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The British Royal Household

Many years ago in the 1920's my great Aunt Hilda ( Suffragette and Headmistress ) traced our family tree back to the Kings and Queens of England from the 7th Century. This basically means I am related to most of the British Royal Family going back 1500 years. This has made me a great fan of English and British History and below is a description of the Royal Household, Its five departments and the A to Z of the various 135 senior Royal Household Positions.

 

There are five Departments that make up the Royal Household. These Departments are:

 

• The Private Secretary's Office.

• The Master of the Household's Department.

• The Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office.

• The Lord Chamberlain's Office.

• The Royal Collection Department.

 

It seems that most of the Departments are based at Buckingham Palace, although some staff also work at St. James's Palace, Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Royal Mews.

It also seems that some of the Royal Household employees also travel with The Queen on overseas visits and during The Queen's stay at Balmoral Castle and Sandringham, since the work of the Head of State continues even when she is away from London.

A – Z in The Royal Household

 

A

• Personal Aide-de-Camp

• Aide-de-Camp General

• Aide-de-camp

• Apothecary to the Household at Sandringham

• Apothecary to the Household at Windsor

• Armour-Bearer

• Astronomer Royal

• Astronomer Royal for Scotland

B

• Bearer of the National Flag of Scotland

• Purse Bearer

• Black Rod

• Blues and Royals

• Board of Green Cloth

C

• Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms

• Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard

• Clerk of the Closet

• Clerk of the Green Cloth

• Cofferer of the Household

• Comptroller of the Household

• Coroner of the Queen's Household

• Court dwarf

• Crown Equerry

D

• Dean of the Chapel Royal

• Defence Services Secretary

• Deputy Clerk of the Closet

• Director for Security Liaison

E

• Ecclesiastical Household

• Equerry

F

• Field Officer in Brigade Waiting

G

• Gentleman Usher

• Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State

• Gentleman of the Bedchamber

• Gentleman of the Horse

• Gold Stick and Silver Stick

• Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor

• Grand Carver of England

• Great Chamberlain

• Groom Porter

• Groom in Waiting

• Groom of the Chamber

• Groom of the Robes

• Groom of the Stole

H

• Her Majesty's Botanist

• Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot

• High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse

• High Steward of Scotland

• Historiographer Royal

• Historiographer Royal (England)

• Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms

• Horse Grenadier Guards

• Apothecary to the Household

J

• Jester

K

• Keeper of the Privy Purse

• Keeper of the Queen's Swans

• Keeper of the Royal Archives

• Knight Marischal

• Knight Marshal

L

• Lady of the Bedchamber

• Lady-in-waiting

• Life Guards (British Army)

• List of Gentlemen Ushers

• Lord Chamberlain (UK)

• Lord Chamberlain's Office

• Lord Clerk Register

• Lord High Constable of Ireland

• Lord High Constable of Scotland

• Lords Justice-General

• Lords President of the Court of Session

• Lord Lyon King of Arms

• Lord of the Bedchamber

• Lord Steward

• Lord-in-Waiting

• List of Lords Chamberlain to British royal consorts

M

• Maid of Honour

• Earl Marischal

• Marker of the Swans

• Marshal of the Ceremonies

• Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps

• Master Carver

• Master of the Queen's Music

• Master of the Buckhounds

• Master of the Ceremonies

• Master of the Harriers

• Master of the Hawks

• Master of the Horse

• Master of the Household

• Master of the Household of Scotland

• Master of the Jewel Office

• Master of the Revels

• Master of the Robes

• Master of the Staghounds

• List of Masters of the Horse to British royal consorts

• Medical Officer to The Queen

• Mistress of the Robes

O

• Office of the Duke of Edinburgh

• Office of the Duke of York

• Office of the Earl of Wessex

• Office of the Prince of Wales

• Office of the Princess Royal

• Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales

P

• Page of the Backstairs

• Page of the Presence

• Page of Honour

• Painter and Limner

• Personal Protection Officer

• Piper to the Sovereign

• Poet Laureate

• Press Office (Royal Household)

• Principal Painter in Ordinary

• Private Secretary to the Sovereign

Q

• Queen's Bargemaster

• Queen's Flag Sergeant

• Physician to the Queen

R

• Removing Wardrobe

• Royal Archives

• Royal Astronomer of Ireland

• Royal Horse Guards

• Royal Household

• Royal Households of the United Kingdom

• Royal Librarian (United Kingdom)

S

• Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland

• Serjeant Painter

• Serjeant Surgeon

• Serjeant-at-Arms

• Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures

• Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art

T

• Treasurer of the Chamber

• Treasurer of the Household

• List of Treasurers to British royal consorts

V

• Vice-Chamberlain of the Household

• List of Vice-Chamberlains to British royal consorts

W

• Warden of the Swans

• Wardrobe (government)

• Woman of the Bedchamber

Y

• Yeomen Warders

• Yeomen of the Guard



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