LINLEY CELEBRATES JUBILEE WITH ITS HORSE GUARDS DESK

Right on: LINLEY's Horse Guard's Parade Desk

Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee tastefully is a challenge for many luxury brands. Her Majesty’s great milestone provides for a great opportunity to create a special produce but avoiding producing something that can be dismissed as bunting with bling is easier said than done.

  Furniture maker LINLEY has achieved a notable success here with its Horse Guards’ Parade Desk. The desk will be auctioned later this year to raise funds for The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry.

  Fashioned from walnut and Bombay rosewood, the desk features an architectural miniature of the distinctive Horse Guards’ Building designed by William Kent in 1745.  This building will be familiar to many as every year the Queen’s official birthday is celebrated with the Trooping of the Colour right in front of it. It is in front of this building also that the beach volleyball will take place during the London Olympics.

  The desk is expected to raise in excess of £120, 000 for the Foundation.  David Linley said:  “I am thrilled to be able to support The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry in raising funds for the extremely worthwhile charities that benefit from their attention and help.”

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  The early priorities of The Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry are young people, particularly those who are disadvantaged or in need of help and support at a crucial time in their lives; sustainable development to help build on the growing awareness of the need to find better more sustainable models to balance development and conservation of resources and the natural environment; and finally the welfare of those who serve their country in the Armed Forces, particularly in supporting them through the challenges of returning to civilian life and providing support for their families.

  This last theme is especially be-fitting as the iconic London building of the Horse Guards’ Parade is the actual home of the Household Cavalry.