Order in Council - Approving Alterations in the Royal Arms [1837-07-26]

Order in Council - Approving Alterations in the Royal Arms [1837-07-26]

Heraldry

Privy Council

Order in Council of Queen Victoria approving alterations in the Royal Arms.

Queen Victoria

College of Arms I51/130-131

1837-07-26

Mark Scott

Whereas there was this day read at the Board a Report from the Lords of the Committee of the whole Council in the words following vizt:

"In pursuance of Your Majesty's Order in Council bearing date the 21st day of this Instant July directing a Committee of the whole Council to meet and settle what alterations it may be necessary to make in the Royal Arms in consequence of the demise of His late Most Sacred Majesty whereupon the German Dominions of His late Majesty devolved upon His Royal Highness The Duke of Cumberland now Ernest Augustus King of Hanover. The Lords of the Committee have this day met and been attended by Deputy Garter King of Arms and Richmond and York Heralds who having submitted to their Lordships a drawing of the Royal Arms wherein the Shield or Ineschucheon of Pretense representing the Arms of His late Majesty's German Dominions and ensigned by the Royal Crown of Hanover are omitted, and the Shield left to contain the Armorial Ensigns of the United Kingdom only as the Arms of Dominion as in the Drawing hereunto Annexed. And their Lordships approving of the said Drawing do again humbly to lay the same before Your Majesty in order to receive Your Majesty's Royal Pleasure thereupon. And the Committee are further of opinion that in the Great Seal of the United Kingdom and in all the Seals of Office Stamps Coins or Instruments where Your Majesty's present Arms are now used the alteration above proposed should be observed, and also in Your Majesty's Standard and in the Badges &c for the Kings of Arms and in the several Ornaments of Your Majesty's State in Parliament or elsewhere. And the Lrods of the Committee further submit their opinion that it may be expedient that Your Majesty's Pleasure touching the said Alteration should be signified by Your Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department to the Captain General of all and singular Your Majesty's Land Forces; to the Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Treasurer of Great Britain; The Commissioners for executing the Office of Lord High Admiral of Great Britain; The Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports; The Master eneral and the rest of the Principal Officers of the Ordnance; To Your Majesty's Secretary at War; and to the Master of Your Majesty's Mint; and also to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland."

Her Majesty having taken the said Report into consideration, was pleased by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to approve thereof and to order, as it is hereby ordered, That the Right Honble. Lord John Russell Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, do receive Her Majesty's Royal Pleasure upon such parts of the said Report as fall within the Department of Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department and to signify the same within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Islands of Guernsey Jersey Alderney Sark and Man.

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