| Many years ago in the 1920's my great Aunt Hilda ( | | | | Lady of the Bedchamber |
| Suffragette and Headmistress ) traced our family | | | | Lady-in-waiting |
| tree back to the Kings and Queens of England from | | | | Life Guards (British Army) |
| the 7th Century. This basically means I am related to | | | | List of Gentlemen Ushers |
| most of the British Royal Family going back 1500 | | | | Lord Chamberlain (UK) |
| years. This has made me a great fan of English and | | | | Lord Chamberlain's Office |
| British History and below is a description of the Royal | | | | Lord Clerk Register |
| Household, Its five departments and the A to Z of | | | | Lord High Constable of Ireland |
| the various 135 senior Royal Household Positions. | | | | Lord High Constable of Scotland |
| There are five Departments that make up the Royal | | | | Lords Justice-General |
| Household. These Departments are: | | | | Lords President of the Court of Session |
| The Private Secretary's Office. | | | | Lord Lyon King of Arms |
| The Master of the Household's Department. | | | | Lord of the Bedchamber |
| The Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office. | | | | Lord Steward |
| The Lord Chamberlain's Office. | | | | Lord-in-Waiting |
| The Royal Collection Department. | | | | List of Lords Chamberlain to British royal consorts |
| It seems that most of the Departments are based | | | | M |
| at Buckingham Palace, although some staff also work | | | | Maid of Honour |
| at St. James's Palace, Windsor Castle, the Palace of | | | | Earl Marischal |
| Holyroodhouse and the Royal Mews. | | | | Marker of the Swans |
| It also seems that some of the Royal Household | | | | Marshal of the Ceremonies |
| employees also travel with The Queen on overseas | | | | Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps |
| visits and during The Queen's stay at Balmoral Castle | | | | Master Carver |
| and Sandringham, since the work of the Head of | | | | Master of the Queen's Music |
| State continues even when she is away from | | | | Master of the Buckhounds |
| London. | | | | Master of the Ceremonies |
| A – Z in The Royal Household | | | | Master of the Harriers |
| A | | | | Master of the Hawks |
| Personal Aide-de-Camp | | | | Master of the Horse |
| Aide-de-Camp General | | | | Master of the Household |
| Aide-de-camp | | | | Master of the Household of Scotland |
| Apothecary to the Household at Sandringham | | | | Master of the Jewel Office |
| Apothecary to the Household at Windsor | | | | Master of the Revels |
| Armour-Bearer | | | | Master of the Robes |
| Astronomer Royal | | | | Master of the Staghounds |
| Astronomer Royal for Scotland | | | | List of Masters of the Horse to British royal consorts |
| B | | | | Medical Officer to The Queen |
| Bearer of the National Flag of Scotland | | | | Mistress of the Robes |
| Purse Bearer | | | | O |
| Black Rod | | | | Office of the Duke of Edinburgh |
| Blues and Royals | | | | Office of the Duke of York |
| Board of Green Cloth | | | | Office of the Earl of Wessex |
| C | | | | Office of the Prince of Wales |
| Captain of the Honourable Corps of | | | | Office of the Princess Royal |
| Gentlemen-at-Arms | | | | Official Harpist to the Prince of Wales |
| Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard | | | | P |
| Clerk of the Closet | | | | Page of the Backstairs |
| Clerk of the Green Cloth | | | | Page of the Presence |
| Cofferer of the Household | | | | Page of Honour |
| Comptroller of the Household | | | | Painter and Limner |
| Coroner of the Queen's Household | | | | Personal Protection Officer |
| Court dwarf | | | | Piper to the Sovereign |
| Crown Equerry | | | | Poet Laureate |
| D | | | | Press Office (Royal Household) |
| Dean of the Chapel Royal | | | | Principal Painter in Ordinary |
| Defence Services Secretary | | | | Private Secretary to the Sovereign |
| Deputy Clerk of the Closet | | | | Q |
| Director for Security Liaison | | | | Queen's Bargemaster |
| E | | | | Queen's Flag Sergeant |
| Ecclesiastical Household | | | | Physician to the Queen |
| Equerry | | | | R |
| F | | | | Removing Wardrobe |
| Field Officer in Brigade Waiting | | | | Royal Archives |
| G | | | | Royal Astronomer of Ireland |
| Gentleman Usher | | | | Royal Horse Guards |
| Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State | | | | Royal Household |
| Gentleman of the Bedchamber | | | | Royal Households of the United Kingdom |
| Gentleman of the Horse | | | | Royal Librarian (United Kingdom) |
| Gold Stick and Silver Stick | | | | S |
| Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor | | | | Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland |
| Grand Carver of England | | | | Serjeant Painter |
| Great Chamberlain | | | | Serjeant Surgeon |
| Groom Porter | | | | Serjeant-at-Arms |
| Groom in Waiting | | | | Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures |
| Groom of the Chamber | | | | Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art |
| Groom of the Robes | | | | T |
| Groom of the Stole | | | | Treasurer of the Chamber |
| H | | | | Treasurer of the Household |
| Her Majesty's Botanist | | | | List of Treasurers to British royal consorts |
| Her Majesty's Representative at Ascot | | | | V |
| High Constables and Guard of Honour of the Palace | | | | Vice-Chamberlain of the Household |
| of Holyroodhouse | | | | List of Vice-Chamberlains to British royal consorts |
| High Steward of Scotland | | | | W |
| Historiographer Royal | | | | Warden of the Swans |
| Historiographer Royal (England) | | | | Wardrobe (government) |
| Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms | | | | Woman of the Bedchamber |
| Horse Grenadier Guards | | | | Y |
| Apothecary to the Household | | | | Yeomen Warders |
| J | | | | Yeomen of the Guard |
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| K | | | | My other website is called Directory of British Icons: |
| Keeper of the Privy Purse | | | | The Chinese call Britain 'The Island of Hero's' which I |
| Keeper of the Queen's Swans | | | | think sums up what we British are all about. We |
| Keeper of the Royal Archives | | | | British are inquisitive and competitive and are always |
| Knight Marischal | | | | looking over the horizon to the next adventure and |
| Knight Marshal | | | | discovery. |
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