The Restore Britain leader was unable to say in a recent BBC interview if he thought the King was a ‘white Briton’.
Rupert Lowe refused to say if the King was a white Briton (Image: Victoria Jones/Shutterstock)
Rupert Lowe’s family firm holds a royal warrant despite the Restore Britain leader refusing to say that King Charles is a white Briton. The former Southampton FC chairman and MP for Great Yarmouth is the director of the electrical contractor Lowe & Oliver, which the King appointed as a royal warrant holder earlier this year.
The royal seal of approval comes despite Mr Lowe struggling to clarify if he thinks the Monarch is a “white Briton” during an interview with the BBC‘s Nick Robinson on the Today programme on Thursday. Mr Lowe had said “white Britons will become a minority by 2063” in a video in which he offered to work with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
Mr Robinson noted that the forecast he referred to defines a white Briton as someone whose parents were both born in the UK. King Charles’ father, Prince Philip, was born in Greece.
He asked: “Are you aware that, by the definitions used in that particular report, King Charles is not a white Briton? Do you think he is a white Briton?”
Responding, Mr Lowe said: “Well, many people have different interpretations of that, Nick. I mean, we can split hairs.”
Mr Robinson interjected: “We’re not splitting hairs, do you think the monarch of this country is a white Briton?”
Mr Lowe said: “The experience of what we’re talking about is quite clear and I think most British people, if you speak to them, would agree.
“And that is why Restore Britain’s membership is growing very fast and your listeners are dropping equally fast, because you don’t reflect actually what’s happening. You try and whitewash all the things that are happening.”
King Charles III attends the Mey Highland Games (Image: PA)
Speaking to the Telegraph, Richard Fitzwilliams, a royal expert, said a royal warrant was a “huge privilege” which a firm could “display and be proud of”.
He added: “It’s therefore disgraceful for someone to make comments about the King that are quite so ridiculous. I think the company’s warrant should definitely be removed if the King is being insulted in that way, and the palace may look to do that.”
Lowe & Oliver were first awarded a warrant by Elizabeth II in 1995 and again in 2025 by King Charles III owing to the “exceptional service and craftsmanship the company has provided to the royal household”.
The firm founded by Mr Lowe’s grandfather has rewired royal buildings including Windsor Castle and Kensington Palace, as well as the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Rupert Lowe in the House of Commons (Image: PA)
A Restore spokesman told The Telegraph, “the disgraceful onslaught” against Rupert Lowe continues, adding “even dragging his family business into it, which has just celebrated 100 years in the electrical and mechanical contracting/maintenance industry.
“A remarkable achievement which demonstrates the quality of the company. Exactly the type of small business this country, and this paper, should be supporting.”