Letter - Lord Cholmondeley's Assumption of the Duties of the Office of Lord Great Chamberlain [1952-02-07]

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Letter - Lord Cholmondeley's Assumption of the Duties of the Office of Lord Great Chamberlain [1952-02-07]

Subject

Royal Household

Description

Letter from the Marquess of Cholmondeley notifying Sir Winston Churchill that he had assumed the duties of the office of Lord Great Chamberlain.

Creator

George, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley (Lord Great Chamberlain)

Source

PREM 5/590

Date

1952-02-07

Contributor

Jason Loch

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Transcript

(ink: Now PA (the formal appointment has been made)
DBP (?) 5/6)

7th February, 1952.

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.

(Sgd.) Yours sincerely,

Cholmondeley

(pencil: formerly Lord Rocksavage)

The Rt. Hon.
Winston S. Churchill, OM., CH., MP.

Signatures

George, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley (Lord Great Chamberlain)

Recipient(s)

Sir Winston Churchill (Prime Minister and First Lord of the Treasury)

Ornamentation

Letterhead: "Lord Great Chamberlain" and "House of Lords" surrounding the white Lesser Royal Arms; white text on a red background.

Special Features

Handwritten filing notes (?) in the upper right and below the signature.

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Citation

George, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley (Lord Great Chamberlain), “Letter - Lord Cholmondeley's Assumption of the Duties of the Office of Lord Great Chamberlain [1952-02-07],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/122.

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