31 10 668 https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/7e4137629fef41144062d00c73b24094.pdf 419c603bfb9d74af8d9773c87f7218cb 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 The Monarch and the Military Subject The topic of the resource Military Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Monarch's relationship with the military. 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. <div style="text-align:left;">(Sgd.) Elizabeth R.</div> Elizabeth II, 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. To Our Trusty and well beloved Basil Raymond Harrington Greeting: <div style="clear:both;"></div> WE, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in your Loyalty, Courage, and good Conduct, do by these Presents Constitute and Appoint you to be an Officer in Our Royal Air Force from the Eleventh day of June 1952. You are therefore carefully and diligently to discharge your Duty as such in the Rank of Flying Officer or in such other Rank as We may from time to time hereafter be pleased to promote or appoint you to; and you are in such manner and on such occasions as may be prescribed by Us to exercise and well discipline in their duties such Officers, Airmen and Airwomen as may be placed under your orders from time to time and use your best endeavours to keep them in good Order and Discipline. And We do hereby Command them to Obey you as their superior Officer and you to Observe and follow such Orders and Directions as from time to time you shall receive from Us, or any superior Officer, according to the Rules and Discipline of War, in pursuance of the Trust hereby reposed in you. GIVEN at Our Court, at Saint James's the Eleventh day of November 1952, in the First Year of Our Reign. <div style="text-align:right;">By Her Majesty's Command (Sgd.) F. J. Fogarty (Sgd.) J. H. Barnes</div> (L. S.) Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Sir Francis Fogarty (Air Member for Personnel) Sir James Barnes (Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Air Ministry) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Embossed Seal of the Air Council Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Royal name, recipient's name, rank, and dates are all in red. Recipient's name, rank, and dates appear to be handwritten. Most of the document is printed in an italic typeface, but the royal name, titles, and date clause are in a Roman typeface. "Her Majesty" in the command clause is in a Gothic typeface. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This is essentially a modified version of a Royal Warrant. The main differences are that the Monarch's ordinal number is written with Roman numerals instead of being written out and the document is not countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Instead, it's countersigned by a Royal Air Force official and a senior civil servant in the Air Ministry. 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 - Commission for a Flying Officer [1952-11-11] Subject The topic of the resource Military Description An account of the resource Commission of Queen Elizabeth II appointing Basil Harrington as a Flying Officer. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived "<a href="https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/collections/document/26382">Basil Harrington's Commissioning Scroll</a>," CC BY-NC 4.0 via International Bomber Command Centre Digital Archive at the University of Lincoln. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-11-11 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/7-8/51/section/1">Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917</a> Air Member for Personnel Military Monarch Permanent Under-Secretary of State at the Air Ministry Royal Air Force Statutory Power https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/e773e01e42aab4b4c953aac68f99237e.pdf 0b1e13b3e48d1cec5241131e69e23478 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 The Monarch and the Order of the British Empire Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire. 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.) (Sgd.) 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 Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to Our trusty and well beloved James Alexander Ferdinand Esquire Greeting Whereas We have thought fit to nominate and appoint you to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of Our Said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. We do by these presents grant unto you the Dignity of an Ordinary Member of Our said Order and hereby authorise you to have hold and enjoy the said Dignity and Rank of an Ordinary Member of Our aforesaid Order together with all and singular the privileges thereunto belonging or appertaining. Given at Our Court at Saint James’s under Our Sign Manual and the Seal of Our said Order this First day of January 1970 in the Eighteenth year of Our Reign. By the Sovereign’s Command. (Sgd.) Philip Grand Master Grant of the dignity of an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire to James Alexander Ferdinand, Esq. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Order of the British Empire Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Embossed Seal of the Order of the British Empire in the upper left. Royal name and incipits are printed in Gothic type. Name is in grey and everything else is black. Most of the document is printed in a Copperplate-like type. Recipient's name, dignity, and date are handwritten. 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 - Grant of an MBE [1970-01-01] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II granting the dignity of a Member of the Order of the British Empire to James Alexander Ferdinand. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1970-01-01 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire Honors Monarch Order of the British Empire Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/9f921f91cc3b262c89bf0bc019e98644.pdf 540fdc39c9930c9b44b63ef3898a7ba7 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 The Monarch and the Order of the British Empire Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Material related to the Monarch's role as Sovereign of the Order of the British Empire. 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.) (Sgd.) George R. George the Sixth by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King, Defender of the Faith and Sovereign of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire to Senhor Antonio de Medeiros e Almeida Greeting Whereas We have thought fit to nominate and appoint you to be an Honorary Officer of the Civil Division of Our said Most Excellent Order of the British Empire We do by these presents grant unto you the Dignity of an Honorary Officer of Our said Order and hereby authorise you to have hold and enjoy the said Dignity and Rank of an Honorary Officer of Our aforesaid Order together with all and singular the privileges thereunto belonging or appertaining Given at Our Court at Saint James’s under Our Sign Manual and the Seal of Our said Order this Twenty seventh day of August 1947 in the Eleventh year of Our Reign By the Sovereign’s Command (Sgd.) Mary R. Grand Master Grant of the dignity of an Honorary Officer of the Civil Division of the Order of the British Empire to Senhor Antonio de Medeiros e Almeida Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Queen Mary (Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Order of the British Empire Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Embossed Seal of the Order of the British Empire in the upper left. Royal name and greeting printed in Gothic type. Most of the document is printed in a Copperplate-like type. Recipient's name, dignity, and date are handwritten. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. While most Royal Warrants are countersigned by a Minister of the Crown, Warrants of Appointment to chivalric orders are customarily countersigned by an officer of the Order who is often a member of the Royal Family. Insignia of an OBE is attached to the Warrant. 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 - Grant of an Honorary OBE [1947-08-27] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George VI granting the dignity of an Honorary Officer of the Order of the British Empire to António de Medeiros e Almeida. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George VI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nour_Haider_Saeed_was_given_the_title_of_Member_of_the_Most_Excellent_Order_of_the_British_Empire_(MBE)_in_1958_by_Queen_Elizabeth_II.jpg">Rua'a Al-Ameri</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-08-27 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Grand Master of the Order of the British Empire Honors Monarch Order of the British Empire Royal Prerogative 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 British Empire Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Statutes of the Order of the British Empire. 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. GEORGE, R.I. George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, to all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting! Whereas by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the Fourth day of June, 1917, in the Eighth year of Our Reign, We have thought fit and been pleased to institute, create, and constitute and create an Order of Knighthood, to be called and known for ever hereafter by the name, style, and designation of “The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire,” whereof We, Our Heirs and Successors for ever shall be Sovereigns. And whereas by Our aforesaid Letters Patent, We did ordain that the said Order should be governed by Statutes and Ordinances in such form and manner as should thereafter be ordained and established by Us and sealed by the Great Seal of the said Order which Statutes so sealed and in future to be given shall be held and received as part and parcel of these Presents, as if the same had been made and every Article thereof had been here inserted and recited in these Letters Patent and been confirmed under the Great Seal of Our said United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Now Know Ye that in pursuance of the said Letters Patent of the Fourth day of June, 1917, We have made, ordained, and established, and by these Presents, sealed with the Great Seal of the said Order, do make, ordain, and establish the following Statutes and Ordinances which shall from henceforth be inviolably observed and kept, that is to say:— 1. It is ordained and enjoined that this Order of Chivalry shall be styled and designated “The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire” in Our said Letters Patent as directed. It is by no other designation to be called. 2. It is ordained that the said Order shall consist of the Sovereign and a Grand Master and of five several classes, viz.: I. “Knights Grand Cross” and “Dames Grand Cross.” II. “Knights Commanders” and “Dames Commanders.” III. “Commanders.” IV. “Officers.” V. “Members.” 3. It is ordained that We, Our heirs and successors, Kings or Queens Regnant of Our United Kingdom, and for ever shall be Sovereigns of this Order, to whom not only all things belonging, but also interpreting, annulling, augmenting, suspending the same, shall apply as far as these Statutes. 4. We do hereby claim, direct, and appoint that a Prince of the Blood Royal, or such other person as We, Our heirs and successors, shall think fit, shall be Grand Master of the said Order, and shall in virtue of his office preside at all Grand Assemblies of the said Order, which he shall assemble from time to time when commanded so to do by Us, Our heirs and successors, and shall see that all Statutes, Ordinances, Rules, and Regulations are duly observed, and that due obedience is paid to the Sovereign’s commands; and it is further ordained that it shall be competent for the said Grand Master, subject to these our Statutes and Ordinances of the Order, and that he shall likewise direct the said Officers unless Summoned under the Sovereign’s sign manual shall be pleased to command an investiture of the said Most Excellent Order. 5. It is ordained that persons to be admitted to this Order shall be such persons, male or female, as may have rendered or shall hereafter render important services to Our Empire, and that Foreign persons upon whom We may think fit to confer the honour of being received into this Order shall be deemed to be, and described as, honorary Knights Grand Cross, honorary Dames Grand Cross, honorary Knights Commanders or honorary Dames Commanders, honorary Commanders, honorary Officers, and honorary Members, as the case may be. 6. It is ordained that no person shall be admitted into this Order who, being a subject of Our Realm, shall have been convicted of treason or of any infamous crime, or any other crime or offence discreditable to his honour as a gentleman. 7. It is ordained that every Knight Grand Cross of this Most Excellent Order shall be entitled to wear, upon the left shoulder, the badge of the Order suspended from a broad purple riband, and that the wives of Knights Grand Cross of this Order shall be entitled to wear the badge of the Order from a riband fashioned into a bow and worn on the left shoulder; that Dames Grand Cross shall be entitled to wear the badge of the Order from a riband fashioned into a bow and worn on the left shoulder; and that Knights Commanders of this Order shall wear a badge similar in design but smaller in size, pendant from the neck by a purple riband of narrower width; and that the wives of Knights Commanders shall wear a similar badge of smaller size, pendant from a purple riband fashioned into a bow and worn on the left shoulder; and that Dames Commanders shall wear a badge similar in design and size, pendant from a purple riband fashioned into a bow and worn on the left shoulder; that Commanders shall wear a badge of similar design, smaller in size, suspended by a narrow purple riband round the neck; that Officers shall wear a similar badge, still smaller, pendant by a purple riband from the left breast, having in the centre of the badge a representation of Britannia; and that Members shall wear a similar badge of still smaller size, pendant by a purple riband from the left breast. 8. It is ordained that Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross of this Most Excellent Order shall have place and precedence next to and immediately before the Knights and Dames Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and may on all occasions use, and enjoy the appellations or style of The Dame for Dames Commanders of this Order before their Christian or first names, that male Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedence next and immediately before the male Members of the Third Class of the Royal Victorian Order, and that Dames Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedence next and immediately before the wives of Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, and may on all occasions use, and enjoy the appellation and style of Dame before their Christian or first names, that male Officers of this Order shall have place and precedence next and immediately after the Members of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order, and that female Officers of this Order shall have place and precedence next and immediately before the wives of Members of the Fourth Class of the Royal Victorian Order, that male Members of this Order shall have place and precedence next and immediately after the Members of the Fifth Class of the Royal Victorian Order, and that female Members of this Order shall have place and precedence next and immediately before the wives of Members of the Fifth Class of the Royal Victorian Order. 9. It is ordained that the Insignia of the Sovereign of this Order shall be of the same material and fashion as the Insignia appropriated for the Knights Grand Cross, save only with those alterations which distinguish Our Royal Dignity. 10. It is ordained that the Knights and Dames Grand Cross of this Most Excellent Order shall upon all great and solemn occasions wear the badge of the Order, which shall consist of a cross patonce, enamelled pearl, surmounted or surcharged by a gold medallion with a representation Britannia seated within a circle inscribed “For God and the Empire,” in letters of gold, ensigned with an Imperial Crown, the whole suspended from a purple riband, the width of three inches and three-quarters, passing from the right shoulder to the left side; that the Star of the Order shall consist of a silver star composed of eight points and charged with a medallion as before. 11. It is ordained that the Knights Commanders of this Order shall wear upon the left breast a silver star of eight points charged with a gold medallion as before, and that Dames Commanders shall wear a badge of similar design and pattern attached to a purple riband fashioned into a bow, and worn on the left shoulder. 12. It is ordained that the Commanders shall in the same manner wear the like riband and badge as Knights Commanders of the Most Excellent Order, but that they shall not be entitled to wear the Star. 13. It is ordained that the Officers shall wear a badge of similar form and pattern as that prescribed for the Members of the Order, composed of a smaller size and silver gilt, attached to a riband of the same colour and pattern of the breadth of one and a half inches, attached to the left breast of their coat or outer garment by means of a buckle, and that it may be worn on the left shoulder, tied in a bow. 14. It is ordained that the Members shall wear in like manner the same riband and badge as appointed to Officers of the Order except that the badge shall be in silver. 15. 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, investiture shall be performed, or may be performed, in Our presence or in the presence of the Sovereign, in person, by the presentation of the ensign and badge appropriate to the several classes of the Order, and that the Insignia of Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross of this Order shall be returned to the Secretary of the Order upon the decease of the recipient. 16. It is further ordained that it shall be lawful for Us, Our heirs and successors by Warrant under Our Royal Sign Manual or a Manual countersigned by the Grand Master and sealed with the seal of the said Order to nominate and admit any persons into the said Order, and to confer upon them the honour and dignity of the said Order in Our Service or in the Service of Our Allies and that each person so nominated and admitted shall enjoy and exercise all and every the rights and privileges appertaining to this Our Most Excellent Order. 17. It is ordained that on the promotion of a person to a higher class of this Order the Insignia of the class theretofore worn by him or her shall be returned to the Secretary of the Order for the time being, and that on the resignation or decease of an Official of the Order his Badge of Office shall be restored to the service of the Order. 18. It is ordained that Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross and their respective dependents may be granted the privilege to impale their Arms as supporters to their Arms as are enjoyed by the Knights Grand Cross of Our other Orders of Knighthood. 19. It is ordained that the Seal of the Order shall have engraved thereon a design (that is to say) a representation of Britannia suitably adapted for containing the motto of the Order “For God and the Empire,” and that the Statutes of the Order shall be sealed by and with the same. 20. 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 all appointments of any person to this Order, and thereupon his or her name in the Register shall be erased. But it shall be competent for the Sovereign to restore to the Order any person whose appointment may have been annulled and cancelled when circumstances render it just and expedient. 21. It is ordained that a medal in connection with this Our Most Excellent Order may be awarded to persons, not being members of the said Order, who have rendered conspicuous services without mark of Our Royal appreciation. 22. It is ordained that the medal of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for men and for women shall consist of a circular medal in silver, having on the obverse a representation of Britannia with an inscription of the Order and on the reverse Our Royal and Imperial Cypher, and shall be worn on the left side suspended by a purple riband of one inch and one-eighth or as in inch and a half. 23. It is ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our heirs and successors by a Warrant under Our Royal Sign Manual to cancel and annul the award of any Medal of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and that thereupon the name of the recipient shall be erased from the Register but that it shall be competent for the Sovereign to restore the medal to any person whose name may have been erased when circumstances render it just and expedient. 24. It is ordained that the 4th day of May in every year shall be deemed and taken to be the anniversary of the institution of this Order. 25. It is ordained that the following officials shall be appointed to this Order, that is to say,— King of Arms, Registrar and Secretary, Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod. 26. It is ordained that the King of Arms of this Order shall be nominated by Us, Our heirs and successors, and that he shall assiduously attend the Service of the Order. And further it is ordained that he shall wear about his neck pendant to a purple riband an escutcheon of gold enamelled on a field purpure a representation of Britannia inspiring the Arms of the Sovereign surrounded by the circle and motto of the Order and surmounted by an Imperial Crown. He shall carry the Rod of this Order, which shall be of gold, and two greater supporters the Arms of the Order impaled with those of the Sovereign, and on the lesser square base the Arms of the Order, the whole surmounted by an Imperial Crown; and that he at all Coronations shall precede the Knights Grand Cross and Dames Grand Cross as Our other Kings of Arms are accustomed to do, which badge, rod and crown shall all be of the same materials with those used and borne by Our Garter Principal King of Arms. 27. It is ordained that the Registrar and Secretary shall be appointed by Us, Our heirs and successors, that he shall record all proceedings connected with this Most Excellent Order in a register to be appropriated for that purpose and shall, under the directions of the Grand Master, prepare all Warrants and other instruments to be passed under the Seal of the Order and engross the same, that he shall summon the Knights Grand Cross to attend the Sovereign at all investitures of this Order, that he shall wear around his neck pendant to a purple riband an escutcheon of gold enamelled on a field purpure the badge of the Knights Grand Cross of the Order with two pens saltirewise between the angles in pearl enamel, the whole surmounted by an Imperial Crown. 28. It is ordained that the Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod of this Most Excellent Order shall be appointed by Us, Our heirs and successors, shall wear around his neck pendant to a purple riband an escutcheon of gold enamelled on a field purpure a circular badge of Britannia surrounded by the circle and motto of the Order and surmounted by an Imperial Crown, and that he shall carry the Purple Rod of the Order, having at the top thereof between the motto of the Order surmounted by a representation of Britannia. 29. It is ordained that all and every of the officials of this Order shall ever and before the said office be specially employed by the foregoing Statutes or directed immediately by the Sovereign or Grand Master as they may please to command touching the interests of the said Order and that all the Officers of Arms, Registrar and Secretary, and Gentleman Usher shall be holden during good behaviour. Lastly.—We reserve to Ourself, Our heirs and successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting or dispensing with these Statutes or Regulations or any part thereof by a notification under the Sign Manual of the Sovereign of the Order. Given at Our Court at St. James’s, the Fourth day of June, 1917, in the Eighth year of Our Reign. <div style="text-align:center;">BY HIS MAJESTY'S COMMAND.</div> <div style="text-align:center;">Geo. Cave.</div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Sir George Cave (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Order of the British Empire Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a Gazette notice and so it 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 - Statutes of the Order of the British Empire [1917-06-04] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George V establishing Statutes of the Order of the British Empire. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George V Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Recorded in The Gazette (London Gazette), supplement 30250, August 24, 1917, <a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30250/supplement/8791">8791</a>-8794. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-06-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/214">Royal Warrant for Letters Patent establishing the Order of the British Empire</a> Home Secretary Monarch Order of the British Empire Royal Prerogative Statutes of Chivalric Orders 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. GEORGE R.I. George the Sixth, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, to all to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting! Whereas We have taken into Our Royal consideration the many acts of heroism performed both by male and by female persons, especially during the present war: And whereas We are desirous of honouring those who perform such deeds: We do by these presents for Us, Our Heirs and Successors institute and create a new Decoration which We desire should be highly prized and eagerly sought after. First: It is ordained that the Decoration shall be designated and styled “The George Cross.” Secondly: It is ordained that the Decoration shall consist of a plain cross with four equal limbs, the cross having in the centre a circular medallion bearing a design showing St. George and the Dragon, that the inscription “For Gallantry” shall appear round this medallion, and in the angle of each limb of the cross the Royal cypher “G. VI.” forming a circle concentric with the medallion, that the reverse of the Cross shall be plain and bear the name of the recipient and the date of the award, that the Cross shall be suspended by a ring from a bar adorned with laurel leaves, and that the whole shall be in silver. Thirdly: It is ordained that the persons eligible for the Decoration of the Cross shall be— (1) Our faithful subjects and persons under Our protection in civil life, male and female, within, and belonging to, the Naval, Military, or Air Forces of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain, India, Burma, Our Colonies, and of Territories under Our Sovereignty, Protection or Jurisdiction; (2) Persons of any rank in the Naval, Military or Air Forces of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, of India, of Burma, of Our Colonies, and of Territories under Our Sovereignty, Protection or Jurisdiction, including the Home Guard and, in India, members of Frontier Corps and Military Police and members of Indian States’ Forces, and in Burma members of the Burma Frontier Force and Military Police, and including also the military Nursing Services of the Women’s Auxiliary Services: Our faithful subjects and persons under Our protection in civil life, male and female, within, and belonging to the Naval, Military or Air Forces established by any other part of Our Dominions, the Government whereof has signified its desire that the Cross should be awarded under the provisions of this Our Warrant, and any Territory being administered by Us in such Government. The Cross is intended primarily for civilians and award in Our military services is to be confined to actions for which purely military Honours are not normally granted. Fourthly: It is ordained that awards shall be made only on a recommendation to Us, for civilians by Our Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, and for members of Our Naval, Military or Air Forces, as described in the previous Clause of this Our Warrant, only on a recommendation by Our First Lord of the Admiralty, Our Secretary of State for War or Our Secretary of State for Air, as the case may be. Fifthly: It is ordained that the Cross shall be awarded only for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger, and that the Cross may be awarded posthumously. Sixthly: It is ordained that every recommendation for the award of the Cross shall be submitted with such description and conclusive proof as the circumstances of the case will allow, and attestation of acts as the Minister or Ministers concerned may think requisite. Seventhly: It is ordained that the Cross shall be worn by recipients on the left breast suspended from a ribbon one and a quarter inches in width, of dark blue, that it shall be worn immediately after the Victoria Cross and in front of the Insignia of all British Orders of Chivalry, and that on those occasions when only the ribbon is worn, a replica in silver of the Cross in miniature shall be affixed to the centre of the ribbon. Provided that when the Cross is worn by a woman, it may be worn on the left shoulder, suspended from a ribbon of the same width and colour, fashioned into a bow. Eighthly: It is ordained that the award of the George Cross shall entitle the recipient on all occasions when the use of such letters is customary, to have placed after his or her name the letters “G.C.” Ninthly: It is ordained that an action which is worthy of recognition by the award of the Cross, but is performed by one upon whom the Decoration has been conferred, may be recorded by the award of a Bar to be attached to the ribbon by which the Cross is suspended, that for each such additional award an additional Bar shall be added, and that for each Bar awarded a replica in silver of the Cross in miniature, in addition to the emblem already worn, shall be added to the ribbon when worn alone. Tenthly: It is ordained that the names of all those upon or on account of whom We may be pleased to confer the said Cross, or a Bar to the Cross, shall be published in the London Gazette, and that a Register of such names shall be kept in the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. Eleventhly: It is ordained that from the date of this Our Warrant, the grant of the Medal of the Order of the British Empire, for Gallantry, which was instituted and created by Our Royal Warrant of the twenty-ninth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and seventeen, shall cease, and in lieu thereof the Medal of the Order of the British Empire, for Gallantry, shall be converted into the George Cross, and shall become instead a holder of the George Cross: provided that there shall be a similar change in relation to any posthumous grant of the Medal of the Order of the British Empire, for Gallantry, made since the commencement of the present war. Twelfthly: It is ordained that reproductions of the Cross, known as a Miniature Cross, which may be worn on certain occasions by those to whom the Decoration is awarded shall be half the size of the George Cross. Thirteenthly: It is ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors by an Order under Our Sign Manual and on a recommendation to that effect by or through Our Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, Our First Lord of the Admiralty, Our Secretary of State for War, or Our Secretary of State for Air, as the case may be, to cancel and annul the award to any person of the George Cross and that thereupon the name of such person in the Register shall be erased: provided that it shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors to restore the Decoration so forfeited when such recommendation has been withdrawn. Lastly: We reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting, or dispensing with these rules and ordinances, or any part thereof, by a notification under Our Sign Manual. Given at Our Court at St. James’s, the twenty-fourth of September, one thousand nine hundred and forty, in the fourth year of Our Reign. By His Majesty’s Command, Winston S. Churchill. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Winston S. Churchill (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a Gazette notice, so it 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 - Establishing the George Cross [1940-09-24] Subject The topic of the resource Honors and Awards Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George VI establishing the George Cross. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George VI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Recorded in The Gazette (London Gazette), issue 35060, January 31, 1941, <a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35060/page/622">622</a>-<a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/35060/page/623">623</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1940-09-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Decorations Monarch Prime Minister Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/4f9ad0c55f45ba7172035f19471cd9ac.pdf cdd4333a5993315fb3ad329c79b63521 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. George R. Our Will and Pleasure is That You forthwith receive Our Great Seal of Great Britain from Our Trusty and Welbeloved Edward Woodcock Esq. in whose Hands Our said Great Seal now is, and bring it without Loss of Time into Our Presence. And for so doing This shall be unto You, as well as unto the said Edward Woodcock for delivering the Same, a sufficient Warrant. Given at Our Court at St. James’s the Twenty First day of January 1770 in the Tenth Year of Our Reign. <table style="width:100%;border:none;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:1.5em;"> <tbody> <tr style="border:none;"> <td style="border:none;padding:0;line-height:1.4;">To Our Right Trusty & Welbeloved Cousin and Councillor Thomas Lord Viscount Weymouth, one of Our Principal Secretaries of State</td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;width:1rem;"> ⎤ ⎥ ⎦ </td> <td style="border:none;padding:0;line-height:1.4;text-align:right;">By His Majesty’s Command Rochford</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. William, 4th Earl of Rochford (Secretary of State for the Northern Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from the Secretary of State's Entry Books and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This Royal Warrant was necessary because the Lord Chancellor, Charles Yorke, had taken his own life on January 20. 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 - Receiving the Great Seal [1770-01-21] Subject The topic of the resource Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George III directing Viscount Weymouth to collect the Great Seal of the Realm. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived SP 44/379 f.25 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1770-01-21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Great Seal Monarch Northern Secretary Southern 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 Grants of Precedence Subject The topic of the resource Precedence Description An account of the resource Materials relating to grants of precedence to various groups and individuals. 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. EDWARD, R. & I. Edward the Seventh, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, to Our right trusty and right entirely beloved Cousin and Councillor Henry, Duke of Norfolk, Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of Our Royal Victorian Order, Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England, Greeting! Whereas We taking into Our Royal consideration that the precedence of Our Prime Minister has not been declared or defined by due authority, We deem it therefore expedient that the same should be henceforth established and defined. Know ye therefore that in the exercise of Our Royal Prerogative We do hereby declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure that in all times hereafter the Prime Minister of Us, Our Heirs and Successors, shall have place and precedence next after the Archbishop of York. Our Will and Pleasure further is that you, Henry, Duke of Norfolk, to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong, do cause this Our declaration and establishment of precedence to be recorded in Our College of Arms and to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof. Given at Our Court at Sandringham, the second day of December, one thousand nine hundred and five, in the fifth year of Our Reign. By His Majesty’s Command, A. Akers-Douglas. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Aretas Akers-Douglas (Secretary of State for the Home Department) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a Gazette notice, so it 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 - Declaring the Precedence of the Prime Minister [1905-12-02] Subject The topic of the resource Precedence Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Edward VII declaring that the Prime Minister should have place and precedence after the Archbishop of York. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Edward VII Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Recorded in The Gazette (London Gazette), issue 27860, December 5, 1905, <a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/27860/page/8735">8735</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1905-12-02 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Home Secretary Monarch Precedence Prime Minister Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/624677803e9d0342338553ab418d9794.pdf e9f4fd3993d1eebc97f5110fc85d5291 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. 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 all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting! Whereas We are desirous of recognising outstanding achievements in industry either in increasing exports or in technological innovation We do by these Presents for Us, Our Heirs and Successors institute and create a new Award and We do hereby direct that it shall be governed by the following rules and ordinances: Firstly: The Award shall be designated and styled “The Queen’s Award to Industry”. Secondly: Recipients of the Award shall be entitled to use an emblem approved by Us and to display it on flags, plaques, lapel badges, note-paper, packaging or goods and in other ways consistent with the dignity of recognition granted under the terms of this Our Warrant, and in accordance with the Grant of Appointment. Thirdly: The emblem shall consist of Fretly of two pieces each way terminating in chief and base in pheons aligned in the form of a rectangle and fesswise in demi-cogwheels projecting to the dexter and the sinister thereof, the whole surmounted by the Royal Crown all Or which may be displayed upon a flag Azure to be flown at the place or places authorised or may be used as a device or badge in the manner above prescribed and as hereto appended. Fourthly: There shall be prepared for the guidance of Award holders a Manual which shall prescribe and illustrate the forms of display to be adopted by holders of the Award. Fifthly: The title to display the emblem shall be conveyed by a document to be known as the Grant of Appointment which shall specify the industrial unit or units entitled to display the emblem. Sixthly: The currency of an Award shall lapse after five years. Except where otherwise provided in the Manual of Guidance the date of the year of the Award shall appear on the emblem or in association with it. A fresh Award in a later year shall be signified by an emblem bearing the new date, and the holder will be entitled to display the emblem for five years from that date. During the five years of the currency of an Award the holder shall also be entitled to display emblems signifying any earlier Awards made under this Our Warrant. Seventhly: Awards shall be announced on the twenty-first day of April in each year, the date of the anniversary of Our Birthday. Eighthly: The names of those bodies upon whom We may be pleased to confer the Award shall be published in the London Gazette. Ninthly: The Award shall be granted in recognition of industrial efficiency as demonstrated by outstanding achievement by industrial units within Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Our Channel Islands and Our Isle of Man, in increasing exports or in technological innovation, or in both. The Award shall relate to the production in the United Kingdom of goods. Tenthly: Awards shall be made on a recommendation to Us by Our Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury. Eleventhly: It shall be competent for Us, Our Heirs and Successors by an Order under Our Sign Manual and on a recommendation to that effect by Our Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury, to cancel and annul the Award to any industrial unit. Lastly: We reserve to Ourself, Our Heirs and Successors, full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting or dispensing with these rules and ordinances, or any part thereof by a notification under Our Sign Manual. Given at Our Court at St. James’s this thirtieth day of November, One thousand nine hundred and sixty-five, in the Fourteenth Year of Our Reign. Harold Wilson. By Her Majesty’s Command. THE QUEEN'S AWARD TO INDUSTRY For use when the Grantee (Legal Person) and Award holding unit(s) are different 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 Defender of the Faith, to ……………………………………………… [name and description of recipient (Legal Person)] Greeting! We being cognisant of the industrial efficiency of the unit(s) of the said body hereinafter named; as manifested [in the furtherance and increase of Export Trade] [and] [in Technological Innovation] and being desirous of showing Our Royal Favour do hereby confer upon it [them] The Queen’s Award to Industry for a period of five years from the 21st day of April 19…… until the 20th of April 19…… and do hereby give permission for the authorised flag of the said Award to be flown during that time by the said unit(s) and for the device thereof to be displayed upon letters and communications of the said unit(s) and upon its packages and goods in the manner authorised by Our Warrant of the 30th day of November 1965. And We do further hereby authorise the said unit(s) during the five years of the currency of this Our Award further to use and display in like manner the flags and devices of any former such Awards by it [them] received. Given at Our Court at St. James’s under Our Royal Sign Manual this 21st day of April in the year of Our Lord 19…… in the ……………………… year of Our Reign. By the Sovereign’s Command. THE QUEEN'S AWARD TO INDUSTRY For use when the Grantee (Legal Person) and the Award holding unit are the same 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 Defender of the Faith, to ……………………………………………… [name and description of recipient (Legal Person)] Greeting! We being cognisant of the industrial efficiency of the said body as manifested [in the furtherance and increase of Export Trade] [and] [in Technological Innovation] and being desirous of showing Our Royal Favour do hereby confer upon it The Queen’s Award to Industry for a period of five years from the 21st day of April 19…… until the 20th of April 19…… and do hereby give permission for the authorised flag of the said Award to be flown during that time by the said body and for the device thereof to be displayed upon letters and communications of the said body and upon its packages and goods in the manner authorised by Our Warrant of the 30th day of November 1965. And We do further hereby authorise the said body during the five years of the currency of this Our Award further to use and display in like manner the flags and devices of any former such Awards it received. Given at Our Court at St. James’s under Our Royal Sign Manual this 21st day of April in the year of Our Lord 19…… in the ……………………… year of Our Reign. By the Sovereign’s Command. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Harold Wilson (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) Wilson's countersignature is placed anomalously above "By Her Majesty's Command." 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. It's unusual to see the Prime Minister countersign a Royal Warrant. Normally, they are countersigned by a Secretary of State. However, Warrants like this are an exception to the rule. Note the inclusion of specimen instruments conferring the Award. 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 - Establishing the Queen's Award to Industry [1965-11-30] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II establishing the Queen's Award to Industry. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Recorded in The Gazette (London Gazette), issue 43932, March 22, 1966, <a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43932/page/3233">3233</a>-<a href="https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/43932/page/3234">3234</a>. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-11-30 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Awards Monarch Prime Minister Royal Prerogative The Queen's Award to Industry 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 Styles and Titles of the Royal Family Subject The topic of the resource Royal Family Titles Description An account of the resource Material relating to the styles and titles of the Royal Family. Letters Patent Letters Patent are sealed with the Great Seal of the Realm. Transcript A transcript of the document. GEORGE THE SIXTH BY THE GRACE OF GOD Of Great Britain Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King Defender of the Faith To all Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all other Our Subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do by these Presents advance create and prefer Our most dear and beloved Cousin His Royal Highness Sir Philip Mountbatten Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter Lieutenant in Our Navy to the state degree style dignity title & honour of Baron Greenwich of Greenwich in Our County of London And for Us Our heirs and successors do appoint give and grant unto him the said name state degree style dignity title and honour of Baron Greenwich to have and to hold unto him and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten and to be begotten And Know Ye that We of Our further especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do by these Presents advance create and prefer the said Sir Philip Mountbatten to the state degree style dignity title & honour of Earl of Merioneth and for Us Our heirs and successors do appoint and give and grant unto him the said name state degree style dignity title and Honour of Earl of Merioneth and by these Presents do dignify invest and ennoble him by girding him with a sword and putting a cap of honour and a coronet of gold on his head to have and to hold the said name state degree style dignity title and honour of Earl of Merioneth unto him and the heirs male of his body lawfully begotten and to be begotten And moreover Know Ye that We of Our more abundant especial grace and of Our certain knowledge and mere motion do by these Presents advance create & prefer the said Sir Philip Mountbatten to the state degree style dignity title and honour of Duke of Edinburgh and for Us Our heirs and successors do appoint give and grant unto him the said name state degree style dignity title and honour of Duke of Edinburgh and by these Presents do dignify invest and ennoble him by girding him with a sword and putting a cap of honour and a coronet of gold on his head and by giving into his hand a rod of gold to have and to hold the said name state dignity title and honour of Duke of Edinburgh 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 & successors that he and his heirs male aforesaid and every of them successively may in respect of the said Dukedom Earldom and Barony respectively have hold and possess a seat place and voice in the Parliament and Public Assemblies and Councils of Us Our heirs and successors within Our United Kingdom amongst other Dukes Earls and Barons And also that he and his heirs male aforesaid successively may enjoy and use all the rights privileges pre-eminences immunities and advantages to the degree of a Duke Earl and Baron respectively duly and of right belong which other Dukes Earls or Barons of Our United Kingdom have heretofore used and enjoyed or as they do at present use and enjoy In Witness whereof We have caused these our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the twentieth day of November in the eleventh year of our Reign. By Warrant under The King's Sign Manual. Napier. Warranty The authority for passing the document under the Great Seal. Sign Manual 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. This is a transcript and so it may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. He is referred to as "His Royal Highness Sir Philip Mountbatten" despite not being a prince. 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 - Conferring Titles of Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich On Sir Philip Mountbatten [1947-11-20] Subject The topic of the resource Peerages Royal Family Description An account of the resource Letters Patent of King George VI conferring the titles of Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth, and Baron Greenwich on Sir Philip Mountbatten. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George VI Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-11-20 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Monarch Peerages Royal Family Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/32a82465f74b940c98713376099df6ca.pdf 16d585cd4fa47c7600f49c3533ae39fd 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 class="text-2xl font-bold mt-1 text-text-100" style="text-align:left;">Page 1 (L. S.)</div> <div style="text-align:center;">AT THE COURT AT WINDSOR,</div> <div class="whitespace-normal break-words" style="text-align:center;">The 7th day of March, 1899. </div> <div class="text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5" style="text-align:center;">PRESENT, </div> <div class="text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5" style="text-align:center;">THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY</div> <div class="text-xl font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-0.5" style="text-align:center;">IN COUNCIL.</div> HER MAJESTY in Council was, this day, pleased to declare Her intention of going out of the Kingdom for a short time, whereupon the Draft of a blank Commission making provision for the summoning and holding of the Privy Council and other matters during Her Majesty's absence, was this day read at the Board and approved; And Her Majesty was further pleased to declare and nominate His Royal Highness Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., His Royal Highness Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearne, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., and His Royal Highness George Frederick Ernest Albert, Duke of York, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.V.O., for the purposes therein mentioned. HER MAJESTY was also pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, as it is hereby ordered, that the Right Honourable Sir Matthew White Ridley, Baronet, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, do cause a warrant to be prepared, for Her Majesty's Royal Signature, for passing under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom a Commission conformable to the said Draft, which is hereunto annexed. (Sgd.) A. W. FitzRoy  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"> Page 2 VICTORIA by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith To all Archbishops Dukes Marquesses Earls Viscounts Bishops Barons Knights Citizens and Burgesses and all other Our faithful Subjects whatsoever to whom these presents shall come Greeting Whereas We shall shortly be absent from Our Realm in Foreign parts Know Ye that for divers causes and considerations concerning Us and the tranquility of Our Realm Us hereunto especially moving We having entire confidence in the fidelity of [Our most dear and entirely beloved Sons and most faithful Councillors Albert Edward Prince of Wales K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., Arthur William Patrick Albert Duke of Connaught and Strathearne, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., and Our most dear and entirely beloved Grandson and most faithful Councillor George Frederick Ernest Albert, Duke of York, K.G., K.T., K.P., G.C.V.O.], of Our most especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do nominate and appoint [the said Prince of Wales] in Our said absence and [the said Duke of Connaught and Strathearne] in Our said absence and in the absence of [the Prince of Wales] and [the said Duke of York] in Our said absence and in the absence of [the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Connaught and Strathearne] to summon and hold on Our behalf Our Privy Council and to signify thereat Our approval of any matter or thing whereto they respectively shall be so authorised by writing under Our Sign Manual and to do further on Our behalf any matter or thing whereunto they respectively shall be authorised in manner aforesaid Commanding all and singular Archbishops Dukes Marquesses Earls Viscounts Bishops Barons 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 [Our said Sons and Grandson] as it behoves them In witness &c. witness &c.</div> Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Black-bordered Privy Council seal in the upper left of page 1. Handwritten signature of Almeric FitzRoy (Clerk of the Privy Council) at the bottom of page 1. 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 Draft Commission for Holding Privy Councils in Queen Victoria's Absence [1899-03-07] Subject The topic of the resource Privy Council Delegating Powers Great Seal Description An account of the resource Order in Council of Queen Victoria approving a draft Commission for holding Privy Councils in her absence and directing the Secretary of State for the Home Department to prepare a Royal Warrant for passing the Commission under the Great Seal of the Realm. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Victoria Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived LCO 2/2012 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1899-03-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Delegated Powers Great Seal Monarch Privy Council Royal Prerogative