55 10 668 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 Westminster Government Subject The topic of the resource Monarch Description An account of the resource These documents illustrate the relationship between the Monarch and the Government at Westminster. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Cabinet Paper A paper submitted to the Cabinet. Transcript A transcript of the document. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT. SECRET. C.P. 150 (25). CABINET. SUBMISSIONS TO THE KING ON BEHALF OF A MINISTER WHO HAS LEFT THE COUNTRY. The accompanying copy of a letter from Lord Stamfordham is circulated to the Cabinet by direction of the Prime Minister. (Signed) M. P. A. HANKEY, Secretary to the Cabinet. 2, Whitehall Gardens, S.W.1. March 12th, 1925. .................... BUCKINGHAM PALACE. March 5th, 1925. Dear Waterhouse, The King wishes the Cabinet to be informed that in the event of a Cabinet Minister leaving this country, if he is a Secretary of State all submissions to His Majesty should be made on his behalf by another Secretary of State. In the case of the Minister not being a Secretary of State, the submissions should be made by another Cabinet Minister; unless in the latter case the Under-Secretary of the Department in question is a Privy Councillor. Yours very truly, (Signed) STAMFORDHAM. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir R. Waterhouse, K.C.B., C.M.G., C.V.O., 10, Downing Street. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Lord Stamfordham's letter was addressed to Sir Ronald Waterhouse, Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. 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 Cabinet Paper - Submissions to the King on Behalf of Absent Ministers [1925-03-12] Subject The topic of the resource Monarchy Procedure Ministers of the Crown Description An account of the resource Note by Maurice Hankey covering a letter from Lord Stamfordham regarding submissions made on behalf of absent ministers. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maurice Hankey (Secretary to the Cabinet) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived CAB 24/172/50 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-03-12 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Cabinet Cabinet Secretary Monarch Private Secretary to the Monarch Procedure https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/701dcddb0d6b5c337f85939f048fb0ed.pdf 7167a544517e9b6f1e04dedf28b28314 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 Lord Willoughby de Eresby's Appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England [1950-51]. Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household Description An account of the resource Documents connected with the appointment of Lord Willoughby de Eresby's appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain in 1950. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Minute These are formal communications from one minister to another or from a civil servant to a minister. Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Printed signature of Robert Overbury (Clerk of the Parliaments). Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Office copy. Transcript A transcript of the document. Page 1 COPY. CONFIDENTIAL. LORD ADDISON. Willoughby de Eresby. The office of Lord Great Chamberlain is an hereditary office held in turn by the families of the Earl of Ancaster, the Marquess of Cholmondeley and Lord Carrington or their deputies, the holder changing upon each accession and retaining office, either personally or by deputy, during the lifetime of the reigning monarch. The present holder, Lord Willoughby de Eresby, holds the office as deputy for his father by agreement between the parties interested and by permission of His Majesty. Lord Willoughby de Eresby is not a member of the House and it would be of great advantage to him in the exercise of his office and also of benefit to the House if he were a Peer in his own right. Lord Willoughby, as Lord Great Chamberlain, is in control of the whole Palace of Westminster when Parliament is not in session, although control during the session of Parliament of that part of the Palace allocated to the House of Commons is exercised by the Serjeant at Arms. He is also responsible for the opening of the Palace to the public when Parliament is not actually sitting, and for the control of visitors on these occasions. He is responsible for the security of the Palace, including the recruitment, control and discipline of the staff of Custodians. Lord Willoughby also has very heavy duties in connection with the Opening of Parliament. Besides his duties in the general supervision of the amenities of the House of Lords as Lord Great Chamberlain, he has also to take part in the ceremonial connected with the introduction of Peers.  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 Lord Willoughby de Eresby would, if he were a member of the House, be in a much stronger position, for he could then be appointed a member of the House of Lords Offices Committee (where matters of staffing, including his own staff, and amenities are considered for report to the House) and speak and vote at meetings. At present, he is not admitted to the sittings of the House, nor is he more than an observer at meetings of the Offices Committee, and is only by courtesy allowed access to the Library etc. I do not suggest that a new peerage should be created in Lord Willoughby’s favour; in fact I do not think it is necessary. If the proposal should meet with approval, I suggest that it could be carried out by calling him up in his father’s barony of Willoughby de Eresby. There are many precedents for this — the most recent, I think, being the cases of the present Marquess of Salisbury who was (in 1941) called up in his father’s barony of Cecil of Essendon, and the present Earl of Selborne who, in the same year, was called up in his father’s barony of Selborne. For this purpose it would be necessary for the Prime Minister to make a recommendation to His Majesty, when His Majesty would, if he approved the recommendation, direct the Home Secretary to issue a Warrant to the Lord Chancellor for a Writ of Summons to Parliament to be issued to Lord Willoughby de Eresby. While the calling up of Lord Willoughby would add temporarily to the numbers of the House of Lords, the barony would again merge in the Earldom of Ancaster when he succeeded his father as Earl of Ancaster. It would thus be no more than a temporary expedient to enable Lord Willoughby to execute his duties as Lord Great Chamberlain to the best of his capability, and it is obvious that his position to do this would be improved if he were a member of the House equally with those over whose activities in the Palace of Westminster he is in some position of control, instead of, as at present, being himself outside its membership and therefore not able to attend its sittings and watch its proceedings from the floor of the House. I should add that I have no doubt that Lord Willoughby would be agreeable to be regarded as a non-political Peer while in charge of his office as Lord Great Chamberlain in his father’s lifetime. (Sgd) R. L. OVERBURY. 13th November, 1950. 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 Minute - Lord Willoughby de Eresby [1950-11-13] Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household Palace of Westminster House of Lords Description An account of the resource Minute from R. L. Overbury to Lord Addison regarding the desirability of having Lord Willoughby de Eresby in the House of Lords due to his role as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Robert Overbury (Clerk of the Parliaments) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950-11-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch House of Lords Lord Great Chamberlain https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/cd165d396d852e2082144607f97e77eb.pdf f1521e3e062f6bcc90d2af39d6526187 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 L. S. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R Our Will and Pleasure is, that you forthwith cause Our Great Seal to be affixed to an Instrument bearing date with these Presents (a copy whereof is hereunto annexed) containing a Full Power to Our Trusty and Well-beloved, Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, Esquire, a Member of Parliament, one of Our Ministers of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, authorising and empowering him, in respect of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, to negotiate and conclude with the Minister or Ministers, Plenipotentiary or Plenipotentiaries vested with similar Power and Authority on the part of any other Powers or States any Treaty, Convention, Agreement, Protocol or other Instrument for the arrangement of matters in discussion between Us and such other Powers or States.  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 2 And for so doing this shall be your Warrant. Given at Our Court of Saint James’s, the Sixteenth day of December in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Nine hundred and Ninety-nine and in the Forty-eighth Year of Our Reign. BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND, (Sgd.) Robin Cook To Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor Alexander Andrew Mackay, Lord Irvine of Lairg, QC, Our Chancellor of Great Britain.  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 3 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, &c., &c., &c., To all and singular to whom these Presents shall come, Greeting! Whereas for the better treating of and arranging any matters which are now in discussion, or which may come into discussion, between Us, in respect of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and any other Powers or States, We have judged it expedient to invest a fit person with Full Power to conduct negotiations on Our part, in respect of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Know ye, therefore,  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 4 that We, reposing especial Trust and Confidence in the Wisdom, Loyalty, Diligence and Circumspection of Our Trusty and Well-beloved Nigel Keith Anthony Standish Vaz, Esquire, a Member of Parliament, one of Our Ministers of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, have named, made, constituted and appointed, as We do by these Presents name, make, constitute and appoint him Our undoubted Commissioner, Procurator and Plenipotentiary in respect of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Giving to him all manner of Power and Authority to treat, adjust and conclude with such Minister or Ministers, Plenipotentiary or Plenipotentiaries as may be vested with similar Power and Authority on the part of any other Powers or States any Treaty, Convention, Agreement, Protocol or other Instrument between Us and such Powers or States, and to sign for Us, and in Our name, in respect of Our United Kingdom of  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 5 Great Britain and Northern Ireland, everything so agreed upon and concluded, and to do and transact all such other matters as may appertain thereto, in as ample manner and form, and with equal force and efficacy, as We Ourselves could do, if personally present; Engaging and Promising, upon Our Royal Word, that whatever things shall be so transacted and concluded by Our said Commissioner, Procurator and Plenipotentiary, in respect of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, shall, subject if necessary to Our Ratification, be agreed to, acknowledged and accepted by Us in the fullest manner, and that We will never suffer, either in the whole or in part, any person whatsoever to infringe the same, or act contrary thereto, as far as it lies in Our power.  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> Page 6 In Witness whereof We have caused Our Great Seal to be affixed to these Presents, which We have signed with Our Royal Hand. Given at Our Court of Saint James’s, the ____ day of ______ in the Year of Our Lord One thousand Nine hundred and Ninety-nine and in the Forty-eighth Year of Our Reign. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Robin Cook (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Second Seal (Red) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Royal Warrant is printed in Courier New. Full Powers are printed in a mix of a Gothic font and Times New Roman. The eschatocol is unusual of the Full Powers is unusual. Instead of the usual teste clause ("In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent") it reads "In Witness whereof We have caused Our Great Seal to be affixed to these Presents which We have signed with Our Royal Hand". It then proceeds to a dating clause like those used in Royal Warrants. 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 Affixing the Great Seal to a Full Powers [1999-12-16] Subject The topic of the resource Foreign Affairs Great Seal Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to affix the Great Seal to Full Powers for Keith Vaz. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived C 187/125 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1999-12-16 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/47-48/30/section/2" title="Great Seal Act 1884">Great Seal Act 1884</a> but the resulting Letters Patent are a prerogative instrument. Diplomacy Foreign Secretary Great Seal Monarch 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. Right Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor We greet you well! OUR WILL AND PLEASURE is that you make or cause to be made forthwith One Writ of Summons under Our Great Seal to be directed to Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil (commonly called Viscount Cranborne) eldest son and heir apparent of Our Right Trusty and Entirely-beloved Cousin Robert Edward Peter, Marquess of Salisbury, to be personally present with Us and the Prelates, Nobles and Peers of Our Realm at Our Parliament at Westminster and to sit in his father's Barony of Cecil, of Essendon in the County of Rutland. AND for so doing this shall be your Warrant. GIVEN at Our Court at Windsor the twenty-ninth day of April 1992; In the Forty-first year of Our Reign. By Her Majesty's Command. To Our Right Trusty and Well-beloved Counsellor James Peter Hymers, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, Our Chancellor of Great Britain. Mackay of Clashfern, C Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil (Commonly called Viscount Cranborne). Warrant for WRIT OF SUMMONS. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Lord Mackay of Clashfern (?) (Lord Chancellor) The formatting of the Warrant is somewhat jumbled. One would normally expect to see Lord Mackay's signature below "By Her Majesty's Command." Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. The language of this Warrant is reminiscent of the Warrants for the King's Bill that were issued prior to the Great Seal Act 1884. Similar instruments are still used in connection with certain instruments relating to foreign affairs (cf. the <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/128" title="Royal Warrant to Seal Full Powers">Royal Warrant to Seal Full Powers</a>). Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This document was published in a Select Committee report 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 - Writ in Acceleration [1992-04-29] Subject The topic of the resource Parliament House of Lords Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II directing the Lord Chancellor to pass a Writ of Summons under the Great Seal summoning Viscount Cranborne to the House of Lords in his father's Barony of Cecil of Essendon. 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://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/ldselect/ldprivi/106i/106i07.htm">First Report of the Select Committee on the Privileges Committee (Lords) (18 October 1999)</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992-04-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/126" title="Writ in Acceleration">Writ in Acceleration</a> Great Seal House of Lords Lord Chancellor Monarch Writ Writs are formal commands from the Crown. For example, Writs of Summons summon peers to Parliament. Transcript A transcript of the document. 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 Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil of Essendon in Our County of Rutland Chevalier Greeting Whereas Our Parliament for arduous and urgent affairs concerning Us the state and defence of Our United Kingdom and the Church is now met at Our City of Westminster We strictly enjoining command you upon the faith and allegiance by which you are bound to Us that considering the difficulty of the said affairs and dangers impending (waiving all excuses) you be personally present at Our aforesaid Parliament with Us and with the Prelates Nobles and Peers of Our said Kingdom to treat and give your counsel upon the affairs aforesaid And this as you regard Us and Our honour and the safety and defence of the said Kingdom and Church and dispatch of the said affairs in nowise do you omit Witness Ourself at Westminster the twenty-ninth day of April in the forty-first year of Our Reign. LEGG To Robert Michael James Lord Cecil (Viscount Cranborne) Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. This was the last Writ in Acceleration issued. 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 Writ - Writ in Acceleration for Viscount Cranborne [1992-04-29] Subject The topic of the resource Peerages House of Lords Description An account of the resource Writ in Acceleration of Queen Elizabeth II summoning Viscount Cranborne to the House of Lords in his father's Barony of Cecil of Essendon. 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://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld199899/ldselect/ldprivi/106i/106i07.htm">First Report of the Select Committee on the Privileges Committee (Lords) (18 October 1999)</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1992-04-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/127" title="Royal Warrant for the Writ in Acceleration">Royal Warrant for the Writ in Acceleration</a> House of Lords Peerages https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/1f19b4dc18a96cfb28b78f1a8cbffdd8.pdf b8881fcc93e186dcbbab0050777c82b3 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 Lord Willoughby de Eresby's Appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England [1950-51]. Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household Description An account of the resource Documents connected with the appointment of Lord Willoughby de Eresby's appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain in 1950. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Minute These are formal communications from one minister to another or from a civil servant to a minister. Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Initials of Denis Rickett (Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister) Initials of Clement Attlee (Prime Minister and the First Lord of the Treasury) Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Office copy. Transcript A transcript of the document. COPY. PRIME MINISTER. I understand that when you saw Lord Addison on Monday you agreed that Lord Willoughby de Eresby should be summoned to the House of Lords in one of his father’s baronies. If this is so may I now approach the Palace for informal approval? We are preparing a formal submission for your signature. (Initialled) D.H.F.R. Yes. (Initialled) C.R.A. 22.XI.50. 22nd November, 1950. 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 Minute - Writ in Acceleration for Lord Willoughby de Eresby [1950-11-22] Subject The topic of the resource Peerages Royal Household Description An account of the resource Minute from Denis Rickett to Clement Attlee asking if he should seek informal approval from the Palace for a Writ in Acceleration for Lord Willoughby de Eresby. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Denis Rickett (Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950-11-22 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Lord Great Chamberlain Peerages Prime Minister Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/d0a8d3c920cd595d31f618e69cc4b5f7.pdf b45ca4a3b76144548310bb368bdb06eb 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 Lord Willoughby de Eresby's Appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England [1950-51]. Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household Description An account of the resource Documents connected with the appointment of Lord Willoughby de Eresby's appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain in 1950. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document.  COPY.  <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> 10, Downing Street, Whitehall. 23rd November, 1950. </div>  My dear Lascelles,  As you know, the office of Lord Great Chamberlain is now held by Lord Willoughby de Eresby, acting as deputy for his father by agreement between the parties interested and by permission of His Majesty. Lord Willoughby is not, however, at present a member of the House of Lords, and this is something of a handicap to him in the exercise of his office. He is not admitted to the sittings of the House, nor is he more than an observer at meetings of the Offices Committee, and he is only by courtesy allowed access to certain parts of the House. The Prime Minister has, therefore, come to the conclusion that it would be of great advantage to Lord Willoughby in the exercise of his office, and also of benefit to the House of Lords, if Lord Willoughby were a Peer in his own right. It is not suggested that a new peerage should be created in Lord Willoughby’s favour, and this is not, in fact, necessary. What the Prime Minister would like to propose is that Lord Willoughby should be called up in one of his father’s baronies. If The King were willing to approve such a recommendation, the Home Secretary would then be directed to issue a Warrant to the Lord Chancellor for a Writ of Summons to Parliament to be issued to Lord Willoughby. The barony would again merge in the Earldom of Ancaster when Lord Willoughby succeeds his father. The Prime Minister therefore wishes me to ask whether a recommendation in the sense outlined above would have the informal approval of The King.  Yours sincerely,  (SGD.) D.H.F. RICKETT.  <div style="margin-top:2em;"> The Rt. Hon. Sir Alan Lascelles, G.C.V.O., K.C.B., C.M.G., M.C. </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Denis Rickett (Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is typewritten. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Office copy. Recipient(s) Sir Alan Lascelles (Private Secretary to King George VI) 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 Letter - Seeking Informal Approval for a Writ in Acceleration for Lord Willoughby de Eresby [1950-11-23] Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household Palace of Westminster House of Lords Description An account of the resource Letter from Denis Ricketts to Sir Alan Lascelles seeking informal approval for a proposal to summon Lord Willoughby de Eresby to the House of Lords in one of his father's baronies. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Denis Ricketts (Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950-11-23 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/123" title="Sir Alan Lascelles' reply">Sir Alan Lascelles' reply</a> Lord Great Chamberlain Peerages Private Secretary to the Monarch Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/bf0526748b8427509ccef2e70b296e21.pdf 26dff1db1eb824e4af1a063b98bf4018 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 Lord Willoughby de Eresby's Appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England [1950-51]. Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household Description An account of the resource Documents connected with the appointment of Lord Willoughby de Eresby's appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain in 1950. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document.  COPY.  <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> Buckingham Palace. 24th November 1950. </div>  My dear Rickett,  I have laid before The King your letter of November 23rd. His Majesty gladly approves the suggestion that Lord Willoughby de Eresby should be called to the House of Lords in one of his father’s baronies, in view of the fact that he now holds the office of Lord Great Chamberlain.  Yours sincerely,  (SD.) A. LASCELLES  <div style="margin-top:2em;"> Denis Rickett, Esq., C.M.G., 10, Downing Street. </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Typewritten signature of Sir Alan Lascelles (Private Secretary to the King) Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Office copy. Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Document is typewritten. Recipient(s) David Pitblado (Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister) 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 Letter - Approval of a Writ in Acceleration for Lord Willoughby de Eresby [1950-11-24] Subject The topic of the resource Peerages Royal Household Description An account of the resource Letter from Sir Alan Lascelles to Denis Rickett stating that King George VI had approved Lord Willoughby de Eresby being called to the House of Lords in one of his father's baronies. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sir Alan Lascelles (Private Secretary to the King) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950-11-24 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/124" title="Denis Rickett's letter">Denis Rickett's letter</a> Lord Great Chamberlain Peerages Private Secretary to the Monarch Private Secretary to the Prime Minister Royal Prerogative https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/bd1c3908c4ae3aac0927060863e8b1bd.pdf 385fe842ce1a7a0594d0d3a0c1f7dac5 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 Marquess of Cholmondeley's Appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England [1952] Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household Description An account of the resource Documents connected with the Marquess of Cholmondeley's appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain following the accession of Queen Elizabeth II in 1952. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document.  <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:0.5em;">(ink: Now PA (the formal appointment has been made) DBP (?) 5/6)</div>  <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> 7th February, 1952. </div>   Dear Prime Minister  I beg to inform you that I have taken over the duties of Lord Great Chamberlain from Lord Ancaster pending official confirmation of Her Majesty’s assent which I hope to receive in due course.  <div style="text-align:center;margin-top:1.2em;"> (Sgd.)  Yours sincerely,  Cholmondeley </div>  (pencil: formerly Lord Rocksavage)  <div style="margin-top:1.5em;"> The Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill, OM., CH., MP. </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. George, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley (Lord Great Chamberlain) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Letterhead: "Lord Great Chamberlain" and "House of Lords" surrounding the white Lesser Royal Arms; white text on a red background. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Handwritten filing notes (?) in the upper right and below the signature. Recipient(s) Sir Winston Churchill (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury) 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 Letter - Lord Cholmondeley's Assumption of the Duties of the Office of Lord Great Chamberlain [1952-02-07] Subject The topic of the resource Royal Household Description An account of the resource Letter from the Marquess of Cholmondeley notifying Sir Winston Churchill that he had assumed the duties of the office of Lord Great Chamberlain. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley (Lord Great Chamberlain) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1952-02-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Lord Great Chamberlain Prime Minister Royal Household https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/d116bac44d7a9c3b5bd6fb8f706e2a0e.pdf 48109f08403ed5859ad7df78dfdb7eb5 Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document.  <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.25em;">Page 1</div>  <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;">Leader of the House</div>  <div style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:1em;">CONTROL OF THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER</div>  This is an attempt to set out in summary form what the next steps, as I see them, might be. 1. The Government to complete the present round of consultations with all sections of opinion in the House with a view to deciding exactly what they wish to propose to the House for approval. The text that emerges will presumably be on the lines of the Lord Chancellor’s draft and will include provision for transfer to the Lord Chancellor, on behalf of the House, of some of the L.G.C.’s “prerogative” powers and will be accompanied by a map delimiting the areas of the two Houses. 2. Approach by the Government to the Queen in order to obtain Her informal approval of the text of a draft instrument limiting the “prerogative” powers of the L.G.C. to ceremonial and to the care of the Queen’s Robing Room, Royal Gallery etc., and transferring the rest to the Speakers of the two Houses. This instrument will presumably also make some reference to Westminster Hall. This assumes that the “prerogative” powers can be transferred by this means (a legal question which, I understand, has been brought to the attention of Government Ministers). 3. The Government to inform Lord Cholmondeley and the representatives of the other families concerned of the nature and purport of the Government’s proposals; and to seek their agreement to the way in which it is proposed to proceed (in order to secure that they do not subsequently claim that they have been deprived of their rights by illegal means). 4. Presentation to both Houses of a White Paper setting out the Government’s proposals, and including the text of the draft instrument by the Queen and indicating the Queen’s willingness to sign such an instrument; together with a map. 5. Government Motions in both Houses approving the White Paper. 6. Completion of instrument by the Queen. </div>  <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div>  <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.25em;">Page 2</div> The position will then be that the L.G.C.’s “prerogative” powers are vested in the Lord Chancellor on behalf of the House; but the powers delegated to the L.G.C. by the House will still be with the L.G.C. The next step would, therefore, seem to lie between the following alternatives: 7. Either the House could decide straightaway to reassign to some specified agent (such as, for example, Captain Mackintosh) both the delegated powers which it is about to withdraw from the L.G.C. and the “prerogative” powers which by then will be vested in the Lord Chancellor. 8. Or, alternatively, if such a decision were thought to be going too quick, the House could resume the delegated powers, vest them in the Lord Chancellor (so as to bring both the delegated and the “prerogative” powers together in one repository), make interim arrangements to carry on the administration of the Lords’ part of the Palace and refer the whole question of the disposal of the two sorts of powers to the Offices Committee for recommendation and report. I am sending copies of this note to the Lord Chancellor and the Chief Whip.  <div style="margin-top:2em;"> DAVID STEPHENS. </div>  <div style="margin-top:1em;"> 4th February, 1965. </div> </div> Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Sir David Stephens (Clerk of the Parliaments) Recipient(s) Leader of the House of Lords 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 Letter - Control of the Palace of Westminster [1965-02-04] Subject The topic of the resource Parliament Castles and Palaces Description An account of the resource Letter from Sir David Stephens to the Leader of the House regarding the process for transferring control of the Palace of Westminster. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource David Stephens (Clerk of the Parliaments) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived PREM 5/590 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1965-02-04 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Clerk of the Parliaments Lord Great Chamberlain Palace of Westminster Procedure Royal Prerogative