Royal Warrant - Statute of the Order of the Thistle Regarding Badges [2001-09-12]

Royal Warrant - Statute of the Order of the Thistle Regarding Badges [2001-09-12]

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Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II making a Statute of the Order of the Thistle regarding the wearing of badges on certain occasions.

Queen Elizabeth II

2001-09-12

Jason Loch

(Sgd.) Elizabeth R

WHEREAS, by the Statutes of Our Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, made and appointed by Our Royal Predecessors, certain Regulations were ordained regarding the manner and wearing of Insignia of Our said Order; And We, being minded to institute the wearing of a neck badge by Knights Brethren of Our said Order and an equivalent badge by Ladies of Our said Order on certain occasions, are Pleased to Ordain and Declare that, on formal occasions when full evening dress is not worn, Knights Brethren of Our said Order may wear the Medal of Our said Order as a neck badge pendant from a narrow green ribbon and Ladies of Our said Order may likewise wear on such occasions above the Star on the left side pendant from a green bow the Medal of Our said Order.

(L. S.)

Given at Our Court at Balmoral under Our Royal Sign Manual and the Seal of Our said Order this 12 day of September Two Thousand and one in the 50th year of Our Reign.

BY THE SOVEREIGN’S COMMAND

(Sgd.) Buccleuch and Queensberry Chancellor
(Sgd.) Robin O Blair Secretary

John, 9th Duke of Buccleuch and 11th Duke of Queensberry (Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle)

Robin Blair (Lord Lyon King of Arms and Secretary of the Order of the Thistle)

Seal of the Order of the Thistle

Document is written in a calligraphic hand. Incipit is capitalized and begins with a large initial letter in the margin.