC reports that Kenton, 82, bought Rigby & Peller in 1982 for £20,000 before selling it in 2011for £8 million. During this time, she fitted multiple members of the royal family including the Queen, the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret. The company has held a royal warrant since in 1960.
She described the Palace's decision to strip the brand of its royal warrant as "unbelievable".
"I'm very sad Buckingham Palace took exception to the story - it's a kind and gentle story about what went on in my life," she said.
"I only ever said I went there, not what happened. I have never, ever spoken about what I do there with her, or the Queen Mother or Princess Margaret."
"I think it's unbelievable. It's just upsetting at the end of my life, but what can I do. I can't fight with Buckingham Palace and I wouldn't want to, but it's hard."
The book was published in March 2017 and the brand lost its royal warrant that summer. Rigby & Peller said it was "deeply saddened" by the news but was "not able to elaborate further on the cancellation out of respect for her Majesty the Queen and the Royal Warrant Holders Association".
Buckingham Palace said it not "comment on individual companies".
The only other notable company to be stripped of its royal warrant was Harrods in 2000. While a palace spokesperson said that the reason was because of "significant decline in the trading relationship" between the Duke of Edinburgh and the iconic store, it was rumoured that the royal was angered by allegations made by owner Mohamed al Fayed who claimed that the monarchy has caused the 1997 Paris car crash that killed Diana, Princess of Wales and his son, Dodi.
