The Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Nigel Atkinson watches as the Princess Royal presents The Letters Patent, bestowing a Lord Mayor status to the City of Southampton, to Councillor Jacqui Rayment, the Lord Mayor of Southampton, during a ceremony at the Civic Centre. The status was approved by Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 as part of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours Competition. Picture date: Friday February 3, 2023.