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Since 1919, Royal Delft has been allowed to carry the designation 'royal'. This is a token of appreciation for putting the name of Delft and that of Delft pottery on the world map. Royal Delft received this designation from the hands of the then Queen Wilhelmina. Partly because of this, there is a special relationship with the Dutch Royal Family. But the bond between De Porceleyne Fles and the House of Orange-Nassau was close even before that. In 1887, King Willem III donated part of his Delft Blue private collection to the factory. In appreciation of putting our country on the international map through Delft Blue.
In the guestbook, you can see that King...
Since 1919, Royal Delft has been allowed to carry the designation 'royal'. This is a token of appreciation for putting the name of Delft and that of Delft pottery on the world map. Royal Delft received this designation from the hands of the then Queen Wilhelmina. Partly because of this, there is a special relationship with the Dutch Royal Family. But the bond between De Porceleyne Fles and the House of Orange-Nassau was close even before that. In 1887, King Willem III donated part of his Delft Blue private collection to the factory. In appreciation of putting our country on the international map through Delft Blue.
In the guest book, you can see that Queen Wilhelmina visited the company with her mother Emma in 1899, and still today Royal Delft maintains a very good relationship with the Royal Family. To mark the 100th anniversary of the KONINKLIJKE Porceleyne Fles, a special plate has been issued in 2019.
More recent examples of the 'royal connection' are the commemorative plates issued by Royal Delft for festive events. The first plate appeared at the birth of Princess Juliana. Today, the royal family still regularly presents Delft Blue objects as gifts during international state visits. Royal Delft also designed the new official dinner service for the Royal Family in 2017.