Lord Great Chamberlain

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The Lord Great Chamberlain is a senior hereditary officer of the British royal household responsible for ceremonial duties in the Palace of Westminster and at coronations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Officer of State
ceremonial office
hereditary office
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
appointment hereditary succession
associatedWithEvent State Opening of Parliament
coronation of British monarchs
associatedWithMonarch Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: Charles III
ceremonialLocation House of Lords
Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster
surface form: Westminster Abbey

Palace of Westminster
surface form: Westminster Hall
country United Kingdom
currentHolder The Marquess of Salisbury
surface form: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
currentHolderStart 2022
dividedAmong co-heirs of the office
domain ceremonial functions
parliamentary ceremonial
hasDuty admitting peers to the House of Lords during State Opening of Parliament
arranging the royal procession at the State Opening of Parliament
attending the sovereign at coronations
carrying or overseeing the carrying of royal regalia on some occasions
ceremonial duties at coronations
ceremonial duties at the Palace of Westminster
custody of certain parts of the Palace of Westminster
supervising certain royal apartments in the Palace of Westminster
hasTitleForm Lord Great Chamberlain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord Great Chamberlain of England
historicalHolder Lord Willoughby de Eresby
surface form: Barons Willoughby de Eresby

Earls of Lincoln
Earls of Oxford
Marquess of Cholmondeley
surface form: Marquesses of Cholmondeley

Marquesses of Exeter
jurisdiction British monarchy
languageOfName English
legalStatus hereditary peerage office
originPeriod medieval England
oversees royal gallery in the Palace of Westminster
royal robing room in the Palace of Westminster
partOf Royal Household of the United Kingdom
precedence high precedence in the United Kingdom
rank Great Officer of State
relatedOffice Earl Marshal
Lord Chamberlain
Lord Chancellor of England
surface form: Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain

Lord High Steward
seatOfOffice Palace of Westminster
style The Right Honourable
symbolOf continuity of the monarchy in Parliament

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Cap of Maintenance usedBy Lord Great Chamberlain
Sword of State hasBearerRole Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord Chamberlain worksWith Lord Great Chamberlain
this entity surface form: Lord Great Chamberlain (distinct office)
Lord Chamberlain distinctFrom Lord Great Chamberlain
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland positionHeld Lord Great Chamberlain
Great Officer of State hasPart Lord Great Chamberlain
Thomas Cromwell positionHeld Lord Great Chamberlain
William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton positionHeld Lord Great Chamberlain
this entity surface form: Lord Great Chamberlain of England
Lord Great Chamberlain hasTitleForm Lord Great Chamberlain self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord Great Chamberlain of England
Marquess of Cholmondeley titleHolderAlsoKnownAs Lord Great Chamberlain
this entity surface form: Lord Great Chamberlain (in part)
Sword of Mercy usedBy Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord High Steward relatedOffice Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord Willoughby de Eresby linkedOffice Lord Great Chamberlain
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard subordinateTo Lord Great Chamberlain
this entity surface form: Lord Great Chamberlain (in ceremonial matters)
Hereditary Earl Marshal of England worksWith Lord Great Chamberlain