Letter - Approval of a Writ in Acceleration for Lord Willoughby de Eresby [1950-11-24]
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Title
Letter - Approval of a Writ in Acceleration for Lord Willoughby de Eresby [1950-11-24]
Subject
Peerages
Royal Household
Description
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
Sir Alan Lascelles (Private Secretary to the King)
Source
PREM 5/590
Date
1950-11-24
Contributor
Jason Loch
Relation
Letter Item Type Metadata
Transcript
COPY.
Buckingham Palace.
24th November 1950.
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
Denis Rickett, Esq., C.M.G.,
10, Downing Street.
Signatures
Typewritten signature of Sir Alan Lascelles (Private Secretary to the King)
Recipient(s)
David Pitblado (Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister)
Ornamentation
Document is typewritten.
Special Features
Office copy.
Files
Collection
Citation
Sir Alan Lascelles (Private Secretary to the King), “Letter - Approval of a Writ in Acceleration for Lord Willoughby de Eresby [1950-11-24],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/123.