Letters Patent - Conferring the Style of Royal Highness on Prince Edward [1937-05-27]

Letters Patent - Conferring the Style of Royal Highness on Prince Edward [1937-05-27]

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Letters Patent of King George VI conferring the style of Royal Highness on Prince Edward (formerly King Edward VIII).

King George VI

HO 125/17

1937-05-27

Mark Scott

GEORGE THE SIXTH BY THE GRACE OF GOD OF GREAT BRITAIN IRELAND AND THE BRITISH DOMINIONS BEYOND THE SEAS KING DEFENDER OF THE FAITH

To all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Whereas Her late Majesty Queen Victoria by Her Letters Patent dated the thirtieth day of January in the twenty-fourth year of Her Reign did declare Her Royal Pleasure that certain members of the Royal Family being in lineal succession to the Crown namely the children of the Sovereigns of these Realms and the children of the sons of any Sovereign should have the style title or attribute of Royal Highness And Whereas His late Majesty King George the Fifth did by His Letters Patent dated the thirtieth day of November in the eighth year of His Reign did extend and amend the said Letters Patent by declaring that as well as those hereinbefore mentioned the eldest living son of the eldest son of the Prince of Wales should have the style title or attribute of Royal Highness And whereas Our Brother Edward by his Instrument of Abdication executed on the tenth day of December One thousand nine hundred and thirty-six declared his irrevocable determination to renounce the Throne for himself and for his descendants and by His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 effect was given to the said Instrument and by reason of the said Instrument and the said Act his issue if any and the descendants of that issue will not be in the lineal succession of the Crown Now Know Ye that We of our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion Do hereby declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure that Our Brother Edward having been born in the lineal succession to the Crown shall notwithstanding his said Declaration and the said Act be entitled to hold and enjoy for himself only the style title or attribute of Royal Highness so however that his wife and descendants if any shall not hold the said style title or attribute Our Will and Pleasure further is that Our Earl Marshal of England or his Deputy for the time being do cause these Our Letters Patent or the enrolment thereof to be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others may take due notice thereof In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the twenty-seventh day of May in the first year of Our Reign

By Warrant under The King's Sign Manual

Schuster.

Sign Manual Warrant

Wax Seal

Black and white Royal Arms at the top.

Royal name and titles, the warranty, and Clerk of the Crown in Chancery's name appear to be pre-printed. The body of the document is handwritten in a cursive hand.

Since King George VI didn't have his own Great Seal yet, it was sealed with the Great Seal of King George V.