The
Royal Households of the United Kingdom
The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the collective departments that support members of the British royal family. Many members of the royal family who undertake public duties have separate households. They vary considerably in size, ...
consists of royal officials and the supporting staff of the
British Royal Family, as well as the
Royal Household which supports the Sovereign. Each member of the Royal Family who undertakes public duties has his own separate Household.
King Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...
(1841–1910) was created
Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales ( cy, Tywysog Cymru, ; la, Princeps Cambriae/Walliae) is a title traditionally given to the heir apparent to the English and later British throne. Prior to the conquest by Edward I in the 13th century, it was used by the rule ...
shortly after his birth, and his household was known as the Household of the Prince of Wales from 1841.
Upon his marriage in 1863, he and his wife shared the Household of the Prince and Princess of Wales until their accession as King and Queen in January 1901, but several appointments were to either the Prince or the Princess (e.g.. they each had separate Lords Chamberlain and private Secretaries).
When he became King, his household was known as the Household of the Sovereign 1901–1910.
Queen Alexandra
Alexandra of Denmark (Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925) was Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910 as the wife of ...
(1844–1925) received a separate household upon her husband's accession, the Household of the Queen. From 1910, it was known as the Household of Queen Alexandra.
Household of the Prince of Wales 1841–1863
Treasurer and cofferer
*1856: Colonel the Honourable C. B. Phipps
Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal
*1856:
Thomas Pemberton Leigh (later Baron Kingsdown)
Privy Seal
*1856:
Lord Alfred Hervey
Lord Alfred Hervey (25 June 1816 – 15 April 1875), known before 1826 as Alfred Hervey, was a British politician.
Biography Early life
Alfred Hervey was born on 25 June 1816. He was the youngest son of Frederick Hervey, 1st Marquess of Bristo ...
Attorney-general
*1856: W. J. Alexander
Tutor
*1856: F. W. Gibbs, MA
Household of the Prince and Princess of Wales 1863–1901
Keeper of the Privy Purse and Comptroller
*?–1901: General
Sir Dighton Probyn, VC, GCB, GCSI, GCVO
Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales
*?–1901: General
Sir Dighton Probyn, VC, GCB, GCSI, GCVO
*1870-1901:
Sir Francis Knollys, KCB, KCMG
Lords of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales
*1866–1883:
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn
James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn (24 August 1838 – 3 January 1913), styled Viscount Hamilton until 1868 and Marquess of Hamilton from 1868 to 1885, was a British nobleman, groom of the stool, and diplomat. He was the son of James Hamilton ...
*1872–1901:
Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield
Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield (2 January 1830 – 9 April 1914), was a British peer, courtier and Liberal politician. A close friend of Edward VII, he served as a Lord of the Bedchamber and Lord-in-waiting to the King. He also held politic ...
Grooms-in-Waiting to the Prince of Wales
*1886-1901:
Sir Francis Knollys, KCB, KCMG
Equerries to the Prince of Wales
*1876–1899: Major-General
Sir Arthur Ellis, KCVO, CSI
*1899-1901: Hon.
Sidney Robert Greville, CB
Extra Equerry to the Prince of Wales
*1899–1901: Major-General
Sir Arthur Ellis, KCVO, CSI
Lords Chamberlain to the Princess of Wales
*1863–1873:
George Harris, 3rd Baron Harris
George Francis Robert Harris, 3rd Baron Harris (14 August 1810 – 23 November 1872), was a British peer, Liberal politician and colonial administrator. He served as the Governor of Trinidad from 1846 to 1854 and Governor of Madras from 1854 ...
*1873–1901:
Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross
Private secretaries to the Princess of Wales
*?-1870: Herbert W. Fisher
*1870–1889:
Maurice Holzmann
*1889–?:
Stanley de A. C. Clarke
Ladies of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales
*1863–1873:
Fanny Osborne, Marchioness of Carmarthen (Duchess of Leeds from 1871)
*1863–1866:
Henrietta Robinson, Countess de Grey
*1863–1901:
Helen Douglas, Countess of Morton
*1863–1901:
Mary Parker, Countess of Macclesfield
*1873–1901:
Cecilia Harbord, Baroness Suffield
*1895–1901:
Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton
Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton, (née Villiers; 15 September 1841 – 17 September 1936) was a British aristocrat. As the wife of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, she was vicereine of India. After his death, she was a court-a ...
Women of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales
*1863–1865: Hon. Mrs Robert Bruce (extra 1865–?)
*1863–1873: Hon. Mrs William George Grey (extra 1873–?)
*1863–?: Hon. Mrs Edward Coke
*1863–?: Mrs. Francis Stonor
*1865–?: Hon. Mrs Arthur Hardinge
*1872–1901:
Lady Emily Kingscote
*1873–1901: (Elizabeth)
Charlotte Knollys Elizabeth Charlotte Knollys (5 January 1835 – 24 April 1930) was an English courtier and member of the Knollys family. She was Lady of the Bedchamber, and the first woman private secretary, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, later Queen A ...
*1893–1901:
Mrs. Charles Hardinge
Physician in Ordinary to the Prince of Wales
*1863-1898:
Sir William Jenner, Bart., GCB
*1899-1901:
Sir James Reid, Bart., KCB
Household of King Edward VII 1901–1910
Master of the Horse
*1901–1905:
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, KG, GCVO
*1905–1907:
Osbert Molyneux, 6th Earl of Sefton
*1907–1910:
Bernard Forbes, 8th Earl of Granard, KP, GCVO
Lord Steward
*1901–1905:
Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke, GCVO[
*1905–1907: ]Cecil Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool
Cecil George Savile Foljambe, 1st Earl of Liverpool, (7 November 1846 – 23 March 1907), known as The Lord Hawkesbury between 1893 and 1905, was a British Liberal politician. A great-nephew of Prime Minister Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Live ...
*1907–1910: William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp, (20 February 1872 – 14 November 1938), styled Viscount Elmley until 1891, was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal politician. He was Governor of New South Wales between 1899 and 1901, a member of the Libera ...
Lord Chamberlain
*1901–1905: Edward Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon
Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon, (11 February 1846 – 2 October 1914), styled Lord Hyde between 1846 and 1870, was a British Liberal Unionist politician from the Villiers family. He served as Lord Chamberlain of the Household ...
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*1905–1910: ]Viscount Althorp
A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status.
In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...
, GCVO (later Earl Spencer)
Vice-Chamberlain
*1901–1902: Sir Alexander Acland-Hood, Bart. (later Baron St. Audries)[
*1902–1905: ]Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton
Frederick Glyn, 4th Baron Wolverton (24 September 1864 – 3 October 1932), was a British banker and Conservative politician. He served as Vice-Chamberlain of the Household under Arthur Balfour from 1902 to 1905.
Background
Glyn was the younger ...
*1905–1907: Hon. Wentworth Beaumont (Baron Allendale from 1907, later Viscount Allendale)
*1907–1910: Sir John Fuller, 1st Baronet
Sir John Michael Fleetwood Fuller, 1st Baronet, (21 October 1864 – 4 September 1915) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician and colonial administrator.
Fuller was the eldest son of George Fuller (British politician), Geor ...
Treasurer
*1901–1903: Victor Christian William Cavendish (later Duke of Devonshire)William Dudley Ward
William Dudley Ward PC (14 October 1877 – 11 November 1946) was an English sportsman and Liberal politician.
Early life
Dudley Ward was born in London, the son of William Humble Dudley Ward and the great-grandson of William Humble Wa ...
Comptroller
*1901–1905: Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia
Arthur Annesley, 11th Viscount Valentia, (23 August 1843 – 20 January 1927) was a British soldier, courtier and Conservative Party politician. He notably served as Comptroller of the Household between 1898 and 1905.
Background and education ...
, CB, MVO[
*1905–1909: Alexander Murray, Master of Elibank (later Baron Murray of Elibank)
*1909–1910: ]Arthur Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool
Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, (27 May 1870 – 15 May 1941), styled Viscount Hawkesbury between 1905 and 1907, was a British Liberal politician, the 16th and last Governor of New Zealand, and the first Governor ...
Lords-in-Waiting
*1901–?: Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield, GCVO, KCBRichard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe
Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe, (28 April 1861 – 10 January 1929), styled Viscount Curzon between 1876 and 1900, was a British courtier and Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household between 1896 and 1900 and w ...
Rudolph Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh
Rudolph (Rollo) Robert Basil Aloysius Augustine Feilding, 9th Earl of Denbigh, 8th Earl of Desmond, (26 May 1859 – 25 November 1939), styled Viscount Feilding from 1865 to 1892, was a British peer and officer.
Biography
Lord Feilding was ...
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*1901–1905: Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore, GCMG][
*1901–1905: ]Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon
Lloyd Tyrell-Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon, KCVO, TD (5 July 1864 – 30 November 1927), was a British peer and Conservative politician.
Family background and education
Born in Wilmore Crescent, west London, Kenyon was the son of the Hon. Lloyd Ken ...
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*1901–1905: Victor Spencer, 3rd Baron Churchill, GCVO (from 1902 Viscount Churchill)][
*1901–1905: John Lawrence, 2nd Baron Lawrence][
]
Master of the Household
*1901–1907: Horace Farquhar, Baron Farquhar (later Earl Farquhar)[
*1907–1910: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Charles Arthur Frederick, GCVO, KCB
]
Deputy Master of the Household
*1901–1907: Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Arthur Frederick, CVO (app Master of the Household 1907)[
*1907–1910: Harry Lloyd-Verney, MVO
]
Keeper of the Privy Purse
*1901–1910: General Sir Dighton Probyn, VC, GCB, GCSI, GCVO
Private Secretary
*1901–1910: Sir Francis Knollys, GCB, GCVO, KCMG[ (from 1902 Baron Knollys, later Viscount Knollys)
]
Comptroller of Accounts
*1901–1907: Major-General Sir Arthur Ellis, KCVO, CSI[
]
Crown Equerry
*1901–?: Sir Henry Peter Ewart, 1st Baronet, KCB, KCVO[
]
Equerries
*1901–?: Major-General Sir Stanley de A C Clarke, KCVO[
*1901–1902: Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Sir William Carington, KCVO, CB][
*1901–1910: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry Charles Legge, GCVO][
*1901–1910: Captain the Hon. Sir Seymour Fortescue, KCVO][
*1901–1910: Captain Sir George Lindsay Holford][
*1901–?: Captain Sir Frederick Edward Grey Ponsonby, GCB, GCVO][ (later Baron Sysonby)
*1902–1910: Honourable John Hubert Ward]
Extra Equerries
*1901: Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Loyd-Lindsay, 1st Baron Wantage, VC, KCB[
*1901–1902: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Robert Nigel F Kingscote, GCVO, KCB][
*1901–1904: Major-General Sir John Carstairs McNeill, VC, GCVO, KCB, KCMG][
*1901–1910: General Sir Dighton Probyn, VC, GCB, GCSI, GCVO][
*1901–?: Major-General John Cecil Russell][
*1901–1910: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Fleetwood Edwards, GCVO, KCB][
*1901–1910: Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Arthur Bigge, GCB, GCVO, GCIE, KCSI, KCMG][ (later Baron Stamfordham)
*1901–1907: Major-General Sir Arthur Ellis, KCVO, CSI][
*1901–1910: Lord Marcus Talbot de la Poer Beresford]
Honorary Equerries
*1901–1904: General Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport, GCB[
*1901–?: General Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton, KG][
]
Grooms-in-Waiting
*1901–1907: Colonel Lord Edward William Pelham-Clinton, GCVO, KCB[
*1901–?: Honourable Sidney Robert Greville, CVO, CB][
*1901–?: Honourable Henry Julian Stonor, MVO][
*1901–?: Vice-Admiral Sir John Reginald Thomas Fullerton, GCVO, CB][
*1901–?: Sir Alexander Condie Stephen, KCMG, KCVO, CB][
*1901–?: General Sir Godfrey Clerk, CB][
*1901–?: Captain Walter Douglas Somerset Campbell, CVO][
]
Extra Grooms-in-Waiting
*1901–?: Honourable Alexander Grantham Yorke, CVO[
*1901–1910: Major-General Sir Thomas Dennehy, KCIE][
*1901–?: Sir Maurice Holzmann, KCVO, CB][
*1901–1904: General Sir Michael Biddulph, GCB]
Master of the Ceremonies
*1901–1903: Colonel the Honourable Sir William James Colville, KCVO, CB[
*1901–: Honourable Richard Charles Moreton][
*1903–1907: Sir Douglas Dawson
*1907–1910: Honourable Sir Arthur Walsh
]
Assistant Master of the Ceremonies
*1901–?: Robert Follett Synge, Esq., CMG[
]
Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
*1901–1904: General Sir Michael Biddulph, GCB[
*1904–1910: Admiral Sir Henry Stephenson
]
Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State
*1901–1910: Honourable Sir Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane, GCB[
]
Gentlemen Ushers
*1901–1902: Honourable Aubrey FitzClarence (later Earl of Munster)[
*1901–1903: Major-General John Ramsay Slade, CB][
*1901–1905: Charles James Innes-Ker][
*1901–1906: Montague Charles Eliot (later Earl of St Germans)][
*1901–1908: Captain Walter James Stopford, CB][
*1901–1909: Major-General John Palmer Brabazon, CB, CVO][
*1901–1910?: Colonel Cuthbert Larking][
*1901–1910: Honourable Sir Spencer Cecil Brabazon Ponsonby-Fane, GCB][
*1901–1910: Major the Honourable Arthur Hay][
*1901–1910: Captain the Honourable Otway Frederick Seymour Cuffe][
*1901–1910: Honourable Henry Julian Stonor, MVO][
*1901–1910: Arthur Collins, CB, MVO][
*1901–1910: Sir Lionel Henry Cust][
*1901–1910: Sir Henry David Erskine, CVO][
*1901–1910: Arnold Royle, CB][
*1901–1910: Brook Taylor][
*1901–1910: Horace Charles George West][
*1902–1905: Honourable Arthur Henry John Walsh (replacing FitzClarence)]Thomas Arthur Fitzhardinge Kingscote
Thomas Arthur Fitzhardinge Kingscote CVO (16 January 1845 – 21 September 1935) was a British courtier.
Family
Kingscote came from a family that had held the manor of Kingscote, Gloucestershire since the 11th century. He was the son of Colon ...
(replacing Graham)
*1908–1910: Gerald Montagu Augustus Ellis (replacing Eliot)
*1909–1910: Henry Fludyer (replacing Brabazon)
Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle
*1901–1910: John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, KT, GCMG, GCVO[
]
Deputy Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle
*1901–1910: Reginald Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher
Reginald Baliol Brett, 2nd Viscount Esher, (30 June 1852 – 22 January 1930) was an historian and Liberal politician in the United Kingdom, although his greatest influence over military and foreign affairs was as a courtier, member of public co ...
[
]
Keeper of the Jewel House, Tower of London
*1901–1909: General Sir Hugh Henry Gough, GCB, VC[
*1909–1910: Sir Robert Cunliffe Low
]
Secretary of the board of Green Cloth
*1901–?: George Augustus Courroux, Esq. MVO[
]
Gentleman of the Cellars
*1901–1910: Thomas Kingscote, MVO[
]
Surveyor of the King′s Pictures
*1901–?: Sir Lionel Henry Cust, KCVO, FSA
Librarian at Windsor Castle
*1901–?: Richard R. Holmes, CVO[
]
Keeper of the King´s Armoury
*1901–1910: Guy Francis Laking
Sir Guy Francis Laking, 2nd Baronet (21 October 1875 – 22 November 1919) was an English art historian and the first keeper of the London Museum from before its opening until his death.
Life
Laking was born in 1875, the only son of King Ed ...
, MVO
Poet Laureate
*1901–1910: Alfred Austin
Alfred Austin (30 May 1835 – 2 June 1913) was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896, after an interval following the death of Tennyson, when the other candidates had either caused controversy or refused the honour. It was cl ...
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]
Master of the King´s Music
*1901–1910: Sir Walter Parratt[
]
Marine Painter in Ordinary
*1901–?: Edward de Martino, Esq, MVO
Manager of His Majesty´s Thoroughbred Stud
*1901–1910: Lord Marcus Talbot de la Poer Beresford[
]
Medical Household
Coroner of the Household
*1901–?: Arthur Walter Mills, Esq.[
]
Physicians in Ordinary
*1901–1907: Sir William Henry Broadbent, Bt., KCVO, MD[
*1901–1910: Sir Francis Laking, Bt., GCVO, KCB, MD][
]
=Physicians Extraordinary
=
*1901–?: Surgeon-General Sir Joseph Fayrer, Bt., KCSI, MD[
*1901–?: Sir Richard Douglas Powell, Bt., KCVO, MD][
*1901–1904: Sir Edward Henry Sieveking, MD][
*1901–1904: Sir Felix Semon, MD][
*1901–1902: John Lowe, MD][
]
Serjeant Surgeons in Ordinary
*1901–1902: Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, OM
=Honorary Serjeant Surgeons to His Majesty
=
*1901: Sir William MacCormac, 1st Baronet, KCB, KCVO[
*1901–?: Sir Thomas Smith, 1st Baronet, KCVO][
]
Honorary Surgeon to His Majesty
*1902: Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets Sir Henry Frederick Norbury, MD, KCB, Director-General of the Medical Department of the Navy
*1902: Alfred Downing Fripp F.R.C.S., Assistant Surgeon at Guy's Hospital
=Honorary Physician to His Majesty in Ireland
=
*–1901: William Moore, Esq., MD
*1901–?: Sir Francis R. Cruise, MD, University of Dublin, Fellow and Ex-President Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI), ( ga, Coláiste Ríoga Lianna na hÉireann) is an Irish professional body dedicated to improving the practice of general medicine and related medical specialities, chiefly through the accredit ...
''(replacing Moore)''
Ecclesiastical Household
Lord High Almoner
*1901–1906: Lord Alwyne Compton, DD, Bishop of Ely[
*1906–1910: ]Joseph Armitage Robinson
Joseph Armitage Robinson (9 January 1858 – 7 May 1933) was a priest in the Church of England and scholar. He was successively Dean of Westminster (1902–1911) and of Wells (1911–1933).
Biography
Robinson was born the son of a poor vicar ...
, Dean of Westminster
Dean of the Chapels Royal
*1901–1910: The Bishop of London
Sub-Almoner and Sub-Dean of the Chapels Royal
*1901–?: Reverend Edgar Sheppard, DD[
]
Clerk of the Closet
*1901–1903: Randall Davidson, KCVO, Bishop of Winchester[
*1903–1910: William Boyd Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon
]
Deputy Clerks of the Closet
*1901–1903: Very Reverend Frederic William Farrar, DD, Dean of Canterbury[
*1901–?: Reverend Canon John Neale Dalton, CVO, CMG, MA][
*1901–?: Reverend William Rowe Jolley, MA][
]
Chaplains-in-Ordinary
''See full list Ecclesiastical Household The Ecclesiastical Household is a part of the Royal Household of the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Reflecting the different constitutions of the churches of England and Scotland, there are separate households in each nation.
England
The Church ...
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Honorary Chaplains
''See full list Ecclesiastical Household The Ecclesiastical Household is a part of the Royal Household of the sovereign of the United Kingdom. Reflecting the different constitutions of the churches of England and Scotland, there are separate households in each nation.
England
The Church ...
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Household of Queen Alexandra 1901–1925
Lords Chamberlain to the Queen
*1901–1903: Charles Colville, 10th Lord Colville of Culross[(Viscount Colville of Culross from 1902)
*1903–1925: ]Richard Curzon, 4th Earl Howe
Richard George Penn Curzon, 4th Earl Howe, (28 April 1861 – 10 January 1929), styled Viscount Curzon between 1876 and 1900, was a British courtier and Conservative politician. He served as Treasurer of the Household between 1896 and 1900 and w ...
Vice-Chamberlains
*1901–1922: Archibald Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford
Archibald Brabazon Sparrow Acheson, 4th Earl of Gosford, (19 August 1841 – 11 April 1922) was a British peer.
The son of Archibald Acheson, 3rd Earl of Gosford, he was born at Worlingham Hall, Suffolk, in 1841, and educated at Harrow Schoo ...
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]
Treasurers
*1901–1923: Frederick Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon
Frederick Oliver Robinson, 2nd Marquess of Ripon, (29 January 1852 – 23 September 1923), styled Viscount Goderich between 1859 and 1871 and Earl de Grey between 1871 and 1909, was a British courtier and Liberal politician.
Background
Robins ...
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Comptroller
*1910–24: Sir Dighton Probyn
Lords-in-waiting
*1910–?: Francis Knollys, 1st Baron Knollys
Equerries
*1901–1910: John Brocklehurst[ (extra 1910–?)
*1910–1922: Colonel Sir Arthur Davidson, GCVO, KCB
*1910–?: Sir George Lindsay Holford
*1910–?: John Hubert Ward
*1910–?: Henry Streatfield
*1923–?: Edward Seymour
]
Extra equerries
*1910–?: Sir Charles Frederick
Private secretaries
*1901–1911: Hon. Sidney Greville[
*1911–?: Henry Streatfield
]
Assistant Private Secretaries
Mistresses of the Robes
*1901–1912: Louisa Montagu-Douglas-Scott, Duchess of Buccleuch[
*1913–1925: ]Winifred Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland
Winifred Anna Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (''née'' Dallas-Yorke; 7 September 1863 – 30 July 1954) was a British humanitarian and animal welfare activist.
Background
Born at Murthly Castle, Perthshire, she was the only daughte ...
Ladies of the Bedchamber
*1901–?: Cecilia Harbord, Baroness Suffield[
*1901–1905: ]Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton
Edith Bulwer-Lytton, Countess of Lytton, (née Villiers; 15 September 1841 – 17 September 1936) was a British aristocrat. As the wife of Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton, she was vicereine of India. After his death, she was a court-a ...
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*1901–?: ]Louisa McDonnell, Countess of Antrim
Louisa Jane McDonnell, Countess of Antrim, VA (née Grey; 15 February 1855, St. James's Palace – 2 April 1949) was a British noblewoman and courtier.
Lady Antrim was the daughter of Hon. Charles Grey (a son of the 2nd Earl Grey and Privat ...
[
*1901–1925: ]Louisa Acheson, Countess of Gosford
Louisa Augusta Beatrice Acheson, Countess of Gosford, (née Lady Louisa Montagu; 17 January 1856 – 3 March 1944) was the wife of the 4th Earl of Gosford.
Early life
Lady Gosford was the third of five children born to Countess Louisa van Alt ...
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*1905–1910: Maud Petty-FitzMaurice, Marchioness of Lansdowne (extra 1910–?)
*1907–1910: Cicely Gascoyne-Cecil, Marchioness of Salisbury (extra 1910–?)
*1911–1925: Cecilia Wynn Carrington, Countess Carrington (Marchioness of Lincolnshire from 1912)
]
Extra Ladies of the Bedchamber
*1901–?: Helen Douglas, Countess of Morton[
*1901–?: Mary Parker, Countess of Macclesfield][
*1910–?: ]Alice Stanley, Countess of Derby
Alice Maud Olivia Stanley, Countess of Derby (''née'' Montagu; 15 August 1862, Westminster – 23 July 1957, Coworth Park) was born the daughter of the 7th Duke of Manchester and his wife, Countess Louise von Alten.
Marriage
On 5 January 1889 ...
*1910–?: Winifred Hardinge, Baroness Hardinge of Penshurst Winifred is a feminine given name, an anglicization of Welsh ''Gwenffrewi'', from ''gwen'', "fair", and ''ffrew'', "stillness". It may refer to:
People
* Saint Winifred
* Winifred Atwell (1914–1983), a pianist who enjoyed great popularity in B ...
Women of the Bedchamber
*1901–1907: Lady Emily Kingscote[
*1901–?: (Elizabeth) ]Charlotte Knollys Elizabeth Charlotte Knollys (5 January 1835 – 24 April 1930) was an English courtier and member of the Knollys family. She was Lady of the Bedchamber, and the first woman private secretary, to Princess Alexandra of Denmark, later Queen A ...
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*1901–1910: Mrs. Charles Hardinge (later Lady Hardinge)][
*1901–?: Lady (Victoria) Alice Stanley][
]
Maids of Honour
*1901–1905: Hon. Dorothy Vivian[
*1901–?: Hon. Violet Vivian][
*1901–1905: Hon. Mary Dyke][
*1901–?: Hon. Sylvia Edwardes][
*1905–?: Margaret Dawnay
*1905–?: Blanche Lascelles
*1919–?: Hon. Lucia White
]
Surgeon-Apothecary
*1910–?: Sir Francis Laking
Sir Francis Henry Laking, 1st Baronet, (9 January 1847 – 21 May 1914) was an English physician who was Surgeon-Apothecary in Ordinary to Queen Victoria, and Physician-in-Ordinary to King Edward VII and King George V.
Life
He was educated ...
Surgeon
*1907–?: Hugh Rigby
*1910–?: Sir Frederick Treves
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet (15 February 1853 – 7 December 1923), was a prominent British surgeon, and an expert in anatomy. Treves was renowned for his surgical treatment of appendicitis, and is credited with saving the life of K ...
Physician Extraordinary
*1910–?: Sir Alan Reeve Manby
Laryngologist
*1910–?: Sir John Milsom Rees
Bacteriologist
*1912–?: Harold Spitta
Hon. Domestic Chaplain
*1910–?: Edgar Sheppard
*1911–?: Frederic Percival Farrar
*1911–?: Ernest Edward Holmes
*1911–?: Mortimer Egerton Kennedy
*1912–?: Arthur Rowland Harry Grant
See also
*Royal Households of the United Kingdom
The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the collective departments that support members of the British royal family. Many members of the royal family who undertake public duties have separate households. They vary considerably in size, ...
* Household of George V and Mary
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Household of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra
Royal households
British royal family
Edward VII
Alexandra of Denmark