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Seraphine wins the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2020

In these uncertain times it’s important to stop & appreciate the victories, however big or small. So in that spirit, we have a rather exciting announcement to make…

We are delighted to have won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise: International Trade 2020, one of the highest accolades awarded to businesses in the UK!

A Message from Seraphine Founder, Cécile Reinaud

The winners of the Queen’s Awards are selected by Her Majesty The Queen herself, based on recommendations from the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee, as well as a panel of industry experts, so it’s a great honour to be chosen again.

We last won this award back in 2015, making this our second consecutive win – a rare achievement and an incredible mark of recognition for our continued outstanding international growth.

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At Seraphine, we are proud to be a British brand with an international outlook. We believe that every woman deserves to feel fantastic throughout her pregnancy, which is why we continue to expand our horizons and work to make it as easy as possible to shop Seraphine maternity clothes, wherever you are in the world.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do here, so this award is dedicated to you – the amazing mums & mums-to-be, both at home & abroad, who continue to support & inspire us.

While you’re here, why not check out our award-winning maternity clothes collection for yourself!

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth celebrates her 90th Birthday

Here at Seraphine, we would like to wish many happy returns to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, who celebrates her 90^th birthday this week!

This week kicks off what is set to be a full program of celebrations across the UK to mark this milestone year. The Queen and Prince Philip will carry out a series of visits near their home in Windsor. And on Thursday evening The Queen will light the first in a chain of over 900 beacons across the UK and worldwide to mark the occasion, followed by a lavish private dinner party thrown by Prince Charles and The Duchess of Cornwall.

Of course the celebrations don’t stop there! In May Queen Elizabeth will invite members of the public to her private gardens at Windsor Castle for a ticketed horse pageant. And in June Her Majesty will celebrate her official birthday on the 11th with the traditional Trooping of the Colour Parade, followed by a giant street party on The Mall the next day.

Here at Seraphine we love the Royal Family. Last year Seraphine Founder Cecile Reinaud was honoured to be invited to Buckingham Palace to meet the Queen and Prince Philip. The invitation was extended by royal decree in celebration of Seraphine’s acceptance of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise.

The winners of the Queen’s Awards are chosen and presented by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth herself, based on recommendations from the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee, as well as a panel of industry experts, so it was a great privilege to be selected.

Cecile said of the award; “It is a huge honour to receive this award and a tribute to how Britain nurtures and encourages entrepreneurship and international trade. Seraphine has gone from strength to strength over the past few years in pioneering fashionable maternity wear, and we can’t wait to continue this growth in years to come.”

Happy Birthday Ma’am!

A Royal Invitation: When Seraphine Founder Cecile met the Queen

Here at Seraphine we love the Royal Family. So we are thrilled and deeply honoured to share with you, that this week Seraphine founder Cecile Reinaud was invited to Buckingham Palace to meet The Queen and Prince Philip.

The invitation was extended by royal decree in celebration of Seraphine’s acceptance of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2015.

This is a prize that has been awarded in recognition of our outstanding achievements in international trade over the past 3 years. We are proud to ship our stylish maternity clothes internationally to over 30 countries, and to work with distributors worldwide including big names such as Nordstrom and A Pea in the Pod. In the past 2 years alone we have launched our flagship US maternity store in SoHo NYC, and another one on Madison Avenue, with exciting plans for more on the horizon… watch this space.

The winners of the Queen’s Awards are chosen and presented by Her Majesty The Queen herself, based on recommendations from the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee, as well as a panel of industry experts, so it really is a great privilege to be chosen.

Cecile, founder of Séraphine says; “It is a huge honour to receive this award and a tribute to how Britain nurtures and encourages entrepreneurship and international trade. Seraphine has gone from strength to strength over the past few years in pioneering fashionable maternity wear, and we can’t wait to continue this growth in years to come.”

We are honoured to have won The Queen’s Award for Enterprise!

Here at Seraphine we are proud to have won the Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of International Trade. The Queen’s Awards, celebrating their 50^th anniversary this year, is the highest accolade for businesses in the UK, and we are delighted to have been recognised with such a prestigious prize.

This award comes in recognition of our outstanding international business growth over the past three years. We are proud to ship our maternity clothes internationally to over 30 countries, and to work with distributors worldwide including Nordstrom & A Pea in the Pod. We opened the doors to our flagship US maternity store in New York last year, and have exciting plans for more on the horizon… watch this space.

The winners of the Queen’s Awards are chosen by Her Majesty The Queen herself, based on recommendations from the Prime Minister’s Advisory Committee, as well as a panel of industry experts, so it’s a great privilege to be chosen.

Seraphine founder Cecile said:

“It is a huge honour to receive this award and a tribute to how Britain nurtures and encourages entrepreneurship and international trade. I was born and raised in France, but the United Kingdom is where I chose to build my business because it’s the European country that has the most international outlook and a unique open minded business culture.“

This has been an incredible year for us here at Seraphine; back in December Richard Branson named us as the ones to watch in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list, and we won the Paypal award for the Best Multi Channel Retailer.

Of course we couldn’t have done any of this without the support of our wonderful pregnant customers, both at home & overseas over the past 12 years.

So this award is dedicated to you and celebrates the wonderful journey of pregnancy!