An equerry is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a sovereign, a member of a royal family, or a national representative. The role is equivalent to an aide-de-camp, but the term is now prevalent only among some members of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Sir Michael Charles Gerrard Peat is an English retired accountant and courtier. He was the Principal Private Secretary to King Charles III and Queen Camilla between 2002 and 2011 when they were Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.
Commander Richard J. Aylard, is a retired British Royal Navy officer and is a Director and Special Advisor to the Chief Executive of Thames Water. From 1991 to 1996 he was Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales.
Sir John Charles Buchanan Riddell, 13th Baronet, KCVO KStJ DL FRSA was Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales from 1985 to 1990. He was Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland from 2000 to 2009.
The Honourable George Edward Adeane was an English barrister and royal advisor who served as Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales from 1979 to 1985.
Sir Stephen Mark Jeffrey Lamport, is a former Receiver General of Westminster Abbey. He was previously a career diplomat and Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales.
Captain Robert Neil Blair CVO RN was Private Secretary and Treasurer to The Duke of York, 1990–2001.
Group Captain Adam Nugent Wise, was a pilot, Equerry to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and Private Secretary and Equerry to Prince Andrew and Prince Edward from 1983 to 1987.
Sir Brian Henry McGrath, GCVO, MW was the Private Secretary to the Duke of Edinburgh.
Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Douglas Bonham-Carter, was a Royal Navy officer and Treasurer to the Duke of Edinburgh from 1959 to 1970.
Sir Richard Harries Davies was a member of the Household of the Duke of Edinburgh of the United Kingdom.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Hugh Malcolm Ross, was a member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, and from 2006 to 2008, master of the household to then Prince Charles.
Major (Francis) Nigel Napier, 14th Lord Napier, 5th Baron Ettrick,, was a Scottish soldier and courtier. He was the son of Lt.-Colonel William Napier, 13th Lord Napier and 4th Baron Ettrick, and Violet Muir Newson, daughter of Sir Percy Wilson Newson, 1st Bt.
Sir George Nevile Maltby Bland was a British diplomat who served as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Netherlands from 1938 through the war years until 1948. He also authored or edited several legal books and articles.
Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, was a Royal Navy officer and courtier.
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, from the large household that supports the sovereign to the household of the Prince and Princess of Wales, with fewer members.
The 1902 Birthday Honours were announced on 10 November 1902, to celebrate the birthday of Edward VII the previous day. The list included appointments to various orders and honours of the United Kingdom and the British Empire.
Sir Sidney Robert Greville was a British civil servant and courtier who held several appointments in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Simon Claud Michael Bland was a British soldier and courtier.
Sir Frank Cooper, was a British civil servant. He was Permanent Under-Secretary of State for the Northern Ireland Office and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.
