The Royal Households of the United Kingdom consists of royal officials and the supporting staff of the British Royal Family, as well as the Royal Household which supports the Sovereign. Each member of the Royal Family who undertakes public duties has his own separate Household.

King Edward VII (1841–1910) was created Prince of Wales shortly after his birth, and his household was known as the Household of the Prince of Wales from 1841. Upon his marriage in 1863, he and his wife shared the Household of the Prince and Princess of Wales until their accession as King and Queen in January 1901, but several appointments were to either the Prince or the Princess (e.g.. they each had separate Lords Chamberlain and private Secretaries). When he became King, his household was known as the Household of the Sovereign 1901–1910.

Queen Alexandra (1844–1925) received a separate household upon her husband's accession, the Household of the Queen. From 1910, it was known as the Household of Queen Alexandra.

Household of the Prince of Wales 1841–1863

Treasurer and cofferer

  • 1856: Colonel the Honourable C. B. Phipps

Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal

Privy Seal

Attorney-general

  • 1856: W. J. Alexander

Tutor

  • 1856: F. W. Gibbs, MA

Household of the Prince and Princess of Wales 1863–1901

Keeper of the Privy Purse and Comptroller

Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales

Lords of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales

Grooms-in-Waiting to the Prince of Wales

Equerries to the Prince of Wales

Extra Equerry to the Prince of Wales

Lords Chamberlain to the Princess of Wales

Private secretaries to the Princess of Wales

Ladies of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales

  • 1863–1873: Fanny Osborne, Marchioness of Carmarthen (Duchess of Leeds from 1871)
  • 1863–1866: Henrietta Robinson, Countess de Grey
  • 1863–1901: Helen Douglas, Countess of Morton
  • 1863–1901: Mary Parker, Countess of Macclesfield
  • 1873–1901: Cecilia Harbord, Baroness Suffield
  • 1895–1901: Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton

Women of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales

  • 1863–1865: Hon. Mrs Robert Bruce (extra 1865–?)
  • 1863–1873: Hon. Mrs William George Grey (extra 1873–?)
  • 1863–?: Hon. Mrs Edward Coke
  • 1863–?: Mrs. Francis Stonor
  • 1865–?: Hon. Mrs Arthur Hardinge
  • 1872–1901: Lady Emily Kingscote
  • 1873–1901: (Elizabeth) Charlotte Knollys
  • 1893–1901: Mrs. Charles Hardinge

Physician in Ordinary to the Prince of Wales

Household of King Edward VII 1901–1910

Master of the Horse

Lord Steward

Lord Chamberlain

Vice-Chamberlain

Treasurer

Comptroller

Lords-in-Waiting

Master of the Household

Deputy Master of the Household

Keeper of the Privy Purse

Private Secretary

Comptroller of Accounts

Crown Equerry

Equerries

Extra Equerries

Honorary Equerries

Grooms-in-Waiting

Extra Grooms-in-Waiting

Master of the Ceremonies

Assistant Master of the Ceremonies

  • 1901–?: Robert Follett Synge, Esq., CMG[3]

Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod

Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State

Gentleman Ushers

Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle

Deputy Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle

Keeper of the Jewel House, Tower of London

Secretary of the board of Green Cloth

  • 1901–?: George Augustus Courroux, Esq. MVO[3]

Gentleman of the Cellars

Surveyor of the King′s Pictures

Librarian at Windsor Castle

  • 1901–?: Richard R. Holmes, CVO[3]

Keeper of the King´s Armoury

Poet Laureate

Master of the King´s Music

Marine Painter in Ordinary

  • 1901–?: Edward de Martino, Esq, MVO[16]

Manager of His Majesty´s Thoroughbred Stud

Medical Household

Coroner of the Household

  • 1901–?: Arthur Walter Mills, Esq.[3]

Physicians in Ordinary

Physicians Extraordinary

Serjeant Surgeons in Ordinary

Honorary Serjeant Surgeons to His Majesty

Honorary Surgeon to His Majesty

  • 1902: Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Sir Henry Frederick Norbury, MD, KCB, Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy[20]
  • 1902: Alfred Downing Fripp F.R.C.S., Assistant Surgeon at Guy's Hospital
Honorary Physician to His Majesty in Ireland

Ecclesiastical Household

Lord High Almoner

Dean of the Chapels Royal

Sub-Almoner and Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal

Clerk of the Closet

Deputy Clerks of the Closet

Chaplains-in-Ordinary

See full list Ecclesiastical Household

Honorary Chaplains

See full list Ecclesiastical Household

Household of Queen Alexandra 1901–1925

Lords Chamberlain to the Queen

Vice-Chamberlains

Treasurers

Comptroller

Lords-in-waiting

Equerries

Extra equerries

  • 1910–?: Sir Charles Frederick

Private secretaries

Assistant Private Secretaries

Mistresses of the Robes

Ladies of the Bedchamber

Extra Ladies of the Bedchamber

Women of the Bedchamber

Maids of Honour

  • 1901–1905: Hon. Dorothy Vivian[8]
  • 1901–?: Hon. Violet Vivian[8]
  • 1901–1905: Hon. Mary Dyke[8]
  • 1901–?: Hon. Sylvia Edwardes[8]
  • 1905–?: Margaret Dawnay
  • 1905–?: Blanche Lascelles
  • 1919–?: Hon. Lucia White

Surgeon-Apothecary

Surgeon

Physician Extraordinary

  • 1910–?: Sir Alan Reeve Manby

Laryngologist

Bacteriologist

  • 1912–?: Harold Spitta

Hon. Domestic Chaplain

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "No. 27039". The London Gazette. 3 January 1899. p. 3.
  2. 1 2 3 "No. 27273". The London Gazette. 25 January 1901. p. 559.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 "No. 27336". The London Gazette. 23 July 1901. p. 4838.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "No. 27288". The London Gazette. 22 February 1901. p. 1349.
  5. 1 2 "No. 27602". The London Gazette. 2 October 1903. p. 6027.
  6. 1 2 "No. 27283". The London Gazette. 12 February 1901. p. 1058.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "No. 27411". The London Gazette. 28 February 1902. p. 1281.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 "No. 27292". The London Gazette. 8 March 1901. p. 1648.
  9. 1 2 "No. 27392". The London Gazette. 31 December 1901. p. 9176.
  10. "No. 27425". The London Gazette. 15 April 1902. p. 2497.
  11. 1 2 "No. 27493". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 November 1902. p. 7162.
  12. "Honourable Henry Julian Stonor". Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes. 80 (5226): 81–83. August 1903.
  13. 1 2 "No. 27363". The London Gazette. 8 October 1901. p. 6569.
  14. "No. 27291". The London Gazette. 5 March 1901. p. 1576.
  15. "No. 27402". The London Gazette. 31 January 1902. p. 645.
  16. "No. 27383". The London Gazette. 6 December 1901. p. 8639.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "No. 27300". The London Gazette. 29 March 1901. p. 2194.
  18. 1 2 3 "No. 27289". The London Gazette. 26 February 1901. p. 1414.
  19. "No. 27457". The London Gazette. 25 July 1902. p. 4738.
  20. "No. 27448". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 June 1902. p. 4197.
  21. "No. 27344". The London Gazette. 9 August 1901. p. 5256.
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