Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant for Recording the Royal Warrant Declaring the Style and Precedence of Maids of Honour [1912-11-23]

Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant for Recording the Royal Warrant Declaring the Style and Precedence of Maids of Honour [1912-11-23]

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Warrant of the Duke of Norfolk directing the Officers of Arms to record the Royal Warrant of King George V declaring the style and precedence of Maids of Honour to Queens Regnant, Queens Consort, and Queens Dowager.

Henry, 15th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal)

College of Arms I76/285

1912-11-23

Mark Scott

Whereas His Majesty by Warrant under His Royal Signet and Sign Manual bearing date the twenty eighth day of October last hath signified unto me that taking into His Royal Consideration that doubts have arisen as [to] the authority for the style and precedence at present borne and used by Maids of Honour He deems it therefore expedient that the same should be henceforth established and defined and thereby declared his Royal Will and Pleasure that the Ladies who have been or may be appointed Maids of Honour to His dearly beloved Consort Her Majesty Queen Mary, to his dearly beloved Mother, [Her Majesty] Queen Alexandra or to any Queen Regnant of these Realms or Queen Consort or Queen Dowager, in all times hereafter may assume and use the prefix of "Honourable" and shall have and enjoy for life and on all occasions the style of "Honourable" together with the rank and precedence next to and immediately after the daughters of Barons now created or hereafter to be created And also signified unto me His Royal Will and Pleasure that the said Royal Order be observed and kept and that the said Royal Warrant be recorded in the College of Arms I Henry Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order and One of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council do hereby authorize and require you to cause the said Royal Warrant and these Presents to be recorded in the College of Arms accordingly For which this shall be your Warrant. Given under my hand and seal this Twenty third day of November 1912.
To the Kings Heralds and Pursuivants
of the College of Arms

This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original.

"To" has been interlined before "the authority".

"Her Majesty" has been interlined before "Queen Alexandra".