Queen Camilla visits Marlborough Tiles during Wiltshire trip

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 06:12 · Archive

Queen Camilla visited Marlborough Tiles, a Wiltshire manufacturer celebrating its 90th anniversary, during a trip to attend a summit on violence against women and girls.

Queen Camilla visited Marlborough Tiles, a historic Wiltshire manufacturer, on Friday, October 23, during a trip to attend the EVAWG Summit 2026 at Marlborough College. The summit brought together campaigners, politicians, police, survivors and charities for discussions about preventing abuse and changing the culture surrounding violence against women and girls.

Marlborough Tiles, founded in 1936, is celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. The company has spent nine decades creating handmade and hand-painted tiles from its Wiltshire workshop, preserving traditional techniques while developing new colours, designs and decorative forms.

Queen Camilla was welcomed by third-generation owner Jamie Robb and his wife Jo, who is managing director of Marlborough Tiles. She was taken on a tour of the factory where she saw the traditional hand glazing processes that have been central to the company's production since its foundation.

During the visit, the Queen showed keen interest in the development of new tile collections and glaze colours in the laboratory. She also visited the dipping line, where tiles are glazed by hand, and the kiln, where they are fired at temperatures exceeding 1,000°C.

The visit combined the Queen's attendance at the EVAWG Summit with an opportunity to see the traditional craftsmanship practised at the local business.

How it is being reported

• Queen Camilla visits business in Wiltshire townThe queen has stopped in at the premises of a local artisan on her visit to Wiltshire.Gazette & Herald · 29 Oct, 05:00
• Queen Camilla visits business in Wiltshire townThe queen has stopped in at the premises of a local artisan on her visit to Wiltshire.Swindon Advertiser · 29 Oct, 05:00
• Queen Camilla visits business in Wiltshire townThe queen has stopped in at the premises of a local artisan on her visit to Wiltshire.Wiltshire Times · 29 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Queen Camilla · Jamie Robb · Jo Robb · Marlborough Tiles · Marlborough College · Wiltshire · Marlborough

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