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![Queen Elizabeth II protects the term “royal” by all means. For this, she even goes to court.]()
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Queen Elizabeth II protects the term “royal” by all means. For this, she even goes to court.
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It annoys them that Grant Harrold uses “The Royal Butler” as his trademark.
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![He was a butler in the service of Prince Charles from 2004 to 2011.]()
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He was a butler in the service of Prince Charles from 2004 to 2011.
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![Harrold, on the other hand, says that because he can provide a reference, he can use the term.]()
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Harrold, on the other hand, says that because he can provide a reference, he can use the term.
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![Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan were already in the focus of the Queen because of the term “royal”. She banned the couple from naming their brand Sussex Royal.]()
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Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan were already in the focus of the Queen because of the term “royal”. She banned the couple from naming their brand Sussex Royal.
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Queen Elizabeth II (94) is not to be trifled with when it comes to the term “royal”. Her grandson Prince Harry (35) and his wife Duchess Meghan (39) already had to find out. Last December, the two registered the name Sussex Royal as a brand. But dhe head of the British royal family banned Harry and Meghan from appearing under this name after resigning as high-ranking royals. Now she is taking action against another person – even legally.
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Grant Harrold (42) worked from 2004 to 2011 as a butler for the British heir to the throne, Prince Charles (71). Although the employment relationship ended nine years ago, Harrold still advertises himself as “The Royal Butler”. He is a regular guest on talk shows such as “This Morning” and “Good Morning Britain”, in which he gives tips on kings. He passes on his knowledge in “The Royal School of Butlers & Etiquette”. That is why the Quee is taking legal action against Grant Harrold, as reported by “Mirror”.
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Grant Harrold is said to mislead the public
British royal lawyers argue that the name, along with a gold coat of arms on Harrold’s website, may lead the public to believe that he still holds an official position in the royal family. Muir Wood, one of the lawyers, added that an image on Harrold’s website could mislead the public. The former butler poses with a wax figure of the queen. It is difficult to distinguish between the real queen and the wax figure.
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At a hearing by the Intellectual Property Office on July 21, he said: “We believe it is possible for the public to believe that he is training Butler on behalf of the Queen in his The Royal School of Butlers & Etiquette, and that he is in the Media occurs as a representative of her and the royal family. » The consent of the monarch or the cabinet office is required to use the term royal.
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The butler has been doing this marketing for years
Grant Harrold disagrees. He claims a reference that confirms that he worked for the Prince of Wales allows him to use this trademark. A royal spring also speaks up. “The judgment of this case will be very interesting,” says the source. Harrold has been marketing himself for years without any problems. “One wonders whether this has to do with the fact that the grandchild of the queen and his wife were trimmed so that the rules of procedure had to be clarified.” It will be seen in the next six weeks whether the Queen will get away with her argument. (bsn)
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