Press Office (Royal Household)
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The Press Office is part of the Private Secretary
's Office of the Royal Household
of the Sovereign
of the United Kingdom
.
The head of the Press Office is the Communications and Press Secretary. There were separate offices of Press Secretary to the Queen and Communications Secretary from 1998-2002, but the office is now joined.
Robin Ludlow, 1972-1973
vacant 1931-1944
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
The Private Secretary to the Sovereign is the senior operational member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, as distinct from the Great Officers of the Household. The Private Secretary is the principal channel of communication with Her Majesty's Government and the...
's Office of the Royal Household
Royal Household
A Royal Household in ancient and medieval monarchies formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and his relations....
of the Sovereign
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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The head of the Press Office is the Communications and Press Secretary. There were separate offices of Press Secretary to the Queen and Communications Secretary from 1998-2002, but the office is now joined.
List of Communications and Press Secretaries (2002-)
- Ms Samantha Cohen, 2007-present
- Miss Penelope Russell-Smith, CVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
2002-07
List of Communications Secretaries (1998-2002)
- Simon WalkerSimon WalkerBorn in 1961 in Sydney, NSW. Australian composer of numerous film and television soundtracks including For the Term of His Natural Life. The first available soundtrack of his music was The Wild Duck on the Southern Cross label, and other releases include his AFI Award-nominated score for Annie's...
2000-2002 - Simon LewisSimon LewisSimon Lewis is a novelist and screenwriter, born in Newport, Monmouthshire, in 1971. He went to school in Monmouth then studied Art and Art History at Goldsmiths College in London....
1998-2000
List of Press Secretaries to the Sovereign (1918-2002)
- Miss Penelope Russell-Smith, LVO 2000-2002
- Geoffrey Crawford, CVOCVOCVO may refer to:* Chief visionary officer,* Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, a British honour* Chief Veterinary Officer * Circumventricular organs, positioned around the ventricular system of the brain...
1997-2000 - Charles Anson, LVO 1990-1997
- Robin JanvrinRobin JanvrinRobin Berry Janvrin, Baron Janvrin, GCB, GCVO, QSO, PC was the Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from February 1999 to September 2007. Janvrin was also a .-Early life:...
, LVO 1987-1990 - Michael SheaMichael Shea (diplomat)Michael Sinclair MacAuslan Shea was press secretary to Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom from 1978 to 1987. Earlier he had been a career diplomat and was also an author....
, CVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1978-1987 - Ronald Allison, CVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1973-1978
Robin Ludlow, 1972-1973
- William HeseltineWilliam HeseltineSir William Frederick Payne Heseltine, GCB, GCVO, AC, QSO was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1986 to 1990.He is the son of H. W. Heseltine, a primary school master in East Fremantle, Western Australia...
, CVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
1968-1972 - CommanderCommanderCommander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Richard Colville, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
DSCDistinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom)The Distinguished Service Cross is the third level military decoration awarded to officers, and other ranks, of the British Armed Forces, Royal Fleet Auxiliary and British Merchant Navy and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries.The DSC, which may be awarded posthumously, is...
1947-1968 - CaptainCaptain (Royal Navy)Captain is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy. It ranks above Commander and below Commodore and has a NATO ranking code of OF-5. The rank is equivalent to a Colonel in the British Army or Royal Marines and to a Group Captain in the Royal Air Force. The rank of Group Captain is based on the...
SirSirSir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
Lewis Ritchie, KCVORoyal Victorian OrderThe Royal Victorian Order is a dynastic order of knighthood and a house order of chivalry recognising distinguished personal service to the order's Sovereign, the reigning monarch of the Commonwealth realms, any members of her family, or any of her viceroys...
CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
1944-1947
vacant 1931-1944
- Frank Mitchell, CBEOrder of the British EmpireThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
MVO 1920-1931 - Samuel Pryor 1918-1920
List of Deputy Press Secretaries to the Sovereign (1988)
- Mrs. Ailsa Anderson 2007-present
- Miss Samantha Cohen 2003-
- Miss Penelope Russell-Smith, LVO 1998-2002
- Geoffrey Crawford, CVO 1993-1997
- John Haslam, LVO 1988-1993
List of Assistant Press Secretaries to the Sovereign
- 1947-1957: Hon. Mrs Alexander Hood
- 1958-1981: Anne Hawkins (Wall from 1975)
- 1965-1967: William HeseltineWilliam HeseltineSir William Frederick Payne Heseltine, GCB, GCVO, AC, QSO was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1986 to 1990.He is the son of H. W. Heseltine, a primary school master in East Fremantle, Western Australia...
- 1970-1974: Lawrence Bryant