{"id":4856,"date":"2025-10-27T16:54:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T16:54:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/?page_id=4856"},"modified":"2025-10-28T11:25:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T11:25:42","slug":"londons-shops-by-royal-appointment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/?page_id=4856","title":{"rendered":"London&#8217;s Shops by Royal Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"inherit-container-width wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"252\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4866 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/London-shops-royal-appointment.png\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/London-shops-royal-appointment.png 640w, https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/London-shops-royal-appointment-300x118.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#999385\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-5-color\">London&#8217;s Shops by Royal Appointment<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We don\u2019t need social media or celebrities to promote London\u2019s oldest shops, we have something much better \u2013 The Royal Stamp of approval by none other than the British Monarchy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are delighted to offer a 4 hour historic walking tour where you will experience how London over the last three centuries ignited our love and passion to shop.&nbsp; Come with us and visit some of London\u2019s oldest shops, where we will meander along the palatial streets of St James\u2019 hearing stories of love, scandal, criminality and even tragedy. Forming part of the tour will be a visit to one of London\u2019s most famous department stores where we will enjoy 30 minutes to shop, perhaps picking up a gift or two and an additional 20 minute \u201cpit stop\u201d to refuel with a freshly-brewed cup of tea or coffee in preparation for part two of this wonderfully historic walk through time. You will learn about the significance of the Royals when it comes to shopping today and how it is a privilege and an honour to display the Royal Warrant&nbsp;in 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Duration &#8211; 4 hours<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maximum of 6 people &#8211; \u00a3350 (Includes cheese tasting.&nbsp; Refreshments in coffee shop are at your own expense)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/?page_id=924\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"924\">Tracey MacKenzie<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Duration: 4 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/xlwalks.co.uk\/Home\/?page_id=917\">request private walk<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We don\u2019t need social media or celebrities to promote London\u2019s oldest shops, we have something much better \u2013 The Royal Stamp of approval by none other than the British Monarchy. 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