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            <text>&lt;div style="line-height:1.8;max-width:700px;margin:auto;"&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;Elizabeth R&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p style="text-indent:2em;"&gt;ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, To Our Trusty and Well-beloved Antonia Romeo,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-indent:2em;text-align:right;"&gt;Greeting!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-indent:2em;"&gt;WHEREAS the Office of Clerk of the Crown in Chancery is now vacant by the resignation of Our Trusty and Well-beloved Sir Richard Nicholas Heaton, Knight Commander of Our Most Honourable Order of the Bath:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-indent:2em;"&gt;NOW KNOW YE that We reposing great trust and confidence in your ability and discretion, do hereby nominate and appoint you the said Antonia Romeo to be Clerk of the Crown in Chancery to have hold and enjoy the said Office with all the Rights Privileges and Advantages thereunto belonging or appertaining.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;Given at Our Court at Saint James's&lt;br /&gt;the      day of      2021&lt;br /&gt;In the sixty-ninth year of Our Reign&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;By Her Majesty's Command&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;Robert Buckland&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Antonia Romeo&lt;br /&gt;Clerk of the Crown in Chancery&lt;/p&gt;
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            <text>Printed in Bookman Old Style.&#13;
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Royal name and title capitalized.&#13;
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Capitalized incipits.</text>
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              <text>Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II appointing Antonia Romero as Clerk of the Crown in Chancery.</text>
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              <text>&lt;a href="Section%208%20of%20the%20Great%20Seal%20(Offices)%20Act%201874" title="Great Seal (Offices) Act 1874"&gt;Great Seal (Offices) Act 1874&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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