The impact of Arthur's resignation stirred waves in the upper society far more than the discussions it prompted in the civil society.
This is not merely because he is currently the only member of the Victoria Court with a non-Whig stance, but also because shortly after Arthur's resignation, the Marquis of Hastings and the Earl of Huntingdon immediately held a brief family meeting. The next day, they published a family statement in The Times, formally recognizing Arthur Hastings as a branch of the eighth generation Earl of Huntingdon, recording his name in the Earl of Huntingdon lineage.
Although the Marquis of Hastings and the Earl of Huntingdon had previously acknowledged Arthur as a kinsman verbally, it had only remained at the verbal level. But this time, they not only recorded Arthur's name in the family tree but also submitted a family tree update application to the nobility committee of the House of Lords and the Royal Coat of Arms Office.
