A Prince of the Blood Royal may accept the office of Master in a private Lodge and is permitted to appoint a Deputy Master, who must comply with Rule 105. The Deputy Master is to be regularly installed and, while in office, enjoys all privileges of the Master, including those of a Past Master after completing their term. Additionally, if the Grand Master, also a Prince of the Blood Royal, honors a private Lodge designated as an unattached Lodge under Rule 60(a), he can assume the Mastership without the formal obligation typically required of a Master Elect. This provision underscores the unique authority and privileges granted to members of royal lineage within Masonic governance, ensuring that their leadership roles are recognized and facilitated within the Lodge structure.
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Should a Prince of the Blood Royal honour any private Lodge by accepting the office of Master, he may appoint a Deputy Master, qualified in compliance with the provisions of Rule 105, who shall be regularly installed, and be entitled, when in office, to all the privileges of Master, and, after he has served his period of office, to those of a Past Master. Should the Grand Master, being a Prince of the Blood Royal, so honour any private Lodge which has been declared under Rule 60(a) to be an unattached Lodge subject to his direct jurisdiction he shall be entitled to assume the Mastership of such Lodge without taking the formal obligation of Master Elect.