• The royal sign-manual is the signature of the sovereign, by the affixing of which the monarch expresses their pleasure either by order, commission, or...
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    distinct part of a number of sign languages. There are about forty manual alphabets around the world. Historically, manual alphabets have had a number...
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    Peerage, and to the preparation of royal documents such as warrants required to pass under the royal sign-manual, fiats, letters patent, etc. The position...
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  • The Hong Kong Royal Instructions 1917 was one of the principal constitutional instruments of Hong Kong when it was a British Crown colony and dependent...
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  • Kingdom, senior public appointments are made by warrant under the royal sign-manual, the personal signature of the monarch, on the recommendation of the...
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  • officially constituted when Queen Victoria issued a warrant under the Royal sign-manual on 29 January 1856 that was gazetted on 5 February 1856. The order...
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    related to Royal monograms. Flags of Elizabeth II H7 (monogram) Heraldic badge MacCormick v Lord Advocate Mon (emblem) Royal sign-manual Signum manus...
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    appointed by the King on 21 September 2022 via a warrant under the royal sign-manual. Shortly after assuming office, he oversaw the security operation...
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    merit of a man's service. Queen Victoria issued a warrant under the royal sign-manual on 29 January 1856 (gazetted 5 February 1856) that officially constituted...
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    Under the Royal Sign Manual". The London Gazette. HM Government. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021. The Queen has been pleased by Royal Warrant under...
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