Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley
Matthew White Ridley, 4th Viscount Ridley was a British nobleman. He was Lord Steward of the Household from 1989 to 2001.
Viscount Ridley in the robes of a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter
The Lord Steward or Lord Steward of the Household is an official of the Royal Household in England. Holders of the office are always peers, until 1924, were always members of the Government, and until 1782, the office was one of considerable political importance and carried Cabinet rank.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, Lord Steward 1587–1588, holding the white staff of his office