Household of King George V and Queen Mary

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The Royal Households of the United Kingdom consists of royal officials and the supporting staff of the British Royal Family, as well as the Royal Household which supports the Sovereign. Each member of the Royal Family who undertakes public duties has his own separate Household.

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King George V (1865–1936) was created Duke of York in 1892, and received a separate household together with his brother. Courtiers appointed to assist the Prince George of Wales until that year had been part of his parents´ household. After his marriage to Princess Mary of Teck in 1893 they shared the Household of the Duke and Duchess of York.

On the accession of his father, King Edward VII in January 1901, George automatically inherited the dukedom of Cornwall and was known as the Duke of Cornwall and York until the following November, when he was appointed Prince of Wales. From 1901 until his accession in 1910 he and his wife shared the Household of the Prince and Princess of Wales, but several appointments were to either the Prince or the Princess (e.g. they each had separate Lords Chamberlain and Private Secretaries).

When he became King, his household was known as the Household of the Sovereign 1910–1936.

Queen Mary (1867–1953) received a separate household upon her husband´s accession, the Household of the Queen. From 1936, it was known as the Household of Queen Mary.

Household of the Duke of York 1892–1893 and Household of the Duke and Duchess of York 1893–1901

Controller and Treasurer

Household of the Prince and Princess of Wales 1901–1910

Comptroller and Treasurer

Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales

Lords of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales

Master of the Stables

Equerries to the Prince of Wales

Extra Equerries to the Prince of Wales

Groom of the bedchamber to the Prince of Wales

Lord Chamberlain to the Princess of Wales

Private Secretary to the Princess of Wales

Equerry to the Princess of Wales

Ladies of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales

Women of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales

Extra Women of the Bedchamber to the Princess of Wales

  • 1901–?: Lady Katharine Coke [4]

Domestic Chaplain

Household of King George V 1910–1936

Master of the Horse

Lord Steward

Lord Chamberlain

Master of the Household

Deputy Master of the Household

Crown Equerry

Equerries

Household of Queen Mary 1910–1953

Lord Chamberlain to the Queen

Treasurers to the Queen

Ladies of the Bedchamber to the Queen

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "No. 27378". The London Gazette . 19 November 1901. p. 7472.
  2. "No. 27290". The London Gazette . 1 March 1901. p. 1499.
  3. "No. 27384". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 December 1901. p. 8711.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "No. 27382". The London Gazette . 3 December 1901. p. 8559.
  5. "No. 33334". The London Gazette . 2 December 1927. p. 7737.