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What are Letters Patent?

Letters Patent in the United Kingdom are legal instruments typically issued by the monarch. These patents grant an office, right, title, or status to a person. They can also be used for the creation of different corporations or offices, granting city status, granting coat of arms, or for granting royal assent. When a monarch pursues a Patent, there are three different documents involved.
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British Royals

Queen's Green Canopy and Woodland Trust announce first Jubilee Woodland

Woodland Trust, the UK’s largest woodland conservation charity, has announced the first of their 70-acre Platinum Jubilee Woods at Burghley House. The 16th-century Elizabethan mansion is located in Stamford, Lincolnshire, in the northeast part of the country. It was built between 1555 and 1587 by William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I. Burghley’s latest woodland…
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King Charles III

Platinum Champion Awards planned to mark Jubilee

There will soon be another way to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. The Royal Voluntary Service and The Big Jubilee Lunch are searching for Platinum Champions. This award will look for volunteers who have made outstanding contributions to the life of others. While very few details of the award are known, it is believed the award will go out to several people instead of just one particular winner.
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Queen Elizabeth II

Magnolia tree marks Jubilee in Knutsford

On 6 February, The Queen celebrated her Platinum Jubilee, marking the first monarch to hit the tremendous milestone. As the nation celebrates her Jubilee, the town of Knutsford is marking the beginning of its own celebration. A commemorative tree was planted to mark the 70th anniversary of Her Majesty’s accession to the throne. Knutsford town mayor Cllr Stewart Gardiner joined councillors…
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