The UK's busiest airport - Heathrow - will be handing out 12,000 souvenir luggage tags to passengers this week. This gesture is to mark the Coronation of King Charles III.
Heathrow is preparing to welcome 12,000 flights in the 10 days around the coronation – with passengers including dignitaries, heads of state and international tourists.
The commemorative tag is the latest work from artist Morag Myerscough, renowned for her creative emphasis on space and place. The eye-catching design includes an array of colours to represent the diverse nations in the Commonwealth, and an archway symbolising Heathrow’s role as the gateway to the UK.
“In this digital age, a proper tag on your baggage provides a constant reminder that travel is the ultimate analogue joy, as well as distinctive proof that your luggage belongs to you," says Morag Myerscough "and in Coronation Week, a distinctive luggage tag makes the ideal royal souvenir.”
The tags have been printed on high quality, recycled card by ‘the Royals’ favourite stationer’ Barnard & Westwood. The fine printing and bookbinding company held a Royal Warrant under both Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III when he was Prince of Wales, printing the orders of service for royal events such as the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding.
Heathrow has a long-standing association with the British royal family. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II took her first steps on British soil as a monarch at Heathrow, and members of the Royal Family are frequent travellers through the airport, in its capacity as the UK’s hub. Heathrow has shared milestone moments with His Majesty The King over the years including the opening of Terminal 4 in 1986 and cutting the cake for Terminal 5’s 10th anniversary.
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