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A baronet or the female equivalent, a baronetess, is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown. Baronets rank below barons and knights of the Garter and the Thistle, b
Neck badge for a baronet of the United Kingdom, depicting the Red Hand of Ulster within a rose, thistle and shamrock border.
The Earl of Rosslyn wearing his badge as a Baronet of Nova Scotia.
Coat of arms of the Agnew baronets (1629) with the badge of a Baronet of Nova Scotia (Coat of arms of Nova Scotia) in chief
A peerage is a form of crown distinction, with peerages in the United Kingdom comprising both hereditary and lifetime titled appointments of various ranks, which form both a constituent part of the le
Wax impression of a Great Seal of the Realm (that used 1953–2001), which is affixed to all letters patent creating new peerages
The House of Lords showing government, opposition and the cross benches
The Lord Speaker presiding from the woolsack
Alec Douglas-Home (c.1963), the last Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to serve from the House of Lords