28 10 668 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/8a12607b15975456c065f1a7874b8cce.jpg 1360a28a06f6ab651395183b275ad571 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 Statutes of the Order of the Companions of Honour Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Statutes of the Order of the Companions of Honour. 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. (L. S.) ELIZABETH R. ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF HONOUR, to all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting! Recites Letters Patent of 4th June, 1917. WHEREAS Our Royal Grandfather, His Late Majesty King George the Fifth, by Letters Patent under the Great Seal, bearing date the Fourth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen, in the Eighth year of His Reign, did institute, erect, constitute, and create an Order, to be called and known for ever thereafter by the name, style and designation of THE ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF HONOUR, whereof His said Majesty, His heirs and successors for ever should be Sovereigns, and did by the said Letters Patent ordain and declare that the said Order should be governed by Statutes and Ordinances to be established by the Sovereign and sealed by and with the Seal of the said Order: AND WHEREAS the Statutes of the said Order have from time to time been amended and re-enacted by Our Royal Predecessors and by Us: WE deem it now expedient to assemble the said Statutes and to make such alterations as appear to Us necessary for the proper government of the Order: Repeals all former Statutes. NOW KNOW YE that, in pursuance and exercise of the power vested in Us by the said Letters Patent, We have abrogated an[d] annulled and do hereby abrogate and repeal all and every the said Statutes and Ordinances so far as they are repugnant to or inconsistent with the following Statutes; And further KNOW ALL YE to whom these Presents shall come that in substitution thereof We have made, ordained and established and by these Presents sealed with the Seal of the Order, do make, ordain and establish, the following Statutes and Ordinances, which shall from henceforth be inviolably observed and kept within the same, namely: Style and Designation of Order. I.—It is ordained and enjoined that this Order shall be styled and designated in all acts, proceedings, and pleadings "THE ORDER OF THE COMPANIONS OF HONOUR" as directed in the Letters Patent of the Eighth year of the Reign of Our Royal Grandfather King George the Fifth, and by no other designation. Constitution of the Order. II.—It is ordained that the said Order shall consist of the Sovereign, and Members, Ordinary and Honorary. Sovereign of the Order. III.—It is ordained that We, Our heirs and successors, Kings or Queens Regnant of these Our Realms, are, and forever shall be, Sovereigns of this Order, to whom doth and shall belong all power of annulling interpreting, explaining, or augmenting these and every part of these Statutes. Ordinary Members not to exceed 65 in number. IV.—It is ordained that the Ordinary Members of this Order shall not exceed sixty-five in number. Persons eligible for appointment to the Order. V.—It is ordained that the persons to be admitted as Ordinary Members of this Order shall be such persons, subjects of Our Crown, as may have rendered conspicuous service of National importance. It is further ordained that the name of every such person whom it is proposed to admit to the said Order shall be laid before Us, Our heirs and successors, by Our Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury of the United Kingdom, or by the appropriate Minister of State for a Commonwealth Country or State of which We are Queen. Honorary Members. VI.—It is ordained that the persons to be admitted as Honorary Members of the Order shall be such persons, who are not subjects of Our Crown, upon whom We may think fit to confer the honour of being received into the Order, and that the number of such Honorary Members may consist of as many such persons as We, Our heirs and successors shall think fit to appoint. It is further ordained that the name of every such person whom it is proposed to admit as an Honorary Member shall be laid before Us, Our heirs and successors, by Our Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs or by the appropriate Minister of State for a Commonwealth Country or State of which we are Queen. Certain appointments to be Additional. VII.—It is ordained that those persons who were admitted into this said Order in commemoration of the Twenty-fifth year of the reign of Our Royal Grandfather, His late Majesty King George the Fifth, in the year One thousand nine hundred and thirty-five, or who were admitted in commemoration of the Coronation of Our Royal Father, His late Majesty King George the Sixth on the Twelfth day of May in the year One thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven, or those whom We thought fit to admit in commemoration of Our Royal Coronation on the Second day of June in the year One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three, or those whom We thought fit to admit in commemoration of Our Silver Jubilee in the year One thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven, shall be Additional Members, and shall not be included within the number of Ordinary Members. It is further ordained that the Additional Members so appointed shall have rank and precedence among the Ordinary Members of Our said Order according to the dates of their respective appointments, and that the Statutes of Our said Order shall in all matters and things apply in the same manner to the said Additional Members as to the Ordinary Members of Our said Order, any Statute, Decree or Usage to the contrary notwithstanding. Precedence of the Order. VIII.—It is ordained that this Order shall rank next to and immediately after the First Class of the MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Appointments to be made by Warrant. IX.—It is ordained that when We, Our heirs and successors shall be pleased to nominate and appoint any person to be a Member of this Order, such appointment shall be made by Warrant under Our Royal Sign Manual, and sealed with the Seal of the Order. Insignia of the Sovereign. X.—It is ordained that the Insignia of the Sovereign of the said Order shall be of the same material and fashion as are hereinafter appointed for the Members of the Order. Insignia. XI.—It is ordained that the Members of this Order shall upon all great and solemn occasions wear the oval shaped badge of the Order which shall consist of a gold medallion with a representation of an oak tree and pendant from a branch a shield of the Royal Arms on the dexter a representation of a Knight armed and in armour mounted on a horse, the whole within a circle azure inscribed with the motto, "In action faithful and in honour clear" in letters of gold ensigned with the Royal Crown proper. Method of Wearing Badge. It is ordained that the Badge shall be worn by men around the neck, suspended from a carmine riband of the breadth of one inch and a half with a bordure interlaced gold; and by women on the left shoulder, suspended from a similar riband fashioned into a bow. Investiture. XII.—It is ordained that upon the nomination of any person to be a Member of this Order, he, or she, shall be invested with the Insignia of his, or her, dignity in the Order by Us, Our heirs and successors, and that on the day of the investiture the person to be invested shall be introduced into the presence of the Sovereign by the Officer of the Order in attendance bearing the proper Insignia of the Order; when the Sovereign shall proceed to invest him, or her, with the Ensigns of the said Order with the Riband and Badge. Sovereign may delegate powers as to Investiture. XIII.—It is further ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our heirs and successors, by a Warrant or Warrants under Our Sign Manual, and sealed with the Seal of this Order, to authorize some distinguished Officer in Our service, or other person to perform in Our name, and on Our behalf, the ceremony of investing Members with the Insignia of their dignity, or to permit the ceremony of investiture to be dispensed with. As to dispensing with Investiture. And We reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and successors, by Our or their Warrant or Warrants, as aforesaid, to permit and authorize the person or persons not invested by Us to wear the Insignia and enjoy the privileges appertaining to their dignity. Armorial Ensigns. XIV.—It is ordained that for the greater honour and dignity of the Members of this Order, it shall be lawful for the Members of this Order to suspend a representation of their Riband and Badge from the bottom of the escutcheon containing their armorial bearings. Seal of the Order. XV.—It is ordained that the Seal of this Order shall have engraved thereon as follows, that is to say, upon a white field, a representation of the Badge of the Order proper, impaled with Our Royal Arms, with the following circumscription, "The Seal of the Order of the Companions of Honour", and that the Statutes of the said Order shall be sealed by and with the same. Officer of the Order. XVI.—It is ordained that the following Officer shall be appointed to this Order, that is to say, a Secretary and Registrar. Secretary and Registrar of the Order. XVII.—It is ordained that the Secretary and Registrar of the said Order shall be the person for the time being holding the Office of the Secretary of the Central Chancery of Our Orders of Knighthood. To his custody shall be confided the Seal of the said Order, which he shall affix, or cause to be affixed, to all Statutes and other documents or instruments connected therewith. His Duties. He shall, moreover, perform such duties as may be directed by The Sovereign or by these Statutes. He shall keep full lists of the Members of the Order. He shall carefully record all proceedings relative to the said Order that may take place, and he shall faithfully enter such proceedings in the Register of the Order, as well as all documents which may be transmitted to him for that purpose. Chancery of the Order. We are further pleased to ordain that the Chancery of the said Order, wherein a record of all proceedings connected therewith shall be deposited and preserved, shall be in the Central Chancery of Our Orders of Knighthood. Statutes to be observed. XVIII.—We do hereby command and enjoin that these Statutes shall be of such and the same force, virtue an effect in every respect as if they had been duly made, and the said acts, deeds, matters and things had been duly done, on the Fourth day of June, One thousand nine hundred and seventeen. Power reserved to alter Statutes. Lastly, XIX,—We reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with these Statutes and Regulations, or any part thereof, by a Notification under the Sign Manual of the Sovereign of the Order. GIVEN under the Seal of this Order at Our Court at Saint James's this Eleventh day of November, One thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight, in the Thirty-seventh year of Our Reign. By Her Majesty's Command, DOUGLAS HURD Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Douglas Hurd (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Order of the Companions of Honour (not shown) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a printed edition of the Statutes 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 - Consolidated Statutes of the Order of the Companions of Honour [1988-11-11] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II making Statutes of the Order of the Companions of Honour. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Statutes of the Order of the Companions of Honour Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1988-11-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Home Secretary Honors Monarch Order of the Companions of Honour Royal Prerogative Statutes of Chivalric Orders https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/419a72c64ddfd0a7bba2ed0efb15ad96.pdf 45ef1b04fd96432de227029d85979ce7 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 Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order. 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. Page 1 (Sgd.) Edward RI Edward the Eighth by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King Defender of the Faith: TO Our right trusty and well beloved Cousin and Counsellor Douglas McGarel Viscount Hailsham Our Chancellor of Great Britain 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 :— EDWARD THE EIGHTH by the Grace of God of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King Defender of the Faith To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas by Letters Patent under the Great Seal bearing date at Westminster the twenty-first day of April in the fifty-ninth year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria an Order of Knighthood was instituted by the name of the Royal Victorian Order and the division of the said Order into several classes was declared And Whereas We are desirous of revising the said division of the said Order into several classes Now Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do hereby revoke that Clause of the said Letters Patent by which the division of the said Order into several Classes was declared and the said Letters Patent shall henceforth be construed and take effect as if instead of the said Clause the following Clause had been inserted therein “And We do further ordain, direct and appoint that the said Members shall be divided into five classes to be styled and designated respectively Knight Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross; Knights Commanders and Dames Commanders; Commanders; Members of the Fourth Class; and Members of the Fifth Class” And Whereas by further Letters Patent under the Great Seal as aforesaid bearing date at Westminster the twentieth day of December in the sixty-second year of the reign of Her late Majesty Queen Victoria certain alterations were made in the precedency of the several classes of the said Order And Whereas it is necessary to make further alteration in that precedency Now Know Ye that We do hereby revoke the said Letters Patent of the twentieth day of December One thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine and do hereby substitute therefor the following Clause and the said Letters Patent of the twenty-first day of April One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six shall henceforth be construed and take effect as if the said following Clause had been inserted therein “And We do further ordain, declare and appoint that the precedence of the Members of the said Royal Order shall be such as shall from time to time be determined in the Statutes and Ordinances of the Order by Us, Our heirs and successors Sovereigns of the said Order, at Our pleasure” And Whereas it was by the said Letters Patent of the twenty-first day of April One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six ordained that the officers attached to the Order shall be a Chancellor and a Secretary And Whereas We consider it necessary for the proper service of the Order that there shall be in addition a Registrar Now Know Ye that We do hereby revoke the Clause of the said Letters Patent under which the officers of the Order have been appointed and the said Letters Patent shall henceforth be construed and take effect as if instead of the said Clause the following Clause had been inserted therein “And Whereas it is expedient for the dignity and service of the Order that there should be officers attached thereto We Do by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Will and Ordain that there shall be for ever hereafter belonging to the Order a Chancellor, a Secretary and a Registrar <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 whose respective duties shall be expressed and defined in and by the said Statutes” In Witness &c., Witness &c. Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the Twenty-third day of May one thousand nine hundred and thirty-six in the First Year of Our Reign. BY HIS MAJESTY’S COMMAND. (Sgd.) John Simon 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 amend the Letters patent instituting the Royal Victorian Order And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command Signified by Secretary Sir John Simon SCHUSTER Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. Received the 28th Day of May, 1936 (Sgd.) Hailsham C Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Sir John Simon (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. Royal name at the very beginning is larger than the surrounding text. It's also in a Carolingian-esque type. The Lord Chancellor's name and style, the text of the Letters Patent, the Home Secretary's name, and details of the docket have been added by typewriter. Date clause and recepi were added by hand. Ten Shilling duty stamp in the left margin. 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 Amending the Letters Patent Instituting the Royal Victorian Order [1936-05-23] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Edward VIII directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal amending the Letters Patent instituting the Royal Victorian Order. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Edward VIII Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/488 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1936-05-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource D. Bogdanovic 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. Great Seal Home Secretary Honors Lord Chancellor Monarch Royal Victorian Order Statutes of Chivalric Orders Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/a0e9c9ee2f431f82ed57c7ce4612397f.pdf 021054a5f7deaddcfcd2000edf719833 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 Statutes of the Order of the Thistle Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Statutes of the Order of the Thistle. 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. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R WHEREAS, by the Statutes of Our Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, made and appointed by Our Royal Predecessors, certain Regulations were ordained regarding the manner and wearing of Insignia of Our said Order; And We, being minded to institute the wearing of a neck badge by Knights Brethren of Our said Order and an equivalent badge by Ladies of Our said Order on certain occasions, are Pleased to Ordain and Declare that, on formal occasions when full evening dress is not worn, Knights Brethren of Our said Order may wear the Medal of Our said Order as a neck badge pendant from a narrow green ribbon and Ladies of Our said Order may likewise wear on such occasions above the Star on the left side pendant from a green bow the Medal of Our said Order. <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;margin-top:1.5em;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:20%;vertical-align:top;border:none;">(L. S.)</td> <td style="text-align:right;border:none;">Given at Our Court at Balmoral under Our Royal Sign Manual and the Seal of Our said Order this 12 day of September Two Thousand and one in the 50th year of Our Reign.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> BY THE SOVEREIGN’S COMMAND (Sgd.) Buccleuch and Queensberry Chancellor (Sgd.) Robin O Blair Secretary Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. John, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry (Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle) Robin Blair (Lord Lyon King of Arms and Secretary of the Order of the Thistle) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Order of the Thistle Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is written in a calligraphic hand. Incipit is capitalized and begins with a large initial letter in the margin. 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 - Statute of the Order of the Thistle Regarding Badges [2001-09-12] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II making a Statute of the Order of the Thistle regarding the wearing of badges on certain occasions. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Statutes of the Order of the Thistle Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2001-09-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Chancellor of the Thistle Honors Lord Lyon King of Arms Monarch Order of the Thistle Royal Prerogative Secretary of the Thistle Statutes of Chivalric Orders 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 Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order. 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. (L. S.) ELIZABETH R. <div> <div class="group relative pb-3"> <div class="font-claude-response relative leading-[1.65rem] [&_pre>div]:bg-bg-000/50 [&_pre>div]:border-0.5 [&_pre>div]:border-border-400 [&_.ignore-pre-bg>div]:bg-transparent [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.standard-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&_.progressive-markdown_:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8"> <div class="grid-cols-1 grid gap-2.5 [&_>_*]:min-w-0 standard-markdown"> ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Royal Victorian Order, to all to whom these Presents shall come: Greeting! RECITES LETTERS PATENT OF 21st APRIL 1896 Whereas Our Royal Progenitor and Predecessor Her Majesty Queen Victoria by certain Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the Twenty-first day of April, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six, in the Fifty-ninth year of Her Reign did institute, erect, constitute and create an Order of Knighthood, to be called and known for ever by the name, style and designation of "The Royal Victorian Order", whereof Her said late Majesty, Her heirs and successors, for ever, should be Sovereigns: RECITES LETTERS PATENT OF 1st OCTOBER 1981 And whereas Statutes and Ordinances governing the said Order were enacted and issued at divers subsequent dates, by Our Royal Predecessors and by Us and whereas We did make on the First day of October, One thousand nine hundred and eighty-one certain alterations in the constitution of the Order: We deem it now expedient to assemble the said Statutes and to make such alterations as appear to Us necessary for the proper government of the Order: REPEALS ALL FORMER STATUTES Now Know Ye that in pursuance and exercise of the power invested in Us by the said Letters Patent, We have abrogated and annulled and do hereby abrogate and repeal all and every the said Statutes and Ordinances so far as they are repugnant to or inconsistent with the following Statutes; And further Know all Ye to whom these Presents shall come that in substitution thereof We have made, ordained and established and by these Presents sealed with the Seal of the Order, do make, ordain and establish, the following Statutes and Ordinances, which shall henceforth be inviolably observed and kept within the same, namely: STYLE AND DESIGNATION OF THE ORDER I. It is ordained and enjoined that this Order shall be styled and designated in all Acts, proceedings and Pleadings "The Royal Victorian Order", as directed in the Letters Patent of the Fifty-ninth year of the Reign of Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria, and by no other designation. CONSTITUTION OF THE ORDER II. It is ordained that this Order shall consist of the Sovereign, a Grand Master and five several Classes, namely: I. Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross, II. Knights Commanders and Dames Commanders, III. Commanders, IV. Lieutenants and V. Members. SOVEREIGNS OF THE ORDER III. It is ordained that We, Our heirs and successors, Kings or Queens regnant of these Our Realms, are, and for ever shall be, Sovereigns of this Order. GRAND MASTER IV. It is ordained that a Prince of the Blood Royal or such other exalted personage as We, Our heirs and successors may appoint, shall be Grand Master of the said Order and shall in virtue thereof be the First or Principal Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order; and it is further ordained that it shall be the special duty of the Grand Master to enforce the due observance of the Statutes and Ordinances of this Order and to direct the issue of all letters of Summons whenever the Sovereign shall be pleased to command an Investiture of the said Royal Order. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION TO THE ORDER V. It is ordained that the persons to be admitted as Ordinary members of the several Classes of this Order shall be such persons, being male or female subjects of Our Crown, as may have rendered, or shall hereafter render, extraordinary or important services to Us, Our heirs and successors; or who have merited, or may hereafter merit, Our Royal favour. HONORARY MEMBERS VI. It is ordained that the Honorary members of the several Classes of this Order shall consist of Foreign Princes or Princesses and foreign persons, male or female, or Presidents, Heads of State or citizens of Republics within the Commonwealth upon whom We, Our heirs and successors may think fit to confer the Honour of being received into the Order. MODE OF APPOINTMENT VII. It is ordained that when We, Our heirs and successors shall be pleased to nominate and appoint any person to this Order such appointment shall be made by Warrant under Our Royal Sign Manual sealed with the Seal of this Order and countersigned by the Grand Master of the said Order. RANK OF ORDER PRECEDENCE OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES COMMANDERS OF COMMANDERS OF LIEUTENANTS OF MEMBERS AND AMONG THEMSELVES VIII. It is ordained that this Order shall rank next to and immediately after Our Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire and before Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; that in all solemn ceremonies, places and assemblies the Knights Grand Cross of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Knights Grand Commanders of the said Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, and the Dame Grand Cross of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately before the Dames Grand Cross of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and may on all occasions have, use and enjoy the appellation and style of Dame before their Christian or first names; that the Knights Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Knights Commanders of the said Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, and that the Dames Commanders of this Order shall have precedence next to and immediately before the Dames Commanders of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and may on all occasions have, use and enjoy the appellation and style of Dame before their Christian or first names; that the men who are Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Companions of the said Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire, and that the women who are Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately before the women who are Commanders of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; that the men who are Lieutenants of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Companions of the Distinguished Service Order, and that the women who are Lieutenants of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately before the women who are Officers of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; that the men who are Members of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately after the Companions of the Imperial Service Order, and that the women who are Members of this Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately before the women who are Members of the said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. And it is further ordained that men and women admitted to this Order shall take rank among themselves according to the dates of their respective nominations in the Classes of the Order to which they severally belong. INSIGNIA AND ROBES OF THE SOVEREIGN IX. It is ordained that the Insignia and Robes of the Sovereign of this Order shall be of the same material and fashion as are hereinafter appointed for the Knights Grand Cross, save only for those alterations which distinguish Our Royal Dignity. INSIGNIA AND ROBES OF THE GRAND MASTER X. It is ordained that the Grand Master shall wear the Insignia of a Knight or Dame Grand Cross, the Badge of which for the Grand Master shall be augmented in accordance with the commands of the Sovereign. BADGE OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS STAR XI. It is ordained that the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross of this Order shall upon all great and solemn occasions wear the Badge of the Order, which shall consist of a white enamelled Maltese Cross of eight points, on an oval centre of crimson enamel the Royal and Imperial Monogram of Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria, in gold, within a blue enamelled border inscribed with the motto of the Order, "Victoria", in letters of gold, ensigned with the Imperial Crown enamelled in proper colours; the Badge to be suspended from a dark blue Riband with a narrow edge of three stripes, red white, and red, on each side, the Riband being of the breadth of three inches and three-quarters in the case of Knights Grand Cross, on of the breadth of two inches and one-quarter in the case of Dames Grand Cross, passing from the right shoulder to the left side; and also that they shall wear on the left side of their coats or outer-garments a silver chipped Star of eight points, in the centre whereof shall be a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order, as above described. MANTLES OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS COLLARS OF KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS XII. It is ordained that the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross shall, upon all great and solemn occasions, wear Mantles of dark blue satin, edged with red satin two inches in width, the edging of the collar being half an inch in width, lined with white silk, and fastened by a cordon of dark blue silk and gold, with two dark blue silk and gold tassels attached thereto; and that on the left side of the Mantles shall be embroidered a representation of the Star or a Knight, or Dame, Grand Cross of the Order. And We do command that the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross shall wear, on all days usually termed "Collar Days", a Collar of gold, composed of octagonal pieces and oblong perforated and ornamental frames alternately, linked together with gold; the said pieces being edged and ornamented with gold, and each containing upon a blue enamelled ground a gold rose jewelled with a carbuncle, and the said frame being of gold, and each containing a portion of the inscription "Victoria…Britt. Reg….Def. Fid….Ind. Imp." In letters of white enamel; in the centre of the said Collar shall be, within a perforated and ornamental frame of gold, an octagonal piece, enamelled blue, edged with red, and charged with a white saltire, thereon a gold medallion with the effigy of Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria, from which shall hang the Badge of the Order. EXCEPTIONS TO WEARING COLLAR XIII. It is ordained that the second part of the foregoing Statute shall not apply to any Knight or Dame Grand Cross who shall have restored the Collar of this Order upon receiving a Collar of an Order of higher rank and precedence, not to any Honorary Knight Grand Cross or Honorary Dame Grand Cross who shall not have received a Collar of this Order. ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURN OF COLLAR FOREIGN AMBASSADORS AND MINISTERS WRITTEN UNDERTAKING TO RETURN XIV. It is ordained that all Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross who have received, or shall receive, Collars of this Order shall make arrangements for their return to the Chancery of the Order in the event of the said Knights or Dames receiving Collars of an Order of higher rank and precedence, or on their decease. And it is ordained that a Foreign Ambassador, or Foreign Minister, to the Court of Saint James's, on whom has been, or shall be, conferred the dignity of an Honorary Knight Grand Cross of this Order, and who has received, or shall receive, the Collar of the Order, shall return the said Collar to the Chancery of the Order on his recall to his own country. And we are pleased to declare that every person who receives a Collar of this Order shall, upon receiving it, give a written undertaking and promise to fulfil the provisions of this Statute. BADGE OF KNIGHTS COMMANDERS STAR BADGE OF DAMES COMMANDERS STAR XV. It is ordained that the Knights Commanders of this Order shall wear around their necks a Riband of the same colours and pattern as that of the Knights Grand Cross, of the breadth of one inch and three-quarters, and pendent therefrom the Badge of the Knights Commanders of the Order, which shall be of similar form and pattern to that appointed for the Knights Grand Cross, but of a smaller size; and also that they shall wear, on the left side of their coats or outer-garments, a silver Star, composed of a Maltese Cross with smaller rays issuing from the centre between the angles of the Cross, and in the centre the Badge of the Order, as before described, except that the Cross shall be of frosted silver instead of white enamel; and it is ordained that the Dames Commanders of this Order shall wear a Badge of similar form and pattern to that appointed for Knights Commanders, attached to a similar Riband tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder, and that they shall wear a like Star. BADGE OF COMMANDERS XVI. It is ordained that the Commanders of this Order shall wear a Riband and Badge of similar form and pattern to those appointed for the Knights Commanders and Dames Commanders of the Order, and in the same manner as is prescribed in the preceding Statute for Knights Commanders and Dames Commanders respectively; but that they shall not be entitled to wear or use the Star. BADGE OF LIEUTENANTS XVII. It is ordained that the Lieutenants of this Order shall wear a Badge of similar form and pattern to that appointed for the Commanders of the Order, but of a smaller size, pendent from a Riband of the same colours and pattern, of the breadth of one inch and a quarter, attached to the left side of their coats or outer-garments by men, and tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder by women. BADGE OF MEMBERS XVIII. It is ordained that the Members of this Order shall wear, in like manner, a Riband and Badge similar to those appointed for the Lieutenants of the Order, except that the Cross shall be of frosted silver instead of white enamel. POST NOMINAL XIX. It is ordained that a member of any of the several Classes of this Order, may, on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary, place after his or her name the appropriate letters, namely: I. G.C.V.O., II. K.C.V.O. or D.C.V.O., III. C.V.O., IV. L.V.O., V. M.V.O. INVESTITURE XX. It is ordained that upon the nomination of any person to be a Knight Grand Cross, Dame Grand Cross, Knight Commander or Dame Commander of this Order, he, or she, shall be invested with the Insignia of his, or her, dignity in the Order by Us, Our heirs and successors, and that on the day of the Investiture the person to be invested shall be introduced into the presence of the Sovereign, when the Sovereign, having in the case of Knights Grand Cross and Knights Commanders conferred the honour of Knighthood upon the person so nominated, if he shall not previously have received the said honour, will then proceed to invest him, or her, with the Insignia of the Order in the following manner: The Sovereign will invest the new Knight Grand Cross, Dame Grand Cross, Knight Commander, or Dame Commander with the Riband and Badge, and will deliver to him, or her, or place on his, or her, left side, the Star of the Order appertaining to his, or her, dignity. The Commanders, Lieutenants and Members will be invested in the like manner but with the appropriate Riband and Badge only. DELEGATION OF POWERS OF INVESTITURE DISPENSING WITH INVESTITURE XXI. It is further ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our heirs and successors, by a Warrant or Warrants under Our Sign Manual, and sealed with the Seal of the Order, to authorise some distinguished Officer in Our Service, or other person, to perform, in Our Name, and on Our behalf, the ceremony of investing Knights Grand Cross, Dames Grand Cross, Knights Commanders, Dames Commander, or Commanders with the Insignia of their respective dignities, or to permit the ceremony of Investiture to be dispensed with. And We reserve to Ourself, Our heirs and successors, by Our or their Warrant or Warrants, as aforesaid, full power and authority to permit and authorise such persons to wear the Insignia and enjoy the privileges appertaining to their respective dignities, in as full and ample a manner as if they had been invested by Us, Our heirs and successors: provided nevertheless that, subject to such exception as We, Our heirs and successors may think fit, when an announcement has been approved by The Sovereign and has been published officially to the effect that a person is nominated and appointed a Knight Grand Cross or Knight Commander of this Order he shall henceforth assume the distinctive appellation or prefix of a Knight Bachelor and use the customary letters after the name denoting the appointment to the Order. RETURN OF INSIGNIA ON PROMOTION XXII. It is ordained that on the promotion of a person from a lower to a higher Class of this Order, the Insignia of the Class theretofore worn by him or by her shall be returned to the Secretary of the Order for the service of the Order; and that on the resignation or decease of an Officer of this Order, his Chain and Badge of Office shall be restored for the service of the Order. KNIGHTS AND DAMES GRAND CROSS MAY BEAR SUPPORTERS TO THEIR ARMS, AND SURROUND THEIR ARMS WITH THE CIRCLE AND MOTTO KNIGHTS COMMANDERS, DAMES COMMANDERS AND COMMANDERS MAY SURROUND THEIR ARMS WITH CIRCLE AND MOTTO LIEUTENANTS AND MEMBERS MAY SUSPEND BADGE FROM THEIR ARMS XXIII. It is ordained that, for the greater honour and dignity of this Order, it shall and may be lawful for the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross upon all occasions to bear Supporters to their Arms; and We do by these Presents direct and command Our Garter Principal King of Arms for the time being to grant Supporters to such Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross of this Order as shall not otherwise be entitled thereto. And it shall also be lawful for the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross of this Order to surround their armorial bearings with the circle and motto of the Order, and to suspend therefrom a representation of their Riband and Badge; and for the Knights Commanders, Dames Commanders and Commanders of this Order to surround their armorial bearing with the circle and motto of the Order, and to suspend therefrom a representation of their Riband and Badge; and for the Lieutenant and Members of this Order to suspend a representation of their Riband and respective Badges from the bottom of the escutcheon containing their armorial bearings. CHAPEL OF THE ORDER XXIV. It is ordained that Our Chapel of the Savoy shall be the Chapel of this Order and that herein may be affixed an escutcheon of the Arms of every Knight Grand Cross and Dame Grand Cross, the said Arms to be enamelled with the circle and motto of the Order under which shall be inscribed the name and title of the Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross with the date of nomination. SEAL OF THE ORDER XXV. It is ordained that the Seal of this Order shall consist of the Arms: Azure, a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order proper, impaled with Our Royal Arms, with the following circumscription: "The Seal of the Royal Victorian Order"; and that the Statutes of the Order shall be sealed by and with the same. SOVEREIGN MAY CANCEL APPOINTMENTS XXVI. It is ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our heirs and successors, by an Ordinance signed by the Sovereign and sealed with the Seal of the Order (and on the recommendation to that effect by the Chancellor of the Order) to cancel and annul the appointment of any person to this Order, and that thereupon his, or her, name in the Register shall be erased. But that it shall be competent for the Sovereign to restore to the Order any person whose appointment may have been so cancelled and annulled when such recommendation has been withdrawn. ROYAL VICTORIAN MEDAL XXVII. It is ordained that the Medal of this Order instituted and created by Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria shall continue to be designated and styled "The Royal Victorian Medal", and shall be awarded to such persons, male or female, as may have rendered, or shall hereafter render, extraordinary or important personal services to Us, Our heirs and successors; or who have merited, or may hereafter merit, Our Royal favour. And it is further ordained that any person to whom the Royal Victorian Medal has been, or may be, awarded, may, on all such occasions when the use of such letters is customary, place after his or her name the letters "R.V.M.". DESCRIPTION OF MEDAL XXVIII. It is ordained that the said Royal Victorian Medal, for men and for women, shall be a circular Medal of Silver-gilt, silver, or bronze, having on the obverse the effigy of the Sovereign of the Order, and on the reverse the Royal and Imperial Cypher upon an ornamental shield within a wreath of laurel, and in base a scroll, thereon the words "Royal Victorian Medal". MODE OF WEARING XXIX. It is ordained that the Medal shall be worn by men, on the left side of the coat or outer-garment, pendent from a Riband of the breadth of one inch and a quarter of the same colour and pattern as that appointed for the Members of this Order, and, by women, from a similar Riband tied in a bow and worn on the left shoulder; provided that when the Medal shall be conferred upon foreign persons, male or female, the Riband, while remaining the breadth of one inch and a quarter, shall bear, superimposed upon the dark blue stripe, a central white stripe one eighth of an inch in breadth. MEDAL TO BE WORN IN ADDITION TO INSIGNIA OF ORDER XXX. It is ordained that a member of any of the Classes of this Order, upon whom the Royal Victorian Medal has been, or may be, conferred, shall be entitled to wear the said Medal in the manner provided as aforesaid in addition to the Insignia of the Order. WEARING OF MEDALS OF DIFFERENT CATEGORIES XXXI. It is ordained that any person upon whom a silver-gilt Royal Victorian Medal has been, or may be, conferred, and who has previously received a silver, or bronze, Royal Victorian Medal, or both, shall be entitled to wear both Medals, or the three Medals, as the case may be; and that any person upon whom a silver Royal Victorian Medal has been, or may be, conferred, and who has previously received a bronze Medal, shall be entitled to wear both Medals. CLASP TO MEDAL XXXII. It is ordained that any service which is deemed worthy of recognition by the award of the silver-gilt, silver or bronze Royal Victorian Medal, but is rendered by a person upon whom the particular decoration has already been conferred, may be recorded by a Clasp, attached, for men, to the Riband, and for women, to the centre of the bow, from which the Medal is suspended; and that such Clasp shall consist of a bar inscribed with the year in which it is awarded, and surmounted by the Royal Cypher. FORFEITURE XXXIII. It is ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our heirs and successors, by an Ordinance signed by the Sovereign and sealed with the Seal of the Order (and on the recommendation to that effect by the Chancellor of the Order) to cancel and annul the award of the Royal Victorian Medal in any case, and that thereupon the name of the person concerned shall be erased from the Register of those upon whom the said Medal has been conferred. But that it shall be competent for The Sovereign to restore the Medal to any person whose name may have been so erased when such recommendation has been withdrawn. ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDER XXXIV. It is ordained that the Twentieth day of June every year being the day of the accession to the Throne of these Our Realms of Our Royal Predecessor Queen Victoria, shall be taken and deemed to be the Anniversary of the institution of this Order. OFFICERS OF THE ORDER XXXV. It is ordained that the following Officers shall be appointed to this Order, that is to say, a Chancellor, a Secretary, a Registrar and a Chaplain. CHANCELLOR OF THE ORDER HIS MANTLE HIS INSIGNIA HIS DUTIES XXXVI. It is ordained that the Lord Chamberlain of Our Household for the time being shall be Chancellor of the Order, and that in all ceremonies of the Order and upon all great and solemn occasions to be appointed he shall be habited in a Mantle of white satin lined with dark blue silk edged with red silk two inches in width, fastened by a cordon of dark blue silk and gold, with two dark blue silk and gold tassels attached thereto, and having on the right shoulder thereof an escutcheon Azure, charged with a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order; and that he shall wear around his neck, pendent from a chain of gold, a Badge consisting of a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order within a blue enamelled border inscribed "Royal Victorian Order" in letters of gold, the whole ensigned with the Imperial Crown enamelled in proper colours. To his custody shall be confided the Seal of the Order, which he shall affix, or cause to be affixed, to all Statutes and other documents and instruments of the Order which require to be passed under the said Seal. He shall countersign all instruments appertaining to the Order, and shall perform such further duties in connection therewith as may be directed by these Statutes, or by The Sovereign. SECRETARY OF THE ORDER HIS MANTLE HIS INSIGNIA HIS DUTIES XXXVII. It is ordained that the Keeper of Our Privy Purse for the time being shall be the Secretary of this Order, and that in all ceremonies of the Order and upon all great and solemn occasions to be appointed he shall be habited in a Mantle like unto that assigned to the Chancellor of this Order, and that he shall wear around his neck, pendent from a chain of gold, a Badge consisting of a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order with two gold pens saltirewise between the angles of the Cross, the whole within a blue enamelled border inscribed "Royal Victorian Order" in letters of gold. He shall record all appointments in the Register of the Order, and keep full lists of those who are admitted to it. REGISTRAR OF THE ORDER HIS MANTLE HIS INSIGNIA HIS DUTIES MEDAL LISTS AND CERTIFICATES XXXVIII. It is ordained that the Secretary of the Central Chancery of Our Orders of Knighthood for the time being shall be the Registrar of this Order, and that in all ceremonies of the Order and upon all great and solemn occasions to be appointed he shall be habited in a Mantle like unto that assigned to the Chancellor of this Order; and that he shall wear around his neck, pendent from a chain of gold, a Badge consisting of a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order with a gold book between each angle of the Cross, the whole within a blue enamelled border inscribed "Royal Victorian Order" in letters of gold. He shall assist the Secretary in his duty to keep full lists of those who are admitted to the Order; shall prepare and engross all warrants and instruments which require to be passed under the Seal of the Order; and shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, a copy of the Statutes to every Knight Grand Cross, Dame Grand Cross, Knight Commander and Dame Commander at, or immediately after, his, or her, Investiture, and to every Commander, Lieutenant, and Member immediately after his, or her, nomination. He shall be responsible for conducting all correspondence connected with the service of the Order, and for making such record of it as is necessary, and shall take such steps as may be required to ensure safe custody of all documents relating to the Order. It shall also be his duty to recover the Badges of those who are promoted in the Order. He shall also keep full lists of those persons to whom the Royal Victorian Medal has been granted, and shall prepare certificates to be sealed with the Seal of the Order for delivery to those persons. CHAPLAIN OF THE ORDER HIS INSIGNIA XXXIX. It is ordained that the Chaplain of Our said Chapel of the Savoy for the time being shall be the Chaplain of this Order, that he shall be one of the Officers of the Order and shall take precedence among the Officers of the Order immediately after the Registrar, and that in all Ceremonies of the Order and upon all great and solemn occasions to be appointed he shall wear around his neck, pendent from a chain of gold, a Badge consisting of a representation of the Badge of the First Class of the Order with a red cross between each angle of the Cross, the whole within a blue enamelled border inscribed "Royal Victorian Order" in letters of gold. CHANCERY OF THE ORDER XL. It is ordained that the Chancery of this Order, wherein a record of all proceedings connected therewith shall be deposited and preserved, shall be in the Central Chancery of Our Orders of Knighthood, or in the Office of such other Officer of Our Royal Household as it shall please Us, Our heirs and successors, to command. SIZE OF MINIATURE BADGES XLI. It is ordained that Miniature Badges to be worn by Knights Grand Cross or Dames Grand Cross, by Knights Commanders or Dames Commanders, by Commanders, or by Lieutenants of this Order, shall be replicas in enamel of the Badges of the respective Classes, the size to be half that of the Badge of the Lieutenants of the Order. SIZE OF MINIATURE BADGE TO BE WORN BY MEMBERS XLII. It is ordained that the Miniature Badge to be worn by the Members of this Order, shall be a replica of the Badge of the Members but half the size of that Badge. SEALED PATTERNS OF MINIATURE BADGES XLIII. It is also ordained that Sealed Patterns of the said Miniature Badges shall be deposited and kept in the Chancery of the Order. MINIATURE BADGES PREVIOUSLY IN USE XLIV. It is ordaining that the three foregoing Statutes shall not be held to apply to those Miniature Badges which were in use before the Seventeenth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and twenty-three. STATUTES TO BE OBSERVED XLV. We do hereby command and enjoin that these Statutes shall be of such and the same force, virtue and effect in every respect as if they had been duly made, and the said acts, deeds, matters and things had been duly done, on the Twenty-first day of April, One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six. POWER RESERVED TO ALTER STATUTES XLVI. Lastly, We reserve to Ourself, Our heirs and successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with these Statutes and Regulations, or any part thereof, by a Notification under the Sign Manual of the Sovereign of the Order. Given at Our Court at Saint James's the Twenty-eighth day of December, One thousand nine hundred and eighty-four in the Thirty-third year of Our Reign. By Her Majesty's Command, LEON BRITTAN </div> </div> </div> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Leon Brittan (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Royal Victorian Order (not pictured) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a printed edition of the Statutes and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Although appointments to the Royal Victorian Order are made without ministerial advice, these Statutes were countersigned by the Home Secretary. 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 - Consolidated Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order [1984-12-28] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II making Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order. 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 1984-12-28 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Statutes of the Royal Victorian Order Monarch Royal Prerogative Royal Victorian Order Statutes of Chivalric Orders 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 Alterations to the Prince of Wales' Arms: 1911 Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Royal Family Description An account of the resource Materials related to the alterations to the Prince of Wales' Arms made in 1911. Order in Council Orders in Council are made by the Monarch with the advice of the Privy Council. Transcript A transcript of the document. (L. S.) <div style="text-align:center;"> AT THE COURT AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE,</div> <div style="text-align:center;">The 4th day of March, 1911</div> <div style="text-align:center;">PRESENT, THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL. </div> HIS MAJESTY was this day pleased by and wth the advice of His Privy Council, to order that the Arms of the August House of Saxony, which have been customarily borne upon an escutcheon of Pretense in the achievement of the Prince of Wales, shall be removed, and that there shall be substituted in place thereof the following Arms as representing the Principality of Wales—videlicet—"Quarterly Or and Gules four lions passant guardant counterchanged, ensigned by the Coronet of His degree": The same to be borne in conformity to the drawing annexed. And that the Most Noble Henry, Duke of Norfolk, K. G., G. C. V. O., Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England, do forthwith cause the necessary directions to be given herein accordingly. <div style="text-align:right;">(Sgd.) Almeric FitzRoy</div> Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Body of the Order begins with a drop cap. Black-bordered Privy Council Seal in the upper left. 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 - Making Alterations to the Prince of Wales' Arms [1911-03-04] Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Royal Family Description An account of the resource Order in Council of King George V making alterations to the Prince of Wales' Arms. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George V Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1911-03-04 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I76/97 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/395">Earl Marshal's Order</a> Heraldry Monarch Prince of Wales 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 Alterations to the Prince of Wales' Arms: 1911 Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Royal Family Description An account of the resource Materials related to the alterations to the Prince of Wales' Arms made in 1911. Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Whereas His Majesty in Council on the Fourth day of March instant was pleased by and wiht the advice of His Privy Council to order that the Arms of the August House of Saxony which have been customarily borne upon an escutcheon of Pretense in the achievement of the Prince of Wales, shall be removed, and that there shall be substituted in place thereof the following Arms as representing the Principality of Wales, videlicet:- Quarterly Or and Gules four lions passant guardant countercharged ensigned by the Coronet of His degree: The same to be borne in Conformity to the drawing annexed to the said Order: And whereas His Majesty was further pleased to direct that I should cause the necessary directions to be given therein accordingly. I Henry, 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 His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, do hereby order and require you to observe on all occasions the said Order in Council by setting forth the Arms of His said Royal Highness in conformity with the directions therein contained and the drawing annexed and that you do cause the same to be duly recorded in the College of Arms. For which this shall be your Warrant. Given under my hand and seal this twenty seventh day of March 1911 <div style="text-align:right;">Norfolk. E. M.</div> To the Kings Heralds and Pursuivants of the College of Arms Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript 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 for Taking Note of Alterations to the Prince of Wales' Arms [1911-03-27] Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Royal Family Description An account of the resource Warrant of the Duke of Norfolk directing the Officers of Arms to take note of changes to the Prince of Wales' Arms. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Henry, 15th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1911-03-27 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I76/97 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/396">Order in Council</a> Earl Marshal Heraldry Officers of Arms Royal Family https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/7ce3814ab1efa466ae1abf59c02df6d6.pdf b3e49d1c262f5a791dfb3199ffa58031 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. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R. Elizabeth 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 Counsellor James Peter Hymers Baron Mackay of Clashfern Our Chancellor of Great Britain 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: ELIZABETH 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 all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do by these Presents erect appoint and create Our trusty and well beloved Denis Thatcher of Scotney in Our County of Kent Esquire Member of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire upon whom has been conferred the Territorial Efficiency Decoration to the dignity state and degree of a Baronet And for Us Our heirs and successors do appoint give and grant unto him the name dignity state degree style and title of Baronet to have and to hold unto him and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten and to be begotten Willing and by these Presents granting for Us Our heirs and successors that he and his heirs male aforesaid may enjoy and use all the rights privileges precedences and advantages to the degree of a Baronet duly and of right belonging which Baronets of Our United Kingdom have heretofore used and enjoyed or as they do at present use and enjoy In Witness &c. Witness &c. Given at Our Court at Saint James’s the fourth day of February one thousand nine hundred and ninety-one in the thirty-ninth year of Our Reign BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND (Sgd.) Kenneth Baker MAY IT PLEASE YOUR MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY This contains a Warrant to the Lord High Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal granting unto Denis Thatcher, Esquire, M.B.E., T.D., of Scotney in Your Majesty’s County of Kent the Dignity of a Baronet of Your United Kingdom And this Warrant is prepared according to Your Majesty’s Royal Command Signified by Mr. Secretary Baker LEGG Clerk of the Crown in Chancery Received the 4th day of February 1991 (Sgd.) Mackay of Clashfern C. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Kenneth Baker (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black and white Royal Arms at the top. First instance of the royal name has a drop cap and is printed in larger type. Second instance of the royal name is capitalized. Recipient's name and title are in boldface. Elements of the date clause are entered by hand. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. To date, this is the last time a baronetcy has been created. 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 Conferring the Baronetcy of Thatcher of Scotney [1991-02-04] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass Letters Patent under the Great Seal granting the dignity of a Baronet of the United Kingdom to Denis Thatcher. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 83/673 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-02-04 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> <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1082/schedule/1/made">The Crown Office (Forms and Proclamations Rules) Order 1988</a> Baronets Great Seal Home Secretary Honors Lord Chancellor Monarch Statutory Power 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 Alterations in the Royal Arms: 1837 Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Description An account of the resource Queen Victoria's Accession brought an end to the personal union between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Hanover. Hanover didn't allow women to inherit the crown, so the German kingdom passed to the Duke of Cumberland. As a consequence, the British Royal Arms had to be changed to remove references to Hanover. 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 A Proclamation.</div> Victoria, R. Whereas King George the Third by His Royal Proclamation, bearing date the first day of January One thousand eight hundred and one did by and with the advice of His Privy Council amongst other things appoint and declare that with the Arms and Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland there should be borne on an Escocheon of Pretense the Arms of His Majesty’s Dominions in Germany ensigned with the Electoral Bonnet, and that the Standard of the said United Kingdom should be the same Quarterings as were therein declared to be the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the said United Kingdom with the Escocheon of Pretense thereon thereinbefore described; and that the Arms or Ensigns Armorial aforesaid should be used thenceforth as far as conveniently might be, on all occasions wherein His Majesty’s Arms or Ensigns Armorial ought to be used: And whereas His said Majesty having in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, substituted to His ancient Title of Elector of the Holy Roman Empire the Title of King of Hanover, it was thought fit that an alteration should be made in His Majesty’s Arms or Ensigns Armorial, and it was therefore, by and with the advice of His Majesty’s Privy Council accordingly declared by a Royal Proclamation bearing date the eighth day of June in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen, that instead of the Arms of His Majesty’s Dominions in Germany ensigned with the Electoral Bonnet as directed by His Majesty’s Proclamation above mentioned there should thenceforth be used and borne with the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of His Majesty’s said United Kingdom, on an Escocheon of Pretense the Arms of His Majesty’s Dominions in Germany ensigned with the Hanoverian Royal Crown, and that the Standard of the said United Kingdom should be the same Quarterings as by His Majesty’s said Proclamation were declared to be the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the said United Kingdom with the Escocheon of Pretense ensigned with the said Hanoverian Crown instead of the Electoral Bonnet: And whereas upon the demise of His late most Sacred Majesty the German Dominions of His late Majesty have passed from the Crown of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and devolved upon His Royal Highness Prince Ernest Augustus Duke of Cumberland now King of Hanover, We have thought fit by and with the advice of Our Privy Council to declare that henceforth the Shield or Escocheon of Pretense representing His late Majesty’s Dominions in Germany and ensigned with the Hanoverian Royal Crown shall be omitted and the Shield left to contain the Arms or Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland only: But nevertheless it is Our Will and Pleasure that all such Gold Silver and Copper Monies as on the day before the twenty sixth day of this instant July were current and lawful monies of Great Britain and all such Gold, Silver and Copper Monies as shall on or after this day be coined by Our authority, with the like Impressions until Our Will and Pleasure shall be otherwise declared shall be deemed and taken to be current and lawful monies of the said United Kingdom in Great Britain; and that all such Gold Silver and Copper Monies as on the day before the twenty sixth day of this instant July were current and lawful monies of Ireland and all such Gold Silver and Copper monies as shall on or after this day be coined by Our Authority with the like Impressions, until Our Will and Pleasure shall be otherwise declared, shall be deemed and taken to be current and lawful monies of the said United Kingdom in Ireland; and all such monies as shall have been coined for and issued in any of the Dominions of the said United Kingdom and declared by Royal Proclamation to be current and lawful money of such Dominions respectively bearing His late Majesty’s Arms or Ensigns Armorial or any part or parts thereof, and all monies which shall hereafter be coined and issued according to such proclamations, shall continue to be lawful and current money of such Dominions respectively, notwithstanding such change in Our Arms or Armorial Bearings respectively as aforesaid, until Our Pleasure shall be further declared thereupon; and all and every such monies as aforesaid shall be received and taken in payment in Great Britain and Ireland respectively and in the Dominions thereunto belonging after the date of this Proclamation, in such manner and as of the like Value and Denomination as the same were received and taken before the date hereof. And it is also Our Will and Pleasure that the several Dies and Marks which have been used to denote the Stamp Duties, and all other Stamps and Marks and Instruments which before the issuing of this Proclamation shall be in actual use, for any public purpose, and in which His late Majesty’s Arms or Ensigns Armorial, or any parts or part thereof respectively, may be expressed, shall not by reason of this Proclamation or any thing therein contained, by changed or altered until the same may be conveniently so changed or altered or until Our Pleasure shall be further declared thereon; but that all such Dies Stamps Marks and Instruments respectively, bearing His late Majesty’s Arms or Ensigns Armorial, used before this twenty sixth day of July instant, or any parts or part of such Arms or Ensigns Armorial, shall have the like force and effect as the same had before the said twenty sixth day of July instant. Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace this twenty sixth day of July 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 handwritten transcript 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 Proclamation - Making Provisions for Coinage Following Alterations in the Royal Arms [1837-07-26] Subject The topic of the resource Coinage Heraldry Privy Council Description An account of the resource Royal Proclamation of Queen Victoria announcing alterations to the Royal Arms. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I51/132-134 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837-07-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Coinage Heraldry Monarch Royal Arms 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 Alterations in the Royal Arms: 1837 Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Description An account of the resource Queen Victoria's Accession brought an end to the personal union between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Hanover. Hanover didn't allow women to inherit the crown, so the German kingdom passed to the Duke of Cumberland. As a consequence, the British Royal Arms had to be changed to remove references to Hanover. Order in Council Orders in Council are made by the Monarch with the advice of the Privy Council. Transcript A transcript of the document. <div style="text-align:center;">At the Court at Buckingham Palace 26 July 1837</div> <div style="text-align:center;">Present</div> <div style="text-align:center;">The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.</div> Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Report from the Lords of the Committee of the whole Council in the words following vizt: "In pursuance of Your Majesty's Order in Council bearing date the 21st day of this Instant July directing a Committee of the whole Council to meet and settle what alterations it may be necessary to make in the Royal Arms in consequence of the demise of His late Most Sacred Majesty whereupon the German Dominions of His late Majesty devolved upon His Royal Highness The Duke of Cumberland now Ernest Augustus King of Hanover. The Lords of the Committee have this day met and been attended by Deputy Garter King of Arms and Richmond and York Heralds who having submitted to their Lordships a drawing of the Royal Arms wherein the Shield or Ineschucheon of Pretense representing the Arms of His late Majesty's German Dominions and ensigned by the Royal Crown of Hanover are omitted, and the Shield left to contain the Armorial Ensigns of the United Kingdom only as the Arms of Dominion as in the Drawing hereunto Annexed. And their Lordships approving of the said Drawing do again humbly to lay the same before Your Majesty in order to receive Your Majesty's Royal Pleasure thereupon. And the Committee are further of opinion that in the Great Seal of the United Kingdom and in all the Seals of Office Stamps Coins or Instruments where Your Majesty's present Arms are now used the alteration above proposed should be observed, and also in Your Majesty's Standard and in the Badges &c for the Kings of Arms and in the several Ornaments of Your Majesty's State in Parliament or elsewhere. And the Lrods of the Committee further submit their opinion that it may be expedient that Your Majesty's Pleasure touching the said Alteration should be signified by Your Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department to the Captain General of all and singular Your Majesty's Land Forces; to the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain; The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain; The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports; The Master eneral and the rest of the Principal Officers of the Ordnance; To Your Majesty's Secretary at War; and to the Master of Your Majesty's Mint; and also to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland." Her Majesty having taken the said Report into consideration, was pleased by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to approve thereof and to order, as it is hereby ordered, That the Right Honble. Lord John Russell Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, do receive Her Majesty's Royal Pleasure upon such parts of the said Report as fall within the Department of Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department and to signify the same within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Islands of Guernsey Jersey Alderney Sark and Man. <div style="text-align:right;">C. C. Greville.</div> Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript 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 Order in Council - Approving Alterations in the Royal Arms [1837-07-26] Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Privy Council Description An account of the resource Order in Council of Queen Victoria approving alterations in the Royal Arms. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I51/130-131 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837-07-26 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Heraldry Monarch Privy Council Royal Arms 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 Alterations in the Royal Arms: 1837 Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Description An account of the resource Queen Victoria's Accession brought an end to the personal union between the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Hanover. Hanover didn't allow women to inherit the crown, so the German kingdom passed to the Duke of Cumberland. As a consequence, the British Royal Arms had to be changed to remove references to Hanover. Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Whereas Her Majesty in Council on the twenty sixth day of July last was pleased to approve of a drawing of the Royal Arms submitted to Her Majesty by the Lords of the Council wherein the Shield of Inescucheon of Pretense representing the Arms of His late Majesty's German Dominions and ensigned by the Royal Crown of Hanover are omitted and the Shield left to contain the Armorial Ensigns of the United Kingdom only as the Arms of Dominion as exhibited in the said Drawing annexed to their Lordships Report: And whereas a copy of the said Order in Council notifying Her Majesty's approbation of the said alterations in the Ensigns Armorial of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland have by Her Majesty's Command been transmitted to me by th Right Honourable John Russell (commonly called the Right Honourable Lord John Russell) one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State and his Lordship having at the same time signified to me Her Majesty's Pleasure that I should give the necessary orders thereupon. I Bernard Edward Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and One of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council do hereby order and require that You take care that the said Drawing of the said Alteration in the Ensigns Armorial of the said United Kingdom be duly followed and observed upon all occasions and together with the said Order in Council and Her Majesty's Proclamation subsequently issued thereon duly registered in the College of Arms: And for so doing this shall be Your Warrant. Given under my hand and seal this thirtieth day of October 1837. <div style="text-align:right;">Norfolk E: M:</div> To the Kings Heralds and Pursuivants of the College of Arms. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript 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 for Taking Note of Alterations to the Royal Arms [1837-10-30] Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Description An account of the resource Warrant of the Duke of Norfolk directing the Officers of Arms to take note of changes to the Royal Arms approved by Queen Victoria. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bernard, 12th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I51/129 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1837-10-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Earl Marshal Heraldry Officers of Arms Royal Arms