Rupert Francis John Carington, 7th Baron Carrington, is a British banker, hereditary peer and former crossbench member of the House of Lords.
Official portrait, 2024
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The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the lord privy seal but above the lord high constable. The office of Lord Great Chamberlain was first
Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington
…Carrington (born 2 December 1948), is a British banker, hereditary peer and former crossbench member of the House of Lords. Lord Carrington has served as Lord Great Chamberlain of England since the accession of Charles III in September 2022. In that role, he took part in the coronation of Charles III and Camilla. Carrington was born in…
Official portrait of Lord Carrington, 2024
The Lord Great Chamberlain, Lord Carrington, on the occasion of a royal visit to the Palace of Westminster in 2023 (wearing his scarlet court uniform with gold key insignia and carrying his wand of office).
The Lord Great Chamberlain, the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley (left), holding his white staff of office; the Lord Speaker, Baroness Hayman; and the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, showing US President Barack Obama around Members' Lobby during a tour of the Palace in May 2011.
6 May 2023: Lord Carrington (Lord Great Chamberlain since 2022) on his way to the Coronation of Charles III and Camilla (with Baroness Manningham Buller).