Letter This is used for general correspondence that doesn't fit into a specialized category (e.g., ministerial submissions). Transcript A transcript of the document. Buckingham Palace, 15 December 1954 Dear Earl Marshal, I have now laid before The Queen the matter of the correct order of post-nominal contractions, which has been the subject of correspondence between Garter and Ford. In particular, The Queen has seen the letter from Sir Frederick Ponsonby to the War Office dated 28th February, 1912 (of which I enclose a copy) and endorses the ruling there given by her grandfather King George V, with regard to the precedence to be accorded to the letters V.C. when used in juxtaposition with other abbreviations of Orders and Decorations. Her Majesty wishes this precedence to be accorded to the letters V.C. on all occasions where such abbreviations are used, whether civilian or military, and whatever the nature of the ceremonial. Similarly the letters G.C., while taking second place to the V.C. should precede all other post-nominal contractions. With regard to the wearing of Orders, Decorations and Medals, the Sovereign from time to time approves the order in which Decorations should be worn, and this is published in the London Gazette. The Victoria Cross takes precedence before all others and the George Cross comes second. Whenever this list is published, it is always stated that ‘it in no way affects the precedence conferred by the Statutes of certain Orders upon the Members thereof’. I would be grateful if you could inform the College of Arms of Her Majesty’s commands in this matter. Yours sincerely, M.E. Adeane Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Sir Michael Adeane (Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II) Recipient(s) Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This is a transcript taken from the records of the College of Arms and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter - Rules for Postnominal Letters and Order of Wear for the Victoria Cross and the George Cross [1954-12-15] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Victoria Cross George Cross Description An account of the resource Letter from Sir Michael Adeane to the Duke of Norfolk setting out Queen Elizabeth II's commands regarding the precedence accorded to the postnominal letters associated with the Victoria Cross and the George Cross as well as the order of wearing those decorations. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sir Michael Adeane (Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I82/47 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1954-12-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/351">Letter from Sir Frederick Ponsonby</a> George Cross Honors Monarch Private Secretary to the Monarch Procedure Victoria Cross