In a recent article for European State Aid Law Quarterly, Marie-Louise Holle and Grith Skovgaard Ølykke examine the issue of monarchies and their royal warrant prerogatives.
The Nordics have three monarchies: the Queen of Denmark (By Appointment to the Royal Danish Court / Purveyor to Her Majesty / Kongelig Hofleverandør / Leverandør til Det Kongelige Danske Hof), the King of Norway (Purveyors to the Royal Court of the Norway / Hofflevrandør), and the King of Sweden (Purveyor to the Royal Court of Sweden / Purveyor to the Court / Kunglig hovleverantör).
Does the awarding of these titles to undertakings in both goods and services come within EU law? Their view is that the issue falls squarely within EU law. Though good luck testing it.
You can access their insightful article in European State Aid Law Quarterly at the following link: https://lnkd.in/e6Xw5MuA
Graham Butler