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&lt;p&gt;Buckingham Palace.&lt;br /&gt;24th November 1950.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;My dear Rickett,&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-indent:2em;"&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Denis Rickett, Esq., C.M.G.,&lt;br /&gt;10, Downing Street.&lt;/p&gt;
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