Lord Chamberlain of the Household

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The Lord Chamberlain of the Household is a senior officer of the British Royal Household responsible for overseeing royal ceremonies, state occasions, and certain administrative and cultural functions of the monarchy.

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Label Occurrences
Lord Chamberlain of the Household canonical 11
Lord Chamberlain 7

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf office
position in the British Royal Household
abolishedFunction theatrical censorship in 1968
appliesToJurisdiction British monarchy NERFINISHED
appointedBy British monarch NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
domain court administration
royal ceremonial
royal cultural patronage
state ceremonial
hasAuthorityOver court entertainment licensing historically
use of royal theatres historically
hasRole issues instructions for national mourning at the death of senior members of the royal family
issues instructions for national mourning at the death of the sovereign
liaison between the sovereign and the House of Lords on ceremonial matters
overall head of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office
oversees certain administrative functions of the monarchy
oversees certain cultural functions of the monarchy
oversees protocol for court dress and precedence at court functions
oversees royal ceremonies
oversees state occasions
responsible for planning coronations
responsible for planning royal funerals
responsible for planning royal garden parties
responsible for planning royal investitures
responsible for planning royal weddings at the sovereign’s court
responsible for planning state visits
responsible for the ceremonial aspects of the Order of the Bath service
responsible for the ceremonial aspects of the Order of the Garter service
responsible for the ceremonial aspects of the State Opening of Parliament
responsible for the royal warrant holders’ system at court level
responsible for the use of royal palaces for ceremonial events
supervises royal entertainments at court
historicalFunction censorship of stage plays in the United Kingdom until the 20th century
inception Middle Ages NERFINISHED
jurisdiction ceremonial aspects of the Royal Household
memberOf Royal Household of the Sovereign NERFINISHED
officeHolder Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere NERFINISHED
officeHolderStartTime 2021
partOf Royal Household of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
precededBy Lord Great Chamberlain in some early court functions
reportsTo British monarch
residence Buckingham Palace NERFINISHED
St James’s Palace NERFINISHED
seat London NERFINISHED
style The Right Honourable
subordinateUnit Lord Chamberlain’s Office NERFINISHED
Office of the Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps NERFINISHED
Royal Household ceremonial staff

Referenced by (18)

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

William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
John Hope, 7th Earl of Hopetoun positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
this entity surface form: Lord Chamberlain
George Spencer positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
subject surface form: George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough
this entity surface form: Lord Chamberlain
Household of Charles II of England employs Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Children of the Chapel Royal employer Lord Chamberlain of the Household
this entity surface form: Lord Chamberlain
Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire officeHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
this entity surface form: Lord Chamberlain
William Stanley positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
this entity surface form: Lord Chamberlain
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough notableOffice Lord Chamberlain of the Household
Henry Bennet positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
this entity surface form: Lord Chamberlain
John positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
subject surface form: John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby
this entity surface form: Lord Chamberlain
Sackville positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
subject surface form: Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
Philip Herbert, Earl of Montgomery positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household
William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke positionHeld Lord Chamberlain of the Household