Miscellaneous - Earl Marshal's Warrant for Recording the Letters Patent Conferring the Style of Royal Highness on Prince Edward [1937-06-30]
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Whereas His Majesty by Letters Patent under the Great Seal bearing date the Twenty seventh day of May last hath declared His Will and Pleasure that his brother Edward having been born in the lineal succession to the Crown shall notwithstanding his declaration and determination to renounce the Throne for himself and his descendants and His Majesty’s Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 be entitled to hold and enjoy for himself only the style title or attribute of Royal Highness so however that his wife and descendants if any shall not hold the said style title or attribute And also hath signified His Royal Will and Pleasure that the said Letters Patent or the enrolment thereof be recorded in His Majesty’s College of Arms.
I, Bernard Marmaduke, Duke of Norfolk, Earl Marshal and Hereditary Marshal of England, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter and One of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council do hereby authorize and require you to cause the said Letters Patent to be recorded in the College of Arms accordingly. For which this shall be your Warrant.
Given under my hand and Seal this Thirtieth day of June 1937.
Norfolk E.M.
To the Kings Heralds and Pursuivants of Arms
and the other Officers of the College of Arms