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                <text>The Marquess of Cholmondeley's Appointment as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain of England [1952]</text>
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            <text>&lt;!-- Note: All underlining and filler lines in this deed are in red ink. --&gt;
&lt;p class="page-number" style="text-align:left;"&gt;Page 1&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;KNOW ALL MEN by these presents that WE The Right Honourable Gilbert James Heathcote Drummond-Willoughby Earl of Ancaster Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Baron Aveland of Aveland.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;The Right Honourable Marjorie Cecilia Dowager Baroness Nunburnholme&lt;/span&gt; Widow of the late Right Honourable Charles Henry Wellesley Second Baron Nunburnholme &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;The Honourable Alexandra Augusta Palmer &lt;/span&gt;(commonly called Lady Alexandra Augusta Palmer) the Wife of William Llewellyn Palmer Esquire &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;The Right Honourable Ruperta Countess of Dartmouth&lt;/span&gt; the Wife of The Right Honourable William Earl of Dartmouth G.C.V.O.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;The Honourable Victoria Alexandrina Weld-Forester&lt;/span&gt; (commonly called Lady Victoria Alexandrina Weld-Forester) the Wife of Major the Honourable Edric Alfred Cecil Weld-Forester &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;The Honourable Derek William Charles Keppel Viscount Bury&lt;/span&gt; the eldest son and heir of The Honourable Judith Sydney Myra Viscountess Bury who died on the Fourteenth day of March One thousand nine hundred and twenty eight and was formerly the Wife of the Honourable Walter Egerton George Lucian Keppel commonly called Viscount Bury and&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;The Most Honourable George Horatio Charles Marquess of Cholmondeley&lt;/span&gt; (being the persons now together entitled to the Office of Hereditary Great Chamberlain of England) in conformity with ancient usage and by virtue of the estate interest power and authority in us vested &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;Do&lt;/span&gt; under and by these presents nominate substitute and appoint the said &lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;George Horatio Charles Marquess of Cholmondeley&lt;/span&gt; to be during the Reign of Her present Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second our sufficient Deputy to perform and execute the said Office of Hereditary Great&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt; Chamberlain of England and to exercise and enjoy all such rights and privileges and do all such acts and perform all such duties and services as to the said Office do belong and appertain.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration:underline;"&gt;IN WITNESS&lt;/span&gt; whereof the said parties hereto have hereunto set their hands and seals the nineteenth day of May One thousand nine hundred and fifty two.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Signed Sealed and Delivered )&lt;br /&gt;by the above named Gilbert )&lt;br /&gt;James Heathcote-Drummond)&lt;br /&gt;Willoughby Earl of Ancaster )&lt;br /&gt;in the presence of:- )&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;ANCASTER&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;MARY DALHOUSIE&lt;br /&gt;40 North Audley Street&lt;br /&gt;London&lt;br /&gt;W.1.&lt;br /&gt;Widow&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;RUPERTA DARTMOUTH&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Signed Sealed and Delivered )&lt;br /&gt;by the above named Marjorie )&lt;br /&gt;Cecilia Dowager Baroness )&lt;br /&gt;Nunburnholme in the )&lt;br /&gt;presence of:- )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NUNBURNCLME&lt;br /&gt;Debdale, Near Kilworth&lt;br /&gt;Leios.&lt;br /&gt;Peer of the Realm.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;MARJORIE CECILIA NUNBURNHOLME&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;VICTORIA ALEXANDRINA&lt;br /&gt;WELD-FORESTER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;BURY&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Signed Sealed and Delivered )&lt;br /&gt;by the above named ) Alexandra)&lt;br /&gt;Augusta Palmer in the )&lt;br /&gt;presence of:- )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;S.C. PARTRIDGE (Col)&lt;br /&gt;Asst. Secretary,&lt;br /&gt;New Scotland Yard&lt;br /&gt;(Retired)&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;ALEXANDRA AUGUSTA PALMER&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CHOLMONDELEY&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Signed Sealed and Delivered )&lt;br /&gt;by the above named Ruperta )&lt;br /&gt;Countess of Dartmouth in )&lt;br /&gt;the presence of:- )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Cambridge&lt;br /&gt;Land Agent.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Signed Sealed and Delivered )&lt;br /&gt;by the above named Victoria )&lt;br /&gt;Alexandrina Weld-Forester )&lt;br /&gt;in the presence of:- )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;F. HOLDSWORTH HUNT&lt;br /&gt;Pond Farm&lt;br /&gt;Aldbourne, Wilts.&lt;br /&gt;Farmer&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Signed Sealed and Delivered )&lt;br /&gt;by the above named George )&lt;br /&gt;Horatio Charles Marquess of )&lt;br /&gt;Cholmondeley in the presence)&lt;br /&gt;of:- )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;S.W. ARMES&lt;br /&gt;28 Belgrave Road&lt;br /&gt;S.W.1.&lt;br /&gt;Secretary&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p class="&amp;quot;=text-align:" style="text-align:center;"&gt;Dated 19th May 1952&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Earl of Ancaster&lt;br /&gt;and Others&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;__________&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;APPOINTMENT&lt;br /&gt;of&lt;br /&gt;The Marquess of Cholmondeley&lt;br /&gt;to be Deputy Hereditary Great&lt;br /&gt;Chamberlain during the reign of&lt;br /&gt;Queen Elizabeth II&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;__________&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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