The quirkiest royal warrant holders past and present: From broomsticks and hats to guns and Christmas crackers... as King Charles renews honour for Parker despite leaky pen outburst

When King Charles got visibly upset over a leaking fountain pen just days after his mother's death, bosses at Parker may well have thought they would have to say goodbye to their royal warrant. Ede and Ravenscroft also made the mantle worn by Charles at his investiture as the Prince of Wales in 1969 The mantle for Prince Charles' investiture as Prince of Wales, seen at Ede & Ravenscroft London robe makers Thought to be the oldest tailor in the world, Ede and Ravenscroft have a store in Westminster and supply academic gowns to both Oxford and Cambridge students The royal warrant outside the Ede and Ravenscroft store in Westminster Guns James Purdey & Sons specialise in high-end bespoke sporting shotguns and rifles. King Charles wearing a Turnbull & Asser shirt as he poses in the Blue Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace, March 2023 Among the many garments the company has crafted, Turnbull & Asser created the shirt worn by His Majesty at his Coronation in 2023 Charles, then the Prince of Wales, speaks with Turnbull & Asser's managing director during a tour of the firm's factory in 2013 Charles helps out at the Turnbull & Asser factory during a tour in 2013 Customers wait outside the Turnbull & Asser store for the post-Christmas sale James Bond star Sean Connery being fitted for a shirt at Turnbull & Asser in the 1960s Homeopathic pharmacy Ainsworth Pharmacy, who make traditional herbal and flower remedies to 'help promote positive feelings and deal with emotional ailments', were honored with a royal warrant in 1980. Andy Ormond, the managing director at Flying Colours flagmakers, making Union flags for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in 2022 Her Majesty's oak coffin in Edinburgh's St Giles Cathedral covered by the flag made by Flying Colours Christmas crackers Tom Smith, suppliers of Christmas crackers and wrapping paper, received the royal warrant in 1964.