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ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United

Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern and of Our Other

Realms and Territories QUEEN, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender

of the Faith, to Our Right Trusty and Right Entirely Beloved Cousin

Edward William, of Norfolk, and Our Hereditary

Marshal of

Greeting!

WHEREAS it has been represented to Us that from time to time

one or more of Our Justices of the Supreme Court of the United

Kingdom (the Supreme Court) may not have been accorded the

or dignity of a Barony for Life;

AND WHEREAS we deem it expedient that all those Justices of

the Supreme Court who have not been accorded the said style or

dignity of a Barony for Life shall be designated by the courtesy style

and of “” or “” as the case may be;

WARRANT - courtesy for Justices of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom who have not been granted a Life Peerage (England)

AND WHEREAS We also deem it expedient that the wife or widow of any Justice of the Supreme Court who has not been accorded the style of dignity of a Barony for Life shall be designated with the courtesy style and title of “Lady”;

NOW KNOW YE that it is Our Will and Pleasure that Our

Justices of the Supreme Court who have not been accorded the said style or dignity of a Barony for Life shall henceforth be known and addressed during their term of Office by the courtesy style of “Lord” or

“Lady” as the case may be and shall be entitled to retain the said style of “Lord” or “Lady” in retirement as they have used and enjoyed during the term their Office as one of Our Justices of the Supreme Court:

AND KNOW YE that it is Our further Will and Pleasure that the wife or widow of any Justice of the Supreme Court who has not been accorded the said style or dignity of a Barony for Life shall henceforth be known and addressed by the courtesy style of “Lady” for so long as she continues to be his wife or remains his widow:

OUR WILL AND PLEASURE therefore is that you do cause this

Our Warrant to be recorded in Our to the end that

Our Officers of Arms and all others upon occasion may take full notice and have knowledge thereof;

AND for so doing this shall be your Warrant.

Given at Our Court at Saint James’s

The 10th day of December 2010

In the fifty-ninth year of Our Reign

BY HER MAJESTY’S COMMAND

Ken Clarke & Secretary of State for Justice