High Steward of Westminster Abbey
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The High Steward of Westminster Abbey is an honorary role at Westminster Abbey
, London. He is appointed by the Dean and Chapter, and holds the office for life. Past holders have included Robert Cecil
(16th century http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=93220) and Douglas Hurd
(fl.
2004 http://www.westminster-abbey.org/press/archives/040209_recommendations.htm), and the present holder is Roy Strong
.
The official costume is an orange cape and white ruff.http://www.guardian.co.uk/queenmother/article/0,,681682,00.html
The deputy High Steward is an ex officio role of the Lord Mayor of Westminster
.
Westminster Abbey
The Collegiate Church of St Peter at Westminster, popularly known as Westminster Abbey, is a large, mainly Gothic church, in the City of Westminster, London, United Kingdom, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English,...
, London. He is appointed by the Dean and Chapter, and holds the office for life. Past holders have included Robert Cecil
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, KG, PC was an English administrator and politician.-Life:He was the son of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley and Mildred Cooke...
(16th century http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=93220) and Douglas Hurd
Douglas Hurd
Douglas Richard Hurd, Baron Hurd of Westwell, CH, CBE, PC , is a British Conservative politician and novelist, who served in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John Major between 1979 and his retirement in 1995....
(fl.
Floruit
Floruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
2004 http://www.westminster-abbey.org/press/archives/040209_recommendations.htm), and the present holder is Roy Strong
Roy Strong
Sir Roy Colin Strong FRSL is an English art historian, museum curator, writer, broadcaster and landscape designer. He has been director of both the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London...
.
The official costume is an orange cape and white ruff.http://www.guardian.co.uk/queenmother/article/0,,681682,00.html
The deputy High Steward is an ex officio role of the Lord Mayor of Westminster
Liberty of Westminster
The City and Liberty of Westminster was an independent liberty, located to the west of the City of London in the county of Middlesex, England....
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Sources
- Wrightson, "The Social World of Early Modern Westminster: Abbey, Court and Community, 1525–1640" (English Historical Review 2007; CXXII: 180-182)