Letters Patent by Royal Warrant 45: Victoria

GUY by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Verac and of Our other Colonies and Territories King Defender of the Faith To all Lords Spiritual and Temporal and all other Our Subjects whatsoever to whom these Presents shall come Greeting Know Ye that We of Our especial grace certain knowledge and mere motion do by these Presents advance create and prefer Our Friend VICTORIA Queen of Victoria to the state degree style dignity title and honour of DUCHESS OF BLUNDELLSANDS

And for Us Our heirs and successors do appoint give and grant unto her the said name state degree style dignity title and honour of Duchess of Blundellsands and by these Presents do dignify invest and ennoble her by girding her with a sword and putting a cap of honour and a coronet of gold on her head and by giving into her hand a rod of gold to have and to hold the said name state degree style dignity title and honour of Duchess of Blundellsands unto her and the heirs of her body lawfully begotten and to be begotten

Willing and by these Presents granting for Us Our heirs and successors that she and her heirs aforesaid and every of them successively may have hold and possess a seat place and voice in the Parliaments and Public Assemblies and Councils of Us Our heirs and successors within Our United Kingdom amongst the Duchessess And also that she and her heirs aforesaid successively may enjoy and use all the rights privileges pre-eminences immunities and advantages to the degree of a Duchess duly and of right belonging which Duchess of Our United Kingdom have heretofore used and enjoyed or as they do at present use and enjoy

In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent

BY MY HAND, THIS EIGTH DAY OF FEBRUARY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD TWO THOUSAND AND TEN

La Roi le veult
Guy Rex