Usher of the Order of the Garter

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ceremonial office heraldic office office of the Order of the Garter

The Usher of the Order of the Garter is a ceremonial officer of England’s oldest and most prestigious order of chivalry, responsible for attending and assisting at its formal rituals and functions.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Usher of the Most Noble Order of the Garter	1
Usher to the Order of the Garter	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial office ⓘ heraldic office ⓘ office of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
appointedBy	Sovereign of the Garter ⓘ surface form: Sovereign of the Order of the Garter
associatedWith	Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter ⓘ British monarch ⓘ surface form: Sovereign of the United Kingdom St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, England ⓘ surface form: St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle
basedAt	Windsor Castle ⓘ
belongsToTradition	British royal ceremonial tradition ⓘ English chivalric tradition ⓘ
ceremonialRole	attendant officer at Garter installations ⓘ attendant officer at Garter investitures ⓘ attendant officer at Garter thanksgiving services ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
duty	assist Knights and Ladies of the Garter during ceremonial processions ⓘ assist the Sovereign at Order of the Garter functions ⓘ attend Garter ceremonies at Windsor Castle ⓘ coordinate ceremonial arrangements with other officers of the Order ⓘ escort members and dignitaries at Garter events ⓘ maintain order during Garter services and processions ⓘ participate in the annual Garter Day ceremony ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Usher of the Black Rod ⓘ surface form: Usher of the Black Rod in the Order of the Garter Usher of the Order of the Garter ⓘ surface form: Usher of the Most Noble Order of the Garter Usher of the Order of the Garter ⓘ surface form: Usher to the Order of the Garter
isPositionIn	British royal household ceremonial structure ⓘ English chivalric orders ⓘ
jurisdiction	ceremonies of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
orderFoundedIn	Order of the Garter founded in 1348 ⓘ
partOf	Order of the Garter ⓘ
rankComparedTo	junior to the Chancellor of the Order of the Garter ⓘ junior to the Garter Principal King of Arms ⓘ junior to the Prelate of the Order of the Garter ⓘ junior to the Register of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
relatedPosition	Chancellor of the Order of the Garter ⓘ Garter Principal King of Arms ⓘ Usher of the Black Rod ⓘ surface form: Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod Prelate of the Order of the Garter ⓘ Register of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
requires	ability to perform formal ceremonial duties ⓘ familiarity with protocol of the Order of the Garter ⓘ
scopeOfRole	non-political ⓘ purely ceremonial ⓘ
symbolicFunction	embodies continuity of the Order’s traditions ⓘ represents royal authority during Garter ceremonies ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Usher of the Order of the Garter → hasAlternativeName → Usher of the Order of the Garter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Usher to the Order of the Garter

Usher of the Order of the Garter → hasAlternativeName → Usher of the Order of the Garter ⓘ

this entity surface form: Usher of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

Chancellor of the Order of the Garter → isRelatedTo → Usher of the Order of the Garter ⓘ