Private Secretary’s Office

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administrative unit office of the British royal household

The Private Secretary’s Office is the senior administrative unit within the British royal household that manages the monarch’s official correspondence, briefing, and constitutional and governmental liaison.

Aliases (1)

Private Office of the Sovereign ×1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	administrative unit → office of the British royal household →
country	United Kingdom →
employs	Assistant Private Secretaries → Deputy Private Secretaries → administrative staff →
hasRole	advises the monarch on constitutional matters → advises the monarch on political matters → constitutional liaison → coordinates official engagements of the monarch → coordinates state visits → coordinates the monarch’s audiences with High Commissioners → coordinates the monarch’s audiences with foreign ambassadors → coordinates the monarch’s audiences with other ministers → coordinates the monarch’s audiences with the Prime Minister → coordinates the monarch’s official program → filters and prioritises official documents for the monarch → governmental liaison → liaises with Commonwealth governments → liaises with the Cabinet Office → liaises with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office → liaises with the devolved administrations → maintains records of official royal correspondence → manages communications between the monarch and foreign heads of state → manages communications between the monarch and government ministers → manages communications between the monarch and the Prime Minister → manages the monarch’s official correspondence → prepares briefing for the monarch → prepares daily red boxes for the monarch → supports the drafting of official royal messages → supports the drafting of the King’s Speech for the State Opening of Parliament → supports the monarch in discharging constitutional duties → supports the monarch’s role as Supreme Governor of the Church of England → supports the monarch’s role as head of state → supports the monarch’s role as head of the Commonwealth →
headedBy	Private Secretary to the Sovereign →
jurisdiction	affairs relating to the Sovereign’s official duties →
location	Buckingham Palace →
partOf	Household of the Sovereign → Royal Household of the United Kingdom →
reportsTo	His Majesty → surface form: "the Sovereign"
scope	official and constitutional matters rather than private or personal affairs of the monarch →
worksWith	Master of the Household’s Department → Royal Household Press Office → surface form: "Press Office of the Royal Household" Privy Purse and Treasurer’s Office → surface form: "Treasurer’s Office of the Royal Household"

Referenced by (2)

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

Royal Household of the United Kingdom → hasPart → Private Secretary’s Office →

Private Secretary to the Sovereign → supervises → Private Secretary’s Office →

this entity surface form: "Private Office of the Sovereign"