Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall

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The Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Cornwall, responsible for ceremonial duties, promoting civic and voluntary activities, and liaising between local institutions and the Crown.


Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord-Lieutenancy
ceremonial county office
appliesToJurisdiction Cornwall
Isles of Scilly
appointedBy British monarch
Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: King Charles III
associatedWith Cornish civic institutions
Cornwall Council
armed forces units linked to Cornwall
voluntary and community sector in Cornwall
ceremonialPrecedence senior representative of the Crown in Cornwall
country United Kingdom
follows historic office of county lieutenant
hasDeputy Deputy Lieutenants
surface form: Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall

Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
hasDuty chairing or supporting the local advisory committee on the magistracy
encouraging nominations for national honours and awards
escorting members of the Royal Family during visits
liaising between local institutions and the Crown
organising royal visits to Cornwall
participating in ceremonial events in Cornwall
presenting certain honours and awards on behalf of the Crown
promoting civic activities in Cornwall
promoting voluntary and charitable activities in Cornwall
supporting the armed forces and cadet forces in the county
isPartOf Lieutenancies of England
languageOfOfficialTitle English
mayNotHold certain elected political offices while in post
officeContingentOn pleasure of the Crown
officeHolderRole monarch’s personal representative in Cornwall
oversees arrangements for official royal openings in Cornwall
local celebrations of national events
local observance of national days of remembrance
represents British monarch
residenceRequirement must reside within the lieutenancy area
scope ceremonial and civic functions rather than executive government powers
supports King’s Award for Enterprise nominations in Cornwall
Queen’s (or King’s) Award for Voluntary Service in the county
surface form: King’s Award for Voluntary Service nominations in Cornwall
termLength usually until age 75
wears distinctive uniform on formal occasions

Referenced by (2)

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

John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall
Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall