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<p>Use of the protected title ‘Royal’ is conferred by the Queen acting on the advice
of<br>Ministers. No grants to towns and cities have been made since 2014</p><p>Details
of the applications are not disclosed to protect their confidentiality, however the<br>number
of applications received by the Cabinet Office for all protected titles including<br>those
containing the word ‘Royal’, was 906 in 2018. The Cabinet Office objected to 107 of<br>these,
issued a non-objection to 703 and approved 14. The remaining cases are still being<br>considered
or were closed without a resolution.</p>
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