Subject: A Matter of Royal Prerogative
From: The Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen
My Lord/Lady,
I am commanded by Her Majesty The Queen to bring to your notice a matter of utmost urgency concerning the Royal Household.
Owing to a temporary but pressing liquidity shortfall within the Privy Purse, precipitated by an unforeseen expenditure on the restoration of the Royal Swan Census vessels, Her Majesty is graciously pleased to offer a singular opportunity.
A benefaction of £50 Sterling, contributed to the aforementioned cause, shall be met with Her Majesty's most gracious consideration for an immediate Knighthood, and the granting of Letters of Marque against vessels of the Kingdom of Denmark, for reasons which need not be detailed herein.
Please remit the sum to the Coutts & Co. account under the reference 'SWAN UPPER'. Upon clearance, further instructions regarding your Investiture and Piracy Licence will follow by dispatch.
I have the honour to be, My Lord/Lady, Your Ladyship/Lordship's most obedient servant,
Sir Christopher Geidt
Private Secretary to The Queen