The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the collective departments that support members of the British royal family. The Royal Household supports the Sovereign. Other members of the royal famil
Members of the Royal Household of Elizabeth II walked ahead of the gun carriage at her state funeral, including her Private Secretary, the Master of the Household, Lord Steward, Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, Keeper of the Privy Purse, Director of the Royal Collection and Master of the Horse, along with her Palace Steward and Pages.
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The Lord Chamberlain of the Household is the most senior officer of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom, supervising the departments which support and provide advice to the Sovereign of the Unit
Royal Households of the United Kingdom
…domestic responsibilities of the steward and chamberlain devolved upon two senior officers 'of the Household': the Lord Steward of the Household and Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Lord High Constable and Earl Marshal retained their military authority until a comparatively late period. As regards the latter's domestic duties…
Official portrait of Richard Benyon
Sir Robert Walpole, the Prime Minister who gave the Lord Chamberlain official censorship duties. Painting by Arthur Pond.
The Henry Grey, 12th Earl of Kent in 1705, carrying the wand of office and wearing the insignia of a gold key, as Lord Chamberlain.