Lord Great Chamberlain

Lord Great Chamberlain of England
Lord Great Chamberlain of England
	Incumbent; Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington; since 8 September 2022 Joint hereditary officeholders Cholmondeley share: The 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley (50%); ; Ancaster share: The 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (25%); ; Carrington share: The 10th Earl of Albemarle (5%); Nicholas Llewellen Palmer (5%); Harry Legge-Bourke (5%); Lorraine Wilson (1.66%); Tatiana Dent (1.66%); Ines Garton (1.66%); The 8th Marquess of Donegall (1%); Jan Witold Kwiatkowski (1%); James Hamilton-Russell (1%); Christopher Findlay (1%); Michael Basset (1%); ; Last updated 22 July 2018 ;
Style	The Right Honourable
Type	Great Officer of State
Appointer	The Monarch
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Formation	c. 1126
First holder	Robert Malet
Superseded by	Lord High Treasurer (in monetary affairs)
Succession	Hereditary
Salary	Unpaid

The Lord Great Chamberlain of England is the sixth of the Great Officers of State, ranking beneath the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal and above the Lord High Constable. The Lord Great Chamberlain has charge over the Palace of Westminster (though since the 1960s his personal authority has been limited to the royal apartments and Westminster Hall).

The Lord Great Chamberlain also has a major part to play in royal coronations, having the right to dress the monarch on coronation day and to serve the monarch water before and after the coronation banquet, and also being involved in investing the monarch with the insignia of rule.

On formal state occasions, he wears a distinctive scarlet court uniform and bears a gold key and a white staff as the insignia of his office.

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