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Lord Great Chamberlain

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The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal

Lord Privy Seal

The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is the fifth of the Great Officers of State in the United Kingdom, ranking beneath the Lord President of the Council and above the Lord Great Chamberlain. The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state...

and above the Lord High Constable

Lord High Constable

There are two current and one former royal offices in the United Kingdom of Lord High Constable:* The Lord High Constable of England* The Lord High Constable of Scotland...

. The Lord Great Chamberlain has charge over the Palace of Westminster

Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, is the seat of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...

, and especially of the House of Lords

House of Lords

The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords". Parliament comprises the Sovereign, the House of Commons , and the Lords...

, and technically bears the Sword of State at state openings

State Opening of Parliament

In the United Kingdom, the State Opening of Parliament is an annual event that marks the commencement of a session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is held in the House of Lords Chamber, usually in November or December, or in a General Election year, when the new Parliament first assembles...

and closings of Parliament, though this duty is usually delegated to a Lord of Parliament who is also a Field Marshal

Field Marshal

Field Marshal is a military officer rank. Today, it is the highest rank in the armies in which it is used, one step above a general or colonel-general.-Usage and hierarchical position:...

. The Lord Great Chamberlain also has a major part to play in royal coronations, having the right to dress the monarch on coronation day and to serve the monarch water before and after the coronation banquet, and also being involved in investing the monarch with the insignia of rule.

The position is a hereditary one, held in gross

Hereditary in gross

An office, not being held by serjeanty, or attached to some particular office or title, is said to be "in gross". Examples include:* the Lord Great Chamberlain;...

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The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Privy Seal

Lord Privy Seal

and above the Lord High Constable

Lord High Constable

There are two current and one former royal offices in the United Kingdom of Lord High Constable:* The Lord High Constable of England* The Lord High Constable of Scotland...

. The Lord Great Chamberlain has charge over the Palace of Westminster

Palace of Westminster

The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, is the seat of the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom—the House of Lords and the House of Commons...

, and especially of the House of Lords

House of Lords

, and technically bears the Sword of State at state openings

State Opening of Parliament

and closings of Parliament, though this duty is usually delegated to a Lord of Parliament who is also a Field Marshal

Field Marshal

Field Marshal is a military officer rank. Today, it is the highest rank in the armies in which it is used, one step above a general or colonel-general.-Usage and hierarchical position:...

Hereditary in gross

An office, not being held by serjeanty, or attached to some particular office or title, is said to be "in gross". Examples include:* the Lord Great Chamberlain;...

. At any one time, a single person actually exercises the office of Lord Great Chamberlain. The various individuals who hold fractions of the Lord Great Chamberlainship are technically each Joint Hereditary Lord Great Chamberlain, and the right to exercise the office for a given reign rotates proportionately to the fraction of the office held. For instance, the Marquesses of Cholmondeley hold one-half of the office, and may therefore exercise the office or appoint a deputy every alternate reign. (A Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain is a person exercising the office who is not personally a co-heir to the office; historically these have been sons or husbands of co-heirs as the office has never been exercised by a female, females having been forbidden to sit in the Lords until the present reign).

The office of Lord Great Chamberlain is distinct from the non-hereditary office of Lord Chamberlain of the Household

Lord Chamberlain

The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State....

, a position in the monarch's household. This office arose, in fact, as a deputy of the Lord Great Chamberlain, to fulfil the latter's duties in the royal household, but now they are quite distinct.

The House of Lords Act 1999

House of Lords Act 1999

The House of Lords Act 1999 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that was given Royal Assent on 11 November 1999. It was a major constitutional enactment that greatly reformed the House of Lords, one of the chambers of Parliament. For centuries, the House of Lords had included...

removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords, but the Act provided that a hereditary peer exercising the office of Lord Great Chamberlain (as well as the Earl Marshal

Earl Marshal

Earl Marshal is an ancient chivalric title used separately in England, Ireland and the United Kingdom, and formerly in Scotland.- England :...

) be exempt from such a rule, so that they may continue to carry out their ceremonial functions.

History of the office

The office was originally held by Robert Malet

Robert Malet

Robert Malet was an English baron and a close advisor of Henry I. He was the son of William Malet, and inherited his father's great honour of Eye in 1071. This made him one of the dozen or so greatest landholders in England...

, a son of one of the leading companions of William the Conqueror. In 1133, however, King Henry I

Henry I of England

Henry I was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his eldest brother, Robert Curthose, to become Duke of Normandy in 1106...

declared Malet's estates and titles forfeit, and awarded the office of Lord Great Chamberlain to Aubrey de Vere

Aubrey De Vere

Aubrey De Vere may refer to:* Aubrey de Vere I * Aubrey de Vere II , master chamberlain of England* Aubrey de Vere III , first earl of Oxford* Aubrey de Vere IV , second earl of Oxford...

, whose son was created Earl of Oxford

Earl of Oxford

The Earl of Oxford was one of the older titles in the English peerage, and was held for several centuries by the de Vere family from 1141. It finally became dormant in 1703 with the death of the 20th Earl...

. Thereafter, the Earls of Oxford held the title almost continuously until 1526, with a few intermissions due to the forfeiture of some Earls for treason. In 1526, however, the fourteenth Earl of Oxford died, leaving his aunts as his female heirs. The earldom was inherited by a more distant heir-male, his second cousin. The Sovereign then declared that the office belonged to the Crown, and was not transmitted along with the earldom. The Sovereign appointed the fifteenth and sixteenth Earls to the office, but the appointments were deemed for life and were uninheritable. Then, Queen Mary I

Mary I of England

Mary I , was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 19 July 1553 until her death. She was the oldest daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. The fourth crowned monarch of the Tudor dynasty, she is remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism after succeeding her short-lived...

ruled that the Earls of Oxford were indeed entitled to the office of Lord Great Chamberlain on an hereditary basis.

Thus, the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth Earls of Oxford held the position on a hereditary basis until 1626, when the eighteenth Earl died, again leaving a distant relative as a male heir, but a closer one as a female heir. The House of Lords

House of Lords

eventually ruled that the office belonged to the male heir, Robert Bertie, 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby

Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey

Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey -Early life:Queen Elizabeth I was his godmother, and two of her favourite earls, whose Christian name he bore, were his godfathers. He had been in her Essex's expedition to Cambridge, and had afterwards served in the Netherlands, under Maurice of Nassau, Prince of...

, who later became Earl of Lindsey

Earl of Lindsey

Earl of Lindsey is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created in 1626 for Robert Bertie, 14th Baron Willoughby de Eresby . He was First Lord of the Admiralty from 1635 to 1636 and also established his claim in right of his mother to the hereditary office of Lord Great Chamberlain of England...

. The office remained vested in the Earls of Lindsey, who later became the Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. In 1779, however, the fourth Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven died, leaving two sisters as female heirs, and an uncle as a male heir.

The uncle became fifth Duke, but the House of Lords ruled that the two sisters were jointly Lord Great Chamberlain, and could appoint a deputy to fulfil its functions. The barony of Willoughby de Eresby

Baron Willoughby de Eresby

Baron Willoughby de Eresby is a title in the Peerage of England. It was created by writ in 1313 for Robert de Willoughby. The fourteenth Baron was created Earl of Lindsey in 1626. His great-grandson, the fourth Earl and seventeenth Baron, was created Marquess of Lindsey in 1706 and Duke of...

went into abeyance

Abeyance

Abeyance, , is a state of expectancy in respect of property, titles or office, when the right to them is not vested in any one person, but awaits the appearance or determination of the true owner. In law, the term abeyance can only be applied to such future estates as have not yet vested or...

between the two sisters, but the Sovereign terminated the abeyance and granted the title to the elder sister Priscilla. The younger sister later married the first Marquess of Cholmondeley

Marquess of Cholmondeley

Marquess of Cholmondeley is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1815 for George Cholmondeley, 4th Earl of Cholmondeley....

. The office of Lord Great Chamberlain, however, was divided between Priscilla and her younger sister Georgiana. Priscilla's share was eventually split between two of her granddaughters, and has been split several more times since then. By contrast, Georgiana's share has been inherited by a single male heir each time; that individual has in each case been the Marquess of Cholmondeley, a title created for Georgiana's husband.

Lords Great Chamberlain, 1485-present

See Earl of Oxford
Earl of Oxford
The Earl of Oxford was one of the older titles in the English peerage, and was held for several centuries by the de Vere family from 1141. It finally became dormant in 1703 with the death of the 20th Earl...

for earlier Earls of Oxford who have served as Lord Great Chamberlain.

Years	Holder of the Lord Great Chamberlainship	Share
1485-1513	John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford was one of the principal Lancastrian commanders during the English Wars of the Roses....	1
1513-1526	John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford was the son of Sir George de Vere and Margaret Stafford. He also went by the nick-name of 'Little John of Campes.'...	1
1526-1540	John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford John de Vere , 15th Earl of Oxford, was an English aristocrat and courtier.-Bigoraphy:John de Vere was a Protestant, the son of John de Vere and Alice Kilrington , and the great-grandson of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, succeeding his second cousin, John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford.Oxford...	1
1540-1562	John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford John de Vere, 16th Earl of Oxford was born to John de Vere, 15th Earl of Oxford and Elizabeth Trussel, daughter of Edward Trussel...	1
1562-1604	Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, poet, sportsman, patron of numerous writers, and sponsor of at least two acting companies, Oxford's Men and Oxford's Boys, and a company of musicians...	1
1604-1625	Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford Henry de Vere, 18th Earl of Oxford was an English aristocrat, courtier and soldier.-Life:He born on 24 February 1593 at Newington, Middlesex, the only son of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, by his second wife, Elizabeth Trentham. He succeeded his father as on 24 June 1604.He is said to have...	1
1626-1642	Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey -Early life:Queen Elizabeth I was his godmother, and two of her favourite earls, whose Christian name he bore, were his godfathers. He had been in her Essex's expedition to Cambridge, and had afterwards served in the Netherlands, under Maurice of Nassau, Prince of...	1
1642-1666	Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey, KG, PC was the eldest son of Robert Bertie, 1st Earl of Lindsey and his wife Elizabeth Montagu, daughter of Edward Montagu, 1st Baron Montagu of Boughton.-Early life:Bertie was born in Grimsthorpe...	1
1666-1701	Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey, PC, FRS was a British Hereditary Peer. He was the son of Montagu Bertie, 2nd Earl of Lindsey and Martha Cokayne. His mother died shortly after his birth about July 1641....	1
1701-1723	Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Robert Bertie, 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, PC was a British statesman and nobleman.Bertie was born to Robert Bertie, 3rd Earl of Lindsey and Elizabeth Wharton. From 1666 until 1701, he was styled Lord Willoughby de Eresby.On 30 July 1678, Lord Willougby married Mary Wynn Robert Bertie, 1st...	1
1723-1742	Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven PC , also known as Peregrine Bertie , Lord Willoughby de Eresby and Marquess of Lindsey , was a British nobleman and statesman.Bertie, who matriculated at Oxford in the late 17th century, graduated from that university in 1702...	1
1742-1778	Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven PC was the son of Peregrine Bertie, 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven....	1
1778-1779	Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven Robert Bertie, 4th Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven PC was a British hereditary peer. He was the second son of the General Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven and Mary Panton On the death of his elder brother, Peregrine Thomas Bertie, Marquess of Lindsey, on 12 December 1758, he...	1
1780-1828	Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was a daughter of the 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven. On 23 February 1779, she married Sir Peter Burrell and they later had two children...	1/2
1780-1828	Georgiana Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley	1/2
1828-1838	Peter Drummond-Willoughby, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby	1/2
1828-1838	Georgiana Cholmondeley, Marchioness of Cholmondeley	1/2
1838-1865	Peter Drummond-Willoughby, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby	1/2
1838-1865	George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley PC was a British peer and Lord Great Chamberlain of England between 1838 and 1870. He was styled Viscount Malpas from 1792 to 1815 and as Earl of Rocksavage from 1815 to 1827 when he acceded to his father's title...	1/2
1865-1870	Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr was a British noble baron. He was the son of Peter Robert Drummond Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond...	1/2
1865-1870	George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1870	Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby	1/2
1870	William Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley William Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley William Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley was a British peer and Conservative Member of Parliament. He was styled Earl of Rocksavage from birth until 1870 when he acceded to his father's title....	1/2
1870-1879	Clementina Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby Clementina Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby Clementina Elizabeth Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby was a British noble baroness. She was the daughter of Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond...	1/4
	Charlotte Augusta Wynn-Carrington, Baroness Carrington	1/4
	William Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1879-1884	Clementina Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire	1/4
	William Cholmondeley, 3rd Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1884-1888	Clementina Drummond-Willoughby, 24th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire	1/4
	George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1884-1910	Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster PC , known as Lord Aveland from 1867 to 1888 and as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1888 to 1892, was a British Liberal politician and court official.Born Gilbert Henry Heathcote, he was the son of Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland...	1/4
	Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire	1/4
	George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1910-1923	Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster , known as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1892 to 1910, was a British Conservative politician....	1/4
	Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire	1/4
	George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1923-1928	Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Charles Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire	1/4
	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO was a British peer and Lord Great Chamberlain of England between 1952 and 1968...	1/2
1928-1951	Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Marjorie Cecilia Wilson, Baroness Nunburnholme	1/20
	Lady Alexandra Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Ruperta Legge, Countess of Dartmouth	1/20
	Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury	1/20
	Lady Victoria Weld-Forester	1/20
	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1951-1953	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster , known as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1910 to 1951, was a British Conservative politician....	1/4
	Marjorie Cecilia Wilson, Baroness Nunburnholme	1/20
	Lady Alexandra Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Ruperta Legge, Countess of Dartmouth	1/20
	Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury	1/20
	Lady Victoria Weld-Forester	1/20
	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1953-1955	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Marjorie Cecilia Wilson, Baroness Nunburnholme	1/20
	Lady Alexandra Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Ruperta Legge, Countess of Dartmouth	1/20
	Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury	1/20
	Lady Victoria Weld-Forester	1/20
	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1955-1963	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Marjorie Cecilia Wilson, Baroness Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Ruperta Legge, Countess of Dartmouth	1/20
	Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury	1/20
	Lady Victoria Weld-Forester	1/20
	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1963-1966	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Marjorie Cecilia Wilson, Baroness Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset Lady Elizabeth Basset Lady Elizabeth Basset, DCVO was born Lady Elizabeth Legge, the daughter of the 7th Earl of Dartmouth....	1/100
	Lady Diana Matthews	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury	1/20
	Lady Victoria Weld-Forester	1/20
	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1966-1968	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Marjorie Cecilia Wilson, Baroness Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	Lady Diana Matthews	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury	1/20
	Sir Edward Legge-Bourke Harry Legge-Bourke Major Sir Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke KBE was a British politician.Educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Legge-Bourke was commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards in 1934. He served there throughout World War II, rising to the rank of major...	1/20
	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1968	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Charles John Wilson, 3rd Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	Lady Diana Matthews	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury	1/20
	Sir Edward Legge-Bourke	1/20
	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1968	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Charles John Wilson, 3rd Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	Lady Diana Matthews	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Derek Keppel, Viscount Bury	1/20
	Sir Edward Legge-Bourke	1/20
	George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley George Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley, GCVO, MC was a British peer and Lord Great Chamberlain of England between 1968 and 1990. He was styled Earl of Rocksavage from birth until 1968 when he acceded to his father's title....	1/2
1968-1970	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Charles John Wilson, 3rd Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	Lady Diana Matthews	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle Rufus Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle is an award-winning product designer and the founder of the men's-shirt company Albemarle of London.- Early life and Education :...	1/20
	Sir Edward Legge-Bourke	1/20
	George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1970-1973	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Charles John Wilson, 3rd Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	Sir Edward Legge-Bourke	1/20
	George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1973-1974	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Charles John Wilson, 3rd Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1974-1983	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1/4
	Ben Charles Wilson, 4th Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1983-1990	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby Nancy Jane Marie Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby PC is the daughter of the late Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster and Nancy née Astor....	1/4
	Ben Charles Wilson, 4th Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Anthony Llewellen Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1990	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Ben Charles Wilson, 4th Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Julian Neil Llewellyn Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1990-1995	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Ben Charles Wilson, 4th Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Julian Neil Llewellyn Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Josceline Chichester, Marchioness of Donegall	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, KCVO, DL is a British peer and the current Lord Great Chamberlain of England, technically as a partial holder of that office...	1/2
1995-1998	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Ben Charles Wilson, 4th Baron Nunburnholme	1/20
	Julian Neil Llewellyn Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Patrick Chichester, Earl of Belfast	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
1998-2000	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Lorraine Mary Charmian Nicole Wilson	1/80
	Tatiana Ines Alexandra Dent	1/80
	Ines Monica Garton	1/80
	Ysabel Wilson	1/80
	Julian Neil Llewellyn Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Lady Elizabeth Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Patrick Chichester, Earl of Belfast	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
2000	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Lorraine Mary Charmian Nicole Wilson	1/80
	Tatiana Ines Alexandra Dent	1/80
	Ines Monica Dent	1/80
	Ysabel Wilson	1/80
	Julian Neil Llewellyn Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Bryan Ronald Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Patrick Chichester, Earl of Belfast	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
2000-2002	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Lorraine Mary Charmian Nicole Wilson	1/80
	Tatiana Ines Alexandra Dent	1/80
	Ines Monica Garton	1/80
	Ysabel Wilson	1/80
	Julian Neil Llewellyn Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Bryan Ronald Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Patrick Chichester, Earl of Belfast	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
2002-2003	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Lorraine Mary Charmian Nicole Wilson	1/80
	Tatiana Ines Alexandra Dent	1/80
	Ines Monica Garton	1/80
	Ysabel Wilson	1/80
	Nicholas Palmer	1/20
	Lady Mary Findlay	1/100
	Bryan Ronald Basset	1/100
	James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Patrick Chichester, Earl of Belfast	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	William Legge-Bourke	1/20
	David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
2003-2009	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Hon Lorraine Mary Charmian Nicole Wilson	1/80
	Hon Tatiana Ines Alexandra Wilson Dent	1/80
	Hon Ines Monica Wilson Garton	1/80
	Hon Ysabel Wilson	1/80
	Nicholas Palmer	1/20
	Cdr Jonathan Mansfeldt Findlay	1/100
	Bryan Ronald Basset	1/100
	Col James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Legge Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Patrick Chichester, 8th Marquess of Donegall (prior to 2007, Earl of Belfast)	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	Capt William Nigel Henry Legge-Bourke	1/20
	David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2
2009-	Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby	1/4
	Hon Lorraine Mary Charmian Nicole Wilson	1/80
	Hon Tatiana Ines Alexandra Wilson Dent	1/80
	Hon Ines Monica Wilson Garton	1/80
	Hon Ysabel Wilson	1/80
	Nicholas Palmer	1/20
	Cdr Jonathan Mansfeldt Findlay	1/100
	Bryan Ronald Basset	1/100
	Col James Gustavus Hamilton-Russell	1/100
	Lady Barbara Legge Kwiatkowski	1/100
	Patrick Chichester, 8th Marquess of Donegall (prior to 2007, Earl of Belfast)	1/100
	Rufus Arnold Alexis Keppel, 10th Earl of Albemarle	1/20
	Capt Harry Russell Legge-Bourke	1/20
	David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1/2

The list is presently incomplete.

Persons exercising the office of Lord Great Chamberlain, 1780-present

Monarch	Acted as LGC	Years
George III George III of the United Kingdom George III was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of these two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death...	Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr PC featured in English politics at the end of the 18th century but he was best known for his involvement in cricket, particularly his part in the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787... as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain (= D.L.Gr.Ch.)	1780-1820
George IV George IV of the United Kingdom George IV was the king of Hanover and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...	Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr PC featured in English politics at the end of the 18th century but he was best known for his involvement in cricket, particularly his part in the foundation of Marylebone Cricket Club in 1787... as D.L.Gr.Ch.	1820-1821
	Peter Drummond-Willoughby, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby as D.L.Gr.Ch.	1821-1830
William IV William IV of the United Kingdom William IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death on 20 June 1837...	George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley	1830-1837
Victoria Victoria of the United Kingdom Victoria was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1 May 1876, until her death...	Peter Drummond-Willoughby, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby	1837-1865
	Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby Albyric Drummond-Willoughby, 23rd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 3rd Baron Gwydyr was a British noble baron. He was the son of Peter Robert Drummond Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby and Sarah Clementina, née Drummond...	1865-1870
	Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Baron Aveland Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster PC , known as Lord Aveland from 1867 to 1888 and as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1888 to 1892, was a British Liberal politician and court official.Born Gilbert Henry Heathcote, he was the son of Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland... as D.L.Gr.Ch.	1871-1888
	Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Henry Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 1st Earl of Ancaster PC , known as Lord Aveland from 1867 to 1888 and as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1888 to 1892, was a British Liberal politician and court official.Born Gilbert Henry Heathcote, he was the son of Gilbert Heathcote, 1st Baron Aveland...	1888-1901
Edward VII Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death on 6 May 1910...	George Henry Hugh Cholmondeley, 4th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1901-1910
George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 1910 through World War I until his death in 1936...	Robert Wynn-Carrington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire	1910-1928
	William Legge, Viscount Lewisham William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth Lieutenant-Colonel William Legge, 7th Earl of Dartmouth, GCVO, TD was a British peer and Conservative politician, known from 1891–1936 as Viscount Lewisham.... as Deputy Lord Great Chamberlain	1928-1936
Edward VIII Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the British dominions, and Emperor of India from 20 January 1936 until his abdication on 11 December 1936, after which he was immediately succeeded by his younger brother, George VI...	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1936
George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions from 11 December 1936 until his death...	Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 2nd Earl of Ancaster , known as Lord Willoughby de Eresby from 1892 to 1910, was a British Conservative politician....	1936-1951
	Gilbert James Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster	1951-1952
Elizabeth II Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom Elizabeth II is the queen regnant of sixteen independent states known informally as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,...	George Horatio Charles Cholmondeley, 5th Marquess of Cholmondeley	1952-1966
	George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley as D.L.Gr.Ch.	\|1966-1968
	George Hugh Cholmondeley, 6th Marquess of Cholmondeley	\|1966-1990
	David George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley	\|1990-

Current rotation

The rotation switches to the next person in line at the death of each monarch.

Lorraine Wilson
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Nicholas Palmer (or his representative)
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Jonathan Findlay (or his representative)
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Earl of Albemarle
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
William Legge-Bourke (or his representative)
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Tatiana Dent (or her lineal representative)
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Nicholas Palmer
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Bryan Ronald Basset (or his representative)
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Earl of Albemarle
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
William Legge-Bourke
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Ines Garton (or her representative)
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Nicholas Palmer
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
James Hamilton-Russell
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Earl of Albemarle
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
William Legge-Bourke
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Ysabel Wilson (or her representative)
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Nicholas Palmer
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Lady Barbara Kwiatkowski (or her representative)
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Earl of Albemarle
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
William Legge-Bourke
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Lorraine Wilson (or her representative)
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
Nicholas Palmer
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Marquess of Donegall
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Earl of Albemarle
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
William Legge-Bourke
The Marquess of Cholmondeley
The Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
The Marquess of Cholmondeley