King's Bargemaster
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The King's Bargemaster is a subordinate officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Until the mid-19th century, the Royal Family frequently used a royal barge for transport along the River Thames. The role of the King's Bargemaster was to oversee this. The tradition of the Bargemaster dates back to 1215, with the signing of Magna Carta at Runnymede. The role is now largely ceremonial.
The Royal Barge Gloriana. Queen Elizabeth II's Royal Barge presented to her at her Diamond Jubilee in 2012.
The Queen's Bargemaster and a Royal Waterman (with a royal footman standing behind them) on the carriage conveying the Imperial State Crown to the Palace of Westminster for the State Opening, 2015.
James Arthur Messenger, Barge Master to Her Majesty Queen Victoria 1862–1901
Royal barge
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A royal barge is a ceremonial barge that is used by a monarch for processions and transport on a body of water.
The Karaweik barge on Yangon's Kandawgyi Lake is based on the design of a royal barge.
The ceremonial barge used during the Hpaung Daw U Pagoda pagoda festival is modeled after a royal barge.
A royal barge moored on the moat surrounding Mandalay Palace.
Swedish royal barge Vasaorden which took part in the celebrational procession following the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling, 2010