Browse Items (16 total)
- Collection: The Monarch and the Westminster Government
Letter from Aretas Akers-Douglas, to King Edward VII containing a memorandum on the exercise of the Royal Prerogative of Mercy.
Letter - Seeking Queen Elizabeth II's Approval for the Kissing Hands Ceremony [1952-03-01]Letter from F. J. Fernau to Sir Alan Lascelles seeking her approval for the kissing hands ceremony to be used for new ministers.
Submission - Royal Commission on Local Government in Scotland [1966-05-20]Harold Wilson's formal advice recommending that Queen Elizabeth II approve the membership of the Royal Commission on Local Government in Scotland.
Submission - Honorary KBE for Sidney Poitier [1974-05-17]James Callaghan's formal advice recommending that Queen Elizabeth II approve Sidney Poitier's appointment as an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order…
Letter - Congratulating Queen Elizabeth II on the 40th Anniversary of Her Accession [1992-02-06]Letter from John Major to Queen Elizabeth II conveying the Cabinet's good wishes on the 40th anniversary of her accession.
Letter - Thanking John Major for His Letter Marking the 40th Anniversary of the Queen's Accession [1992-02-08]Letter from Kenneth Scott to John Major conveying Queen Elizabeth II's appreciation of Major's letter marking the 40th anniversary of her accession.
Letter - Nominating a Bearer of the Cap of Maintenance [1997-05-08]Letter from Mark Adams to Sir Robert Fellowes nominating Lord Richard to be the bearer of the Cap of Maintenance at the State Opening of Parliament.
Note by Maurice Hankey covering a letter from Lord Stamfordham regarding submissions made on behalf of absent ministers.
Submission - Approbation of the Lord Mayor-Elect of London [2020]Robert Buckland's formal advice seeking Queen Elizabeth II's approbation of William Russell's re-election as Lord Mayor of London.
Submission - High Court Justices [October 2020]Robert Buckland's formal advice recommending that the Monarch appoint certain individuals as Justices of the High Court.