Overview

• The Queen was formally received at Stationers’ Hall by the Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Company’s Master before making a declaration under long-standing livery protocols.
• Master Doug Wills presented her with the Stationers’ traditional livery gown in a ceremony witnessed by Lord Sedwill, First Sea Lord Gwyn Jenkins and editor-in-chief Geordie Greig.
• Camilla toured the Hall’s historic spaces, met Matt Stockl—an alumnus of The Queen’s Royal Bindery Apprenticeship Scheme—and engaged with winners of the Shine School Media Awards.
• Founded in 1403 and chartered in 1557, the Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers now counts about 1,000 members from the book trade, printing, publishing and communications industries.
• Her installation follows earlier initiatives including The Queen’s Reading Room charity and the Coronation Libraries project to establish and revamp school libraries nationwide.