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The Master of the Household is the operational head of the "below stairs" elements of the Royal Household

Royal Household

A Royal Household in ancient and medieval monarchies formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and his relations....

of the Sovereign

Monarch

A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...

of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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. He has charge of the domestic staff, from the Royal Kitchens, the pages and footmen, to the Housekeeper and her staff.

Since 2004 the Office of the Prince of Wales has included a Master of the Household.

List of Masters of the Household

Air Marshal
Air Marshal
Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

Sir David Walker
David Allan Walker
Air Marshal Sir David Allan Walker, KCVO OBE is a former senior RAF officer and current Master of the Household of the Royal Household.-Career:...

, KCVO OBE 2005 – present
Vice-Admiral Sir Anthony Blackburn
Anthony Blackburn
Vice-Admiral Sir David Anthony James Blackburn , KCVO, CB was a British naval officer and Member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom....

, KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

2000–2004
Major-General Sir Simon Cooper
Simon Cooper
Major-General Sir Simon Christie Cooper GCVO was Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District and later Master of the Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom...

, KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

1992–2000
Rear-Admiral Sir Paul Greening
Paul Greening
Rear Admiral Sir Paul Woollven Greening GCVO was a Royal Navy officer who became Naval Secretary.-Naval career:...

, GCVO 1986–1992
Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore, KCB KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

DSC
Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Service Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers, and other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and British Merchant Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.The DSC, which may be awarded posthumously, is...

, 1973–1986
Brigadier
Brigadier
Brigadier is a senior military rank, the meaning of which is somewhat different in different military services. The brigadier rank is generally superior to the rank of colonel, and subordinate to major general....

Sir Geoffrey Hardy-Roberts, KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...

1967–1973
Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

Sir Mark Milbank, 4th Baronet, KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

MC
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....

1954–1967
Lieutenant-Colonel Hon
The Honourable
The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...

Sir Piers Legh
Piers Legh
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Piers "Joey" Walter Legh GCVO KCB CMG CIE OBE was a British soldier and a member of the Royal Household....

, GCVO 1941–1953
Brigadier-General Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet
Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet
Brigadier-General Sir Smith Hill Child, 2nd Baronet, GCVO, CB, CMG, DSO was an officer in the British Army and a Conservative Party politician...

, GCVO CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....

DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...

1936–1941
Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Sir Derek Keppel
Derek Keppel
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Derek William George Keppel GCVO KCB CMG CIE VD was a member of the British Royal Household....

, GCVO KCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....

VD
VD
VD may stand for:* Valentine's Day* The Vampire Diaries* Vapor Density* Vaud, a canton in Switzerland* Vd, design diving speed for an aircraft, see V speeds for further information* Ivan "Vd" Vdović , Serbian drummer...

CIE 1913–1936
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Arthur Andrew Frederick, GCVO KCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

1907–1912
Sir Horace Farquhar
Horace Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar
Horace Brand Farquhar, 1st Earl Farquhar GCB, GCVO, PC , was a British financier, courtier and Conservative politician.-Background:...

, GCVO 1901–1907
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton
Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Edward William Pelham-Clinton GCVO KCB was a British Liberal Party politician.Pelham-Clinton was educated at Eton College and left in 1853. He joined the Rifle Brigade as an Ensign in 1854 and served in the Crimea after the fall of Sebastopol. He reached the rank of Captain...

, GCVO KCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

1894–1901
Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

Sir John Cowell
John Clayton Cowell
Major-General Sir John Clayton Cowell PC KCB was a British Army officer and later Master of the Queen's Household and Governor of Windsor Castle.-Early life:...

1866–1894
Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

Sir Thomas Biddulph 1851–1866
Colonel
Colonel
Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

George Bowles 1845–1851
Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...

Henry Meynell 1844–1845
Right Honourable Sir Charles Murray
Charles Murray
Charles Murray is the name of:*Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore *Charles Augustus Murray , British author diplomat*Charles Murray, 7th Earl of Dunmore *Charles James Murray , British politician...

, KCB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

1838–1844
Sir Frederick Beilby Watson 1827–1838
Samuel Hulse
Samuel Hulse
Field Marshal Sir Samuel Hulse, GCH was a British Army officer.-Military career:Born the second son of Sir Edward Hulse, 2nd Baronet, Samuel Hulse was commissioned into the 1st Regiment of Footguards. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the Regiment in 1793 and served in that capacity in Flanders...

1812–1827
William Kenrick 1810–1812
Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet
Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet was a British civil servant and politician.Strachey was the eldest son of Henry Strachey, of Sutton Court, Somerset, and his first wife Helen, daughter of Robert Clerk, a Scottish physician. His grandfather was the geologist John Strachey and his great-grandfather...

1794–1810
Sir Francis Henry Drake, 5th Baronet 1771–1794
Hon. Henry Thynne
Henry Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret
Henry Frederick Carteret, 1st Baron Carteret PC was a British politician, known as the Honourable Henry Thynne until 1776.-Biography:...

1768–1771
John Harris
John Harris (courtier)
John Harris was a British courtier and politician.He was a Member of Parliament for Helston from 1727 and then sat for Ashburton from 1741 to 1767. From 1741 he also held the post of Master of the Household to George II and III....

1741–1767
George Treby 1730–1741
Sir Conyers Darcy
Conyers Darcy
Sir Conyers Darcy or Darcey, KB was a British politician and courtier of the 18th century. He was a younger brother of Robert Darcy, 3rd Earl of Holderness....

, KB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

1720–1730
Edmund Dunch
Edmund Dunch
Edmund Dunch was Master of the Royal Household to Queen Anne and a British Member of Parliament .-Biography:...

1714–1719
Sir William Pole, 4th Baronet 1712–1714
Edmund Dunch
Edmund Dunch
Edmund Dunch was Master of the Royal Household to Queen Anne and a British Member of Parliament .-Biography:...

1708–1712
Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Baronet
Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Baronet
Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Baronet was an English politician. He was Comptroller of the Household, Page of Honour and Master of the Household. He was Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 29 Nov 1701 - 22 Nov 1703 and Orford 26 Feb 1690 - 2 Nov 1695. He was one of the Felton Baronets....

1689–1708
Honourable Henry Bulkeley
Henry Bulkeley
Henry Bulkeley was an English courtier and politician.Henry Bulkeley was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and admitted at Gray's Inn in 1654...

1678–1688
Sir Herbert Price
Herbert Price
Herbert Price was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1678. He fought on the Royalist side in the English Civil War...

1660–1678

List of Deputy Masters of the Household

Edward Griffiths c.05
Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Richards
Anthony Charles Richards
Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Charles Richards, LVO has been Equerry to The Queen of the United Kingdom, and Deputy Master of the Household in the Royal Household since 1999....

, LVO c.99
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Guy Acland, Bt MVO 1994–1999
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson
Blair Stewart-Wilson
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Blair Aubyn Stewart-Wilson, KCVO was Equerry to Her Majesty The Queen and Deputy Master of the Household in the Royal Household from 1976 to 1994.-Biography:...

, KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

1976–1994
Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Plunket
Patrick Terence William Span Plunket, 7th Baron Plunket
Patrick Terence William Span Plunket, 7th Baron Plunket CVO, was Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II and Deputy Master of the Household of the Royal Household ....

, KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

1954–1975
Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...

Mark Milbank, MVO MC
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....

1952–1954
Group Captain
Group Captain
Group captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above wing commander and immediately below air commodore...

Peter Townsend
Peter Townsend (Group Captain)
Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF was Equerry to King George VI 1944–1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II 1952–1953.-RAF career:...

, CVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...

DFC
Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against...

1950–52
Lieutenant-Colonel Ririd Myddleton
Ririd Myddleton
Lieutenant-Colonel Ririd Myddelton, MVO DL JP , was a country gentleman and one-time member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom....

, MVO 1937–1939
Brigadier-General Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet
Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet
Brigadier-General Sir Smith Hill Child, 2nd Baronet, GCVO, CB, CMG, DSO was an officer in the British Army and a Conservative Party politician...

1929–1936
Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...

Lord Claud Nigel Hamilton, GCVO CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....

DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...

1922–1924
Honourable Sir Harry Stonor, GCVO 1918–1921
Captain
Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)
Captain is a junior officer rank of the British Army and Royal Marines. It ranks above Lieutenant and below Major and has a NATO ranking code of OF-2. The rank is equivalent to a Lieutenant in the Royal Navy and to a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Air Force...

Lord Arthur John Hamilton 1913–1914
Lieutenant-Colonel Honourable Sir Derek Keppel
Derek Keppel
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Derek William George Keppel GCVO KCB CMG CIE VD was a member of the British Royal Household....

, KCVO
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...

CMG
Order of St Michael and St George
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is an order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince Regent, later George IV of the United Kingdom, while he was acting as Prince Regent for his father, George III....

CIE VD
VD
VD may stand for:* Valentine's Day* The Vampire Diaries* Vapor Density* Vaud, a canton in Switzerland* Vd, design diving speed for an aircraft, see V speeds for further information* Ivan "Vd" Vdović , Serbian drummer...

1911–1912
Harry Lloyd-Verney, MVO 1907–1911
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Arthur Andrew Frederick 1901–1907

The Staff

Queen's Flag Sergeant

The King/Queen's Flag Sergeant is a member of the Master of the Household's Department in the British Royal Household.The post is filled by a serving non-commissioned officer from the Household Cavalry for a period of two years....

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| Assistant to the Master(Food)
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| Deputy Assistant Master (Food) Lady Clerk to the Assistant Master (Food)
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| Catering Office Administrator
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| Senior Clerk
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| Clerk
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| Royal Chef Head Coffee Room Maid Dining Room Canteen Senior
| | | Supervisor Supervisor Storeman
| Senior Sous Chef Deputy Head | | |
| | Coffee Room Maid Senior Canteen Storemen
| Pastry Sous Chef | Dining Room Assistants
| | Coffee Room Maids Assistants |
| Sous Chef | Daily Ladies
| | Dining Room
| Senior Cooks Assistants
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| Cooks Wash-up
| | Assistants
| Apprentices
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| Kitchen Porters
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| Assistant to the Master (General)
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| | Lady Clerk to the Assistant Master (General)
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| |------------------------- |---- Royal Florist
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| | Palace Foreman |---- Senior Clerk
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| | | Palace Fendersmith Clerk Basement Night
| | | Attendants Cleaners Patrolmen
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| | French Carpet Locksmith Gilders Cabinet Upholsterers
| | Polisher Planners Makers
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| Palace Steward
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| Page of the Yeoman

Yeoman

Yeoman refers chiefly to a free man owning his own farm, especially from the Elizabethan era to the 17th century. Work requiring a great deal of effort or labor, such as would be done by a yeoman farmer, came to be described as "yeoman's work"...

of the Royal Pantries
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| | Assistant Yeoman

Yeoman

Assistant Yeoman

Yeoman

Page of the Backstairs

A Page of the Backstairs is a senior servant of the British Royal Household who personally attends to the Sovereign and/or spouse ....

Yeoman

of the Travelling Yeoman

Yeoman

| of the Chamber Backstairs

Page of the Backstairs

A Page of the Backstairs is a senior servant of the British Royal Household who personally attends to the Sovereign and/or spouse ....

Royal Cellars |
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| | | Yeoman

Yeoman

Sergeant Luggage Porters
| Pages of the

Page of the Presence

A Page of the Presence is a servant of the British Royal Household who acts as a personal attendant to Royal visitors. During events at Buckingham Palace , they are positioned at the Grand Entrance and supervise the arrival of guests and heads of state...

Queen's

Piper to the Sovereign

The Piper to the Sovereign is a position in the British Royal Household in which the holder of the office is responsible for playing the bagpipes at the Sovereign's request....

| Footman
| Presence

Page of the Presence

Piper

Piper to the Sovereign

The Piper to the Sovereign is a position in the British Royal Household in which the holder of the office is responsible for playing the bagpipes at the Sovereign's request....

Source

Hoey, Brian (1992). All The Queen's Men: Inside The Royal Household. London: Harper Collins. ISBN 0-246-13851-3.
Master of the Household 1660–1837

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