Letters Patent - Appointing a Canon of Westminster Abbey [2026-01-30]

Letters Patent - Appointing a Canon of Westminster Abbey [2026-01-30]

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Letters Patent of King Charles III appointing Jennifer Adams-Massmann as a Canon of Westminster Abbey.

King Charles III

FOI release

2026-01-30

Jason Loch

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 all to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion have given and granted and by these Presents for Us Our heirs and successors Do give and grant unto Our beloved in Christ Jennifer Helen Adams-Massmann Clerk in Holy Orders Assistant Chaplain and Welfare Officer in Peterhouse College at the University of Cambridge the Place and Dignity of a Canon in Our Collegiate Church of Saint Peter Westminster now void and in Our Gift in full right In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent Witness Ourself at Westminster the thirtieth day of January in the fourth year of Our Reign

Sign Manual Warrant

Wafer Seal

Black and white Royal Arms at the top.

Printed in Times New Roman. Royal name, appointee's name, and appointee's office are in boldface. Royal name begins with a large C that may be a misaligned dropcap.