The Children of the Chapel are the boys with unbroken voices, choristers, who form part of the Chapel Royal, the body of singers and priests serving the spiritual needs of their sovereign wherever they were called upon to do so. They were overseen by the Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal.
Children of the Chapel in their red uniforms at the National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in London.
Thomas Edwards was a chorister alongside John Blow and Michael Wise following restoration of the monarchy in 1660. He later became servant to Samuel Pepys
Arthur Sullivan aged 13 when he was a chorister of the Chapel Royal, wearing the State Dress
A chapel royal is an establishment in the British and Canadian royal households serving the spiritual needs of the sovereign and the royal family.
The Queen's Chapel at St James's Palace in London, UK, one of numerous chapels royal in Britain
The Christ Church Royal Chapel near Deseronto, Canada, one of Canada's three chapels royal
Portrait of a Boy Chorister of the Chapel Royal by Richard Buckner, c. 1873
Choristers of the Chapel Royal (in scarlet) at the National Service of Remembrance at The Cenotaph in London, UK, in 2018
