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. <div style="text-align:right;">Windsor Castle</div> <div style="text-align:right;">17th August 1917</div> <br />Dear Deputy Earl Marshal<br /><br />I am commanded by the King to call to your notice a Royal Proclamation which was issued on the 17th July 1917, declaring that for the future the Name of the Royal House and Family should be "Windsor", and also stating that the King, on behalf of himself and his family relinquished for the future all German Titles and Honours.<br /><br />This will entail the removal of the Shield of Saxony from the Arms of the descendants of Prince Consort, and His Majesty begs that you will give such orders as you deem necessary for a record of the above named Proclamation being made in the College of Arms.<br /> <div style="text-align:right;">Believe me</div> <div style="text-align:right;">Yours very truly</div> <div style="text-align:right;">Stamfordham</div> <br />The Lord Edmund Talbot, M. V. O., D. S. O.<br />Deputy Earl Marshal Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Lord Stamfordham (Private Secretary to the King) Recipient(s) Lord Edmund Talbot (Deputy Earl Marshal) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document 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 - Informing the Deputy Earl Marshal of the Royal Proclamation Changing the Dynastic Name to Windsor [1917-08-17] Subject The topic of the resource Royal Family Privy Council Description An account of the resource Letter from Lord Stamfordham to Lord Edmund Talbot informing him that King George V had issued a Royal Proclamation changing the dynastic name to Windsor and relinquishing the use of German titles and dignities. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Lord Stamfordham (Private Secretary to the King) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I77/313 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-08-17 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/243">Royal Proclamation</a> Deputy Earl Marshal Private Secretary to the Monarch Procedure