Queen’s bra-fitter stripped of royal warrant after Diana revelations
Former owner June Kenton, who described royal fittings in memoir, weeps as she says she meant no offence
Queen Elizabeth’s luxury lingerie maker Rigby & Peller has lost its royal warrant, an official said Thursday, after its former owner published a book revealing details about royal bra fittings with Princess Diana and others.
June Kenton, 82, who is still on the board of the company, published her memoirs entitled Storm in a D-Cup last year but said there was “nothing” in it that should have caused offence to the royals. She broke down in tears over the palace’s decision.
Kenton described her first bra-fitting session with a half-dressed Queen Elizabeth in the 1980s and recounted a personal anecdote told by the monarch’s mother, the queen Mother, British media reported.
“I can confirm the warrant for Rigby & Peller is cancelled but I can’t go into the details why,” a spokesman for the Royal Warrant Holders Association said.
“A royal warrant can be cancelled at any time for various reasons,” the spokesman said, explaining that royal warrants are also reviewed every five years.
