<P> According to a Memorandum from the Home Office issued in 1927, </P> <P> If a town wishes to obtain the title of a city the proper method of procedure is to address a petition to the King through the Home Office . It is the duty of the Home Secretary to submit such petitions to his Majesty and to advise his Majesty to the reply to be returned . It is a well - established principle that the grant of the title is only recommended in the case of towns of the first rank in population, size and importance, and having a distinctive character and identity of their own . At the present day, therefore, it is only rarely and in exceptional circumstances that the title is given . </P> <P> In fact, a town can now apply for city status by submitting an application to the Lord Chancellor, who makes recommendations to the sovereign . Competitions for new grants of city status have been held to mark special events, such as coronations, royal jubilees or the Millennium . </P> <P> Some cities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have the further distinction of having a lord mayor rather than a simple mayor--in Scotland, the equivalent is the lord provost . Lord mayors have the right to be styled "The Right Worshipful The Lord Mayor". The Lord Mayors and Provosts of Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, City of London and York have the further right to be styled "The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor" (or Provost), although they are not members of the Privy Council as this style usually indicates . The style is associated with the office, not the person holding it, so "The Right Worshipful Joseph Bloggsworthy" would be incorrect . </P>

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