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            <text>&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;Home Office&lt;br /&gt;Whitehall&lt;br /&gt;9 June 1937&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;342, 469/25.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sir,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I am directed by the Secretary of State to forward herewith, to be recorded in the College of Arms and returned to this Department in due course, Letters Patent under the Great Seal bearing date the 27&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; ultimo declaring that the Duke of Windsor shall be entitled to hold and enjoy the title, style or attribute of Royal Highness.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:center;"&gt;I am, Sir,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="text-align:right;"&gt;Your obedient Servant&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div style="text-align:right;"&gt;H. A. Strutt&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sir Gerald Woods Wollaston, K. C. B., K. C. V. O.&lt;br /&gt;H. M. College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, E. C. 4&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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            <text>Sir Gerald Wollaston (Garter Principal King of Arms)</text>
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              <text>College of Arms I82/262</text>
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              <text>Mark Scott</text>
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