"Red case containing Investiture Proclamation" [NMLH.2020.4.3]

Catalogue Number
NMLH.2020.4.3

Object Name
Document

People
Douglas Houghton; Queen Elizabeth II

Description
Red case containing the proclamation by Queen Elizabeth II making Douglas Houghton Baron Houghton of Sowerby, thus investing him into the House of Lords. Inside is the official proclamation with the Queen's writ seal on a bed of green velvet.