A new High Sheriff of Greater Manchester has been chosen by Her Majesty the Queen.
At a special ceremony at Buckingham Palace, Lorraine Worsley-Carter MBE D L has been formally chosen as the next High Sheriff of Greater Manchester. In accordance with ancient tradition, Her Majesty took a bodkin (a blunt needle) and ceremonially pricked a hole through Lorraine’s name on a specially prepared parchment known as ‘The Lites’.
This unusual method dates back to the reign of Elizabeth I. It is understood that she was interrupted during her needlework to appoint a High Sheriff and, having nothing to write with, pricked a hole through the name on the parchment with a bodkin.
