Lord Chamberlain of the Household
| Lord Chamberlain of the Household | |
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| Appointer | Geoffrey VII |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural | The Lord Lowan |
| Formation | 24 May 1890 |
The Lord Chamberlain of the Household (full title: Lord Chamberlain of the Household in the Dominion of New Ingerland) is an ad hoc high office in New Ingerland called out of abeyance only for royal tours by the Sovereign, when the incumbent is head of the Royal Household; and during a coronation, when the Lord Chamberlain is responsible for organising the New Ingerland delegation.
History
The office of Lord Chamberlain has it's origins in the Ingerland, and is thought to date back to at least the early 13th century[1].
Function and role
Appointed by the Sovereign, the Lord Chamberlain is the chief executive of the court and is responsible for organising all court functions during an official royal tour to New Ingerland. The office dates back to the first royal tour in 1890, when Lord Lowan was given a title consummate to role he was being asked to perform during the first royal tour of an Ingerish sovereign to all parts of the empire. For the coronation of Earnest V in 1918, the office was again revived to oversee the preparations for the event at home, and to lead to delegation of New Ingerish to Winburgh to participate in the event.
By convention, the Lord Chamberlain is always a peer and is also made a member of the Executive Council upon his appointment. There have been just seven Lord Chamberlains since the office was established. The present incumbent is The Lord Manley, who was appointed on the 6 August 2006.
List of Lord Chamberlains of the Household
| # | Name (Birth – Death) |
Appointed | Royal tour(s) | Appointed by |
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| 1 | The Lord Lowan (5 July 1821 – 18 July 1907) |
24 May 1890 | 1890 |  Arthur IV |
| 2 | The Lord Bradshaw (1 September 1857 – 7 August 1924) |
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| 3 | The Lord Romilly (4 April 1877 – 4 September 1935) |
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| 4 | The Lord Dequincy (6 January 1899 – 13 March 1975) |
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| 5 | The Lord Dudley (6 September 1926 – 26 October 2005) |
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| 6 | The Lord Crawley (born 6 November 1944) |
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| 7 | The Lord Manley (born 10 May 1957) |
2006; 2011; 2019 | Geoffrey VII |
References and notes
- ↑ Thoms, William John (1838). The Book of the Court; Exhibiting the Origin, Peculiar Duties, and Privileges of the Several Ranks of the Nobility and Gentry More Particularly of the Great Officers of State, and Members of the Royal Household; with an Introductory Essay on Regal State and Ceremonial and a Full Account of the Coronation Ceremony, Etc. London: Richard Bentley. pp. 318-19.
Other links
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