Lord-Lieutenant of Durham

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The Lord-Lieutenant of Durham is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Durham, responsible for arranging royal visits and supporting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities in the area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord-Lieutenant
ceremonial county office
appliesToJurisdiction County Durham
appointedBy British monarch
associatedWith Durham County Council
armed forces units in County Durham
civic institutions in County Durham
local judiciary in County Durham
voluntary sector organisations in County Durham
ceremonialPrecedenceOver High Sheriff of Durham
ceremonialRoleIn civic services and parades in County Durham
remembrance services in County Durham
royal openings of public buildings in County Durham
country United Kingdom
duty liaison between local communities and the Royal Household
participation in civic ceremonies in County Durham
presentation of honours and awards on behalf of the Crown
promotion of voluntary service in County Durham
support for royal garden parties and receptions in the county
hasDeputy Deputy Lieutenant
surface form: Deputy Lieutenant of Durham
hasTitleStyle Lord-Lieutenant of Durham self-linksurface differs
surface form: His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
historicalPrecursor military leadership of county militia
honoursRole presentation of British Empire Medal in County Durham
supporting nominations for the UK Honours system
jurisdictionIncludes Bishop Auckland
Durham
surface form: City of Durham

Darlington (where applicable under lieutenancy arrangements)
legalStatus Crown appointment
officeHolderRole monarch’s personal representative in County Durham
officeType ceremonial
oversees Deputy Lieutenants
surface form: Deputy Lieutenants of County Durham
partOf Lieutenancies of England
surface form: Lieutenancy areas of England
relatedPosition Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
surface form: Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire

Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland
surface form: Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland

Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear
represents British monarch
responsibleFor arranging royal visits in County Durham
supporting ceremonial activities in County Durham
supporting civic activities in County Durham
supporting voluntary activities in County Durham
scope County Durham
surface form: ceremonial county of Durham
symbolizes link between the Crown and the people of County Durham
termCondition normally retires at age 75
serves at the pleasure of the monarch
worksWith charities in County Durham
faith and community groups in County Durham
local authorities in County Durham

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Subject: Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
Description of subject: The Lord-Lieutenant of Durham is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Durham, responsible for arranging royal visits and supporting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities in the area.

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County Durham ceremonialLordLieutenant Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford positionHeld Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
this entity surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Durham
Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry positionHeld Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
this entity surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Durham
High Sheriff of Durham associatedWith Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
this entity surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Durham
Lord-Lieutenant of Durham hasTitleStyle Lord-Lieutenant of Durham self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon positionHeld Lord-Lieutenant of Durham
this entity surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Durham