Royal Warrant - Statute of the Order of the Garter Regarding Armorial Achievements of Knights Companions [1953-01-02]
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ELIZABETH R.
ELIZABETH the SECOND by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith, Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, to Our Trusty and Well Beloved Servant, the Honourable Sir George Rothe Bellew, Commander of Our Royal Victorian Order, Our Garter Principal King of Arms.
WHEREAS We the Sovereign of the Said Most Noble Order, exercising the Power and Authority inherent in Us, have been pleased from time to time by Warrant to command and predecessors in the Office of Garter to place or cause to be placed in Our Royal Chapel of Saint George at Windsor the Armorial Achievements or Hatchments (commonly called the Stall Plates) of the Knights Companions of Our said Most Noble Order upon the occasion of the admittance of each individually thereinto.
Now it is Our Royal Will and Pleasure that in the future and henceforward you, during your tenure of Office as Our Garter Principal King of Arms, shall place or cause to be placed in Our Royal Chapel of Saint George at Windsor the Achievement of each Knight Companion of Our said Most Noble Order of the Garter immediately after his admittance thereinto as such may from time to time occur.
For which this shall be your sufficient Warrant.
GIVEN at Our Court at Sandringham under Our Royal Sign Manual and the Signet of Our said Order this Second day of January One thousand nine hundred and fifty-three in the First year of Our Reign.
By the Sovereign's Command,
HALIFAX,
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter.
To Our Trusty and Well Beloved Servant
the Honourable Sir George Rothe Bellew, C.V.O.,
Our Garter Principal King of Arms.