Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal has been given a behind-the-scenes tour of a Leeds bedmaking factory.
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00:00Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, has been given a behind-the-scenes tour of a Leeds
00:05bed-making factory. The Royal visit at Harrison Spinks' Beeston facility on Wednesday 30th
00:11October saw the manufacturer pick up a prestigious King's Award for Sustainable Development.
00:17Princess Anne began her tour at the Bedmakers' Farm in York, where she learnt about the farm's
00:21award-winning Wensleydale sheep and its use of hemp and flax in luxury mattress fittings.
00:27The Princess Royal was later taken on a tour of the Leeds manufacturing site on Westland
00:31Road, where she watched a live demonstration of traditional hand-stitching, tape-edging
00:36and tufting techniques. Chairman of Harrison Spinks, Simon Spinks, said the company were
00:41deeply honoured and grateful to welcome Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal, to their
00:45farm and factory, and thanked her for taking the time to learn about their sustainable
00:49practices. News of the award came shortly after Harrison Spinks was awarded Bed Manufacturer
00:55of the Year at the National Bed Federation Awards 2024.