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 Grants of Precedence Subject The topic of the resource Precedence Description An account of the resource Materials relating to grants of precedence to various groups and individuals. Royal Warrant 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. Transcript A transcript of the document. <p>George R</p> <p>George the Sixth by the Grace of God of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith To Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin and Counsellor, Bernard Marmaduke, Duke of Norfolk, Knight of Our Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of Our Royal Victorian Order, Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England, Greeting! Whereas We having taken into Our Royal Consideration that Our Trusty and Well Beloved Richard Brandram, Esquire, upon whom has been conferred the Decoration of the Military Cross, Major in Our Royal Regiment of Artillery, has lately intermarried with the Princess Katherine of Greece, daughter of His late Majesty Constantine the First, King of Greece, whereby she has become a subject of these Our Realms, We have thought fit to and do hereby signify Our Royal Will and Pleasure to declare and ordain that the said Katherine Brandram (hitherto known as the Princess Katherine of Greece) shall henceforth have hold and enjoy upon all occasions the same style, title, place, pre-eminence and precedence as the daughter of a Duke of this Our United Kingdom. Our Will and Pleasure therefore is that you the said Bernard Marmaduke, Duke of Norfolk, to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong, do see this Our Order observed and kept and that you do cause these Presents to be recorded in Our College of Arms. And for so doing this shall be your Warrant.</p> <p>Given at Our Court at Saint James’s this Twenty-fifth day of August 1947; In the Eleventh year of Our Reign.</p> <div style="text-align:center;">By His Majesty’s Command</div> <div style="text-align:center;">J. Chuter Ede</div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. James Chuter Ede (Secretary of State for the Home Department) 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 Royal Warrant - Grant of Precedence to a Daughter of King Constantine I of Greece [1947-08-25] Subject The topic of the resource Precedence Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King George VI granting Katherine Brandram (Princess Katherine of Greece) precedence as the daughter of a duke. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King George VI Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived College of Arms I82/193-194 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1947-08-25 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mark Scott Relation A related resource <a href="https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/497">Earl Marshal's Order</a> Home Secretary Monarch Precedence Royal Prerogative