<p>The coalition government plans to sell up to 90 percent of the state-owned letter delivery business.Business Secretary Vince Cable said in September that a foreign company could acquire Royal Mail.<br /><br />Although there was provision in legislation to protect the Royal family brand, there is nothing specific preventing whoever runs the Royal Mail in future from dropping the Royal head.<br /><br />"I think it's very unlikely they would because, after all, it's a very powerful brand," he told BBC television. "We'll talk to the palace about whether any further changes need to be made."<br /><br />The monarch's head has appeared on every British postage stamp since their invention in 1840, the Mail on Sunday newspaper said.</p>
<p>The coalition government plans to sell up to 90 percent of the state-owned letter delivery business.Business Secretary Vince Cable said in September that a foreign company could acquire Royal Mail.<br /><br />Although there was provision in legislation to protect the Royal family brand, there is nothing specific preventing whoever runs the Royal Mail in future from dropping the Royal head.<br /><br />"I think it's very unlikely they would because, after all, it's a very powerful brand," he told BBC television. "We'll talk to the palace about whether any further changes need to be made."<br /><br />The monarch's head has appeared on every British postage stamp since their invention in 1840, the Mail on Sunday newspaper said.</p>
