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;">Home Office</div> <div style="text-align:right;">Whitehall S.W.1.</div> <div style="text-align:right;">7 November 1938</div> My dear Garter<br />We certainly ought to have told you years ago about the Chairman of the London County Council and my only excuse is that he was made "Right Honourable" in the middle of the Silver Jubilee celebrations and in rather an informal way. That is a poor excuse "so mea culpa" and here are the facts:-<br /><br />The King (King George V) on the recommendation of the then Home Secretary (Sir John Gilmour) conferred upon the Chairman of the London County Council and his successors in office for the time being the right to the style "The Right Honourable" [^prefixed] to his official title of "Chairman of the London County Council." You may remember that in 1935, the London County Council gave a large Evening Party--on May 31st--at which The King and Queen were to have been present and at which The King proposed to announce this honour for the Chairman, in the event however His Majesty was indisposed so The Queen went alone and the announcement was made by the Home Secretary. The communiqué on the subject appeared in the Press on June 1st, and it was gazetted of [sic] June 5th, 1935. There was no Royal Warrant or any formal document at all. <div style="text-align:center;">Yours sincerely</div> <div style="text-align:center;">H. R. Boyd<br /><br /></div> Sir Gerald Wollaston. K.C.B., K.C.V.O.<br /><br /> <div style="text-align:center;">The London Gazette 7 June 1935</div> <div style="text-align:center;">Page 3702.<br /><br /></div> The King has been graciously pleased on the recommendation of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to confer upon the Chairman of the London County Council and his successors in office for the time being the right to the style "The Right Honourable" prefixed to his official title of Chairman of the London County Council.<br />Whitehall<br />5 June 1935<br /><br />(Chapter Book XX. page 135.) Signatures The person who signed the document even if there isn't a wet-ink signature. Harry Boyd (Ceremonial Secretary at the Home Office) Recipient(s) Sir Gerald Wollaston (Garter Principal King 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. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. "Prefixed" has been interlined after "The Right Honourable". The transcript gives the signatory's name as "H. R. Royd," but this is likely a mistake given that H. R. Boyd was the Ceremonial Secretary at the Home Office. 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 - Grant of the Style "Right Honourable" to the Chairman of the London County Council [1938-11-07] Subject The topic of the resource Styles Civic Officials Description An account of the resource Letter from Harry Boyd to Sir Gerald Wollaston regarding King George V's grant of the style "Right Honourable" to the Chairman of the London County Council. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Harry Boyd (Ceremonial Secretary at the Home Office) Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I80/319-320 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1938-11-07 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant London Ceremonial Secretary at the Home Office Chairman of the London County Council Garter Principal King of Arms Monarch Royal Prerogative Style of Right Honourable