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Line 5: Thomas is the son of a [[Swansea]] [[chemist]].<ref name="telegraph" /> At the age of 17, he joined his first employer Collingwood of Conduit Street as a postboy and jewellery-cleaner.<ref name="telegraph"/> Prince Charles "engineered" his move to ~~Garrad~~Garrard & Co of Regent Street.<ref name="telegraph"/> Thomas originally worked for a competitor of Garrard's, but the rival company took an interest in Thomas and in 1986 they [[Executive search\|headhunted]] him.<ref name="telegraph" /> [[Prince Charles]] enjoyed his work so much that he recommended him to the Queen, and he eventually was appointed to take over from former Crown Jeweller [[Bill Summers (jeweller)\|Bill Summers]].<ref name="telegraph" /> Thomas designed the wedding rings for [[Diana Spencer]] and [[Prince Charles]], and was Diana's personal jeweller until her death.<ref name="SmithsonianAssociates">{{Cite web\|url=https://smithsonianassociates.org/ticketing/tickets/227243\|title=A Day with David Thomas, Britain’s Former Royal Crown Jeweler - Smithsonian Associates\|website=smithsonianassociates.org}}</ref> When Thomas retired at the age of 65 in July 2007, Garrard was replaced as the Royal Jeweller, after having the role since 1843. Thomas had held the Monarch's personal Royal warrant for the position since 1991. Contrary to reports, Garrard noted that Thomas was not retiring to the company until 2010.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/news/garrard-to-lose-royal-jeweller-role-7084953.html\|title=Garrard to lose Royal Jeweller role\|date=February 10, 2007\|website=Evening Standard}}</ref>

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