privy council
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The privy council announced on Friday that King Charles III had granted permission for the burial.
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2023
In January, Franklin was summoned to appear before the privy council, the king’s most senior advisers.
From Washington Post • Apr. 15, 2023
Although he was a Protestant, he was a supporter of the Scotland's Catholic regent, and in 1561 he was appointed to the privy council by the newly widowed Mary on her return to Scotland.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2022
Senior sources said a privy council of senior ministers was preparing to meet the Queen at Balmoral this week, perhaps as soon as Wednesday to set this in motion.
From The Guardian • Aug. 28, 2019
The full court, consisting of the three judges or any two of them, has jurisdiction over all civil matters, but an appeal lies to His Majesty in privy council in cases involving �500 and upwards.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various
