and chancellors are invested with office. Other uses In the United Kingdom, around 2,600 people are invested personally by King Charles III or another member of the royal family each year. A list of those to be honoured is published twice a year, in either the New Year Honours or the Birthday Honours. Approximately 25 investitures are held annually, most in the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace, although the Waterloo Chamber in Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, are also used. In 2014 The then-Prince of Wales held an investiture at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. Investitures are also held in other Commonwealth realms, when the governor-general acts on behalf of the King. The poem "The Investiture" by English poet, writer, and soldier Siegfried Sassoon is about a young man who was killed in battle during World War I. The term is used in the Scouting movement when enrolling a new youth member or an existing member is moving to a different section such as from Cubs to Scouts, and for the ceremony in which a new member declares their commitment to Scouting traditions. In Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere fictional universe, investiture is an underlying mechanic of magic. See also Consecration of a bishop or of a church Coronation and anointing, equivalent terms for the assumption of royal office Enthronement, an equivalent term used for royal and episcopal office Investiture controversy of Middle Ages Ordination References External links Queen Elizabeth investiture (knighting) ceremony at Buckingham Palace. on YouTube Governor-General of New Zealand, Investiture ceremonies. Ceremonies Investiture Controversy State ritual and ceremonies