Lord Great Chamberlain

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The Lord Great Chamberlain is a senior hereditary officer of the British royal household responsible for ceremonial duties in the Palace of Westminster and at coronations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Officer of State
ceremonial office
hereditary office
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
appointment hereditary succession
associatedWithEvent State Opening of Parliament
coronation of British monarchs
associatedWithMonarch Charles III
ceremonialLocation House of Lords
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Hall
country United Kingdom
currentHolder Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury
currentHolderStart 2022
dividedAmong co-heirs of the office
domain ceremonial functions
parliamentary ceremonial
hasDuty admitting peers to the House of Lords during State Opening of Parliament
arranging the royal procession at the State Opening of Parliament
attending the sovereign at coronations
carrying or overseeing the carrying of royal regalia on some occasions
ceremonial duties at coronations
ceremonial duties at the Palace of Westminster
custody of certain parts of the Palace of Westminster
supervising certain royal apartments in the Palace of Westminster
hasTitleForm Lord Great Chamberlain of England
historicalHolder Barons Willoughby de Eresby
Earls of Lincoln
Earls of Oxford
Marquesses of Cholmondeley
Marquesses of Exeter
jurisdiction British monarchy
languageOfName English
legalStatus hereditary peerage office
originPeriod medieval England
oversees royal gallery in the Palace of Westminster
royal robing room in the Palace of Westminster
partOf Royal Household of the United Kingdom
precedence high precedence in the United Kingdom
rank Great Officer of State
relatedOffice Earl Marshal
Lord Chamberlain
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
Lord High Steward
seatOfOffice Palace of Westminster
style The Right Honourable
symbolOf continuity of the monarchy in Parliament

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Cap of Maintenance usedBy Lord Great Chamberlain
Sword of State hasBearerRole Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord Chamberlain worksWith Lord Great Chamberlain (distinct office)
linked to: Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord Chamberlain distinctFrom Lord Great Chamberlain
John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland positionHeld Lord Great Chamberlain
Great Officer of State hasPart Lord Great Chamberlain
Thomas Cromwell positionHeld Lord Great Chamberlain
William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton positionHeld Lord Great Chamberlain of England
linked to: Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord Great Chamberlain hasTitleForm Lord Great Chamberlain of England
linked to: Lord Great Chamberlain
Marquess of Cholmondeley titleHolderAlsoKnownAs Lord Great Chamberlain (in part)
linked to: Lord Great Chamberlain
Sword of Mercy usedBy Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord High Steward relatedOffice Lord Great Chamberlain
Lord Willoughby de Eresby linkedOffice Lord Great Chamberlain
Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard subordinateTo Lord Great Chamberlain (in ceremonial matters)
linked to: Lord Great Chamberlain
Hereditary Earl Marshal of England worksWith Lord Great Chamberlain