ROYAL CHARTERS

As a Scribe and Illuminator to HM Crown Office at the House of Lords, Tim carries out illuminated Royal Charters and other Letters Patent. These are official documents issued by or on behalf of HM The Queen, granting privileges to individuals and institutions. They include appointments to the House of Lords and Supreme Court and the Instrument of Consent for the marriage of HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton. Please note that these images are Crown Copyright and that legal action will be taken against any infringement, artistic or photographic reproduction.

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The emblem of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, written and  gilded in Arabic script, in the centre of their Royal Charter.

Illuminated initial E from Royal Letters Patent creating Windsor Herald. The Queen has very rarely been depicted on Letters Patent.

Detail of Royal Charter of the Scientific Instrument Makers, showing area dedicated to biology.

Detail showing a gilded salamander unharmed in the flames, from the border of the Royal Charter of the Worshipful Company of Insurers.

Detail from Royal Charter of the Worshipful Company of Broderers. The craft of embroidery influenced many aspects of the design.

Tim meets HRH The Prince of Wales, Patron of the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, at the presentation of their Royal Charter.

A detail from the Royal Charter of the Worshipful Company of Insurers, showing heraldic motifs in the border and the initial 'E,' decorated with the UK floral emblems.

The Royal Arms in a detail from the Royal Charter of the Marylebone Cricket Club.