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&lt;div&gt;Path: Parliament/Royal Assent/ Comm 09&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div style="color:#c00;font-weight:bold;margin-top:0.25rem;"&gt;COUNSELLORS OF STATE&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ELIZABETH THE SECOND&lt;/strong&gt; 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 right trusty and right well beloved the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and to Our trusty and well beloved the Knights Citizens and Burgesses of the House of Commons in this present Parliament assembled GREETING:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;FORASMUCH as in Our said Parliament divers Acts have been agreed upon by you Our loving Subjects the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and the Commons the short Titles of which are set forth in the Schedule hereto but the said Acts are not of force and effect in the Law without Our Royal Assent AND forasmuch as We cannot at this time be present in the Higher House of Our said Parliament being the accustomed place for giving Our Royal Assent to such Acts as have been agreed upon by you Our said Subjects the Lords and Commons We have therefore caused these Our Letters Patent to be made and have signed them and by them do give Our Royal Assent to the said Acts WILLING that the said Acts shall be of the same strength force and effect as if We had been personally present in the said Higher House and had publicly and in the presence of you all assented to the same COMMANDING ALSO Our well beloved and faithful Counsellor Christopher Stephen Grayling Our Principal Secretary of State for Great Britain to seal these Our Letters with the Great Seal of Our Realm AND ALSO COMMANDING that this Our Royal Assent be notified to each House of Parliament separately pursuant to the Royal Assent Act 1967 AND after this Our Royal Assent shall have been notified to both Houses of Parliament that the Clerk of Our Parliaments do endorse the said Acts in Our name as is requisite and do record these Our Letters Patent and the said Acts in manner accustomed AND FINALLY WE do declare that after this Our Royal Assent given and notified as aforesaid then and immediately the said Acts shall be taken and accepted as good and perfect Acts of Parliament and be put in due execution accordingly In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;WITNESS Ourself at Westminster the  ...................  day of  ...................  in the  ...................  year of Our Reign&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="color:#c00;"&gt;SIGNED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES AND&lt;br /&gt;HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE ANDREW DUKE OF YORK AS COUNSELLORS OF STATE&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="color:#c00;"&gt;SIGNED BY HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE EDWARD EARL OF WESSEX AND&lt;br /&gt;HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE WILLIAM DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE AS COUNSELLORS OF STATE&lt;/p&gt;
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