HISTORIC Pudsey-based cloth manufacturer Hainsworth will launch its new Scarlet & Argent collection at the Maison & Objet lifestyle trade show in Paris this weekend.

Blankets from the range have already been bought by Royal Family members.

The new range includes The Heritage Collection, featuring throws inspired by the Battle of Waterloo, Winston Churchill and the Suffragette Movement.

Other new products in the range include baby blankets in the The Mill Stripe Collection and The Leno Collection of cellular blankets.