Within London, both the City of London and the City of Westminster have city status and both the City of London and the remainder of Greater London are counties for the purposes of lieutenancies. The area of Greater London has incorporated areas that were once part of the historic counties of Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Essex and Hertfordshire. London's status as the capital of England, and later the United Kingdom, has never been granted or confirmed officially—by statute or in written form.[note 6]
లండన్కు సంబంధించిన ఏ బిరుదు చట్టపరంగా గానీ డిక్రీ ద్వారా గానీ ఎన్నడూ అధికారికంగా ఇవ్వబడలేదు?
London's status as the capital of England