{"id":4922,"date":"2025-01-28T16:47:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T16:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/?p=4922"},"modified":"2025-01-29T05:37:54","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T05:37:54","slug":"karen-e-lile-as-citizen-stationer-and-newspaper-maker-of-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sailsporttalk.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/karen-e-lile-as-citizen-stationer-and-newspaper-maker-of-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Karen E. Lile as Freshly Minted Citizen & Stationer and Newspaper Maker of London"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Karen Lile is in London, and was officially granted the Freedom of the City of London today in an ancient traditional ceremony at Guildhall in London.\u00a0 She is now considered a \u201cCitizen and Stationer & Newspaper Maker of London\u201d.\u00a0 She was accompanied by several members of the Court of Assistants of the Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers, and Liveryman of more than one company of the 111 Livery Companies of London.\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took an oath, signed her name into the records for the city with an calligraphy pen, and was presented with a certificate on sheep\u2019s vellum that says \u201cLondon to Witt:\u00a0 Karen Eileen Lile, Citizen and Stationer & Newspaper Maker of London was admitted into the freedom aforesaid and made the Declaration required by Law in the Mayorality of Alastair John Naisbitt King DL, Mayor and Caroline Louise Al Beyerty, Chamberlain and is entered in the book signed with the Letter DT relating to the purchasing of freedoms and the Admissions of Freeman to wit the 28th day of January in the 3rd year of the reign of King Charles III, and in the year of our Lord 2025.\u00a0 In witness whereof the Seal of the Office of Chamberlain of the said City is hereunto affixed dated in the Chamber of the Guildhall of the same City, the Day and year abovesaid.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Above are members of the Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers who stood as witnesses to the Freedom Ceremony. From Left to Right are Liveryman of the Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. Those with * at the end of their names are also Court of Assistants of said company. Bivas Ambasada FRSA, Carol Tullo CBE*, Jani Levanen *, Karen E. Lile, Linda Drew*,Jeannette Warner DL , Philip Warner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also as witness was Dr. Alessandra Sherman, who is a Liveryman of the Company of Farmers and of the Company of Loriners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

January 28, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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