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Royal footmen in the United Kingdom wearing their ceremonial livery at the State Opening of Parliament procession, 2008 A footman is a male domestic worker employed mainly to wait at table or attend a coach or carriage.
Sydney Johnson (c. 1921 /1923 – 17 January 1990) was a Bahamian-born personal attendant who notably served as the valet and footman to Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom, and his wife, Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, for more than thirty years.
Tallon's partner of over 30 years was Reginald Wilcock, [6] [7] who had become a footman at Buckingham Palace in 1954. Wilcock was a valet to the Duke of Windsor in Paris from 1957 to 1959, before joining the Queen Mother's staff at Clarence House in 1960 as a footman. He had been the House Deputy Steward and the Queen Mother's Page of the ...
Former royal footman Steven Kaye is sharing rare details about Queen Elizabeth’s dogs, including the “regal” room they reside in at Buckingham Palace. In an interview with Slingo, Kaye ...
Burrell entered Royal Service at age 18 as a Buckingham Palace footman, becoming Elizabeth II's personal footman a year later. He was nicknamed "Small Paul", to distinguish him from a taller footman, Paul Whybrew, who was known as "Tall Paul". [7] [4]
Priests in the royal chapel performed religious duties and acted as royal secretaries—writing letters, charters, and other official documents. [9] By the reign of Edward the Confessor ( r. 1042–1066 ), the chapel's writing office had custody of the great seal used to authenticate writs .
Fawcett began his service to the British royal family in 1981 as a footman to Queen Elizabeth II. He later became first sergeant footman and eventually moved to the Household of the Prince of Wales. [2] Fawcett rose to become Prince Charles's assistant valet.
The Master of the Household is the operational head (see Chief operating officer) of the "below stairs" elements of the Royal Households of the United Kingdom.The role has charge of the domestic staff, from the Royal Kitchens, the pages and footmen, to the housekeeper and their staff.