https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/fd64cc4a1ff3aee1568d0bbf212e086d.PDF 0272cc154d89645b48e85b27f2acd2c2 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. <div class="instrument royal-warrant" style="line-height:1.6;"> <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p><strong>Page 1</strong></p> </div>  <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <p>L. S.</p> </div> <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>(Sgd.) <em>Charles R</em></p> </div>  <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">CHARLES THE THIRD, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Our other Realms and Territories KING, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, to Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin Edward William, Duke of Norfolk, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Earl Marshal and Our Hereditary Marshal of England</p>  <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>Greeting!</p> </div>  <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">WHEREAS by Letters Patent bearing date the twenty-ninth day of January 2016 under the hands and Seals of Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms certain Armorial Bearings were granted unto and to be borne and used by Andrew James Wells and his descendants with due and proper differences and according to the Laws of Arms;</p>  <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:0;">AND WHEREAS pursuant to an Order of the Family Court at Bristol made on the Seventeenth day of August 2017 the Petitioner Andrew James Wells and his wife Sarah Katherine Jessica Wells did</p>  <div style="text-align:left;margin-top:2em;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>ROYAL LICENCE for the use of the Armorial Bearings of Wells by Elizabeth Zayla Mary Wells.</p> </div>   <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p><strong>Page 2</strong></p>  <p style="margin-bottom:1em;">adopt a child namely Elizabeth Zayla Mary Wells born on the Twenty-seventh day of January 2016;</p>  <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">AND WHEREAS the said Andrew James Wells hath by his Petition humbly prayed Our Royal Licence and Authority that the Armorial Bearings so granted and assigned may be borne and used by his adopted child Elizabeth Zayla Mary Wells and by her descendants with due and proper differences and according to the Laws of Arms;</p>  <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:2em;">NOW KNOW Ye that We of Our Princely Grace and Special Favour have given and granted and do by these Presents give and grant Our Royal Licence and Authority that the said Armorial Bearings with appropriate distinctions may be borne and used by the said Elizabeth Zayla Mary Wells and her descendants with due and proper differences and according to the Laws of Arms the said Armorial Bearings being first duly exemplified according to the Laws of Arms and recorded in Our College of Arms otherwise this Our Licence and Permission to be void and of none effect:</p>   <div style="border-top:2px solid #000;margin:2em 0;"></div> <div class="page"> <div style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p><strong>Page 3</strong></p>  <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:1em;">OUR WILL AND PLEASURE therefore is that you the said Edward William, Duke of Norfolk, to whom the cognizance of matters of this nature doth properly belong, do require and command that this Our Concession and Declaration be recorded in Our College of Arms to the end that Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof:</p>  <p style="text-indent:2em;margin-bottom:2em;">AND for so doing this shall be your warrant.</p>  <div style="text-align:right;margin-bottom:1em;"> <p>GIVEN at Our Court at Saint James’s</p> <p>the <em>13th</em> day of <em>February</em> <em>2023</em></p> <p>In the first Year of Our Reign</p> </div>  <div style="text-align:right;"> <p>By His Majesty’s Command</p> <p>(Sgd.) <em>Dominic Raab</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Dominic Raab (Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Second Seal (Blue) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. Printed in Bookman Old Style. Royal name and title are capitalized. Capitalized incipits. Day, month, and year entered by hand. Pages are bound with blue ribbon. 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 - Armorial Bearings for an Adopted Child [2023-02-13] Subject The topic of the resource Heraldry Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of King Charles III granting armorial bearings to an adopted child. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource King Charles III Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived FOI release Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2023-02-13 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource T. Onslow Earl Marshal Heraldry Lord Chancellor Monarch Royal Prerogative