The Lord Lieutenant of Surrey has presented the Queen's Award for International Trade 2018 to a local maternity and bridal wear retailer.

The retailer Tiffany Rose received the award yesterday (November 15) for outstanding short-term growth in overseas sales over the last three years

The business, which was started in a rented flat on just £600, is now a multi-million pound retailer of maternity dresses, nursing dresses and bridal wear for expectant mums and brides.

Tiffany London, founder, said: “Exporting has become critical to the success of our brand and the growth of our business.

“In the last five years we have built the business around our ability to support international markets.

“Every aspect of our company, from our multilingual customer service team to our in-house technology systems and the choice of logistics partners, it’s all about how we best support our UK and international customers.”