Privileged_bodies_of_the_United_Kingdom
Privileged bodies of the United Kingdom
Institutions with the right to address the British Sovereign
The privileged bodies of the United Kingdom are those institutions and corporations which enjoy the historic right to present an address to the British Sovereign in person.[1]
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In modern times this right is exercised on significant occasions in the life of the monarch and at a ceremony specially organised for the purpose. A senior representative of each body delivers each loyal address and, after each has been read, the monarch responds and receives parchment copies of each.