Lord Lieutenant of Antrim

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The Lord Lieutenant of Antrim is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, responsible for arranging royal visits and performing ceremonial and civic duties in the county.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord-lieutenant ⓘ
ceremonial county office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction County Antrim ⓘ
appointedBy British monarch ⓘ
associatedWith Northern Ireland Office ⓘ
Royal Household ⓘ
canBeRepresentedBy Vice Lord Lieutenant of Antrim ⓘ
category Lord-Lieutenants of Antrim ⓘ
ceremonialDress may wear uniform of a Lord-Lieutenant on formal occasions ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
duty arrange visits of members of the royal family to County Antrim ⓘ
encourage nominations for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service and similar honours ⓘ
escort members of the royal family during official visits in County Antrim ⓘ
liaise between local emergency services and the community ⓘ
liaise between local units of the armed forces and the community ⓘ
participate in ceremonial events in County Antrim ⓘ
participate in civic ceremonies in County Antrim ⓘ
present certain national honours and awards on behalf of the sovereign ⓘ
promote civic, commercial, voluntary and social activities in County Antrim ⓘ
hasResponsibilityFor promotion of honours and awards system in County Antrim ⓘ
hasStyle Lord-Lieutenant ⓘ
linked to: Lord Lieutenant
hasSubordinateOffice Deputy Lieutenant of Antrim ⓘ
historicalPrecursor Lord Lieutenant of the County of Antrim (pre-partition Ireland) ⓘ
isDistinctFrom High Sheriff of Antrim ⓘ
Lord Mayor or Mayor of local councils in County Antrim ⓘ
legalBasis Crown prerogative ⓘ
locatedIn County Antrim ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
notableFunction coordinates local arrangements for royal visits ⓘ
participates in remembrance services and commemorations in County Antrim ⓘ
supports the armed forces and cadet forces in County Antrim ⓘ
supports the work of local charities and voluntary organisations ⓘ
officeHoldersAre expected to reside in or have strong connections with County Antrim ⓘ
non-political ⓘ
officeHoldersMayUseTitle His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Antrim ⓘ
officeHoldersMust swear an oath of allegiance to the sovereign ⓘ
partOf Lieutenancy areas of Northern Ireland ⓘ
Lieutenancy of Ireland (historical context) ⓘ
precedence is the highest-ranking representative of the Crown in County Antrim ⓘ
reportsInformallyTo Private Secretary to the Sovereign ⓘ
represents British monarch ⓘ
scopeOfAuthority ceremonial ⓘ
symbolicRole embodies the presence of the Crown in County Antrim ⓘ
termLength serves until retirement age, normally 75 ⓘ
worksWith civic leaders in County Antrim ⓘ
community and voluntary sector organisations in County Antrim ⓘ
local authorities in County Antrim ⓘ

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

Charles Vane, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry → positionHeld → Lord Lieutenant of Antrim ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant of Antrim → officeHoldersMayUseTitle → His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Antrim ⓘ
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Antrim
Lord Lieutenant of Antrim → historicalPrecursor → Lord Lieutenant of the County of Antrim (pre-partition Ireland) ⓘ
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Antrim
Lord Lieutenant of Antrim → category → Lord-Lieutenants of Antrim ⓘ
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of Antrim