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The Master of the Household is the operational head (see
Chief operating officer A chief operating officer or chief operations officer, also called a COO, is one of the highest-ranking executive positions in an organization, composing part of the " C-suite". The COO is usually the second-in-command at the firm, especially if ...
) of the "below stairs" elements of the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. The role has charge of the domestic staff, from the Royal Kitchens, the pages and footmen, to the housekeeper and their staff. Since 2004 the Office of the Prince of Wales has included a Master of the Household.


List of Masters of the Household

* Richard Browne 1603–1604 *Sir Robert Vernon bef. 1608 – c.1625 *
Charles Glemham Sir Charles Glemham (1576–1625) was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1621 to 1625. Glemham was the son of Christopher Glemham of Glemham, Suffolk. He matriculated at Exeter College, Oxford on 4 May 1593, ...
c. 1625 – 1625 * Roger Palmer 1626–1632 * ''In abeyance 1632–1645'' * George Lisle c. 1645 – 1648 * ''In abeyance?'' 1648–1660 * Sir Herbert Price, 1st Baronet 1660–1665 and 1666–1678 *
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Henry Bulkeley Henry Bulkeley (–1698) was an English courtier and politician. Bulkeley was the fifth son of Thomas Bulkeley, 1st Viscount Bulkeley and Blanche Coytmore. He was educated at Queens' College, Cambridge and admitted at Gray's Inn in 1654. He w ...
1678–1688 * Sir Thomas Felton, 4th Baronet 1689–1708 * Edmund Dunch 1708–1712 *
Sir William Pole, 4th Baronet Sir William Pole, 4th Baronet (1678 – 31 December 1741), of Colcombe Castle, near Colyton and Shute, near Honiton, Devon was an English landowner and Tory politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1701 and 1734. ...
1712–1714 * Edmund Dunch 1714–1719 * Sir Conyers Darcy, 1720–1730 *
Sir George Treby Sir George Treby JP (1643–1700), of Plympton, Devon, and of Fleet Street in the City of London, was Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas and six times Member of Parliament for the Rotten Borough of Plympton Erle, Devon, largely controlle ...
1730–1741 * Sir John Harris 1741–1767 *
The Right Honourable ''The Right Honourable'' (abbreviation: ''Rt Hon.'' or variations) is an honorific Style (form of address), style traditionally applied to certain persons and collective bodies in the United Kingdom, the former British Empire and the Commonwealth ...
Henry Thynne 1768–1771 * Sir Francis Henry Drake, 5th Baronet 1771–1794 *
Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet Sir Henry Strachey, 1st Baronet (23 May 1736 – 3 January 1810) was a British civil servant and politician who sat in the House of Commons for 39 years from 1768 to 1807. Life Strachey was the eldest son of Henry Strachey, of Sutton Court, S ...
1794–1810 * Sir William Kenrick 1810–1812 *
Samuel Hulse Field Marshal Sir Samuel Hulse, GCH (27 March 1746 – 1 January 1837) was a British Army officer. He saw his first active duty during the Gordon Riots in June 1780 before commanding the 1st Battalion of the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards at ...
1812–1827 * Sir Frederick Beilby Watson 1827–1838 *The Right Honourable Sir Charles Murray, 1838–1844 * Captain Henry Meynell 1844–1845 *
Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
Sir George Bowles 1845–1851 *The Right Honourable
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Sir Thomas Biddulph 1851–1866 *The Right Honourable
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Sir John Cowell, 1866–1894 *
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Lord Edward Pelham-Clinton, 1894–1901 *The Right Honourable Horace Farquhar, Lord Farquhar, 1901–1907 (later Earl Farquhar) * Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Arthur Andrew Frederick, 1907–1912 *
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The Honourable ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' ( American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...
Sir Derek Keppel, 1913–1936 *
Brigadier Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. I ...
Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet Sir Smith Hill Child, 2nd Baronet, (19 September 1880 – 11 November 1958) was an officer in the British Army and a Conservative Party politician. Early life and education Hill Child was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He ...
, 1936–1941 *
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The Honourable ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' ( American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain ...
Sir Piers Legh, 1941–1953 * Major Sir Mark Milbank, 4th Baronet, 1954–1967 *
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Sir Geoffrey Hardy-Roberts, 1967–1973 * Vice-Admiral Sir Peter Ashmore, 1973–1986 *
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Sir Paul Greening, 1986–1992 *
Major-General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of a ...
Sir Simon Cooper, 1992–2000 * Vice-Admiral Sir Anthony Blackburn, 2000–2004 * Air Marshal
Sir David Walker Sir David Alan Walker (born 31 December 1939) is a British banker and former chairman of Barclays. He was chairman of Morgan Stanley International from 1995 to 2001, and 2004 to 2005, and remains a senior advisor. Walker was previously Assista ...
, 2005–2013 * Vice-Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt, 2013–


List of Deputy Masters of the Household

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Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Sir Charles Arthur Andrew Frederick, 1901–1907 *
Harry Lloyd-Verney Sir Harry Lloyd Verney (23 January 1872 – 28 February 1950) was a British courtier who served in successive Royal Households of the United Kingdom. Early life Verney was the second, but eldest surviving, son and heir of Col. George Hope Lloyd ( ...
, 1907–1911 *
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Honourable ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certai ...
Sir Derek Keppel, 1911–1912 * Captain Lord Arthur John Hamilton 1913–1914 *
Honourable ''The Honourable'' (British English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certai ...
Sir Harry Stonor, 1918–1921 * Captain Lord Claud Nigel Hamilton, 1922–1924 * Brigadier-General
Sir Smith Child, 2nd Baronet Sir Smith Hill Child, 2nd Baronet, (19 September 1880 – 11 November 1958) was an officer in the British Army and a Conservative Party politician. Early life and education Hill Child was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He ...
1929–1936 *
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Ririd Myddleton Lieutenant-Colonel Ririd Myddelton, MVO KStJ DL JP (25 February 1902 – 7 February 1988), was a country gentleman and one-time member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. Early life Myddelton was born on 25 F ...
, 1937–1939 * Group Captain Peter Townsend, 1950–52 * Major Mark Milbank, 1952–1954 *
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Lord Plunket Baron Plunket, of Newtown in the County of Cork, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1827 for the prominent Irish lawyer and Whig politician William Plunket. He served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1830 ...
, 1954–1975 *
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson, 1976–1994 *
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Sir Guy Acland, 1994–1999 *
Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colo ...
Charles Richards, 1999–


The Staff

Master of the Household , ------------------ , , Deputy Master Master's Secretary , , -------------------------------------------------------------- , , , , Lady Clerk to the Deputy Master Chief Clerk , , , ------------------------- , , , Assistant to the Master(Food) , , , ---------------------------------------------- , , , , Deputy Assistant Master (Food) Lady Clerk to the Assistant Master (Food) , , , Catering Office Administrator , , , Senior Clerk , , , Clerk , , , -------------------------------------------------------------------------- , , , , , , , Royal Chef Head Coffee Room Maid Dining Room Canteen Senior , , , Supervisor Supervisor Storeman , Senior Sous Chef Deputy Head , , , , , Coffee Room Maid Senior Canteen Storemen , Pastry Sous Chef , Dining Room Assistants , , Coffee Room Maids Assistants , , Sous Chef , Daily Ladies , , Dining Room , Senior Cooks Assistants , , , , Cooks Wash-up , , Assistants , Apprentices , , , Kitchen Porters , , ------------------------- , , , Assistant to the Master (General) , , , --------------------------------------- , , , , , Lady Clerk to the Assistant Master (General) , , , , , ------------------------- , ---- Royal Florist , , , , , , Palace Foreman , ---- Senior Clerk , , , , , , -----------------, --------------------- , , , , ----, -----, , , , , , , Palace Fendersmith Clerk Basement Night , , , Attendants Cleaners Patrolmen , , , , , , ----------------------------------------------------------------- , , , , , , , , , , French Carpet Locksmith Gilders Cabinet Upholsterers , , Polisher Planners Makers , , , Palace Steward , , , --------------------------------------- , , , , Page of the
Yeoman Yeoman is a noun originally referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household. The term was first documented in mid-14th-century England. The 14th century also witn ...
of the Royal Pantries , Chambers , , , --------------------------------------------------- , , , , , , , Assistant
Yeoman Yeoman is a noun originally referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household. The term was first documented in mid-14th-century England. The 14th century also witn ...
Assistant
Yeoman Yeoman is a noun originally referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household. The term was first documented in mid-14th-century England. The 14th century also witn ...
Assistant Yeoman , , of the Plate Pantry of Windsor Castle of the Glass & China Pantry , , , , , , Underbutlers Underbutlers , , , , ------------------------------------------------------------------ , , , , , , Deputy Page Pages of the
Yeoman Yeoman is a noun originally referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household. The term was first documented in mid-14th-century England. The 14th century also witn ...
of the Travelling
Yeoman Yeoman is a noun originally referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household. The term was first documented in mid-14th-century England. The 14th century also witn ...
, of the Chamber Backstairs Royal Cellars , , , , ------------------------------- , , ------------ Assistant , , , , ,
Yeoman Yeoman is a noun originally referring either to one who owns and cultivates land or to the middle ranks of servants in an English royal or noble household. The term was first documented in mid-14th-century England. The 14th century also witn ...
Sergeant Luggage Porters , Pages of the Queen's , Footman , Presence
Piper Piper may refer to: People * Piper (given name) * Piper (surname) Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Comics * Piper (Morlock), in the Marvel Universe * Piper (Mutate), in the Marvel Universe Television * Piper Chapman, lea ...
Underbutlers , , Deputy , ------------------------------------ Sergeant , , , Footman , Superintendent Superintendent , , of Windsor Castle of Holyroodhouse , -------------- , , , , , , Assistant Office & Security Staff Footmen Livery Porters , Superintendent , , , Office Staff , Chief Housekeeper , , ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- , , , , , Deputy Housekeeper of Housekeeper of Housekeeper of Housekeeper of Housekeeper of Windsor Castle Holyroodhouse Sandringham House Balmoral Castle Buckingham Palace , , , , , Housemaids Housemaids Housemaids Housemaids Housemaids


References


Sources

*Hoey, Brian (1992). ''All The Queen's Men: Inside The Royal Household''. London: HarperCollins. .
Master of the Household 1660–1837


External links


Office of Master of the Household under the Tudors
{{British Monarchy Household Positions within the British Royal Household Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom