King Charles III has ended royal warrants for Cadbury and Unilever, which owns brands including Marmite and Ben & Jerry’s, in a blow to the household names.

King Charles III has discontinued royal warrants for Cadbury and Unilever, two household names that previously held the distinction of being royal suppliers.

In a pretty recent and absolutely surprising development it has come to light that the renowned and eminent brand Cadbury eventually lost the Royal Warrant which it proudly had for the last 170 years.

The chocolate company has been stripped of its royal warrant, as has consumer goods firm Unilever, which owns Dove and Lipton, according to a list published by Buckingham Palace's Royal Warrant Holder

A royal warrant is regarded as a guarantee of quality and can sway some customers to choose a particular firm. Read more at straitstimes.com.

COMMENT: As the Birmingham-born chocolate brand loses its royal warrant, Katie Rosseinsky presents the case against this iconic British treat

Legendary British chocolatier Cadburys has lost its royal warrant, having held it for 170 years. The company is currently owned by Mondelez international, which has refused to stop doing business in Russia during the Ukraine war: the cause of King Charles' decision to stop doing business with it.

Campaign group B4Ukraine had urged King Charles III to remove those companies “still operating in Russia” following its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.