Heinz Ketchup will have to change iconic sauce bottles in the UK – because the queen died

Heinz will be forced to change its iconic ketchup bottles following the death of the Queen.  The manufacturing giant faces having to scrap the late monarch’s coveted coat of arms from their packaging.  The distinctive image depicts the lion of England, the unicorn of Scotland and a shield divided into four quarters, along with the words “by appointment to Her Majesty the Queen.”  On Heinz ketchup bottles, this was displayed at the top and on the front of its bottles sold in the UK.   Companies are given permission to display the symbol, known as the Royal Warrant, in exchange for providing goods or services to the Royal Household.  However, the Royal Warrant Holders Association (RWHA) says the document becomes void after the death of the grantor – in this case, the Queen.