King Charles visits Sanderson to mark centenary of royal warrant
By Shivani Dubey | 18 May 2026 | Culture, Design
King Charles paid a visit to Sanderson Design Group HQ in Chiswick to mark the heritage brand’s centenary as royal warrant holder
On Monday 18 May, King Charles visited Voysey House, the headquarters of Sanderson Design Group in Chiswick, marking the heritage brand’s centenary as a royal warrant holder. Sanderson was first granted the royal warrant, which was renewed by the King in December 2024.
The King was greeted by CEO Lisa Montague and chairman Dame Dianne Thompson before embarking on a tour of the Grade II listed building. During the tour, he met the creative teams behind the group’s heritage brands, and also viewed some new patterns in the Highgrove by Sanderson collection, which was created in partnership with the custodian of Highgrove Gardens, the King’s Foundation.
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One of the designs is called the King’s Rose, which will officially launch at the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. The design is inspired by the fuchsia and white striped-petal rose developed for the King by David Austin Roses and is adapted from an early 20th-century wallcovering in the Sanderson archive.
During his visit, the King also viewed a selection of documents drawn from the Sanderson archives – a collection that houses over 75,000 records dating back to the 1600s. He viewed historical items, including a sample of the ‘VRI Cypher’ wallpaper designed by William Morris for Balmoral in 1887, and photographs of the Duke of York’s visit to the Chiswick factory in 1924.
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Speaking about the visit, Lisa Montague, CEO of Sanderson Design Group touched on the ‘tremendous honour’ of welcoming the King to Voysey House.
“It is a tremendous honour to welcome His Majesty to Voysey House. This building represents a return home for Sanderson to the site of its historic craftsmanship. Our 100-year relationship with the Royal Household is a source of great pride, and we are delighted to showcase how our archives and contemporary designs continue to champion British heritage and sustainable craft,” she said.
To commemorate the visit at Sanderson, King Charles unveiled a plaque behind a curtain crafted from ‘Highgrove Toile’.
