Royal Blend Tea, 250g Loose Leaf Caddy

The single most London-coded edible gift: royal-warrant tea in a keepsake tin for under £20, half its exported price.

Price: 17.95 GBP (fortnumandmason.com official price, 250g tin)

Where to buy: Fortnum & Mason, 181 Piccadilly (the eau de nil mothership) — ground-floor tea counter; smaller branch at St Pancras for last-minute buys.

Price checked 2026-07-03

• Blended for King Edward VII in 1902; the tin itself is the souvenir
• US import price is roughly double — this is a quiet saver as well as an icon
• Fine into both the US and India as packaged food; declare on US CBP form
• F&M ships internationally VAT-free if you'd rather not carry — but shipping eats the saving