Merci Maman Founder Beatrice Heads for Buckingham Palace

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Fulham mum wins Queen's Award for success of jewellery company

A jewellery company set up by a Fulham mum of four has been recognised with a prestigious business award from The Queen.

Merci Maman founder Beatrice de Montille will head for Buckingham Palace  in July to meet Her Majesty in when she receives the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in person.

"We are so honoured to receive this award and to be recognised by The Queen for our International Trade strategy," said French-born Béatrice, who set up the personalised jewellery company from her kitchen table in Heathmans Road a decade ago.

Now, Merci Maman –  or Thank you, Mum – employs 22 people in London, and another three in Paris.

The business stood out in The Queen’s Award for Enterprise because of its growth in overseas earnings from zero to almost 35 per cent in the space of three years.

Merci Maman’s delicate silver, gold and rose gold designs have also been worn on a host of famous faces.

The Duchess of Cambridge has a Merci Maman necklace engraved with her son Prince George’s name – which was given to her by her sister Pippa Middleton – and the hand-engraved jewellery has also been worn by Autumn Phillips, Carla Bruni Sarkozy, Isabella Branson and Katie Piper.

The Queen’s Awards for Enterprise are given to British-based businesses and organisations that
excel at international trade, innovation and sustainable development. They are the highest official UK awards for British businesses and have been presented by the Queen since 1965.

Previous winners include Brompton Bicycles, Holland and Barret health food stores and Séraphine designer maternity wear.

June 16, 2017