12 10 668 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/7828a600ded094e11a91517c3162fec3.jpeg acd325241d539351a6488841ad2057c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Subject The topic of the resource Coronations Description An account of the resource Material related to the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953. Royal Letter This is used for ceremonial correspondence from the Monarch. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin <div style="text-align:right;">We greet you well.</div> Whereas the second day of June next is appointed for the Royal Solemnity of Our Coronation. These are to Will and require you and the Duchess your Wife (all excuses set apart) to make your personal attendance on Us at the time above mentioned furnished and appointed as to your Rank and Quality appertaineth, there to do and perform all such Services as shall be required and belong unto you. Whereof you and she are not to fail. And so We bid you most heartily farewell. Given at Our Court at St. James’s this first day of December in the first year of Our Reign. By Her Majesty’s Command. John Albert Edward William Duke of Marlborough Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. There is no countersignature despite the presence of the traditional command clause ("By Her Majesty's Command"). Traditionally, these Letters would have been countersigned by the Earl Marshal. Recipient(s) John, 10th Duke of Marlborough Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in copperplate script. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This document shares a number of stylistic elements with other examples of formal royal correspondence, such as <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/539">Letters Missive/Recommendatory</a> or <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/510">Royal Letters authorizing charitable collections</a>. It does not appear that similar Royal Letters were sent out for the Coronation of King Charles III in 2023. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Letter - Summoning the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough to Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation [1952-12-01] Subject The topic of the resource Coronations Description An account of the resource Royal Letter of Queen Elizabeth II summoning the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough to her Coronation. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-12-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Ceremonial Coronations Discontinued Instruments Monarch Peers and Peeresses https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/0011454e022bb0b193c8cfc5b8cede64.pdf 28ccd183391228305e932091ce00bb21 Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 Royal Family VISITS. 25-04-05 Rcd. 6-5-05 File DCA Office Copy ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northen Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to all Archbishops, Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons, Baronets, Knights, Citizens and Burgesses and all other Our faithful Subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting! WHEREAS it is Our intention to be absent from Our United Kingdom for the purpose of visiting Canada: AND WHEREAS by the enactments known as the Regency Acts 1937 to 1953, it is (amongst other things) enacted that in the event of Our absence or intended absence from Our United Kingdom We may, in order to prevent delay or difficulty in the despatch of public business, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal, delegate for the period of that absence to Counsellors of State such of Our Royal functions (except the power to dissolve Parliament otherwise than on Our express instructions and the power to grant any rank, title or dignity of the peerage) as may be specified in the Letters Patent:  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 2 AND WHEREAS the persons described by the said enactments as the Counsellors of State to be named in such Letters Patent are as follows, that is to say: Our most dearly beloved Husband and most faithful Counsellor Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; Our most dearly beloved Son and most faithful Counsellor Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales, Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of Our Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Great Master and the First or Principal Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of Our Order of Merit; Our most dearly beloved Grandson Prince William Arthur Philip Louis of Wales; Our most dearly beloved Son Prince Andrew Albert Christian Edward, Duke of York, Knight Commander of Our Royal Victorian Order; and </div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 3 </div> Our most dearly beloved Son Prince Edward Antony Richard Louis, Earl of Wessex, Knight Commander of Our Royal Victorian Order; subject however to provisions enabling Us by the Letters Patent to except from among the number of those Counsellors any person who is absent from Our United Kingdom or intends to be so absent during the period of Our absence, KNOW YE that by virtue of the said enactments We do hereby delegate for the period of Our absence to the said Counsellors of State (except during their absence from Our United Kingdom those who are or intend to be so absent) the Royal functions specified in the First Schedule annexed hereto, to be exercised jointly by not less than two of their number, subject to the following exceptions and conditions, namely: That they the said Counsellors of State shall not have power to dissolve Parliament otherwise than on Our express instructions, or to grant any rank, title or dignity of the peerage;  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 4 That they shall not receive any homage required to be done to Ourself; That they shall not approve or sign any warrant, fiat, submission or other document for which Our approval or signature is required for or in connection with any of the matters described in the Second Schedule annexed hereto; and That if We signify, or it appears to them, that they should not act in any matter or for any purpose without Our previous special approval, they shall not act in that matter or for that purpose without that approval. Commanding all and singular Archbishops, Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Bishops, Barons, Baronets, Knights, Citizens and Burgesses, and all other Our Officers, Ministers and Subjects that in everything appertaining to the matters aforesaid they be attendant, counselling and helping the said Counsellors of State as it behoves them. </div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 5 IN WITNESS whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster the 25th day of April the fifty-fourth year of Our Reign. BY WARRANT UNDER THE QUEEN'S SIGN MANUAL ALLAN THE FIRST SCHEDULE THE DELEGATED ROYAL FUNCTIONS Full power and authority during the period of Our said absence — (1) To summon and hold on Our behalf Our Privy Council and to signify thereat Our approval for anything for which Our approval in Council is required; </div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 6 (2) To approve and sign on Our behalf Letters Patent signifying the Royal Assent to Acts of Parliament except any Act touching any of the matters for which provision is made in the Act of Settlement or touching Our Royal Style and Titles; (3) To approve and sign on Our behalf Letters Patent signifying the Royal Assent to Bills passed or approved by the Scottish Parliament in accordance with the Scotland Act 1998; (4) To approve and sign on Our behalf Letters Patent signifying the Royal Assent to Bills passed or approved by the Northern Ireland Assembly in accordance with the Northern Ireland Act 1998; (5) To approve and sign on Our behalf any proclamation, warrant, fiat, submission or other document requiring Our approval or signature which relates to the affairs of Our United Kingdom or of any part of Our United Kingdom or to the affairs of any of Our Colonies or any Territories under Our Protection or in which We have jurisdiction, being Colonies or Territories for whose foreign affairs Our Government in the United Kingdom is responsible, and to do on Our behalf anything required to be done in relation to any such proclamation, warrant, fiat, submission or other document;  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000000;margin:2em 0px;text-align:left;"> Page 7 and (6) To do on Our behalf anything which, by virtue of Our Royal Prerogative or of any statutory or other power, We are authorised to do for the salty or good government of Our United Kingdom or of any part of Our United Kingdom, any of Our said Colonies or any of the said Territories. THE SECOND SCHEDULE EXCEPTED MATTERS (1) Awards of honours, decorations and medals. (2) Precedence to rank among nobility. (3) The use by British subjects of foreign titles, and the wearing of foreign Orders in the United Kingdom. (4) Determination of abeyances in peerage claims. (5) Disbandment and amalgamation of regiments and other Army units, and changes in Army and Air Force dress. (6) Matters arising in connection with the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. (7) Amendment of Statutes of Orders.</div> </div> Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual Warrant Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Bookman Old Style. Handwritten annotations at the top. Circle with "DCA Office Copy" at the top of page 1. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This copy accompanied Grant Bavister's note on <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/559">the handling of business in the Queen's absence</a>. Unlike the original, it has punctuation and paragraph breaks (cf. the <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/37">Letters Patent appointing Counsellors of State for the Queen's 2015 trip to Malta</a>) which have presumably been added for greater readability. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters Patent - Appointing Counsellors of State [2005-04-25] Subject The topic of the resource Monarchy Royal Travel Delegating Powers Description An account of the resource Office copy of the Letters Patent of Queen Elizabeth II delegating certain royal functions to Counsellors of State during her visit to Canada. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 49/4325 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005-04-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/559">Accompanying note from the Department for Constitutional Affairs</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Edw8and1Geo6/1/16/section/6">Regency Act 1937</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo6/6-7/42/contents" title="Regency Act 1943">Regency Act 1943</a> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Eliz2/2-3/1/contents" title="Regency Act 1953">Regency Act 1953</a> Counsellors of State Monarch Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/4f6d3596b8fad0c28045f4c1eba76d0f.pdf 9f4b467b6af759fa509fa8742d041e30 Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Royal Family VISITS. File A copy of the Letters Patent dated the 25th of April 2005 is attached delegating certain Royal Functions to Counsellors of State during The Queen’s absence from the United Kingdom from the 17th of May to the 26th of May 2005, inclusive. Warrants, submissions or other documents relating to the purposes set out in the second Schedule to the Letters Patent which require the personal approval or signature of The Queen should, where possible, be sent in good time for Her Majesty’s consideration not later than midday on Monday the 16th of May 2005. If during Her Majesty’s absence, Her approval or signature is required, the document should be sent to the Private Secretary at Buckingham Palace with an indication that it is to be forwarded to The Queen. Warrants, submissions and other documents that do not require the personal attention of The Queen and are to be submitted to Counsellors of State should be in the same form as if they were to be submitted to The Queen in person. A document which would in the ordinary way be signed by The Queen should carry an endorsement: “Approved on behalf of Her Majesty” or “Signed on behalf of Her Majesty”, as the case may be, alongside the place where the Counsellors of State are to sign. Such documents should be sent to the Private Secretary at Buckingham Palace. No attempt should be made to reach Counsellors of State direct. Grant A. Bavister Dept for Constitutional Affairs Crown & Devolution Division Royal and Hereditary Branch 6th Floor Selbourne House, 54-60 Victoria Street, LONDON, SW1E 6QW. 4th May 2005. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top along with handwritten annotations. Printed in Times New Roman. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous - Note on the Handling of Official Business in Queen Elizabeth II's Absence [2005-05-04] Subject The topic of the resource Monarchy Procedure Description An account of the resource Note from Grant Bavister providing guidance on the handling of official business during Queen Elizabeth II's trip to Canada. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Grant Bavister (Department for Constitutional Affairs) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 49/4325 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005-05-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/560">Copy of the Letters Patent</a> Counsellors of State Monarch Procedure https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/763bef40400cf90688af296aa2120f58.pdf a3508830cc2685ec94f89f5a0f220e89 Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith: To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Our Chancellor of Great Britain one of Our Principal Secretaries of State GREETING: WE WILL AND COMMAND that under the Great Seal of Our Realm remaining in your custody you cause these Our Letters to be made forth Patent in form following: CHARLES THE THIRD by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories King Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith. AND WHEREAS Her late Majesty Queen Victoria by Her Letters Patent dated the thirtieth day of January in the twenty-seventh year of Her reign did in exercise of Her Royal Prerogative declare Her Royal Will and Pleasure as to the style and title of the Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family: AND WHEREAS His late Majesty King George V by His Letters Patent dated the thirtieth day of November in the eighth year of His reign did in exercise of His Royal Prerogative extend and amend the said Letters Patent of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria by declaring His Royal Will and Pleasure that the children of any Sovereign of these Realms and the children of the sons of any such Sovereign and the eldest living son of the eldest son of The Prince of Wales only should hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of "Royal Highness" and the titular dignity of "Prince" or "Princess": AND WHEREAS under the above-mentioned Letters Patent Andrew Mountbatten Windsor [sic] has been entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of "Royal Highness" and the titular dignity of "Prince": AND WHEREAS We deem it expedient to declare by due Authority that the said entitlement should be removed. NOW KNOW YE that We of Our especial grace, certain knowledge and mere motion do hereby declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor shall no longer be entitled to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of "Royal Highness" and the titular dignity of "Prince". In Witness &c. Witness &c. Given at Our Court at ____________ the ____________ day of ____________ two thousand and ____________ in the ____________ year of Our Reign BY HIS MAJESTY’S COMMAND MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal whereby Your Majesty is pleased to remove the entitlement to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of “Royal Highness” and the titular dignity of “Prince” from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command Signified by Secretary of State FARRAR Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Left blank Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. First instance of the royal name begins with an enlarged C that may be a misaligned drop cap and is capitalized and in boldface. Second instance is capitalized and in boldface. Incipits are capitalized. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This document is missing the King's signature, the countersignature of a responsible minister (it was likely countersigned by the Lord Chancellor/Secretary of State for Justice), as well as the Lord Chancellor's recepi. According to the document, the Justice Secretary signified the King's command to prepare the instrument. This is standard procedure for most documents that pass under the Great Seal. This suggests that, even though many contemporary accounts of Andrew's degradation framed it as the King's decision first and foremost, ministers nevertheless played their usual administrative roles. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - For Letters Patent Removing Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's Entitlement to the Style of 'Royal Highness' and Titular Dignity of Prince [2025-11-03] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Titles Royal Family Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Charles III directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm removing the entitlement to hold and enjoy the style, title or attribute of “Royal Highness” and the titular dignity of “Prince” from Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI request Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-11-03 [Date comes from the Letters Patent] Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> but the resulting Letters Patent are a prerogative instrument. <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/486">Letters Patent</a> Great Seal Monarch Royal Family Statutory Power Style of Royal Highness Titular Dignity of Prince/Princess Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. In the Name and on the Behalf of His Majesty. George PR George the Third by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland King Defender of the Faith &c: To Our Right Trusty and Right entirely Beloved Cousin Charles Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England Greeting: Whereas Our good Brother and Cousin John Prince of Brazil Prince Regent of Portugal hath solicited Our Consent that Our Right Trusty and Welbeloved Cousin and Councillor Arthur Lord Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington in the County of Somerset Baron Douro of Wellesley in the said County Knight Companion of Our Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath Lieutenant General in Our Army, General and Commander in Chief of Our Forces serving in Spain and Portugal and Colonel of Our Thirty third or the 1st Yorkshire (West Riding) Regiment of Foot, also Marshal General in the Army of His said Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal and Privy Councillor and Member of the Council of Regency of Spain, may accept the Title and Dignity of Conde de Vimiera and also wear the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword instituted by his Royal Highness to serve as a lasting Memorial of the Resolution by which he preserved his Crown, and to Commemorate the Fidelity of His Subjects and the Stability of His Alliance with Us and which Honours the said Prince Regent of Portugal hath been pleased to confer upon the said Lord Viscount Wellington in testimony of the high Estimation in which His Royal Highness holds his distinguished and glorious Services on divers important Occasions and more particularly in the brilliant and decisive Victories achieved over the French Armies in Portugal and the deliverance of that Kingdom from the Ravages and Oppression of the Enemy And We being desirous of evincing the sense We also entertain of the great Valour distinguished Skill and able Conduct displayed by the said Lord Viscount Wellington are graciously pleased to approve thereof. Know Ye therefore that We of Our Princely Grace and special Favour have given and granted and by these Presents do give and grant unto the said Lord Viscount Wellington Our Royal Licence and Permission that he may accept the Dignity and bear and use the Title of Conde de Vimiera with all the Rights Privileges and Immunities thereunto annexed and that he may also accept and wear the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the aforesaid Royal Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword. Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that you Charles Duke of Norfolk to whom the Cognizance of Matters of this nature doth properly belong do require and Command that this Our Concession and especial Mark of Our Royal Favour be registered together with the relative Documents in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court at Carlton House the Eighteenth day of October 1811. In the Fifty first year of Our Reign. By the Command of His Royal Highness The Prince Regent in the Name and on the Behalf of His Majesty. R. Ryder. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Richard Ryder (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - License For Viscount Wellington to Use Portuguese Titles and Dignities [1811-10-18] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Foreign Affairs Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of HRH The Prince Regent on behalf of King George III granting Viscount Wellington permission to use the Portuguese title of Conde de Vimiera and accept the Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Portuguese Order of the Tower and Sword. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George, Prince of Wales (Prince Regent) on behalf of King George III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I39/257-258 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1811-10-18 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Portugal Foreign Affairs Home Secretary Honors Military Monarch Prince Regent https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/f0a7ee2002b6930c82e901c3e7e27077.pdf fa36eba9909f83d4ef951f85de562543 Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 E LIZABETH THE SECOND BY THE GRACE OF GOD of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories Queen Head of the Commonwealth Defender of the Faith To Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellors JOHN PASSMORE BARON WIDGERY Officer of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire upon whom has been conferred the Territorial Efficiency Decoration Lord Chief Justice of England ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER JOHN BARON SOAMES Knight Grand Cross of Our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Knight Grand Cross of Our Royal Victorian Order Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire Lord President of Our Privy Council MORYS GEORGE LYNDHURST BARON ABERDARE Chairman of Committees of Our House of Lords ALFRED THOMPSON BARON DENNING Master of the Rolls SIR EDWARD WALTER EVELEIGH Knight SIR ROBERT EDGAR MEGARRY Knight (Vice-Chancellor) Our trusty and well beloved SIR RALPH KILNER BROWN Knight Officer of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire upon whom has been conferred the Territorial Efficiency Decoration SIR JOHN DOUGLAS MAY Knight SIR MICHAEL ROBERT EMANUEL KERR Knight SIR JOHN LEWIS ARNOLD Knight SIR RAYMOND HENRY WALTON Knight SIR JOHN DEXTER STOCKER Knight upon whom have been conferred the Decoration of the Military Cross and the Territorial Efficiency Decoration SIR BARRY CROSS SHEEN Knight Greeting Whereas Our right trusty and well beloved Counsellor Quintin McGarel Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone Our Chancellor of Great Britain hath humbly besought Us to give him leave to be absent from Our United Kingdom from time to time during Our Pleasure and until We shall give him further order and directions herein and that such leave shall not in the absence of further order and direction by Us to the contrary determine by the return of him Our said Chancellor to Our United Kingdom or by the recommitment to him upon such return of the custody of Our Great Seal of Our Realm but that the same shall endure and be a continuing leave to Our said Chancellor to be absent from Our United Kingdom from time to time as to him in his discretion shall see fit until We shall give further order and direction therein to the contrary We are graciously pleased to condescend to his request and We Do accordingly grant leave to Our said Chancellor to be absent from Our United Kingdom from <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 2 time to time during Our Pleasure and until We shall give further order and direction in relation thereto And so that such leave shall not in the absence of further order and direction by Us to the contrary determine by the return of Our said Chancellor to Our United Kingdom or by the recommitment of the custody of Our said Great Seal to Our said Chancellor upon any such return but that the shame shall endure and be a continuing leave to Our said Chancellor to be absent from Our United Kingdom from time to time as in his discretion shall seem fit until We shall give further order and direction therein to the contrary And to the end that Our service and the causes of Our Subjects may not in his absence from time to time receive any hindrance or delay Know Ye therefore that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion have thought fit to commit and We do hereby commit the care and keeping of Our Great Seal of Our Realm and the passing under the same all such things as have ordinarily been used to be therewith sealed unto you the said John Passmore Baron Widgery Arthur Christopher John Baron Soames Morys George Lynhurst Baron Aberdare Alfred Thompson Baron Denning Sir Edward Walter Eveleigh Sir Robert Edgar Megarry Sir Ralph Kilner Brown Sir John Douglas May Sir Michael Robert Emanuel Kerr Sir John Lewis Arnold Sir Raymond Henry Walton Sir John Dexter Stocker Sir Barry Cross Sheen (hereinafter called Our Commissioners) or any two of you during the absence from time to time (until We shall give further order and direction in relation thereto) of Our said Chancellor to pass or cause to be passed under Our Great Seal aforesaid and are not yet passed but also all such grants commissions and proclamations and other things whatsoever as shall pass by Our Royal Warrant to pass under Our Great Seal aforesaid together with all such writs processes and commissions as are ordinarily used to be passed by Our Chancellor aforesaid for the time being Provided always and Our express will and Pleasure is that this Our Commission shall not cease or determine by the return of Our said Chancellor to Our United Kingdom or by the recommitment to him upon any such return of the custody of Our Great Seal and that the same shall endure and be (until We shall give further order direction therein to the contrary) a continuing Commission entrusting the care and custody of Our said Great Seal to Our Commissioners or any two of them during the absence from time to time of Our said Chancellor and so often as any such absence shall occur Provided always that the said Quintin McGarel Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone’s absence from time to time out of Our United Kingdom by force or in pursuance of Our License for that purpose or this Our Commission or the custody of Our said Great Seal by Our Commissioners or any other matter or thing to be had made or done by virtue or in pursuance thereof shall not be construed or interpreted to be any determination of the said Office or place of Our Chancellor of Great Britain or of his estate or interest or of Our Will and Pleasure herein or relating thereto but that Our said Chancellor or upon his return from time to time into Our United Kingdom shall enter upon hold and execute the said Office of Chancellor and receive the profits thereof and have and receive all other things as fully and amply to all intents and purposes as if he had all along remained and continued in Our United Kingdom and that without any new or other Commission  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000000;margin:2em 0px;"> Page 3 Letters Patent or authorities to be made had or granted for the purposes or in relation thereto and also provided and Our Will and Pleasure is that from time to time immediately upon his return unto Our United Kingdom Our said Great Seal shall and is to be immediately recommitted to and be in the custody of the said Quintin McGarel Baron Hailsham of Saint Marylebone without any further warrant commission or authority in that respect In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the twenty-sixth day of June in the twenty-eighth year of Our Reign By The Queen Herself Bourne </div> </div> Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Immediate Warrant Seal Type The Great Seal can be either a pendant wax seal or an embossed seal on the document itself. Wax Seal Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top of each page. Royal name is capitalized along with "by the Grace of God" and begins with a drop cap. Royal name and style are written in a larger hand. Text after the royal name and style is handwritten. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The fact that this document is mostly handwritten and received the pendant Great Seal is noteworthy given that this was essentially an administrative document that is unlikely to have been displayed anywhere. Unlike subsequent instruments, this Commission entrusts the Great Seal to specific individuals rather than the holders of certain offices. Although this Commission granted Lord Hailsham of St. Marylebone leave to be absent from the United Kingdom, he still had to seek the Queen's permission to go abroad. This document is inconsistent in its use of "Lord" in officeholders' titles. The Lord Chancellor is referred to as "Our Chancellor," but the Lord Chief Justice and Lord President of the Council both have "Lord" in their titles. While the latter usage was traditionally avoided, it has become increasingly common in modern times (cf. this 2019 <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/217">Commission for Opening Parliament</a> or this 2023 <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/218">Commission for Royal Assent and Prorogation</a>). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letters Patent - Commission for the Custody of the Great Seal [1979-06-26] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of Queen Elizabeth II granting Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone leave to be absent from the United Kingdom from time to time and authorizing certain named individuals to have custody of the Great Seal during such absences. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LCO 6/3930 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1979-06-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/WillandMar/1/21/section/I.">Great Seal Act 1688</a> (note that this simply clarified the powers of Commissioners of the Great Seal appointed under the royal prerogative) Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords Great Seal Justices of the High Court Lord Chancellor Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord President of the Council Master of the Rolls Monarch Royal Prerogative Superseded Instruments Vice-Chancellor of the Chancery Division Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Whereas it has been represented unto me that there has been uncertainty as to the method and authority whereby colours, banners, flags and other heraldic devices ought to be laid down for the British Legion, Old Comrades’ Associations and like bodies [^and for certain unofficial regimental purposes*] connected with the armed services, but themselves civilian bodies, and whereas I am advised that it is proper that I as Earl Marshal should now by my Warrant regulate these matters I, therefore, Bernard Marmaduke, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, and one of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, do hereby ordain and direct that Garter King of Arms may from time to time devise and certify banners, colours and other heraldic devices for the use of such bodies at their request, and in consultation, so far as may be necessary, with the Ministry of Defence, such certificates being duly recorded in the College of Arms, and I do further direct that where an Old Comrades’ Association or similar body desires to have assigned to it by Garter King of Arms as elements of such devices Royal Badges or devices which may be included in regimental colours assigned by the Sovereign to the regiment with which it is connected, it shall be allowed to Garter King of Arms at his discretion to assign such Royal Devices, but no others, and I do direct that this my Warrant be recorded in the College of Arms. Given under my hand and seal this sixth day of July 1967. Norfolk. E. M. To Garter King of Arms. * See Garter Office File: Unofficial Regimental Devices G/38 (i) Earl Marshal’s Letter 21st March 1967, with enclosure to Garter. (ii) Garter’s letter to the Earl Marshal 6th June 1967. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant Regarding Banners and Heraldic Devices for Civilian Bodies Associated with the Armed Services [1967-07-06] Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Flags and Emblems Military College of Arms Description An account of the resource Warrant of the Duke of Norfolk authorizing Garter King of Arms to devise and certify banners, colors, and heraldic devices for civilian bodies associated with the armed services. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bernard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I83/139 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967-07-06 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott College of Arms Earl Marshal Flags Garter Principal King of Arms Heraldry Military Procedure Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Whereas from time to time by Warrant under Her Royal Signet and Sign Manual or by Sign Manual alone Her Majesty the Queen has signified that she has been graciously pleased to grant and assign Armorial Ensigns to countries and states being members of the Commonwealth and to approve and authorize Flags for the same and further has signified unto me Her Royal Will and Pleasure that such Armorial Ensigns and Flags shall be recorded in the College of Arms, I, Bernard Markaduke, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and one of Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council, do hereby authorize and require the Registrar of the said College of Arms to record all such Royal Warrants and paintings bearing the Sign Manual and these presents accordingly, for which this shall be your Warrant. Given under my hand and Seal this twelfth day of June 1967. Norfolk E. M. To the Registrar of the College of Arms Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Traditionally, the Earl Marshal would issue a Warrant directing the Registrar of the College of Arms to record these Royal Warrants (cf. the <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/440">Earl Marshal's Warrant in connection with the grant of Armorial Ensigns and Supporters to South Australia</a>), but this Warrant meant that this step was no longer necessary. The Earl Marshal eventually stopped issuing Warrants in connection with other grants c. 1995, though this change did not involve an additional Warrant. Today, the Earl Marshal authorizes the recording of a Royal Warrant by endorsing it with "let this be recorded" and his signature. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant Authorizing the Registrar of the College of Arms to Record Armorial Ensigns and Flags [1967-06-12] Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Flags and Emblems College of Arms Description An account of the resource Warrant of the Duke of Norfolk authorizing the Registrar of the College of Arms to record Armorial Ensigns and Flags bearing the Queen's Signet and Sign Manual or the Sign Manual alone. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bernard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I83/138-9 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1967-06-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott College of Arms Earl Marshal Flags Heraldry Procedure https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/d87de7d1c78e54e6d430baa4f9245655.pdf 4d5ca247d74f03ce9c6b766e2969c707 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Accession Council of King Charles III Subject The topic of the resource Accession Privy Council Description An account of the resource Materials relating to the Accession Council of King Charles III, which took place on September 10, 2022. Order in Council Orders in Council are made by the Monarch with the advice of the Privy Council. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 <div style="text-align:center;">At the Court at St James’s </div> <div style="text-align:center;">THE 10th DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2022 </div> <div style="text-align:center;">PRESENT, </div> <div style="text-align:center;">THE KING’S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL</div> This day the Form of Proclamation for proclaiming His Majesty in Realms and the British Overseas Territories was approved. Richard Tilbrook  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> FORM OF PROCLAMATON FOR PROCLAIMING HIS MAJESTY IN THE REALMS AND BRITISH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to call to His Mercy our late Sovereign Lady Queen Elizabeth the Second of Blessed and Glorious Memory, by whose Decease the Crown is solely and rightfully come to The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George: We, INSERT THE DESCRIPTION OF THE PERSONS MAKING THE PROCLAMATION do now hereby with one voice and Consent of Tongue and Heart publish and proclaim that The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George is now, by the Death of our late Sovereign of Happy Memory, become our only lawful and rightful Liege Lord Charles the Third, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of His other Realms and Territories, King, Head of the  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000000;margin:2em 0px;"> Page 2 Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to whom we do acknowledge all Faith and Obedience with humble Affection; beseeching God by whom Kings and Queens do reign to bless His Majesty with long and happy Years to reign over us Given at [Location] this [ ] day of [ ] in the year of Our Lord [ ]. GOD SAVE THE KING </div> </div> Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. Motif of St. Edward's Crown surrounded by heraldic plants at the top. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Order in Council - Approving the Form of the Accession Proclamation in the Realms and British Overseas Territories [2022-09-10] Subject The topic of the resource Accession Ceremonial Privy Council Description An account of the resource Order in Council of King Charles III approving the form of the Accession Proclamation for use in the Realms and British Overseas Territories. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/accession-council-of-king-charles-iii/">Privy Council Office Website</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2022-09-10 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Accession Ceremonial Secretary at the Home Office Monarch Privy Council Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Demise of the Crown Subject The topic of the resource Monarch Description An account of the resource These documents are connected with a Demise of the Crown. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Royal Proclamation Proclamations are signed by the Monarch and sealed with the Great Seal. Transcript A transcript of the document. <div style="text-align:center;">By the QUEEN </div> <div style="text-align:center;">A PROCLAMATION, </div> <div style="text-align:center;">Requiring all Persons, being in Office of Authority or Government at the Decease of the late King, to proceed to the Execution of their respective Offices.</div> VICTORIA, R. WHEREAS by an Act made in the sixth year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen Anne, intituled “An Act for the security of Her Majesty’s Person and Government, and of the succession to the Crown of Great Britain in the Protestant Line,” it was enacted, that no office, place, or employment, civil or military, within the kingdoms of Great Britain or Ireland, dominion of Wales, town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, isles of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, or any of His Majesty’s plantations, should become void by reason of the demise of Her said late Majesty, Her heirs or successors, Kings or Queens of this realm, but that every person and persons in any of the offices, places, and employments aforesaid, should continue in their respective offices, places, and employments for the space of six months next after such death or demise, unless sooner removed and discharged by the next successor to whom the Imperial Crown of this realm was limited and appointed to go, remain, and descend; and whereas by an Act, made in the fifty-seventh year of the reign of His late Majesty King George the Third, intituled “An Act for the continuation of all and every person or persons in any and every offices, place, or employment, civil or military, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dominion of Wales, town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, isles of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, and Man, and also in all and every of His Majesty’s foreign possessions, colonies, or plantations, which he or she shall hold, possess, or exercise, during the pleasure of the Crown, at the time of the death or demise of His present Majesty, until removed or discharged therefrom by the succeeding King or Queen of this realm,” it was enacted, that all and every person and persons who, upon the day of the demise of His said late Majesty, should hold any office, civil or military, under the Crown during pleasure, should, under and by virtue of the said Act, and without any new or other patent, commission, warrant, or authority, continue and be entitled, in all respects, notwithstanding the demise of His said late Majesty, to hold and enjoy the same; but, nevertheless, the same should be held or enjoyed only during the pleasure of the King or Queen who should succeed to the Crown upon the demise of His said late Majesty, and the right and title to hold and enjoy the same, under the authority of the said Act, should be determinable in such and the like manner by the King or Queen who, upon the demise of His said late Majesty, should succeed to the Crown, as the right or title to any office, place, or employment granted by such succeeding King or Queen during pleasure, would by law be determinable; We, therefore, with the advice of Our Privy Council, declare Our Royal will and pleasure to be, and do hereby direct and command, that all and every person and persons who, at the time of the demise of Our late Royal Uncle, of glorious memory, duly and lawfully held, or were duly and lawfully possessed of or invested in, any office, place or employment, civil or military, within our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, dominion of Wales, town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, isles of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, or Man, or any of Our foreign possessions, colonies, or plantations, do, severally, according to their places, offices, or charges, proceed in the performance and execution of all duties belonging to their respective offices, whilst they shall hold the same respectively during Our pleasure; and We do hereby require and command all Our loving subjects to be aiding, helping, and assisting at the commandment of the said Officers and Ministers, in the performance and execution of their respective offices and places, as they and every of them tender Our utmost displeasure, and will answer the contrary at their peril. Given at Our Court at St. James’s, this twenty-first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven, and in the first year of Our reign. GOD save the QUEEN. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a Gazette notice, so it may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The Demise of the Crown Act 1901 rendered these types of proclamation unnecessary. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Proclamation - Declaring That Existing Officeholders Should Remain in Their Posts [1837-06-21] Subject The topic of the resource Appointments Description An account of the resource Royal Proclamation of Queen Victoria declaring that existing officeholders should remain in their positions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Recorded in The Gazette (London Gazette), issue 19514, June 27, 1837, <a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/19514/page/1625">1625</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837-06-21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apgb/Ann/6/41">Succession to the Crown Act 1707</a> <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Statutes_at_Large/L6JUhdZ_lX4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=">Continuation of Persons in Offices, etc. Act 1817</a> Appointments Discontinued Instruments Monarch Privy Council Statutory Power