Lieutenant Colonel Rupert Charles Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley, Baron de Mauley of Canford, is a British hereditary peer, former Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Department for Environment, Food
Official portrait, 2018
Lord de Mauley speaks at the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council meeting in London on 3 December 2014.
Lord de Mauley as Master of the Horse during the coronation of Charles III in 2023
Master of the Horse
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Master of the Horse is an official position in several European nations. It was more common when most countries in Europe were monarchies, and is of varying prominence today.
Rupert Ponsonby, 7th Baron de Mauley
…to help assess whether the plan is capable of helping pollinators. In July 2018, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Lord de Mauley to succeed Lord Vestey as Master of the Horse. His appointment took effect on 1 January 2019. In this role, he took part in the 2023 coronation of Charles III. In the 2024 King's Birthday Honours…
Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse from 1999 to 2018, riding to the Queen's Birthday Parade in 2012