Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Order for Recording the Royal Warrant Granting Precedence to a Daughter of King Constantine I of Greece [1947-09-29]

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Title

Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Order for Recording the Royal Warrant Granting Precedence to a Daughter of King Constantine I of Greece [1947-09-29]

Subject

Precedence

Description

Order of the Duke of Norfolk directing the Officers of Arms to record the Royal Warrant of King George VI granting Katherine Brandram, formerly Princess Katherine of Greece, precedence as a daughter of a duke.

Creator

Bernard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal)

Source

College of Arms I82/194

Date

1947-09-29

Contributor

Mark Scott

Relation

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Transcript

Whereas His Majesty by Warrant under His Royal Signet and Sign Manual bearing date the Twenty-fifth day of August last hath signified unto me that He hath been graciously pleased to declare and ordain that Katherine (formerly the Princess Katherine of Greece) wife of Richard Brandram, Esquire, upon whom has been conferred the Declaration of the Military Cross, Major the Royal Regiment of Artillery shall henceforth have, hold and enjoy upon all occasions the same style, title, place, pre-eminence and precedence as the daughter of a Duke, and He hath further signified unto me His Royal Will and Pleasure 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 His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council do hereby authorize and direct 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-ninth day of September 1947.

Norfolk E.M.

To the Officers of the College of Arms

Ornamentation

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Citation

Bernard, 16th Duke of Norfolk (Earl Marshal), “Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Order for Recording the Royal Warrant Granting Precedence to a Daughter of King Constantine I of Greece [1947-09-29],” Corpus of British Administrative Instruments, accessed October 20, 2026, https://cbaionline.org/corpus/items/show/497.

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