Keeper of the Privy Purse
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The Keeper of the Privy Purse is the senior official responsible for managing the British monarch’s private finances and the Sovereign Grant within the Royal Household.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Keeper of the Privy Purse canonical | 8 |
| Privy Purse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T689010 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keeper of the Privy Purse Context triple: [Royal Household of the United Kingdom, officeHeldByHeadOfGovernment, Keeper of the Privy Purse]
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A.
Warden of the Royal Mint
Warden of the Royal Mint was a senior Crown appointment in England responsible for overseeing the security, integrity, and administration of the Royal Mint’s coinage operations.
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B.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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C.
The Royal Master
The Royal Master is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its intricate courtly intrigue and polished dramatic style.
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D.
The Queen
The Queen is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Frears that portrays the British royal family's response to the death of Princess Diana, featuring a celebrated score by Alexandre Desplat.
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E.
His Majesty
His Majesty is the formal style of address used for a reigning male British monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Keeper of the Privy Purse Target entity description: The Keeper of the Privy Purse is the senior official responsible for managing the British monarch’s private finances and the Sovereign Grant within the Royal Household.
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A.
Warden of the Royal Mint
Warden of the Royal Mint was a senior Crown appointment in England responsible for overseeing the security, integrity, and administration of the Royal Mint’s coinage operations.
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B.
Her Majesty
Her Majesty is the formal royal style used to address or refer to a reigning queen such as Anne, Queen of Great Britain.
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C.
The Royal Master
The Royal Master is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its intricate courtly intrigue and polished dramatic style.
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D.
The Queen
The Queen is a 2006 British drama film directed by Stephen Frears that portrays the British royal family's response to the death of Princess Diana, featuring a celebrated score by Alexandre Desplat.
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E.
His Majesty
His Majesty is the formal style of address used for a reigning male British monarch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court office
ⓘ
position in the British Royal Household ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King ⓘ |
| appliesTo | reigning monarch ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | British monarchy ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Sovereign of the United Kingdom
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| domain |
public funding of the monarchy
ⓘ
royal finance ⓘ |
| hasComponent | role of Treasurer to the King ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
administration of the Sovereign Grant
ⓘ
advising the monarch on financial matters relating to the household ⓘ budgeting for official expenditure of the monarch ⓘ financial planning for the monarch ⓘ management of the British monarch’s private finances ⓘ oversight of royal household accounts ⓘ reporting on use of the Sovereign Grant ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction |
control of royal household expenditure
ⓘ
management of the monarch’s private purse ⓘ |
| hasRank | senior official of the Royal Household ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| isPositionHeldBy | Sir Michael Stevens ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| manages |
expenditure funded by the Sovereign Grant
ⓘ
private income of the monarch ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Sir Michael Stevens ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2018 ⓘ |
| oversees |
Privy Purse
ⓘ
Sovereign Grant accounts ⓘ financial administration of the Royal Household ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Household of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Household
Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier forms of royal financial officers ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
ensuring proper use of public funds granted to the monarch
ⓘ
liaison with government bodies on financial matters relating to the Sovereign Grant ⓘ preparation of financial reports for the Royal Household ⓘ |
| scope |
official expenditure covered by the Sovereign Grant
ⓘ
private finances of the monarch ⓘ |
| seat | Buckingham Palace ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British monarch
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Sovereign of the United Kingdom
|
| usedBy | House of Windsor ⓘ |
| workLocation | Buckingham Palace ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Royal Household finance staff
ⓘ
Treasurer to the King ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Keeper of the Privy Purse Description of subject: The Keeper of the Privy Purse is the senior official responsible for managing the British monarch’s private finances and the Sovereign Grant within the Royal Household.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Privy Purse