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A visit from Their Majesties The King & Queen
Background
Their Majesties The King and Queen were welcomed to the Hall & Woodhouse Badger Brewery in Blandford, Dorset in July 2026 to mark the beginning of the company’s 250th anniversary.
Hall & Woodhouse was founded in 1777 by Charles Hall, a Dorset farmer who began brewing beer from his excess grain. Today, the company is owned and stewarded by 7th and 8th generation family members.
The Brief
Liz Lean PR (LLPR) has managed the PR and media relations for Hall & Woodhouse for over a decade. We deliver on an annual PR programme that covers charity news, team updates, investments, pub developments, and beer.
In 2026, we were briefed to support on a very important visit from The King and Queen, to mark the start of the organisation’s 250th birthday celebrations.
LLPR supported on:
Producing press materials for immediate issue upon completion of visit
Briefing and delivery of photography and videography of the visit
Confidential handling of visit information
Collaboration with Royal Household communications team to align messaging
On the day press officer support, managing journalists from the Royal Rota
Production and management of own channel content post visit
The Results
74
pieces of press coverage secured in the week following the visit
328m
reach
Front-page
feature in The Times the day following
National broadcast
coverage across BBC and ITV
27k
reach via Instagram content
17
pieces of regional coverage secured
in Hall & Woodhouse's heartland
Don't just take it from us
With you and your team’s support we have attracted more guests this year than any since Covid. There is much to celebrate and build on.
Lord Kerry Bowood