Miscellaneous This is used for instruments that don't fit any other categories. Transcript A transcript of the document. Whereas Her Majesty by Warrant under Her Royal Signet and Sign Manual bearing date the Twelfth day of May 1953 hath signified unto me that She intends to appoint Moyra Kathleen daughter of James Edward Hamilton Esquire, commonly called Marquess of Hamilton, Captain (retired) the Grenadier Guards, to be one of Her Maids of Honour at Her Royal Coronation to be solemnised upon the 2nd day of June next and it being customary as befitting Her Majesty's Royal Dignity that the persons so appointed to be attendant on Her should not be below the rank of daughters of Earls of the Realm. She hath been graciously pleased in the exercise of Her Royal Prerogative to declare that the said Moyra Kathleen Hamilton shall hold and enjoy the rank and style of the daughter of a Marquess of the Realm for the occasion of Her said Royal Coronation only and hath also signified unto me Her 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 Bernard Marmaduke Duke of Norfolk, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England and One of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council do hereby authorise 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 first day of May 1953.<br /> <div style="text-align:right;">Norfolk E.M.</div> To the Officers of the<br />College of Arms 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 Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant for Recording the Royal Warrant Granting Precedence to a Maid of Honour for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II [1953-05-21] Subject The topic of the resource Precedence Coronations Description An account of the resource Warrant of the Duke of Norfolk directing the Officers of Arms to record the Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II granting precedence to a Maid of Honour for the Coronation only. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bernard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I82/14-15 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-05-21 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/419">Royal Warrant</a> Earl Marshal Officers of Arms Procedure