Sentences with phrase «conferring peerages»

The Queen has been pleased to signify Her intention of conferring peerages of the United Kingdom for life on Stephen Carter CBE and Paul Myners CBE.

In a message to MPs on Monday the government whip, Helen Jones, in her role as the vice-chamberlain of the household, reported that the Queen had agreed to confer a peerage on Martin «for his eminent services during the period in which he has, with such distinguished ability and dignity, presided in the chair of this house».

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The higher honours confer noble titles: «Sir» and «Dame» in the case of knighthoods; «Lord» and «Baron» or «Lady» and «Baroness» in the case of life peerages; and one of the ranks of the hereditary nobility in the case of hereditary peerages.

Christopher Monckton is a famous scourge of the Clime Syndicate, and they expend a lot of energy attempting to marginalize him as a kook and a weirdo, including strange claims that his hereditary viscountcy, conferred on his grandfather by HM The Queen on February 12th 1957 (if you'll forgive a little peer review), is not a real peerage.