Lord Chamberlain of the Household

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The Lord Chamberlain of the Household is a senior officer of the British Royal Household responsible for overseeing royal ceremonies, state occasions, and certain administrative and cultural functions of the monarchy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf office
position in the British Royal Household
abolishedFunction theatrical censorship in 1968
appliesToJurisdiction British monarchy
appointedBy British monarch
country United Kingdom
domain court administration
royal ceremonial
royal cultural patronage
state ceremonial
hasAuthorityOver court entertainment licensing historically
use of royal theatres historically
hasRole issues instructions for national mourning at the death of senior members of the royal family
issues instructions for national mourning at the death of the sovereign
liaison between the sovereign and the House of Lords on ceremonial matters
overall head of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office
oversees certain administrative functions of the monarchy
oversees certain cultural functions of the monarchy
oversees protocol for court dress and precedence at court functions
oversees royal ceremonies
oversees state occasions
responsible for planning coronations
responsible for planning royal funerals
responsible for planning royal garden parties
responsible for planning royal investitures
responsible for planning royal weddings at the sovereign’s court
responsible for planning state visits
responsible for the ceremonial aspects of the Order of the Bath service
responsible for the ceremonial aspects of the Order of the Garter service
responsible for the ceremonial aspects of the State Opening of Parliament
responsible for the royal warrant holders’ system at court level
responsible for the use of royal palaces for ceremonial events
supervises royal entertainments at court
historicalFunction censorship of stage plays in the United Kingdom until the 20th century
inception Middle Ages
jurisdiction ceremonial aspects of the Royal Household
memberOf Royal Household of the Sovereign
officeHolder Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere
officeHolderStartTime 2021
partOf Royal Household of the United Kingdom
precededBy Lord Great Chamberlain in some early court functions
reportsTo British monarch
residence Buckingham Palace
St James’s Palace
seat London
linked to: London, England
style The Right Honourable
subordinateUnit Lord Chamberlain’s Office
Office of the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps
Royal Household ceremonial staff

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William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
subject linked to: George Spencer
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Household of Charles II of England employs Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Children of the Chapel Royal employer Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire officeHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William Stanley positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough notableOffice Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Henry Bennet positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
subject linked to: John
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
subject linked to: Sackville
Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of England
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Duke of Shrewsbury notableHolderOffice Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
subject linked to: Earl of Dorset
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William Lord Hastings positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William Bentinck, 4th Duke of Portland positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Thomas Stanley, 1st Baron Stanley positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
George Talbot, 4th Earl of Shrewsbury positionHeld Lord Chamberlain to the Queen
subject linked to: George Talbot
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Court of Henry VIII officeHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Earls of Worcester heldOffice Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
subject linked to: 6th Duke of Marlborough
Lord Chamberlain to Caroline, Princess of Wales relatedOffice Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Lord Chamberlain to Queen Caroline subordinateTo Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Carey family memberHeldPosition Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William Henry Wellesley, 2nd Earl Cowley position held Lord Chamberlain to Queen Alexandra
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Tudor royal goldsmiths supervisedBy Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
subject linked to: Wentworth family
Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent heldPosition Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Lord Great Chamberlain of the United Kingdom isDistinctFrom Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William FitzRoy, 6th Duke of Grafton titleHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Francis Ingram-Seymour-Conway, 2nd Marquess of Hertford positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Simon Ramsay, 16th Earl of Dalhousie positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Theatres Act 1968 transferredFunctionFrom Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Edward Bootle-Wilbraham, 1st Earl of Lathom positionHeld Lord Chamberlain
linked to: Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Earl of Lathom associatedWithRole Lord Chamberlain of the Household