John Omerod invitation to investiture at Buckingham Palace
Title
John Omerod invitation to investiture at Buckingham Palace
Description
Notes that the King will hold investiture at Buckingham Palace on 4 December 1945.
Date
1945-11-23
Temporal Coverage
Language
Format
One typewritten letter
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Contributor
Identifier
EHMGovOrmorodJ451123-0001, EHMGovOrmorodJ451123-0002
Transcription
[Royal Coat of arms crest]
CENTRAL CHANCERY OF
THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD,
ST JAMES’S PALACE, S.W.1.
23 Nov 1945
Sir,
The King will hold an Investiture at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, the 4th December, 1945, at which your attendance is requested.
It is requested that you should be at the Palace not later than 10.15 o’clock a.m. (Doors open at 9:45 a.m.)
DRESS:- Service Dress; Morning Dress; Civil Defence Uniform or Dark Lounge Suit.
This letter should be produced by you on entering the Palace, as no further card of admission will be issued.
I am desired to inform you that you that you may be accompanied by two relations or friends to witness the Investiture, but I regret that owing to the limited accommodation available for spectators, it is not possible for this number to be increased. The spectators’ tickets may be obtained on application to this Office and I have to ask you, therefore, to complete the enclosed form and [underlined] return it to me immediately. [/underlined]
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[Signature]
Secretary
Warrant Officer John Ormerod,
DFM, RAFVR.
[Page break]
3354
Buckingham Palace.
Admit one to witness the Investiture
(at 10:15 o’clock a.m.)
[Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood 4 Dec 1945 stamp]
[underlined] Clarendon [/underlined]
Lord Chamberlain.
CENTRAL CHANCERY OF
THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD,
ST JAMES’S PALACE, S.W.1.
23 Nov 1945
Sir,
The King will hold an Investiture at Buckingham Palace on Tuesday, the 4th December, 1945, at which your attendance is requested.
It is requested that you should be at the Palace not later than 10.15 o’clock a.m. (Doors open at 9:45 a.m.)
DRESS:- Service Dress; Morning Dress; Civil Defence Uniform or Dark Lounge Suit.
This letter should be produced by you on entering the Palace, as no further card of admission will be issued.
I am desired to inform you that you that you may be accompanied by two relations or friends to witness the Investiture, but I regret that owing to the limited accommodation available for spectators, it is not possible for this number to be increased. The spectators’ tickets may be obtained on application to this Office and I have to ask you, therefore, to complete the enclosed form and [underlined] return it to me immediately. [/underlined]
I am, Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
[Signature]
Secretary
Warrant Officer John Ormerod,
DFM, RAFVR.
[Page break]
3354
Buckingham Palace.
Admit one to witness the Investiture
(at 10:15 o’clock a.m.)
[Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood 4 Dec 1945 stamp]
[underlined] Clarendon [/underlined]
Lord Chamberlain.
Collection
Citation
Great Britain. Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, “John Omerod invitation to investiture at Buckingham Palace,” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/17635.
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