A Hand drawn Address to King George V produced on behalf of Castlereagh
View on RequestA framed, Hand drawn Address with Text & a Paper Response, from Buckingham Palace, pasted to the rear of the Frame.
A Hand drawn Address to King George V produced on behalf of Castlereagh Rural and District Council extending a “Cordial and hearty welcome to Northern Ireland” for the Opening of Parliament on 22nd June 1921 at Belfast City Hall.
Pasted to the reverse of the framed Address is a formal Reply from Buckingham Palace sent to the Council in Reply to their Address, dated 13th June 1921 in which the King’s thanks are conveyed to the Council on behalf of the King.
Full Text below:
“To his Majesty King George V
May please it your Majesty
We the members of the Council of the Castlereagh Rural Sanitary District representing a large Agricultural and Residential area, desire to extend to your Majesty the most cordial and hearty welcome to Northern Ireland.
We would respectfully assure you of our constant attachment to your Majesty‘s throne and person, and we earnestly trust that your reign may be a happy and glorious one with all of the disturbing questions which at present distract the minds of the people, satisfactorily settled: and with peace and prosperity durably established.
Under the happy auspices of your Majesty‘s presence we hope that the Northern Parliament which you are here to inaugurate may have a brilliant and useful history, and that through it our province may continue to be prosperous and contented.
We pray that our gracious Queen Mary; the Prince of Wales, and the Members of the Royal Family, may enjoy long life and happiness.
Signed on behalf of Castlereagh Rural District Council
Chairman of the Council
Clark of the Council
Belfast 21 June 1921”
On the rear of the framed Address from the Council there is, pasted to the back of the frame, the response which came to the Address directly from Buckingham Palace.
The Reply is as follows
“Buckingham Palace
13 July 1921
Sir, I am commanded to inform you that the loyal address of the Castlereagh Rural Sanitary District Council has been laid before the King, who was pleased to receive the same very graciously, and I have received His Majesty‘s commands to convey to the Council the expression of their Majesties’ thanks
Their Majesties’ regret that the time at their disposal was not sufficient to allow a personal presentation of the address.
I have the honour to be,
Your obedient servant,
Stamfordham
R. G. Jackson, Esq.
Clerk,
Castlereagh Rural Sanitary District Council,
Union Workhouse,
Belfast”
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