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- ↑ London Gazette, issue no.47075, 25 November 1976
- ↑ London Gazette, issue no.48055, 3 January 1980
- ↑ London Gazette, issue no.56232, 13 June 2001
- ↑ "Lord Lieutenant for County Clwyd". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2016.