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Royal Communications is a branch of the Private Secretary's Office of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom responsible for media relations and communicating with various organisations and authorities on matters to do with The King and the Royal Family. Until early 2014, Royal Communications was known as the Royal Household Press Office.

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The head of Royal Communications is the Communications Secretary to the King and Queen. The post is currently held by Tobyn Andreae.

Communications Secretaries

In 2014, the press offices of members of the Royal Family merged for a time at Buckingham Palace, though individual Communications Secretaries for members of the Royal Family were retained. Those members of the Royal Family who do not have their own Communications Secretaries are represented by that of The King and Queen.

The current Communications Secretaries within the Royal Household are:

Former Press Office positions

Many officials have been made members of the Royal Victorian Order, at grade Member (MVO), Lieutenant (LVO), Commander (CVO), or Knight Commander (KCVO).

Director of Royal Communications (2014–2018)

• Sally Osman, LVO 2014–2018

The Queen's Media Secretary (2016–2018)

• Steve Kingstone, MVO 2016–2018

List of Communications & Press Secretary to The Queen

List of Deputy Press Secretary to The Queen

List of Communications Secretaries (1998–2002)

List of Press Secretaries to the Sovereign (1918–2002)

vacant 1931–1944

List of Assistant Press Secretaries to the Sovereign

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