Order in Council - Appointing a High Sheriff [2023-03-08]

Order in Council - Appointing a High Sheriff [2023-03-08]

Ceremonial

Order in Council of King Charles III appointing Timothy Andrew de Burgh Wates as High Sheriff of Surrey.

King Charles III

2023-03-08

T. Onslow

Surrey

TO Timothy Andrew de Burgh Wates Esq.

WHEREAS HIS MAJESTY was this day pleased, by and with the advice of His Privy Council, to nominate you for and appoint you to be High Sheriff of the County of Surrey during HIS MAJESTY’S PLEASURE:

These are therefore to require you to take the Custody and Charge of the said County, and duly to perform the duties of High Sheriff thereof during HIS MAJESTY’S PLEASURE, whereof you are duly to answer according to law.

Dated this 8th day of March 2023

Printed in Times New Roman.

Motif of St. Edward's Crown surrounded by heraldic plants at the top of the page.

Certain references to the King are entirely capitalized.

Final version would be sealed with the Privy Council seal and signed by the Clerk of the Privy Council. While the Clerk customarily signs Orders in Council, his signature isn't normally paired with "By His Majesty's Command"--language normally associated with a ministerial countersignature.

More recent examples have slightly different stylistic elements. The appointee's name is italicized, and the capitalized portions of the body text are also in boldface.