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Order of precedence
An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance of items. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments...
in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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Gentlemen
- The Sovereign (The QueenElizabeth II of the United KingdomElizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
) - The Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of EdinburghPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh is the husband of Elizabeth II. He is the United Kingdom's longest-serving consort and the oldest serving spouse of a reigning British monarch....
- Sons of the Sovereign
- The Prince of WalesCharles, Prince of WalesPrince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay...
- The Duke of YorkPrince Andrew, Duke of YorkPrince Andrew, Duke of York KG GCVO , is the second son, and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
- The Earl of WessexPrince Edward, Earl of WessexPrince Edward, Earl of Wessex KG GCVO is the third son and fourth child of Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh...
- The Prince of Wales
- Grandsons of the Sovereign
- The Duke of Cambridge
- Prince Henry of Wales
- Viscount SevernJames, Viscount SevernJames, Viscount Severn is the second child and only son of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and the youngest grandchild of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh...
- Peter PhillipsPeter PhillipsPeter Phillips is the son of Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.Peter Phillips or Philips may also refer to:* Peter Philips Peter Phillips (born 1977) is the son of Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom.Peter Phillips or Philips may also refer to:* Peter Philips Peter Phillips (born...
- Brothers of the Sovereign (of which there are none)
- Uncles of the Sovereign (none living)
- Nephews of the Sovereign (Viscount LinleyDavid Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley-Ancestry:-External links:* * * *...
) - Grandsons of former Sovereigns being Dukes
- The Duke of GloucesterPrince Richard, Duke of GloucesterPrince Richard, Duke of Gloucester is a member of the British Royal Family. Prince Richard is the youngest grandchild of King George V and Queen Mary. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his father's death in 1974. He is currently 20th in the line of succession...
- The Duke of KentPrince Edward, Duke of KentThe Duke of Kent graduated from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst on 29 July 1955 as a Second Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Greys, the beginning of a military career that would last over 20 years. He was promoted to captain on 29 July 1961. The Duke of Kent saw service in Hong Kong from 1962–63...
- The Duke of Gloucester
- Grandsons of former Sovereigns not being Dukes
- Prince Michael of KentPrince Michael of KentPrince Michael of Kent is a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary, making him a cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. He is also the first cousin once removed of Prince Phillip. Prince Michael occasionally carries out royal duties representing the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside...
- Prince Michael of Kent
- The Church of IrelandChurch of IrelandThe Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
and Roman Catholic archbishopArchbishopAn archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
s of IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, and the Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in IrelandModerator of the Presbyterian Church in IrelandThe Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is the most senior office-bearer within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, which is Northern Ireland's largest Protestant denomination....
, according to the seniority of their consecration or election:- Archbishop of Armagh (Roman Catholic) (Cardinal Sean BradySean BradySeán Brady or similar names may refer to:* Seán Brady , Irish cardinal* Seán Brady , Fianna Fáil politician, member of Dáil Éireann* Sean Brady , Canadian diplomat...
) - Archbishop of ArmaghArchbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh....
(Church of Ireland) (Alan HarperAlan Harper (archbishop)Alan Edwin Thomas Harper, OBE is the Church of Ireland's Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. He assumed office on 2 February 2007 and was ceremonially enthroned on 16 March 2007. He is the first English-born Irish primate since the Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland in 1869...
) - Archbishop of DublinArchbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic)The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Archdiocese of Dublin. The Church of Ireland has a similar role, heading the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. In both cases, the Archbishop is also Primate of Ireland...
(Roman Catholic) (Diarmuid MartinDiarmuid MartinDiarmuid Martin is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland. He was born in Dublin.-Early life and education:...
) - Archbishop of DublinArchbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland...
(Church of Ireland) (John NeillJohn NeillJohn Robert Winder Neill was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin until the end of January 2011.The fourth generation of his family to become a clergyman, John Neill was educated in Dublin at the Avoca School and at Sandford Park. He attended the University of Dublin , Jesus College and...
) - Moderator of the General AssemblyModerator of the Presbyterian Church in IrelandThe Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland is the most senior office-bearer within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland, which is Northern Ireland's largest Protestant denomination....
of the Presbyterian Church in IrelandPresbyterian Church in IrelandThe Presbyterian Church in Ireland , is the largest Presbyterian denomination in Ireland, and the largest Protestant denomination in Northern Ireland...
(Norman HamiltonNorman HamiltonNorman Hamilton, OBE is the current Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. He has also been minister of the Ballysillan Presbyterian Church in Belfast for twenty-two years....
)
- Archbishop of Armagh (Roman Catholic) (Cardinal Sean Brady
- The Lord High StewardLord High StewardThe position of Lord High Steward of England is the first of the Great Officers of State. The office has generally remained vacant since 1421, except at coronations and during the trials of peers in the House of Lords, when the Lord High Steward presides. In general, but not invariably, the Lord...
(office only in existence for coronations) - The Lord High ChancellorLord ChancellorThe Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor, is a senior and important functionary in the government of the United Kingdom. He is the second highest ranking of the Great Officers of State, ranking only after the Lord High Steward. The Lord Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign...
(Kenneth Clarke MPKenneth ClarkeKenneth Harry "Ken" Clarke, QC, MP is a British Conservative politician, currently Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. He was first elected to Parliament in 1970; and appointed a minister in Edward Heath's government, in 1972, and is one of...
) - The Prime MinisterPrime Minister of the United KingdomThe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
(David Cameron MPDavid CameronDavid William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service and Leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron represents Witney as its Member of Parliament ....
) - Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment
- The Lord High TreasurerLord High TreasurerThe post of Lord High Treasurer or Lord Treasurer was an English government position and has been a British government position since the Act of Union of 1707. A holder of the post would be the third highest ranked Great Officer of State, below the Lord High Chancellor and above the Lord President...
(currently in commission) - Lord President of the CouncilLord President of the CouncilThe Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord High Treasurer and above the Lord Privy Seal. The Lord President usually attends each meeting of the Privy Council, presenting business for the monarch's approval...
(Nick Clegg MPNick CleggNicholas William Peter "Nick" Clegg is a British Liberal Democrat politician who is currently the Deputy Prime Minister, Lord President of the Council and Minister for Constitutional and Political Reform in the coalition government of which David Cameron is the Prime Minister...
) - Speaker of the House of CommonsSpeaker of the British House of CommonsThe Speaker of the House of Commons is the presiding officer of the House of Commons, the United Kingdom's lower chamber of Parliament. The current Speaker is John Bercow, who was elected on 22 June 2009, following the resignation of Michael Martin...
(John BercowJohn BercowJohn Simon Bercow is a British politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Commons in the United Kingdom since June 2009. Prior to his election to Speaker he was a member of the Conservative party....
MP) - The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers)
- The Lord Privy SealLord Privy SealThe Lord Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...
(Sir George Young, BtSir George Young, 6th BaronetSir George Samuel Knatchbull Young, 6th Baronet is a British politician. He is currently the Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, and has served as a Conservative Party Member of Parliament since 1974, having represented North West Hampshire since 1997, and Ealing Acton before...
MP) - Ambassadors of foreign countries and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries according to date of arrival
- The Lord High ConstableLord High ConstableThere are two current and one former royal offices in the United Kingdom of Lord High Constable:* The Lord High Constable of England, the seventh of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Great Chamberlain and above the Earl Marshal...
(office only in existence coronations) - The Earl MarshalEarl MarshalEarl Marshal is a hereditary royal officeholder and chivalric title under the sovereign of the United Kingdom used in England...
(The Duke of NorfolkEdward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of NorfolkEdward William Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk, is the son of Miles Stapleton-Fitzalan-Howard, 17th Duke of Norfolk and his wife Anne Mary Teresa Constable-Maxwell. The principal seat of the Duke of Norfolk is Arundel Castle....
) - The Lord High AdmiralAdmiraltyThe Admiralty was formerly the authority in the Kingdom of England, and later in the United Kingdom, responsible for the command of the Royal Navy...
(office now held by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh) - The Lord Steward of the Household (The Earl of Dalhousie)
- Dukes
- Earl of UlsterAlexander Windsor, Earl of UlsterAlexander Patrick Gregers Richard Windsor, Earl of Ulster is the only son of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester. As the eldest son and heir of the Duke of Gloucester, he is accorded the title Earl of Ulster...
, eldest son of The Duke of Gloucester - Earl of St AndrewsGeorge Windsor, Earl of St AndrewsGeorge Windsor, Earl of St Andrews is the son of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and his wife, Katharine, Duchess of Kent...
, eldest son of The Duke of Kent - Ministers, envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries
- The Lord Great ChamberlainLord Great ChamberlainThe Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable...
(the Marquess of CholmondeleyDavid Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of CholmondeleyDavid George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, KCVO, DL , was styled from birth Viscount Malpas until 1968, and subsequently Earl of Rocksavage until 1990...
) - Marquesses
- Eldest sons of dukes
- Earl of Arundel and Surrey, eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk
- Lord Seymour, eldest son of the Duke of Somerset
- Earl of March and KinraraCharles Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and KinraraCharles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara is the heir apparent of the 10th Duke of Richmond, 10th Duke of Lennox and 5th Duke of Gordon...
, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon - Earl of Euston, eldest son of the Duke of Grafton
- Marquess of WorcesterHenry Somerset, Marquess of WorcesterHenry John FitzRoy Somerset, Marquess of Worcester , also known as Bunter Worcester, is a farmer and chartered surveyor and the son and heir of David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort and Lady Caroline Jane Thynne...
, eldest son of the Duke of Beaufort - Earl of BurfordCharles Beauclerk, Earl of BurfordCharles Francis Topham de Vere Beauclerk, Earl of Burford is the eldest son and heir apparent of the Duke of St Albans. He is descended from Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans, the natural son of Charles II and Nell Gwyn....
, eldest son of the Duke of St Albans - Marquess of Tavistock, eldest son of the Duke of Bedford
- Marquess of Hartington, eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire
- Marquess of BlandfordJamie Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of BlandfordCharles James Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford , commonly known as Jamie Blandford, is an English aristocrat and the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Marlborough ....
, eldest son of the Duke of Marlborough - Marquess of Granby, eldest son of the Duke of Rutland
- Marquess of Douglas and Clydedale, eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
- Earl of DalkeithWalter Scott, Earl of DalkeithWalter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith is the second child and elder son of Richard Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch & 12th Duke of Queensberry, and Lady Elizabeth Kerr, a daughter of Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian and Antonella Reuss Newland...
, eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and QueensberryDuke of BuccleuchThe title Duke of Buccleuch , formerly also spelt Duke of Buccleugh, was created in the Peerage of Scotland on 20 April 1663 for the Duke of Monmouth, who was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II of Scotland, England, and Ireland and who had married Anne Scott, 4th Countess of Buccleuch.Anne... - Marquess of Lorne, eldest son of the Duke of Argyll
- Marquess of Tullibardine, eldest son of the Duke of Atholl
- Marquess of Graham, eldest son of the Duke of Montrose
- Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, eldest son of the Duke of Roxburghe
- Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the Duke of Manchester
- Earl Percy, eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland
- Marquess of Douro, eldest son of the Duke of Wellington
- Marquess of Stafford, eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland
- Marquess of Hamilton, eldest son of the Duke of Abercorn
- Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of the Duke of Westminster
- Earl of Southesk, eldest son of the Duke of Fife
- Earl of Ulster, eldest son of the Duke of Gloucester
- Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of the Duke of Kent
- The Prince of Wales, eldest son of the Duke of Edinburgh
- The Lord Chamberlain of the Household (The Earl PeelWilliam Peel, 3rd Earl PeelWilliam James Robert Peel, 3rd Earl Peel GCVO, PC, DL , styled Viscount Clanfield until 1969, is a cross-bench member of the House of Lords and Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household.-Background and education:...
) - The Master of the HorseMaster of the HorseThe Master of the Horse was a position of varying importance in several European nations.-Magister Equitum :...
(The Lord VesteySamuel Vestey, 3rd Baron VesteySamuel George Armstrong Vestey, 3rd Baron Vestey, Bt, KCVO, GCStJ, DL is a British businessman who has been Chairman of the Vestey Group Ltd. since 1995. He was Chairman of the Meat Training Council from 1991 to 1995....
) - Earls
- Younger sons of dukes of Blood Royal (Lord Nicholas WindsorLord Nicholas WindsorThe Lord Nicholas Windsor is the youngest child of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, a great-grandson of King George V of the United Kingdom, and a first cousin once removed of Queen Elizabeth II....
) - Eldest sons of marquesses
- Earl of WiltshireChristopher Paulet, Earl of WiltshireChristopher Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire is the elder son and heir of England's premier Marquess, Nigel Paulet, 18th Marquess of Winchester. He runs a chemical company and is a guitarist with the music group Wizard. In October 1992, he married Christine Mary Town, and the couple have two...
, eldest son of the Marquess of Winchester - Earl of AboyneAlastair Gordon, Earl of AboyneAlastair Granville Gordon, Earl of Aboyne is the only son and heir of Granville Gordon, 13th Marquess of Huntly. He runs the family distillery in the grounds of Aboyne Castle, producing the single malt whisky liqueur, Cock o' the North....
, eldest son of the Marquess of Huntly - Viscount Drumlanrig, eldest son of the Marquess of Queensberry
- Earl of Shelburne, eldest son of the Marquess of Lansdowne
- Viscount Raynham, eldest son of the Marquess Townshend
- Viscount Cranborne, eldest son of the Marquess of Salisbury
- Viscount Weymouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Bath
- Earl of Yarmouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Hertford
- Earl of Dumfries, eldest son of the Marquess of Bute
- Earl of Tyrone, eldest son of the Marquess of Waterford
- Earl of Hillsborough, eldest son of the Marquess of Downshire
- Earl of Belfast, eldest son of the Marquess of Donegall
- Earl of Bective, eldest son of the Marquess of Headfort
- Viscount Loftus, eldest son of the Marquess of Ely
- Lord Burghley, eldest son of the Marquess of Exeter
- Earl Compton, eldest son of the Marquess of Northampton
- Earl of Brecknock, eldest son of the Marquess Camden
- Earl of Uxbridge, eldest son of the Marquess of Anglesey
- Viscount Castlereagh, eldest son of the Marquess of Londonderry
- Earl of Mount Charles, eldest son of the Marquess Conyngham
- Earl of Cardigan, eldest son of the Marquess of Ailesbury
- Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son of the Marquess of Normanby
- Earl Ronaldshay, eldest son of the Marquess of Zetland
- Earl of Hopetoun, eldest son of the Marquess of Linlithgow
- Earl of Haddo, eldest son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
- Earl of Medina, eldest son of the Marquess of Milford Haven
- Viscount Erleigh, eldest son of the Marquess of Reading
- Earl of Wiltshire
- Younger sons of dukes
- The Lord Thomas Fitzalan-Howard
- The Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard
- The Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard
- The Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard
- The Lord Mark Fitzalan-Howard
- The Lord Charles Seymour
- The Lord Francis Seymour
- The Lord Nicholas Gordon-Lennox
- The Lord Charles FitzRoy
- The Lord Edward FitzRoy
- The Lord Edward Somerset
- The Lord John Somerset
- The Lord Peter Beauclerk
- The Lord James Beauclerk
- The Lord John Beauclerk
- The Lord Robin Russell
- The Lord James Russell
- The Lord Rudolf Russell
- The Lord Francis Russell
- The Lord Hugh Russell
- The Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill
- The Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill
- The Lord Hugo Manners
- The Lord Edward Manners
- The Lord Roger Manners
- The Lord John Douglas-Hamilton
- The Lord Selkirk of DouglasJames Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of DouglasJames Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, PC, QC , briefly The 11th Earl of Selkirk and styled Lord James Douglas-Hamilton until 1997, is a Scottish Conservative politician who served as Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West then Member of the Scottish Parliament for the...
(as a son of a Duke of Hamilton, he ranks higher than he does through his own life peerage) - The Lord Patrick Douglas-Hamilton
- The Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
- The Lord John Montagu-Douglas-Scott
- The Lord Damian Montagu-Douglas-Scott
- The Lord Colin Campbell
- The Lord Craig Murray
- The Lord Ronald Graham
- The Lord Donald Graham
- The Lord Edward Innes-Ker
- The Lord George Innes-Ker
- The Lord Robert Innes-Ker
- The Lord Kimble Montagu
- The Lord Max Percy
- The Lord James Percy
- The Lord John FitzGerald
- The Lord Adrian FitzGerald
- The Lord Richard Wellesley
- The Lord John Wellesley
- The Lord James Wellesley
- The Lord Henry Egerton
- The Lord Nicholas Hamilton
- The Lord Anthony Hamilton
- Viscounts
- Eldest sons of earls
- Viscount Ingestre, eldest son of the Earl of Shrewsbury
- Lord Stanley of Bickerstaffe, eldest son of the Earl of Derby
- Lord Herbert of Cardiff, eldest son of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery
- Charles Courtenay, eldest son of the Earl of Devon
- Viscount Andover, eldest son of the Earl of Suffolk
- Viscount Feilding, eldest son of the Earl of Denbigh
- Lord Norreys, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsey
- Viscount Maidstone, eldest son of the Earl of Winchelsea
- Viscount Hinchingbrooke, eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich
- Viscount Woodstock, eldest son of the Earl of Portland
- Viscount Bury, eldest son of the Earl of Albermarle
- Viscount Deerhurst, eldest son of the Earl of Coventry
- Lord Balniel, eldest son of the Earl of Crawford
- Lord Hay, eldest son of the Earl of Erroll
- Lord Strathnaver, eldest son of the Earl of Sutherland
- Lord Aberdour, eldest son of the Earl of Morton
- Lord Cardross, eldest son of the Earl of Buchan
- Lord Montgomerie, eldest son of the Earl of Eglinton
- Lord Berriedale, eldest son of the Earl of Caithness
- Lord Doune, eldest son of the Earl of Morway
- Lord Glamis, eldest son of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
- Lord Binning, eldest son of the Earl of Haddington
- Viscount of Maitland, eldest son of the Earl of Lauderdale
- Viscount of Garnock, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsay
- Viscount of Dupplin, eldest son of the Earl of Kinnoull
- Lord Bruce of Kinloss, eldest son of the Earl of Elgin
- Lord Neidpath, eldest son of the Earl of Wemyss
- Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie, eldest son of the Earl of Dalhousie
- Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, eldest son of the Earl of Airlie
- Lord Balgonie, eldest son of the Earl of Leven
- Lord Huntingtower, eldest son of the Countess of Dysart
- Lord Daer, eldest son of the Baron Selkirk of Douglas (disclaimed Earldom of Selkirk)
- Lord Rosehill, eldest son of the Earl of Northesk
- Lord Scrymgeour, eldest son of the Earl of Dundee
- Lord Johnstone, eldest son of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
- Lord Cochrane, eldest son of the Earl of Dundonald
- Viscount of Kirkwall, eldest son of the Earl of Orkney
- Viscount of Reidhaven, eldest son of the Earl of Seafield
- Lord Dalmeny, eldest son of the Earl of Rosebery
- Viscount of Kelburn, eldest son of the Earl of Glasgow
- Lord Guernsey, eldest son of the Earl of Aylesford
- Viscount Chewton, eldest son of the Earl Waldegrave
- Viscount Petersham, eldest son of the Earl of Harrington
- Viscount Lymington, eldest son of the Earl of Portsmouth
- Lord Brooke, eldest son of the Earl of Warwick
- Viscount Folkestone, eldest son of the Earl of Radnor
- Viscount Althorp, eldest son of the Earl Spencer
- Lord Apsley, eldest son of the Earl Bathurst
- Lord Hyde, eldest son of the Earl of Clarendon
- Viscount of Stormont, eldest son of the Earl of Mansfield
- Lord Porchester, eldest son of the Earl of Carnarvon
- Viscount Chelsea, eldest son of the Earl Cadogan
- Viscount FitzHarris, eldest son of the Earl of Malmesbury
- Viscount Dungarvan, eldest son of the Earl of Cork
- Lord Ardee, eldest son of the Earl of Meath
- Viscount Moore, eldest son of the Earl of Drogheda
- Viscount Forbes, eldest son of the Earl of Granard
- Lord Clifton of Rathmore, eldest son of the Earl of Darnley
- Viscount Ikerrin, eldest son of the Earl of Carrick
- Viscount Boyle, eldest son of the Earl of Shannon
- Viscount Stopford, eldest son of the Earl of Courtown
- Viscount Pollington, eldest son of the Earl of Mexborough
- Viscount Jocelyn, eldest son of the Earl of Roden
- Viscount Lisburne, eldest son of the Earl of Lisburne
- Lord Gilford, eldest son of the Earl of Clanwilliam
- Viscount Dunluce, eldest son of the Earl of Antrim
- Lord Silchester, eldest son of the Earl of Longford
- Viscount Carlow, eldest son of the Earl of Portarlington
- Lord Naas, eldest son of the Earl of Mayo
- Viscount Crichton, eldest son of the Earl of Erne
- Lord Bingham, eldest son of the Earl of Lucan
- Viscount Corry, eldest son of the Earl Belmore
- Viscount Suirdale, eldest son of the Earl of Donoughmore
- Viscount Alexander, eldest son of the Earl of Caledon
- Lord Loughborough, eldest son of the Earl of Rosslyn
- Viscount Cranley, eldest son of the Earl of Onslow
- Viscount Grey de Wilton, eldest son of the Earl of Wilton
- Viscount Glentworth, eldest son of the Earl of Limerick
- Viscount Clive, eldest son of the Earl of Powis
- Viscount Merton, eldest son of the Earl Nelson
- Lord Oxmantown, eldest son of the Earl of Rosse
- Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton
- Viscount Lowther, eldest son of the Earl of Lonsdale
- Viscount Sandon, eldest son of the Earl of Harrowby
- Viscount Melgund, eldest son of the Earl of Minto
- Viscount Grimston, eldest son of the Earl of Verulam
- Lord EliotJago Eliot, Lord EliotJago Nicholas Aldo Eliot, Lord Eliot was the son of Peregrine Eliot, 10th Earl of St Germans, and Jacquetta Eliot, Countess of St Germans...
, eldest son of the Earl of St Germans - Viscount Boringdon, eldest son of the Earl of Morley
- Viscount Newport, eldest son of the Earl of Bradford
- Viscount Encombe, eldest son of the Earl of Elden
- Viscount Curzon, eldest son of the Earl Howe
- Viscount Durwich, eldest son of the Earl of Stradbroke
- Lord Langton, eldest son of the Earl Temple of Stowe
- Viscount Newry, eldest son of the Earl of Kilmorey
- Viscount Northland, eldest son of the Earl of Ranfurly
- Viscount Anson, eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield
- Viscount Granville, eldest son of the Earl Granville
- Lord Howard of Effingham, eldest son of the Earl of Effingham
- Lord Ducie, eldest son of the Earl of Ducie
- Lord Worsley, eldest son of the Earl of Yarborough
- Viscount Coke, eldest son of the Earl of Leicester
- Viscount Campden, eldest son of the Earl of Gainsborough
- Viscount Enfield, eldest son of the Earl of Strafford
- Viscount DanganGraham Wellesley, Viscount DanganGarret "Graham" Wellesley, Viscount Dangan is the only son of Garret Wellesley, 7th Earl Cowley.Lord Dangan was the founder and Chief Executive of IFX and Finspreads In 2003 the board of directors of IFX forced him to resign as Chief Executive, and he sold his IFX holdings...
, eldest son of the Earl Cowley - Viscount Ednam, eldest son of the Earl of Dudley
- Viscount Tarbat, eldest son of the Earl of Cromartie
- Viscount Carlton, eldest son of the Earl of Wharncliffe
- Viscount Garmoyle, eldest son of the Earl Cairns
- Viscount Wolmer, eldest son of the Earl of Selborne
- Lord Medway, eldest son of the Earl of Cranbrook
- Viscount Errington, eldest son of the Earl of Cromer
- Viscount Hawkesbury, eldest son of the Earl of Liverpool
- Viscount Borodale, eldest son of the Earl Beatty
- Viscount Dawick, eldest son of the Earl Haig
- Viscount Asquith, eldest son of the Earl of Oxford
- Viscount Jellicoe, eldest son of the Earl Jellicoe
- Viscount Clanfield, eldest son of the Earl Peel
- Lord Irwin, eldest son of the Earl of Halifax
- Viscount Ruthven of Canberra, eldest son of the Earl of Gowrie
- Viscount Gwynedd, eldest son of the Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
- Lord Romsey, eldest son of the Countess Mountbatten of Burma
- Viscount LinleyDavid Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley-Ancestry:-External links:* * * *...
, eldest son of the Earl of Snowdon - Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, eldest son of the Earl of Stockton
- The Lord Frederick WindsorLord Frederick WindsorThe Lord Frederick Windsor , popularly known as Lord Freddie, is a British financial analyst, and the only son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent...
- Younger sons of marquesses
- The Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Bishops, according to seniority of consecration
- Secretaries of State, if of the degree of a baron (none)
- Barons and Lords of Parliament
- The Lord Chief Justice of Northern IrelandLord Chief Justice of Northern IrelandThe Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is the head of the judiciary in Northern Ireland, presiding over the Courts of Northern Ireland. The present Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland is Sir Declan Morgan...
(Sir C. Declan MorganDeclan MorganSir Charles Declan Morgan, QC is the current Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.-Early life:Morgan was born in 1952 and educated at St Columb's College in Derry, Peterhouse, Cambridge, and Queen's University, Belfast. He was called to the Bar in 1976 and became a Queen's Counsel in 1993....
) - Treasurer of the HouseholdTreasurer of the HouseholdThe position of Treasurer of the Household is theoretically held by a household official of the British monarch, under control of the Lord Steward's Department, but is, in fact, a political office held by one of the government's Deputy Chief Whips in the House of Commons...
(John RandallJohn RandallJohn Randall is the name of:*John Randall , mayor of Annapolis, Maryland and colonel in the American Revolution*Sir John Randall , British physicist, developer of the cavity magnetron...
MP) - Comptroller of the HouseholdComptroller of the HouseholdThe Comptroller of the Household is an ancient position in the English royal household, currently the second-ranking member of the Lord Steward's department, and often a cabinet member. He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local...
(Alistair CarmichaelAlistair CarmichaelAlexander Morrison "Alistair" Carmichael is a Liberal Democrat politician. He has been the Member of Parliament for the Scottish seat of Orkney and Shetland since the 2001 general election.-Early life:...
MP) - Vice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdVice-Chamberlain of the HouseholdThe Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...
(Mark FrancoisMark FrancoisMark Gino Francois is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Rayleigh and Wickford.-Early life:...
MP) - Secretaries of State under the degree of baron
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- William HagueWilliam HagueWilliam Jefferson Hague is the British Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State. He served as Leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001...
MP (Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) - Kenneth ClarkeKenneth ClarkeKenneth Harry "Ken" Clarke, QC, MP is a British Conservative politician, currently Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. He was first elected to Parliament in 1970; and appointed a minister in Edward Heath's government, in 1972, and is one of...
MP (Secretary of State for Justice; ranks higher as Lord Chancellor) - Dr Liam FoxLiam FoxLiam Fox MP is a British Conservative politician, Member of Parliament for North Somerset, and former Secretary of State for Defence....
MP (Secretary of State for Defence) - Dr Vince Cable MP (Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills)
- Iain Duncan SmithIain Duncan SmithGeorge Iain Duncan Smith is a British Conservative politician. He is currently the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and was previously leader of the Conservative Party from September 2001 to October 2003...
MP (Secretary of State for Work and Pensions) - Chris HuhneChris HuhneChristopher Murray Paul-Huhne, generally known as Chris Huhne is a British politician and cabinet minister, who is the current Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for the Eastleigh constituency in Hampshire...
MP (Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change) - Andrew LansleyAndrew LansleyAndrew David Lansley, CBE, MP is the UK Secretary of State for Health, who has been the Conservative Member of Parliament for South Cambridgeshire since the 1997 general election, and was Shadow Secretary of State for Health from June 2004 until becoming Secretary of State for Health in May 2010...
MP (Secretary of State for Health) - Michael GoveMichael GoveMichael Andrew Gove, MP is a British politician, who currently serves as the Secretary of State for Education and as the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for the Surrey Heath constituency. He is also a published author and former journalist.Born in Edinburgh, Gove was raised in Aberdeen...
MP (Secretary of State for Education) - Eric PicklesEric PicklesEric Jack Pickles is a British Conservative Party politician. Pickles was appointed Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government of the coalition government headed by Prime Minister David Cameron on 12 May 2010....
MP (Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government) - Philip HammondPhilip HammondPhilip Hammond MP is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the current Defence Secretary in the Coalition government led by David Cameron, having succeeded Liam Fox on 14 October 2011...
MP (Secretary of State for Transport) - Owen PatersonOwen PatersonOwen William Paterson is a British Conservative Party politician and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. He is the Member of Parliament for North Shropshire.-Early life and career:Paterson was born in Whitchurch, Shropshire...
MP (Secretary of State for Northern Ireland) - Michael MooreMichael Moore (UK politician)Michael Kevin Moore is a British Liberal Democrat politician, currently the Secretary of State for Scotland in the UK coalition government, and the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk....
MP (Secretary of State for Scotland) - Jeremy Hunt MP (Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media, and Sport)
- The Secretaries of State for the Home Department; for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; and for Wales are women
- William Hague
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- Eldest sons of viscounts
- Younger sons of earls
- Eldest sons of barons
- Knights of the Garter
- Knights of the Thistle
- Knights of St. Patrick (none, order dormant)
- Privy Counsellors Privy Council of the United KingdomHer Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, usually known simply as the Privy Council, is a formal body of advisers to the Sovereign in the United Kingdom...
- Lords Justices of Appeal of Northern Ireland
- Judges of the High Court of Northern Ireland
- Younger sons of viscounts
- Younger sons of barons
- Baronets
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Grand Commanders of the Order of the Star of India (none, order dormant)
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (none, order dormant)
- Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Knights Commanders of the Order of the Bath
- Knights Commanders of the Order of the Star of India (none, order dormant)
- Knights Commanders of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Knights Commanders of the Order of the Indian Empire (none, order dormant)
- Knights Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Knights Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Knights Bachelor
- County Court Judges in Northern Ireland and Recorders of Boroughs
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of the Star of India (none, order dormant)
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire (none, order dormant)
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Imperial Service Order
- Eldest sons of younger sons of peers
- Eldest sons of baronets
- Eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
- Eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
- Eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
- Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
- Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Members of the Royal Victorian Order
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Younger sons of baronets
- Younger sons of Knights of the Garter
- Younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
- Younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
- Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
- Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- The Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (Bruce Robinson)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Finance and Personnel (Stephen Peover)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Education (Paul Sweeney)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (Malcolm McKibbin)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of the Environment (Leo O'Reilly)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (David Sterling)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (Andrew McCormick)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Rosalie Flanagan)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department for Employment and Learning (Alan Shannon)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Regional Development (Paul Priestly)
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Social Development (William Haire)
- The Clerk of the Northern Ireland Assembly (Arthur Moir)
- The Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland (Kieran Donnelly)
- The Examiner of Statutory Rules (Gordon Nabney)
- The Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland (O G Paulin)
- Queen's Counsel of Northern Ireland
- The Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Matt BaggottMatt BaggottMatthew David Baggott CBE QPM is Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland, succeeding Sir Hugh Orde in September 2009....
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Ladies
- The QueenElizabeth II of the United KingdomElizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize,...
- Queens dowagerQueen DowagerA queen dowager or dowager queen is a title or status generally held by the widow of a deceased king. In the case of the widow of a deceased emperor, the title of empress dowager is used...
(none living; ordered according to husband's death, earliest first) - Daughters-in-law of the Sovereign
- The Duchess of Cornwall
- The Countess of Wessex
- Daughters of the Sovereign
- The Princess RoyalAnne, Princess RoyalPrincess Anne, Princess Royal , is the only daughter of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh...
- The Princess Royal
- Granddaughters-in-law of the Sovereign
- The Duchess of Cambridge
- Autumn PhillipsAutumn PhillipsAutumn Patricia Phillips is the wife of Peter Phillips, who is the son of Anne, Princess Royal and Captain Mark Phillips, and the oldest grandchild of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh....
- Granddaughters of the Sovereign
- Princess Beatrice of YorkPrincess Beatrice of YorkPrincess Beatrice of York is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York...
- Princess Eugenie of YorkPrincess Eugenie of YorkPrincess Eugenie of York Eugenie Victoria Helena; born 23 March 1990) is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York...
- Lady Louise WindsorLady Louise WindsorThe Lady Louise Windsor is the elder child of Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, and Sophie, Countess of Wessex. She is the youngest granddaughter and second-youngest grandchild of Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh...
- Zara PhillipsZara PhillipsZara Anne Elizabeth Phillips, MBE is the second child and only daughter of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips and is 13th in the line of succession to the throne...
, MBEOrder of the British EmpireThe 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...
- Princess Beatrice of York
- Sisters-in-law of the Sovereign (of which there are none)
- Sisters of the Sovereign (none living)
- Aunts (by marriage) of the Sovereign (none living)
- Aunts (by blood) of the Sovereign (none living)
- Nieces (by marriage) of the Sovereign (Viscountess LinleySerena Armstrong-Jones, Viscountess LinleySerena Alleyne Armstrong-Jones, Viscountess Linley is an Anglo-Irish aristocrat and a member, by marriage, of the extended British Royal Family. She was born in Limerick, Ireland.-Background:...
) - Nieces (by blood) of the Sovereign (Lady Sarah ChattoLady Sarah ChattoThe Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto, née Armstrong-Jones , is the only daughter of the 1st Earl of Snowdon and Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, the second daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. She is 17th in line of succession to the thrones of each of the Commonwealth Realms;...
) - Granddaughters-in-law of former Sovereigns (whose husbands are Dukes)
- The Duchess of Gloucester
- The Duchess of Kent
- Granddaughters-in-law of former Sovereigns (whose husbands are not Dukes)
- Princess Michael of KentPrincess Michael of KentPrincess Michael of Kent is an Austrian-Hungarian member of the British Royal Family. She is married to Prince Michael of Kent, who is a grandson of King George V....
- The Countess of HarewoodPatricia Lascelles, Countess of HarewoodPatricia "Bambi" Lascelles, Countess of Harewood is an Australian violinist and fashion model.-Life and career:Patricia Elizabeth Tuckwell was born in Melbourne, the daughter of Charles Tuckwell and his wife, Elizabeth and an older sister of Barry Tuckwell...
- Princess Michael of Kent
- Granddaughters of former Sovereigns
- Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady OgilvyPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady OgilvyPrincess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy is the youngest granddaughter of King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of Teck. She is the widow of Sir Angus Ogilvy...
- Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy
- Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment
- Ambassadors of foreign countries and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries according to date of arrival
- Duchesses
- Countess of Ulster, wife of Earl of Ulster
- Countess of St Andrews, wife of Earl of St Andrews
- The Lady Davina Windsor, eldest daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
- The Lady Rose Gilman, younger daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
- The Lady Helen Taylor, eldest daughter of the Duke of Kent
- Marchionesses
- Wives of duke's eldest sons
- Daughters of dukes not married to peers
- Countesses
- Wives of marquesses' eldest sons
- The Lady Gabriella WindsorLady Gabriella WindsorThe Lady Gabriella Marina Alexandra Ophelia Windsor , known both professionally and personally as Ella Windsor, is an English freelance feature writer, and the only daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent .Her paternal great grandparents were King George V of the United Kingdom and Mary of...
- Marquesses' daughters not married to peers
- Wives of dukes' younger sons
- Viscountesses
- Wives of eldest sons of earls or of countesses in their own right
- Earls' daughters not married to peers
- Sophie WinklemanSophie WinklemanSophie Lara Winkleman is an English actress who has worked extensively in television, film and stage. On 14 February 2009, she became engaged to Lord Frederick Windsor, the son of Prince Michael and Princess Michael of Kent. They married in Hampton Court on 12 September 2009...
, wife of Lord Frederick WindsorLord Frederick WindsorThe Lord Frederick Windsor , popularly known as Lord Freddie, is a British financial analyst, and the only son of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent... - Wives of marquesses' younger sons
- Secretaries of State, if of the degree of a baron (none)
- Baronesses, wives Lords of Parliament, and female holders of Lordships of Parliament
- Secretaries of State below the degree of baron
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- Theresa MayTheresa MayTheresa Mary May is a British Conservative politician who is Home Secretary in the Conservative – Liberal Democrat Coalition government. She was elected to Parliament in 1997 as the Member of Parliament for Maidenhead, and served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party, 2003–04...
MP (Secretary of State for the Home Department) - Caroline SpelmanCaroline SpelmanCaroline Alice Spelman is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who has served as the Member of Parliament for Meriden in the West Midlands since 1997...
MP (Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affiars) - Cheryl GillanCheryl GillanCheryl Elise Kendall Gillan is a British Conservative Party politician. She is currently the Secretary of State for Wales, and the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Chesham and Amersham in Buckinghamshire....
MP (Secretary of State for Wales)
- Theresa May
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- Wives of viscounts' eldest sons
- Viscounts' daughters not married to peers
- Wives of younger sons of earls or of countesses in their own right
- Wives of eldest sons of barons or baronesses
- Daughters of barons or baronesses
- Ladies of the Garter
- The Princess Royal
- Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy
- The Baroness ThatcherMargaret ThatcherMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
- The Lady SoamesMary Soames, Baroness SoamesMary Soames, Baroness Soames, is the youngest of Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine's five children and, as of 2011, the sole surviving child...
- Ladies of the Thistle
- The Princess Royal
- Lady Marion FraserMarion FraserLady Marion Fraser, is a Scottish music educator.-Personal life:She was born as Marion Anne Forbes to Robert Forbes and Elizabeth Taylor Watt, and educated at Hutchesons' Girls' Grammar School , the University of Glasgow , and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama...
- Wives of Knights of the Garter
- The Queen
- The Duchess of Cornwall
- The Duchess of Gloucester
- The Duchess of Kent
- The Duchess of Grafton
- The Lady Richardson of Duntisbourne
- The Lady Carrington
- The Duchess of Wellington
- The Lady Bramall
- The Viscountess Ridley
- The Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover
- The Lady Ashburton
- The Lady Kingsdown
- Lady Hillary
- Lady Mary Colman
- The Duchess of Abercorn
- The Lady Inge
- Lady Acland
- The Duchess of Westminster
- The Lady Butler of Brockwell
- The Lady Morris of Aberavon
- Lady Major
- The Lady Bingham of Cornhill
- Wives of Knights of the Thistle
- The Queen
- The Duchess of Cornwall
- The Countess of Wemyss
- The Duchess of Buccleuch
- The Countess of Elgin
- The Lady Thomson of Monifieth
- The Countess of Airlie
- The Lady Margaret Tennant
- The Viscountess of Arbuthnott
- The Countess of Crawford
- The Lady Macfarlane of Bearsden
- The Lady Mackay of Clashfern
- The Lady Wilson of Tillyorn
- The Lady Steel of Aikwood
- The Lady Robertson of Port Ellen
- Privy Counsellors
- Lords Justices of Appeal
- High Court Judges
- Wives of viscounts' younger sons
- Wives of younger sons of barons or baronesses
- Wives of baronets
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Dames Commandes of the Order of the British Empire
- County Court Judges in Northern Ireland and Recorders of Boroughs
- Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Wives of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Knights Bachelor
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Wives of Companions of the Order of the Star of India
- Wives of Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Wives of Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Wives of Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Imperial Service Order
- Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order
- Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers or peeresses
- Daughters of sons of peers or peeresses
- Wives of the eldest sons of baronets
- Daughters of baronets
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Daughters of Knights of the Garter
- Daughters of Knights of the Thistle
- Daughters of Knights of St Patrick
- Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
- Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Daughters of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Members of the Royal Victorian Order
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Members of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of younger sons of baronets
- Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Garter
- Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
- Wives of younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- The Permanent Secretary to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (Rosalie Flanagan)
Local precedence
- The Lord Lieutenant of the County:
- Lord Lieutenant for County Antrim (Mrs Joan Christie)
- Lord Lieutenant for County Armagh (The Earl of Caledon)
- Lord Lieutenant for the County Borough of Belfast (Dame Mary Peters, DBE)
- Lord Lieutenant for County Down (David Lindsay, Esq.)
- Lord Lieutenant for County Fermanagh (The Earl of Erne)
- Lord Lieutenant for the County Borough of Londonderry (Dr. Donal Keegan)
- Lord Lieutenant for County Londonderry (Denis Desmond, Esq.)
- Lord Lieutenant for County Tyrone ( Robert William Lowry Scott Esq. OBE JP )
- The Lord Mayor:
- The Lord Mayor of Belfast (appointed annually)
- The (Elected) Mayor
- The Deputy Mayor
- Councillors
- Justices of the Peace
- The Town Clerk