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    <description>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. </description>
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            <text>&lt;p&gt;George R.I.&lt;br /&gt;Trusty and well beloved We greet you well and do hereby signify unto you that having thought fit to give and assign unto Our Most dear Son Prince Henry William Frederick Albert, Arms Crest Coronet and Supporters to be borne and used by His Royal Highness upon all occasions We do hereby declare and ordain that Our said Most dear Son shall use and bear Our Royal Arms surmounted by a Coronet composed of Crosses and Fleurs de lis and differenced by a Label of three points Argent, the first and third points charged with a St. George's Cross and the centre point with a Lion passant guardant Gules And We do further ordain that Our said Most dear Son shall bear and use Our Royal Crest and Supporters differenced with a like Coronet and Label. We do therefore require authorize and command you and your successors in Office respectively to order marshal and set forth upon all occasions for Our said Most dear Son the aforesaid Arms Coronet Crest and Supporters according to the laws and practice of Arms and as are in&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:left;"&gt;(Sgd.) &lt;em&gt;Henry&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;2.12.48&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:center;"&gt;[IMAGE OF ARMS AND SUPPORTERS]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt;the painting hereunto annexed more plainly depicted And We command you to cause this Our Warrant to be recorded in Our College of Arms whereof you are not to fail. For which this shall be your Warrant Given at Our Court at Buckingham Palace this thirty first day of March 1921 in the Eleventh year of Our Reign&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;By the Sovereign's Command&lt;br /&gt;Fitz Alan of Derwent. D.E.M.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To Our trusty and well beloved Sir Henry&lt;br /&gt;Farnham Burke. K.C.V.O., C.B., Our&lt;br /&gt;Garter Principal King of Arms&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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            <text>Edmund, 1st Viscount Fitz Alan of Derwent (Deputy Earl Marshal)</text>
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        <description>Describe any ornamentation.</description>
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            <text>This text is taken from a handwritten transcript of the document and may not reflect the formatting of the original.</text>
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            <text>This Royal Warrant is not countersigned by a Minister of the Crown but by the Deputy Earl Marshal, Viscount Fitz Alan of Derwent, who was deputizing for his nephew, the Duke of Norfolk, until the latter came of age.&#13;
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The Dule of Gloucester signed by the painting of his arms. This was likely done during a visit to the College of Arms.</text>
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              <text>Royal Warrant - Granting Arms to Prince Henry [1921-03-31]</text>
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              <text>Heraldry</text>
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              <text>Royal Warrant of King George V granting arms to Prince Henry.</text>
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              <text>King George V</text>
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              <text>College of Arms I78/248-250</text>
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              <text>1921-03-31</text>
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              <text>Mark Scott</text>
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