Letter - Transmitting an Instrument under the Royal Sign Manual and a Royal Warrant for its Sealing [1931-12-15]

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Title

Letter - Transmitting an Instrument under the Royal Sign Manual and a Royal Warrant for its Sealing [1931-12-15]

Subject

Great Seal
Royal Family

Description

Letter from Arthur Eagleston to Sir Claud Schuster transmitting an Instrument under the Royal Sign Manual along with a Royal Warrant directing the Lord Chancellor to seal it with the Great Seal.

Creator

Arthur Eagleston (Assistant Secretary at the Home Office)

Source

C 235/2

Date

1931-12-15

Contributor

T. Onslow

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Transcript

HOME OFFICE,
WHITEHALL.

15th December, 1931

CONFIDENTIAL

Sir, 

I am directed by the Secretary of State to transmit to you, herewith, to be passed under the Great Seal, an Instrument under the Royal Sign Manual declaring that Her Royal Highness Princess Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary (Countess of Harewood), G. B. E., shall be styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

A Royal Warrant for the sealing of the document, addressed to the Lord Chancellor, is also enclosed.

I am,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,


(Sgd.) A. J. Eagleston


The Permanent Secretary
to the Lord Chancellor.

Signatures

Arthur Eagleston (Assistant Secretary at the Home Office)

Recipient(s)

Sir Claud Schuster (Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor)

Ornamentation

Emblem consisting of a Union Jack roundel circumscribed with "National Scheme for Disabled Men" and surmounted by the Tudor Crown.

Document is typewritten on paper with a pre-printed letterhead.

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Citation

Arthur Eagleston (Assistant Secretary at the Home Office), “Letter - Transmitting an Instrument under the Royal Sign Manual and a Royal Warrant for its Sealing [1931-12-15],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/291.

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