RNS Number:6392U
Royal Doulton PLC
26 January 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1.   Name of company

     Royal Doulton Plc


2.   Name of shareholder having a major interest

     Sir Anthony O'Reilly


3.   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a 
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

     Cantique Holdings Limited, owned by Peter Goulandris, is a related party to
     shareholder named in 2 above                                                         


4.   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number 
     of shares held by each of them

     Sir Anthony O'Reilly          9,500,000
     Cantique Holdings Limited     1,250,000


5.   Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

     Sir Anthony O'Reilly          9,500,000
     Cantique Holdings Limited     1,250,000


6.   Percentage of issued class

     Sir Anthony O'Reilly           2.9%
     Cantique Holdings Limited      0.4%


7.   Number of shares / amount of stock disposed




8.   Percentage of issued class




9.   Class of security

     Ordinary 1p Shares


10.  Date of transaction




11.  Date company informed

     23rd January 2004


12.  Total holding following this notification

     Sir Anthony O'Reilly         9,50,000
     Cantique Holdings Limited   1,250,000


13.  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

     Sir Anthony O'Reilly             2.9%
     Cantique Holdings Limited        0.4%


14.  Any additional information



15.  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     Mr Garry Barnes   07182 404040


16.  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
     this notification

     Mr Garry Barnes Company Secretary


Date of notification

26th January 2004


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