Fortnum & Mason will be an official partner to the Goffs London Sale in association with QIPCO, Goffs announced Wednesday. The second Goffs London Sale will offer roughly 60 horses to go under the hammer at the Kensington Palace Orangery on the eve of Royal Ascot, June 15. Guests will be treated to Fortnum & Mason's hospitality including afternoon tea and various refreshments.
“On behalf of Goffs and our title partner QIPCO, I am delighted to welcome Fortnum & Mason as an official partner to the Goffs London Sale,” said Goffs Chief Executive Henry Beeby. “Building on the success of the inaugural London Sale by further improving the quality of horses on offer and the customer experience is very much our focus. As an iconic British brand that has held many Royal Warrants in its history, Fortnum & Mason is the perfect fit for our eve of Royal Ascot sale. Afternoon tea and picnic hampers are a much loved feature of Royal Ascot week and it is wonderful that the London Sale experience will be enhanced by the best of the best from Fortnum & Mason.”
Added Rebecca Burdess, head of Client Sales at Fortnum & Mason, “We are delighted to bring our Fortnum's sense of fun, celebration and pleasure to Kensington Palace as Goffs captures the excitement and passion of the racing fraternity at this unique sale on the eve of Royal Ascot.”
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