turned to a fashion staple for her latest royal outing – a classic trench coat. It was an apt choice for the ever impeccably dressed royal, who is renowned for championing the British fashion industry and UK manufacturers. Princess Anne, 74, was given a behind-the-scenes look at how British-made beds go from farm to factory at family-run business Harrison Spinks in Leeds on Wednesday.
You may also like For her first stop at the bedmaker's Yorkshire farm, she wore her coat over a tweed double-breasted jacket and matching skirt with black suede knee-high points and mauve gloves. Ahead of presenting the King's Award to the family business, Anne also sported a scarf with connections to her brother. The soft check number comes courtesy of ' home in Gloucestershire, Highgrove House, and it's believed he to several of his family members last Christmas, including Anne, her husband Sir Timothy Laurence and .
At the farm, the Princess Royal learnt about Harrison Spinks’ sustainable farming practices, including its award-winning Wensleydale sheep and pioneering use of hemp and flax, which is processed into its own luxury mattress fillings. Afterwards, Anne was taken on a tour of the bedmaker's Leeds manufacturing site with the Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire, Mr. Ed Anderson CBE, where they experienced the bespoke craftsmanship behind Harrison Spinks' luxury beds and mattresses, including a live demonstration of the traditional hand side stitching, tape edging and tufting techniqu.
