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 Statutes of the Order of the Thistle Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Statutes of the Order of the Thistle. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (Sgd.) Elizabeth R WHEREAS by the Statutes of Our Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle the number of Knights Brethren and Ladies is limited to sixteen and We, the Sovereign of the said Order, being desirous of evincing in an especial manner Our Royal regard for Our Most Dear Grandson His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis, Duke of Cambridge, Earl of Strathearn, Baron Carrickfergus, Royal Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, We do hereby, by virtue of the Power inherent in Us as Sovereign, dispense with the said Statutes whereby the number of Knights Brethren and Ladies is limited as aforesaid in so far as may be required for the especial purpose of admitting Our said Most Dear Grandson a Royal Knight of Our said Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle in the after specified precedence, and We do hereby accordingly Declare and Ordain Our said Most Dear Grandson a Royal Knight of Our said Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and We do hereby also Declare Our Royal Will and Pleasure that, except for the express purpose and occasion before mentioned, and during the life of Our said Most Dear Grandson, it is not Our Royal intention that the number of Knights Brethren and Ladies should extend beyond the number of sixteen and We do further Ordain and Declare that Our said Most Dear Grandson His Royal Highness Prince William Arthur Philip Louis shall take place and precedence within Our said Order next to, and immediately after, Our Most Dear Son His Royal Highness Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay, and before all other Knights Brethren and Ladies of Our said Most Ancient and Most Noble Order, any Statute, Decree or Usage to the contrary notwithstanding. <table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;margin-top:1.5em;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:20%;vertical-align:top;border:none;">(L. S.)</td> <td style="text-align:right;border:none;">Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace under Our Sign Manual and the Seal of Our said Order this Twenty-First day of November 2012 and in the Sixty-first Year of Our Reign.</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> BY THE SOVEREIGN'S COMMAND. (Sgd.) Airlie (Sgd.) David Sellar, Secretary Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. David, 13th Earl of Airlie (Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle) David Sellar (Lord Lyon King of Arms and Secretary of the Order of the Thistle) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Order of the Thistle Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Times New Roman. Elements of the date clause have been entered in a calligraphic hand. 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 Royal Warrant - Statute of the Order of the Thistle Appointing the Duke of Cambridge as a Royal Knight of the Thistle [2012-11-21] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Royal Family Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II making a Statute of the Order of the Thistle dispensing with the limit on the number of Knights Brethren and Ladies of the Thistle and admitting the Duke of Cambridge as a Royal Knight. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Statutes of the Order of the Thistle Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012-11-21 Chancellor of the Thistle Honors Lord Lyon King of Arms Monarch Order of the Thistle Royal Family Royal Prerogative Secretary of the Thistle Statutes of Chivalric Orders