Miscellaneous - Message from King George V Regarding Abeyant Peerages [1927-07-11]

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Title

Miscellaneous - Message from King George V Regarding Abeyant Peerages [1927-07-11]

Subject

Peerages
House of Lords

Description

Message from King George V expressing his agreement with the terms of the Humble Address of the House of Lords regarding abeyant peerages.

Creator

King George V

Source

Journals of the House of Lords, vol. CLVIII (London, 1926): 200.

Date

1927-07-11

Date is based on when the Message was communicated to the House of Lords.

Contributor

Jason Loch

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Transcript

The Lord Steward reported, "That the Lords with White Staves had (according to Order) waited on His Majesty with their Lordships' Address of Thursday last, to which His Majesty was pleased to return the following most gracious Answer:

"My Lords,

I have received your Address submitting certain recommendations with a view to some limitation being placed on claims to peerages in abeyance.

I will comply with your advice and will issue directions in accordance therewith.""

Ornamentation

This text is taken from the Lords Journals and may not reflect the formatting of the original document.

Citation

King George V, “Miscellaneous - Message from King George V Regarding Abeyant Peerages [1927-07-11],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/431.

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