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British Empire portal; United Kingdom portal; This category is meant for both individual appointments and collective bodies, such as guard corps, that are part of the civilian, military or ecclesiastical household of the British monarchy, including those specific to either England or Scotland, both professional and occasional.
Name Began Ended Notes Ref. The Earl of Clarendon, KG, GCMG, GCVO, LLD: 5 August 1952: 1952: His tenure carried over from the reign of King George VI [1] The Earl of Scarbrough: 1952: 1963 [1] The Lord Cobbold: 29 January 1963: 30 November 1971 [1] [2] The Lord Maclean: 1 December 1971: 30 November 1984 [1] [3] The Earl of Airlie: 1 December ...
The royal household has roots in the comitatus that provided military support to early Anglo-Saxon kings. [1] In addition to the royal family, the household would have included a large staff of domestic servants, military personnel, priests, and clerks. [2]
The servants were organized into a hierarchy which was arranged in ranks according to the level of responsibility. [1] The highest rank, which reported directly to the Chief Officer and oversaw an individual Household Office, was the Sergeant. [3] The word was introduced to England by the Normans, and meant an attendant or servant. [10]
The Groom of the Stool was a male servant in the household of the English monarch who was responsible for assisting the king in his toileting needs. [5] It is a matter of some debate as to whether the duties involved cleaning the king's anus, but the groom is known to have been responsible for supplying a bowl, water and towels and also for monitoring the king's diet and bowel movements [6 ...
The Sikh 'Court of Lahore'.. A royal household is the highest-ranking example of patronage.A regent or viceroy may hold court during the minority or absence of the hereditary ruler, and even an elected head of state may develop a court-like entourage of unofficial, personally-chosen advisers and "companions".
To avoid any confusion, we compiled a complete list of the British royal family’s middle names. Keep scrolling for details. 1. Queen Elizabeth. Ben Stansall/WPA Pool/Getty Images.
Gentleman Ushers were originally a class of servants found not only in the Royal Household, but in lesser establishments as well. They were regularly found in the households of Tudor noblemen, and were prescribed by Richard Brathwait, in his Household of an Earle , as one of the "officers and Servants the state of an Earle requireth to have".