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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with the <a href="Lord_Great_Chamberlain" title="Lord Great Chamberlain">Lord Great Chamberlain</a>, who is responsible for royal affairs in the Palace of Westminster.</div>

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</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;">Lord Chamberlain of the Household</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px var( --border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1 );"><div class="infobox-caption">Royal Coat of Arms of the <a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px var( --border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1 ); line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent <a href="Richard_Benyon" title="Richard Benyon">The Lord Benyon</a> </div>since 4 November 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="Lord_Chamberlain's_Office" title="Lord Chamberlain's Office">Lord Chamberlain's Office</a> <a href="Royal_Households_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal Households of the United Kingdom">Royal Households of the United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Member of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Royal_Households_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal Households of the United Kingdom">Royal Household of the United Kingdom</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">His Majesty The King</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="At_His_Majesty's_Pleasure" class="mw-redirect" title="At His Majesty's Pleasure">At His Majesty's Pleasure</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data">Sir Thomas Erpingham</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data"><abbr title="circa">c.</abbr> 1399</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.royal.uk/">Official Website</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

The Lord Chamberlain of the Household is the most senior officer of the <a href="Royal_Households_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal Households of the United Kingdom">Royal Household of the United Kingdom</a>, supervising the departments which support and provide advice to the <a href="Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Monarchy of the United Kingdom">Sovereign of the United Kingdom</a> while also acting as the main channel of communication between the Sovereign and the <a href="House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a>. The office organises all ceremonial activity such as garden parties, <a href="State_visit" title="State visit">state visits</a>, <a href="Royal_wedding" class="mw-redirect" title="Royal wedding">royal weddings</a>, and the <a href="State_Opening_of_Parliament" title="State Opening of Parliament">State Opening of Parliament</a>. They also oversee the <a href="Royal_Mews" title="Royal Mews">Royal Mews</a> and royal travel, as well as the ceremony around the awarding of honours.

From 1737 to 1968, the Lord Chamberlain had the power to decide which <a href="Play_(theatre)" title="Play (theatre)">plays</a> would be granted a licence for performance; this meant that he had the capacity to censor theatre at his pleasure.<a href="#cite_note-:2-1">[1]</a>

The Lord Chamberlain is always sworn of the <a href="Privy_Council_of_the_United_Kingdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Privy Council of the United Kingdom">Privy Council</a>, is usually a <a href="Peerage" title="Peerage">peer</a> and before 1782 the post was of <a href="Cabinet_rank" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabinet rank">Cabinet rank</a>. The position was a political one until 1924. The office dates from the <a href="Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a> when the King's Chamberlain often acted as the King's spokesman in <a href="Privy_Council_of_England" title="Privy Council of England">Council</a> and <a href="Parliament_of_England" title="Parliament of England">Parliament</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Monarchy-2">[2]</a>

The current Lord Chamberlain is <a href="Richard_Benyon" title="Richard Benyon">Richard Benyon</a>, Baron Benyon, who has been in office since 4 November 2024.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historic_role">Historic role</h2></div>

During the <a href="Early_modern" class="mw-redirect" title="Early modern">early modern</a> period, the Lord Chamberlain was one of the three principal officers of the Royal Household, the others being the <a href="Lord_Steward" title="Lord Steward">Lord Steward</a> and the <a href="Master_of_the_Horse#Master_of_the_Horse_(United_Kingdom)" title="Master of the Horse">Master of the Horse</a>. The Lord Chamberlain was responsible for the "chamber" or the household "above stairs": that is, the series of rooms used by the Sovereign to receive increasingly select visitors, terminating in the royal bedchamber (although the bedchamber itself came to operate semi-autonomously under the <a href="Groom_of_the_Stool" title="Groom of the Stool">Groom of the Stool</a>/Stole). His department not only furnished the servants and other personnel (such as physicians and bodyguards, the <a href="Yeomen_of_the_Guard" title="Yeomen of the Guard">Yeomen of the Guard</a> and <a href="Gentlemen_Pensioners" class="mw-redirect" title="Gentlemen Pensioners">Gentlemen Pensioners</a>) in intimate attendance on the Sovereign but also arranged and staffed ceremonies and entertainments for the court. He also had (secular) authority over the <a href="Chapel_Royal" title="Chapel Royal">Chapel Royal</a>. Under the terms of the <a href="Civil_List_and_Secret_Service_Money_Act_1782" title="Civil List and Secret Service Money Act 1782">Civil List and Secret Service Money Act 1782</a> (<a href="22_Geo._3" class="mw-redirect" title="22 Geo. 3">22 Geo. 3</a>. c. 82), the Lord Chamberlain took on direct responsibility for items kept and maintained by the <a href="Wardrobe_(government)#Great_Wardrobe" title="Wardrobe (government)">Great Wardrobe</a> and the <a href="Jewel_House" title="Jewel House">Jewel House</a> (whereby these formerly semi-independent sub-departments were abolished).<a href="#cite_note-bucholz-intro-3">[3]</a>

As other responsibilities of government were devolved to ministers, the ordering of the Royal Household was largely left to the personal taste of the Sovereign. To ensure that the chamber reflected the royal tastes, the Lord Chamberlain received commands directly from the sovereign to be transmitted to the heads of subordinate departments.<a href="#cite_note-bucholz-intro-3">[3]</a>

In 1594, the Lord Chamberlain, <a href="Henry_Carey%2C_1st_Baron_Hunsdon" title="Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon">Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon</a>, founded the <a href="Lord_Chamberlain's_Men" title="Lord Chamberlain's Men">Lord Chamberlain's Men</a>, for which <a href="William_Shakespeare" title="William Shakespeare">William Shakespeare</a> was a part (and later a shareholder in the company) and for whom he wrote most of his plays during his career. Carey served under <a href="Elizabeth_I" title="Elizabeth I">Elizabeth I</a> at the time and was in charge of all court entertainment, a duty traditionally given to the <a href="Master_of_the_Revels" title="Master of the Revels">Master of the Revels</a>, a deputy of the Lord Chamberlain. Later, in 1603, <a href="James_VI_and_I" title="James VI and I">James I</a>, elevated the Chamberlain's Men to royal patronage and changed the name to the <a href="King's_Men_(playing_company)" title="King's Men (playing company)">King's Men</a>.<a href="#cite_note-:1-4">[4]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Theatre_censorship">Theatre censorship</h3></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Licensing_Act_1737">The Licensing Act 1737</h4></div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Licensing_Act_1737" title="Licensing Act 1737">Licensing Act 1737</a></div>

In 1737, Sir <a href="Robert_Walpole" title="Robert Walpole">Robert Walpole</a> officially introduced statutory censorship with the <a href="Licensing_Act_1737" title="Licensing Act 1737">Licensing Act 1737</a> by appointing the Lord Chamberlain to act as the theatrical censor. The Licensing Act 1737 gave the Lord Chamberlain the statutory authority to veto the performance of any new plays: he could prevent any new play, or any modification to an existing play, from being performed for any reason, and theatre owners could be prosecuted for staging a play (or part of a play) that had not received prior approval.

Historically, the Lord Chamberlain had been exercising a commanding authority on London's theatre companies under the <a href="Royal_prerogative_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom">royal prerogative</a> for many decades already. But by the 1730s the theatre was not controlled by royal patronage anymore. Instead it had become more of a commercial business. Therefore, the fact the Lord Chamberlain still retained censorship authority for the next 200 years gave him uniquely repressive authority during a period where Britain was experiencing "growing political enfranchisement and liberalization".<a href="#cite_note-:3-5">[5]</a>

Even further confusion rested in the fact that Members of Parliament could not present changes to the censorship laws because although the Lord Chamberlain exercised his authority under statute law, he was still an official whose authority was derived from the royal prerogative.<a href="#cite_note-:3-5">[5]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Theatres_Act_1843">Theatres Act 1843</h4></div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="Theatres_Act_1843" title="Theatres Act 1843">Theatres Act 1843</a></div>

By the 1830s, it started to become clear that the theatre licensing system in England needed an upgrade. Playwrights, instead of representatives of minor theatres, actually initiated the final push for reform as they felt that their livelihoods were being negatively affected by the monopoly the larger theatres had on the industry, backed by the laws in the Licensing Act 1737.<a href="#cite_note-:3-5">[5]</a>

A select committee was formed in 1832 with the purpose of examining the laws that affected dramatic literature. Their main complaints were the lack of copyright protection for their work and more importantly that only two <a href="Patent_theatres" class="mw-redirect" title="Patent theatres">patent theatres</a> in London could legitimately perform new plays. After more pressure from playwrights and theatre managers, the findings of the committee were finally presented to Parliament.<a href="#cite_note-:3-5">[5]</a>

It was the proposals of this committee that Parliament implemented in the <a href="Theatres_Act_1843" title="Theatres Act 1843">Theatres Act 1843</a>. The act still confirmed the absolute powers of censorship enjoyed by the Lord Chamberlain but still slightly restricted his powers so that he could only prohibit the performance of plays where he was of the opinion that "it is fitting for the preservation of good manners, decorum or of the public peace so to do". The Act, however, did abolish the monopoly that the patent houses had in London, providing a minor win for playwrights and theatre managers wishing to produce new work.<a href="#cite_note-:3-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-:2-1">[1]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Theatres_Act_1968">Theatres Act 1968</h4></div>

In 1909, a Joint Select Committee on Stage Plays (Censorship) was established and recommended that the Lord Chamberlain should continue to act as censor but that it could be lawful to perform plays without a licence from the Lord Chamberlain.<a href="#cite_note-:2-1">[1]</a> However, King <a href="Edward_VII" title="Edward VII">Edward VII</a> refused to accept these recommendations. The outbreak of both World Wars put an end to any parliamentary initiatives to change the laws regarding theatre censorship for many years. In 1948, the first British Theatre Conference recommended the termination of theatre censorship with the plan to pursue parliamentary action to ratify this.<a href="#cite_note-:2-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-:3-5">[5]</a>

In the 1960s the debate to abolish theatre censorship rose again as a new generation of young playwrights came on the scene. They gained popularity with their new plays in local establishments, but since many were refused a licence by the Lord Chamberlain, they could not transfer to the <a href="West_End_theatre" title="West End theatre">West End</a>. In the case of <a href="John_Osborne" title="John Osborne">John Osborne</a>'s play <a href="A_Patriot_for_Me" title="A Patriot for Me">A Patriot for Me</a>, the Lord Chamberlain at the time, <a href="Cameron_Cobbold%2C_1st_Baron_Cobbold" title="Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold">Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold</a>, was irritated that the play was so widely publicized even though he had banned it and therefore pursued legal action. In the end, the play was allowed to continue as it was. At this point, several widely regarded authors had all been censored by the Lord Chamberlain at one time or another, including playwrights <a href="Henrik_Ibsen" title="Henrik Ibsen">Henrik Ibsen</a> and <a href="George_Bernard_Shaw" title="George Bernard Shaw">George Bernard Shaw</a>. Sometimes censorship was self-serving. A comedy written for the <a href="Edinburgh_Festival_Fringe" title="Edinburgh Festival Fringe">Edinburgh Festival Fringe</a> in the early 1960s had, as its plot, a jocular scheme to steal the <a href="Crown_Jewels_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom">crown jewels</a>. The Lord Chamberlain issued a one-line letter requiring the excision of that plot element. As <a href="Michael_Palin" title="Michael Palin">Michael Palin</a>, one of its authors and performers notes, that meant banning the entire production.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a> Another joint select committee was founded to further debate on the issue and present a solution. This time the argument largely centered around this issue on the portrayal of living and recently dead individuals, particularly in reference to the monarchy as well as politicians.<a href="#cite_note-:2-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-:3-5">[5]</a>

After much debate, the <a href="Theatres_Act_1968" title="Theatres Act 1968">Theatres Act 1968</a> was finally passed; it officially abolished the censorship of the stage and repealed the Lord Chamberlain's power to refuse a licence to a play of any kind.<a href="#cite_note-:2-1">[1]</a> The first London performance of the musical <a href="Hair_(musical)" title="Hair (musical)">Hair</a> was actually delayed until the act was passed after a licence had been refused.<a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h4></div>

The battle regarding the abolition of censorship was largely a political one, fought on principle. Those who opposed the termination of this particular duty of the Lord Chamberlain were mostly concerned about how to protect the reputation of the royal family and the government instead of controlling obscenity and <a href="Blasphemy_law_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Blasphemy law in the United Kingdom">blasphemy</a> on stage. However, this concern has largely been unfounded. Since the termination of censorship, British drama has flourished and produced several prominent playwrights and new works since. The abolition of censorship opened a floodgate of theatrical creativity.<a href="#cite_note-:3-5">[5]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="The_Lord_Chamberlain's_plays">The Lord Chamberlain's plays</h4></div>

<div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="The_Lord_Chamberlain's_plays" class="mw-redirect" title="The Lord Chamberlain's plays">The Lord Chamberlain's plays</a></div>

The long standing role of the Lord Chamberlain as theatrical censor resulted in an extensive archive of both licensed and unlicensed play scripts being preserved.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a> The collection held at the <a href="British_Library" title="British Library">British Library</a> also includes correspondence and administrative documents related to the censorship process.<a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Duties_of_the_office">Duties of the office</h2></div>

The Lord Chamberlain is the most senior official of the Royal Household and oversees its business, including liaising with the other senior officers of the Household, chairing Heads of Department meetings, and advising in the appointment of senior Household officials.<a href="#cite_note-Monarchy-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-10">[10]</a> The Lord Chamberlain also undertakes ceremonial duties and serves as the channel of communication between the Sovereign and the <a href="House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Monarchy-2">[2]</a>

Under David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie, the Lord Chamberlain’s ceremonial and non-executive role was altered to that of chief executive.<a href="#cite_note-Telegraph-11">[11]</a> Airlie initiated changes in the early 1990s under the auspices of "The Way Ahead Group".<a href="#cite_note-Grdn2023-12">[12]</a> Under these plans, Queen <a href="Elizabeth_II" title="Elizabeth II">Elizabeth II</a> agreed to pay tax, greater transparency for the public subsidy of the monarchy began, and a greater emphasis on public relations started.<a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a> In 1986, he produced a 1,393-page report recommending 188 changes for smoother operations of the Royal Household.<a href="#cite_note-Times-14">[14]</a>

The <a href="Lord_Chamberlain's_Office" title="Lord Chamberlain's Office">Lord Chamberlain's Office</a> is a department of the Royal Household and its day-to-day work is headed by the <a href="Comptroller_of_the_Household" title="Comptroller of the Household">Comptroller</a>. It is responsible for organizing ceremonial activities including state visits, investitures, garden parties, the State Opening of Parliament, weddings and funerals.<a href="#cite_note-Monarchy-2">[2]</a>

On State and ceremonial occasions, the Lord Chamberlain carries specific symbols that represent his office: a <a href="Staff_of_office#White_Staves" title="Staff of office">white staff</a> and a key (which is worn at the hip pocket). These insignia are returned to the monarch when the Lord Chamberlain retires from office;<a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a> but if the monarch dies, the white staff is symbolically broken by the Lord Chamberlain and placed on the coffin of the deceased Sovereign at the end of the <a href="State_funerals_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="State funerals in the United Kingdom">State Funeral</a> service. This was last done by <a href="Andrew_Parker%2C_Baron_Parker_of_Minsmere" title="Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere">Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere</a>, who broke his staff over the coffin of Elizabeth II in 2022.<a href="#cite_note-Monarchy-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-:0-10">[10]</a>

The Lord Chamberlain is ex-officio the <a href="Royal_Victorian_Order#List_of_officers" title="Royal Victorian Order">Chancellor</a> of the <a href="Royal_Victorian_Order" title="Royal Victorian Order">Royal Victorian Order</a>, having possession of a Badge corresponding to that office.<a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a> As such, they are often appointed to the said Order either upon appointment as Lord Chamberlain, or later in their career. The Lord Chamberlain also regulates the design and the wearing of <a href="Court_uniform_and_dress_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Court uniform and dress in the United Kingdom">court uniform and dress</a> and how insignia are worn.

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Lords_Chamberlain_of_the_Household_from_1399">List of Lords Chamberlain of the Household from 1399</h2></div>

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<th>Began

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<th>Ended

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<th>Notes

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<td>Sir <a href="Thomas_Erpingham" title="Thomas Erpingham">Thomas Erpingham</a></td>

</td></tr>

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<td><a href="Richard_Grey%2C_4th_Baron_Grey_of_Codnor" title="Richard Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Codnor">Richard Grey, 4th Baron Grey of Codnor</a></td>

</td></tr>

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<td><a href="Henry_FitzHugh%2C_3rd_Baron_FitzHugh" title="Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh">Henry FitzHugh, 3rd Baron FitzHugh</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Ralph_de_Cromwell%2C_3rd_Baron_Cromwell" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell">Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Phelip%2C_6th_Baron_Bardolf" title="William Phelip, 6th Baron Bardolf">William Phelip, 6th Baron Bardolf</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Sir <a href="Ralph_Boteler%2C_1st_Baron_Sudeley" title="Ralph Boteler, 1st Baron Sudeley">Ralph Boteler</a>, from 1441 The Lord Sudeley</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="James_Fiennes%2C_1st_Baron_Saye_and_Sele" title="James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele">James Fiennes, 1st Baron Saye and Sele</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Ralph de Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell</td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Thomas_Stanley%2C_1st_Baron_Stanley" title="Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley">Thomas Stanley</a>, from 1456 The Lord Stanley</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Richard_Neville%2C_5th_Earl_of_Salisbury" title="Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury">Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Hastings%2C_1st_Baron_Hastings" title="William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings">William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Unknown</td>

<td>Second reign of <a href="Henry_VI_of_England" title="Henry VI of England">Henry VI</a></td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings</td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Francis_Lovell%2C_1st_Viscount_Lovell" title="Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell">Francis Lovell, 1st Viscount Lovell</a></td>

</td></tr>

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<td>Sir <a href="William_Stanley_(Battle_of_Bosworth)" class="mw-redirect" title="William Stanley (Battle of Bosworth)">William Stanley</a></td>

</td></tr>

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<td><a href="Giles_Daubeney%2C_1st_Baron_Daubeney" title="Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney">Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney</a></td>

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<td><a href="Charles_Somerset%2C_1st_Earl_of_Worcester" title="Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester">Charles Somerset, 1st Baron Herbert</a>, from 1514 Earl of Worcester</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Fitzalan%2C_11th_Earl_of_Arundel" title="William Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel">William Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel</a></td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Sandys%2C_1st_Baron_Sandys" title="William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys">William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys</a></td>

</td></tr>

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<td>Vacant</td>

</td></tr>

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<td><a href="William_Paulet%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Winchester" title="William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester">William Paulet, 1st Baron St John</a></td>

<td>Created Earl of Wiltshire in 1550 and Marquess of Winchester in 1551</td>

</td></tr>

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<td>Unknown</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Henry_Fitzalan%2C_12th_Earl_of_Arundel" title="Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel">Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Thomas_Wentworth%2C_1st_Baron_Wentworth" title="Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth">Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Thomas_Darcy%2C_1st_Baron_Darcy_of_Chiche" title="Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche">Thomas Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Chiche</a></td>

</td></tr>

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</td></tr>

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<td>Unknown</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

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<td>Sir <a href="Edward_Hastings%2C_1st_Baron_Hastings_of_Loughborough" title="Edward Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings of Loughborough">Edward Hastings</a> from 1558 Lord Hastings of Loughborough</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Howard%2C_1st_Baron_Howard_of_Effingham" title="William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham">William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Thomas_Radclyffe%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Sussex" title="Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex">Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Henry_Carey%2C_1st_Baron_Hunsdon" title="Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon">Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon</a></td>

<td>Founded the famous <a href="Lord_Chamberlain's_Men" title="Lord Chamberlain's Men">Lord Chamberlain's Men</a> for whom Shakespeare wrote for most of his career.

</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Brooke%2C_10th_Baron_Cobham" title="William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham">William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="George_Carey%2C_2nd_Baron_Hunsdon" title="George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon">George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Thomas_Howard%2C_1st_Earl_of_Suffolk" title="Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk">Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk</a>, from 1603 The Earl of Suffolk</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Robert_Carr%2C_1st_Earl_of_Somerset" title="Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset">Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Herbert%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Pembroke" title="William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke">William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Philip_Herbert%2C_4th_Earl_of_Pembroke" title="Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke">Philip Herbert, 4th Earl of Pembroke</a>, from 1630 Earl of Pembroke</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Robert_Devereux%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Essex" title="Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex">Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Unknown</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Edward_Sackville%2C_4th_Earl_of_Dorset" title="Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset">Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Vacant</td>

<td>Position became vacant at the start of the <a href="Interregnum_(England)" title="Interregnum (England)">Interregnum</a> and the <a href="Commonwealth_of_England" title="Commonwealth of England">Commonwealth</a></td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Sir_Gilbert_Pickering%2C_1st_Baronet" title="Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet">Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet</a></td>

<td>Lord Chamberlain during The Protectorate</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Edward_Montagu%2C_2nd_Earl_of_Manchester" title="Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester">Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Henry_Jermyn%2C_1st_Earl_of_St_Albans" title="Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans">Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St Albans</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Henry_Bennet%2C_1st_Earl_of_Arlington" title="Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington">Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Robert_Bruce%2C_1st_Earl_of_Ailesbury" title="Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury">Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury</a>, 2nd Earl of Elgin</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="John_Sheffield%2C_1st_Duke_of_Buckingham_and_Normanby" title="John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby">John Sheffield, 3rd Earl of Mulgrave</a></td>

<td>Created <a href="Marquess_of_Normanby" title="Marquess of Normanby">Marquess of Normanby</a> in 1694 and <a href="Duke_of_Buckingham_and_Normanby" title="Duke of Buckingham and Normanby">Duke of Buckingham and Normanby</a> in 1703</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Charles_Sackville%2C_6th_Earl_of_Dorset" title="Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset">Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Robert_Spencer%2C_2nd_Earl_of_Sunderland" title="Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland">Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Vacant</td>

<td><a href="William_III_of_England" title="William III of England">William III</a> did not accept the resignation of the Earl of Sunderland</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Charles_Talbot%2C_1st_Duke_of_Shrewsbury" title="Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury">Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Edward_Villiers%2C_1st_Earl_of_Jersey" title="Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey">Edward Villiers, 1st Earl of Jersey</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Henry_Grey%2C_1st_Duke_of_Kent" title="Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent">Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent</a> from 1706 The Marquess of Kent</td>

<td>Created <a href="Duke_of_Kent" title="Duke of Kent">Duke of Kent</a> in 1710 and <a href="Marquess_Grey" title="Marquess Grey">Marquess Grey</a> in 1740</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Charles_Paulet%2C_2nd_Duke_of_Bolton" title="Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton">Charles Paulet, 2nd Duke of Bolton</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Thomas_Pelham-Holles%2C_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle" title="Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle">Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Charles_FitzRoy%2C_2nd_Duke_of_Grafton" title="Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton">Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Cavendish%2C_4th_Duke_of_Devonshire" title="William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire">William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="George_Spencer%2C_4th_Duke_of_Marlborough" title="George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough">George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Granville_Leveson-Gower%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Stafford" title="Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford">Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Gower</a></td>

<td>Created <a href="Marquess_of_Stafford" class="mw-redirect" title="Marquess of Stafford">Marquess of Stafford</a> in 1786</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Cavendish-Bentinck%2C_3rd_Duke_of_Portland" title="William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland">William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Francis_Seymour-Conway%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Hertford" title="Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Marquess of Hertford">Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford</a></td>

<td>First period in office; created <a href="Marquess_of_Hertford" title="Marquess of Hertford">Marquess of Hertford</a> in 1793</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="George_Montagu%2C_4th_Duke_of_Manchester" title="George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester">George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Francis Seymour-Conway, 1st Earl of Hertford</td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="James_Cecil%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Salisbury" title="James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury">James Cecil, 7th Earl of Salisbury</a>, from 1789 <a href="Marquess_of_Salisbury" title="Marquess of Salisbury">Marquess of Salisbury</a></td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="George_Legge%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Dartmouth" title="George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth">George Legge, 3rd Earl of Dartmouth</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Vacant</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Francis_Ingram-Seymour-Conway%2C_2nd_Marquess_of_Hertford" title="Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford">Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="James_Graham%2C_3rd_Duke_of_Montrose" title="James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose">James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Cavendish%2C_6th_Duke_of_Devonshire" title="William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire">William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="James_Graham%2C_3rd_Duke_of_Montrose" title="James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose">James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose</a></td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="George_Child_Villiers%2C_5th_Earl_of_Jersey" title="George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey">George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Cavendish%2C_6th_Duke_of_Devonshire" title="William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire">William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire</a></td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>George Child Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey</td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Richard_Wellesley%2C_1st_Marquess_Wellesley" title="Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley">Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Francis_Conyngham%2C_2nd_Marquess_Conyngham" title="Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham">Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham</a></td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Henry_Paget%2C_2nd_Marquess_of_Anglesey" title="Henry Paget, 2nd Marquess of Anglesey">Henry Paget, Earl of Uxbridge</a></td>

<td>Succeeded as <a href="Marquess_of_Anglesey" title="Marquess of Anglesey">Marquess of Anglesey</a> in 1854</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="George_Sackville-West%2C_5th_Earl_De_La_Warr" title="George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr">George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Frederick_Spencer%2C_4th_Earl_Spencer" title="Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer">Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="John_Campbell%2C_2nd_Marquess_of_Breadalbane" title="John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane">John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Brownlow_Cecil%2C_2nd_Marquess_of_Exeter" title="Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter">Brownlow Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Exeter</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane</td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>George Sackville-West, 5th Earl De La Warr</td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="John_Townshend%2C_1st_Earl_Sydney" title="John Townshend, 1st Earl Sydney">John Townshend, 3rd Viscount Sydney</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Orlando_Bridgeman%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Bradford" title="Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford">Orlando Bridgeman, 3rd Earl of Bradford</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>John Townshend, 3rd Viscount Sydney</td>

<td>Second period in office; created <a href="Earl_Sydney" title="Earl Sydney">Earl Sydney</a> in 1874</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Francis_Seymour%2C_5th_Marquess_of_Hertford" title="Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford">Francis Seymour, 5th Marquess of Hertford</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Edgcumbe%2C_4th_Earl_of_Mount_Edgcumbe" title="William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe">William Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Valentine_Browne%2C_4th_Earl_of_Kenmare" title="Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare">Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Edward_Bootle-Wilbraham%2C_1st_Earl_of_Lathom" title="Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom">Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom</a></td>

<td>First period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Valentine Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare</td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom</td>

<td>Second period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Charles_Wynn-Carington%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Lincolnshire" title="Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire">Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Earl Carrington</a></td>

<td>Created Earl Carrington in 1895 and Marquess of Lincolnshire in 1912</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td>Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom</td>

<td>Third period in office</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="John_Hope%2C_1st_Marquess_of_Linlithgow" class="mw-redirect" title="John Hope, 1st Marquess of Linlithgow">John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun</a></td>

<td>Created <a href="Marquess_of_Linlithgow" title="Marquess of Linlithgow">Marquess of Linlithgow</a> in 1902</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Edward_Villiers%2C_5th_Earl_of_Clarendon" title="Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon">Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Charles_Spencer%2C_6th_Earl_Spencer" title="Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer">Charles Spencer, Viscount Althorp</a> from 1910 Earl Spencer</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Mansfield%2C_1st_Viscount_Sandhurst" title="William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst">William Mansfield, 1st Viscount Sandhurst</a> from 1917 Viscount Sandhurst</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="John_Stewart-Murray%2C_8th_Duke_of_Atholl" title="John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl">John Stewart-Murray, 8th Duke of Atholl</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Rowland_Baring%2C_2nd_Earl_of_Cromer" title="Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer">Rowland Baring, 2nd Earl of Cromer</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="George_Villiers%2C_6th_Earl_of_Clarendon" title="George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon">George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Roger_Lumley%2C_11th_Earl_of_Scarbrough" title="Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough">Roger Lumley, 11th Earl of Scarbrough</a></td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Cameron_Cobbold%2C_1st_Baron_Cobbold" title="Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold">Cameron Cobbold, 1st Baron Cobbold</a></td>

<td>29 January 1963</td>

<td>30 November 1971</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Charles_Maclean%2C_Baron_Maclean" title="Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean">Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean</a></td>

<td>1 December 1971</td>

<td>30 November 1984</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="David_Ogilvy%2C_13th_Earl_of_Airlie" title="David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie">David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie</a></td>

<td>1 December 1984</td>

<td>31 December 1997</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Thomas_Stonor%2C_7th_Baron_Camoys" title="Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys">Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys</a></td>

<td>1 January 1998</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Richard_Luce%2C_Baron_Luce" title="Richard Luce, Baron Luce">Richard Luce, Baron Luce</a></td>

<td>1 October 2000</td>

<td>15 October 2006</td>

<td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="William_Peel%2C_3rd_Earl_Peel" title="William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel">William Peel, 3rd Earl Peel</a></td>

<td>16 October 2006</td>

<td>31 March 2021</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Andrew_Parker%2C_Baron_Parker_of_Minsmere" title="Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere">Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere</a></td>

<td>1 April 2021</td>

<td>4 November 2024</td>

</td></tr>

<tr>

<td><a href="Richard_Benyon" title="Richard Benyon">Richard Benyon</a>, Baron Benyon</td>

<td>4 November 2024</td>

<td>present</td>

</td></tr></tbody></table>

<ul><li><a href="List_of_Lords_Chamberlain_to_British_royal_consorts" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Lords Chamberlain to British royal consorts">List of Lords Chamberlain to British royal consorts</a></li>

<li><a href="Lord_Chamberlain's_Office" title="Lord Chamberlain's Office">Lord Chamberlain's Office</a></li>

<li><a href="Central_Chancery_of_the_Orders_of_Knighthood" title="Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood">Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood</a></li></ul>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div>

<ul><li><cite id="CITEREFStephens1981" class="citation book cs1">Stephens, J.R. (1981). The Censorship of English Drama 1824–1901. Cambridge University Press.</cite></li>

<li><cite id="CITEREFJohnston1990" class="citation book cs1">Johnston, John (1990). The Lord Chamberlain's Blue Pencil. Hodder & Stoughton. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>0-340-52529-0</bdi>.</cite></li>

<li><cite id="CITEREFde_Jongh2000" class="citation book cs1">de Jongh, Nicholas (2000). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.str.org.uk/The">Politics, Prudery and Perversions: The Censoring of the English Stage 1901–1968</a>. Methuen. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>0-413-70620-6</bdi>.</cite></li>

<li><cite id="CITEREFShellardNicholsonHandley2004" class="citation book cs1">Shellard, Dominic; Nicholson, Steve; Handley, Miriam (2004). The Lord Chamberlain Regrets ... A History of British Theatre Censorship. British Library. <a href="ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <bdi>0-7123-4865-4</bdi>.</cite></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.royal.gov.uk/TheRoyalHousehold/RoyalHouseholddepartments/TheLordChamberlain.aspx">The Lord Chamberlain</a> – Royal Household official website</li>

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<li><a href="Vice-Chamberlain_of_the_Household" title="Vice-Chamberlain of the Household">Vice-Chamberlain of the Household</a></li>

<li><a href="Lord_Steward" title="Lord Steward">Lord Steward of the Household</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Horse" title="Master of the Horse">Master of the Horse</a>

<ul><li><a href="His_Majesty's_Representative_at_Ascot" title="His Majesty's Representative at Ascot">His Majesty's Representative at Ascot</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Buckhounds" title="Master of the Buckhounds">Master of the Buckhounds</a></li>

<li><a href="Clerk_Marshal" title="Clerk Marshal">Clerk Marshal</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Treasurer_of_the_Household" title="Treasurer of the Household">Treasurer of the Household</a></li>

<li><a href="Comptroller_of_the_Household" title="Comptroller of the Household">Comptroller of the Household</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other great officers of the Household (currently among <a href="Great_Officers_of_State_(United_Kingdom)" title="Great Officers of State (United Kingdom)">Great Officers of State</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Lord_High_Steward" title="Lord High Steward">Lord High Steward</a></li>

<li><a href="Lord_Chancellor" title="Lord Chancellor">Lord Chancellor</a>

<ul><li><a href="Purse_Bearer" title="Purse Bearer">Purse Bearer</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Lord_Privy_Seal" title="Lord Privy Seal">Keeper of the Privy Seal</a></li>

<li><a href="Earl_Marshal" title="Earl Marshal">Earl Marshal</a>

<ul><li><a href="Knight_Marshal" title="Knight Marshal">Knight Marshal</a></li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Private Secretary's Office</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Private_Secretary_to_the_Sovereign" title="Private Secretary to the Sovereign">Private Secretary to the Sovereign</a></li>

<li><a href="Director_for_Security_Liaison" title="Director for Security Liaison">Director for Security Liaison</a></li>

<li><a href="Royal_Communications" title="Royal Communications">Royal Communications</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Keeper_of_the_Privy_Purse" title="Keeper of the Privy Purse">Keeper of the Privy Purse</a></li>

<li><a href="Royal_Almonry" title="Royal Almonry">Royal Almonry</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Lord_Chamberlain's_Office" title="Lord Chamberlain's Office">Lord Chamberlain's Office</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Central_Chancery_of_the_Orders_of_Knighthood" title="Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood">Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood</a></li>

<li><a href="Crown_Equerry" title="Crown Equerry">Crown Equerry</a>

<ul><li><a href="Gentleman_of_the_Horse" title="Gentleman of the Horse">Gentleman of the Horse</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Revels" title="Master of the Revels">Master of the Revels</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Master_of_the_Household" title="Master of the Household">Master of the Household</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Household_of_Scotland" title="Master of the Household of Scotland">Master of the Household of Scotland</a></li>

<li><a href="Butler_of_Scotland" title="Butler of Scotland">Butler of Scotland</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Clerk_of_the_Green_Cloth" title="Clerk of the Green Cloth">Clerk of the Green Cloth</a></li>

<li><a href="Cofferer_of_the_Household" title="Cofferer of the Household">Cofferer of the Household</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Mistress_of_the_Robes" title="Mistress of the Robes">Mistress of the Robes</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Robes" title="Master of the Robes">Master of the Robes</a></li>

<li><a href="Groom_of_the_Robes" title="Groom of the Robes">Groom of the Robes</a></li>

<li><a href="Groom_in_Waiting" title="Groom in Waiting">Groom in Waiting</a></li>

<li><a href="Page_of_Honour" title="Page of Honour">Page of Honour</a></li>

<li><a href="Maid_of_honour" title="Maid of honour">Maid of Honour</a></li>

<li><a href="Mother_of_the_Maids_(royal_courts)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mother of the Maids (royal courts)">Mother of the Maids</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Physician_to_the_King" title="Physician to the King">Physician to the King</a></li>

<li><a href="Serjeant_Surgeon" title="Serjeant Surgeon">Serjeant Surgeon</a></li>

<li><a href="Apothecary_to_the_Household" title="Apothecary to the Household">Apothecary to the Household</a></li>

<li><a href="Apothecary_to_the_Household_at_Sandringham" title="Apothecary to the Household at Sandringham">Apothecary to the Household at Sandringham</a></li>

<li><a href="Apothecary_to_the_Household_at_Windsor" title="Apothecary to the Household at Windsor">Apothecary to the Household at Windsor</a></li>

<li><a href="Coroner_of_the_Queen's_Household" title="Coroner of the Queen's Household">Coroner of the Queen's Household</a></li>

<li><a href="Medical_Officer_to_The_King" title="Medical Officer to The King">Medical Officer to The King</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Clerk_of_the_Closet" title="Clerk of the Closet">Clerk of the Closet</a></li>

<li><a href="Deputy_Clerk_of_the_Closet" title="Deputy Clerk of the Closet">Deputy Clerk of the Closet</a></li>

<li><a href="Dean_of_the_Chapel_Royal" title="Dean of the Chapel Royal">Dean of the Chapel Royal</a></li>

<li><a href="Gentleman_of_the_Chapel_Royal" title="Gentleman of the Chapel Royal">Gentleman of the Chapel Royal</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Children_of_the_Chapel_Royal" title="Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal">Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal</a></li>

<li><a href="Honorary_Chaplain_to_the_King" title="Honorary Chaplain to the King">Honorary Chaplain to the King</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Royal_Archives" title="Royal Archives">Royal Archives</a> and <a href="Royal_Collection" title="Royal Collection">Royal Collection</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Keeper_of_the_Royal_Archives" title="Keeper of the Royal Archives">Keeper of the Royal Archives</a></li>

<li><a href="Royal_Librarian_(United_Kingdom)" title="Royal Librarian (United Kingdom)">Royal Librarian</a></li>

<li><a href="Surveyor_of_the_King's_Pictures" title="Surveyor of the King's Pictures">Surveyor of the King's Pictures</a></li>

<li><a href="Surveyor_of_the_King's_Works_of_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="Surveyor of the King's Works of Art">Surveyor of the King's Works of Art</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Jewel_Office" title="Master of the Jewel Office">Master of the Jewel Office</a>

<ul><li><a href="Treasurer_of_the_Chamber" title="Treasurer of the Chamber">Treasurer of the Chamber</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Crown_Jeweller" title="Crown Jeweller">Crown Jeweller</a></li>

<li>Historiographer Royal

<ul><li><a href="Historiographer_Royal_(England)" title="Historiographer Royal (England)">England</a></li>

<li><a href="Historiographer_Royal_(Scotland)" title="Historiographer Royal (Scotland)">Scotland</a></li></ul></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Wardrobe_(government)" title="Wardrobe (government)">Wardrobe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Wardrobe_(government)" title="Wardrobe (government)">Keeper (or Treasurer) of the Wardrobe</a></li>

<li><a href="Wardrobe_(government)" title="Wardrobe (government)">Comptroller of the Wardrobe</a></li>

<li><a href="Cofferer_of_the_Household" title="Cofferer of the Household">Cofferer of the Wardrobe</a></li>

<li><a href="Wardrobe_(government)" title="Wardrobe (government)">Keeper of the Great Wardrobe</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="Privy_chamber" title="Privy chamber">Privy chamber</a> and bedchamber</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Groom_of_the_Chamber" title="Groom of the Chamber">Groom of the Chamber</a></li>

<li><a href="Lords_and_Gentlemen_of_the_Bedchamber" title="Lords and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber">Lord of the Bedchamber</a></li>

<li><a href="Lords_and_Gentlemen_of_the_Bedchamber" title="Lords and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber">Gentleman of the Bedchamber</a></li>

<li><a href="Lady_of_the_Bedchamber" title="Lady of the Bedchamber">Lady of the Bedchamber</a></li>

<li><a href="Woman_of_the_Bedchamber" title="Woman of the Bedchamber">Woman of the Bedchamber</a></li>

<li><a href="Chamberer" title="Chamberer">Chamberer</a></li>

<li><a href="Groom_of_the_Stool" title="Groom of the Stool">Groom of the Stool</a> (1509–1901)</li>

<li><a href="Page_of_the_Backstairs" title="Page of the Backstairs">Page of the Backstairs</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Bodyguards and guardians</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="King's_Guard" title="King's Guard">King's Guard</a></li>

<li><a href="Yeomen_of_the_Guard" title="Yeomen of the Guard">Yeomen of the Guard</a>

<ul><li><a href="Captain_of_the_Yeomen_of_the_Guard" title="Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard">Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Sovereign's_Bodyguard" title="Sovereign's Bodyguard">Sovereign's Bodyguard</a></li>

<li><a href="Gold_Stick_and_Silver_Stick" title="Gold Stick and Silver Stick">Gold Stick-in-Waiting</a></li>

<li><a href="Gold_Stick_and_Silver_Stick" title="Gold Stick and Silver Stick">Silver Stick-in-Waiting</a></li>

<li><a href="Yeomen_Warders" title="Yeomen Warders">Yeomen Warders</a></li>

<li><a href="High_Constables_and_Guard_of_Honour_of_the_Palace_of_Holyroodhouse" title="High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse">High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace of Holyroodhouse</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Master_of_the_Staghounds" title="Master of the Staghounds">Master of the Staghounds</a> (1738–1782)</li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Hawks" title="Master of the Hawks">Master of the Hawks</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Harriers" title="Master of the Harriers">Master of the Harriers</a></li>

<li><a href="Keeper_of_the_Queen's_Swans" title="Keeper of the Queen's Swans">Keeper of the Queen's Swans</a></li>

<li><a href="Warden_of_the_Swans" title="Warden of the Swans">Warden of the Swans</a></li>

<li><a href="Marker_of_the_Swans" title="Marker of the Swans">Marker of the Swans</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Poet_Laureate_of_the_United_Kingdom" title="Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom">Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_Ceremonies" title="Master of the Ceremonies">Master of the Ceremonies</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_of_the_King's_Music" title="Master of the King's Music">Master of the King's Music</a></li>

<li><a href="Official_Harpist_to_the_Prince_of_Wales" title="Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales">Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales</a></li>

<li><a href="Groom_Porter" title="Groom Porter">Groom Porter</a></li>

<li><a href="Piper_to_the_Sovereign" title="Piper to the Sovereign">Piper to the Sovereign</a></li>

<li><a href="Piper_to_the_Queen_Mother" title="Piper to the Queen Mother">Piper to the Queen Mother</a></li>

<li><a href="Serjeant_Painter" title="Serjeant Painter">Serjeant Painter</a></li>

<li><a href="Principal_Painter_in_Ordinary" title="Principal Painter in Ordinary">Principal Painter in Ordinary</a></li>

<li><a href="Painter_and_Limner" title="Painter and Limner">Painter and Limner</a></li>

<li><a href="Flower_Painter_in_Ordinary" title="Flower Painter in Ordinary">Flower Painter in Ordinary</a></li>

<li><a href="Sculptor_in_Ordinary_for_Scotland" title="Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland">Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland</a></li>

<li><a href="Grand_Carver_of_England" title="Grand Carver of England">Grand Carver of England</a></li>

<li><a href="Master_Carver" title="Master Carver">Master Carver</a></li>

<li><a href="Pantler_of_Scotland" title="Pantler of Scotland">Pantler of Scotland</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other positions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Defence_Services_Secretary" title="Defence Services Secretary">Defence Services Secretary</a></li>

<li><a href="Astronomer_Royal" title="Astronomer Royal">Astronomer Royal</a>

<ul><li><a href="Astronomer_Royal_for_Scotland" title="Astronomer Royal for Scotland">Astronomer Royal for Scotland</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Geographer_Royal" title="Geographer Royal">Geographer Royal</a></li>

<li><a href="Justiciar" title="Justiciar">Justiciar</a> (1102–1261)</li>

<li><a href="Knight_Marischal" title="Knight Marischal">Knight Marischal</a></li>

<li><a href="Personal_aide-de-camp" title="Personal aide-de-camp">Personal aide-de-camp</a></li>

<li><a href="Armour-Bearer_and_Squire_of_His_Majesty's_Body" title="Armour-Bearer and Squire of His Majesty's Body">Armour-Bearer and Squire of His Majesty's Body</a></li>

<li><a href="King's_Flag_Sergeant" title="King's Flag Sergeant">King's Flag Sergeant</a></li>

<li><a href="Field_Officer_in_Brigade_Waiting" title="Field Officer in Brigade Waiting">Field Officer in Brigade Waiting</a></li>

<li><a href="Warden_of_the_Mint" title="Warden of the Mint">Warden of the Mint</a> (1216–1829)</li>

<li><a href="Gentleman_Usher" title="Gentleman Usher">Gentleman Usher</a></li>

<li><a href="Gentleman_Usher_to_the_Sword_of_State" title="Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State">Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State</a></li>

<li><a href="His_Majesty's_Botanist" title="His Majesty's Botanist">His Majesty's Botanist</a></li>

<li><a href="King's_Bargemaster" title="King's Bargemaster">King's Bargemaster</a></li>

<li><a href="Funeral_directors_to_the_Royal_Household" title="Funeral directors to the Royal Household">Funeral directors</a></li></ul>

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