Page of Honour
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While a page
is a comparatively low-ranking servant, a Page of Honour is a ceremonial position in the Royal Household
of the Sovereign
of the United Kingdom
. It requires attendance on state occasions, but does not now involve the daily duties which were once attached to the office of page. The only physical activity involved is usually carrying the long train of the Queen's dress.
It is usually a distinction granted to teenage sons of members of the nobility
and gentry
, and especially of senior members of the Royal Household. Pages of Honour feature in British Coronation
s, the State Opening of Parliament
, and other ceremonies.
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Page (servant)
A page or page boy is a traditionally young male servant, a messenger at the service of a nobleman or royal.-The medieval page:In medieval times, a page was an attendant to a knight; an apprentice squire...
is a comparatively low-ranking servant, a Page of Honour is a ceremonial position in the Royal Household
Royal Household
A Royal Household in ancient and medieval monarchies formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and his relations....
of the Sovereign
Monarch
A monarch is the person who heads a monarchy. This is a form of government in which a state or polity is ruled or controlled by an individual who typically inherits the throne by birth and occasionally rules for life or until abdication...
of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It requires attendance on state occasions, but does not now involve the daily duties which were once attached to the office of page. The only physical activity involved is usually carrying the long train of the Queen's dress.
It is usually a distinction granted to teenage sons of members of the nobility
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
and gentry
Gentry
Gentry denotes "well-born and well-bred people" of high social class, especially in the past....
, and especially of senior members of the Royal Household. Pages of Honour feature in British Coronation
Coronation
A coronation is a ceremony marking the formal investiture of a monarch and/or their consort with regal power, usually involving the placement of a crown upon their head and the presentation of other items of regalia...
s, the State Opening of Parliament
State Opening of Parliament
In the United Kingdom, the State Opening of Parliament is an annual event that marks the commencement of a session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is held in the House of Lords Chamber, usually in November or December or, in a general election year, when the new Parliament first assembles...
, and other ceremonies.
Charles II
- 1661–1662: Bevil SkeltonBevil SkeltonBevil Skelton was a British foreign envoy and diplomat.Probably descended from the Skeltons of Armthwaite Castle, Cumberland, Bevil Skelton began his career as a colonel in the British Army, eventually rising to the position of Lieutenant-Colonel of the Royal English Regiment in France from 1672...
- 1661–1669: John NapierJohn NapierJohn Napier of Merchiston – also signed as Neper, Nepair – named Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish mathematician, physicist, astronomer & astrologer, and also the 8th Laird of Merchistoun. He was the son of Sir Archibald Napier of Merchiston. John Napier is most renowned as the discoverer...
- 1662–1668: Sidney Godolphin
- 1664–1665: Rupert Dillon
- 1665–?: Thomas FeltonSir Thomas Felton, 4th BaronetSir Thomas Felton, 4th Baronet was an English politician. He was Comptroller of the Household, Page of Honour and Master of the Household. He was Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds 29 Nov 1701 - 22 Nov 1703 and Orford 26 Feb 1690 - 2 Nov 1695. He was one of the Felton Baronets....
- 1668–1678: John Berkeley
- 1668–1676: William Legge
- 1670: Charles Wyndham
- 1671–1685: Robert KilligrewRobert KilligrewSir Robert Killigrew was an English courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1601 and 1629. He served as Ambassador the the United Provinces.-Life:...
- 1671–1685: Aubrey Porter
- 1673–1678: John PrideauxJohn PrideauxJohn Prideaux D.D. was an English academic and Bishop of Worcester.-Early life:The fourth son of John and Agnes Prideaux, he was born at Stowford House in the parish of Harford, near Ivybridge, Devon, England, on 17 September 1578...
- 1674–1678: Henry WrothHenry WrothSir Henry Wroth , second son of Henry, Sir Robert Wroth's youngest son, acquired some fame as a royalist during the civil wars, was a ‘pensioner’ of Charles I of England, and was knighted at Oxford on 15 Sept. 1645. He compounded with the parliament for 60l....
- 1678–1685: Thomas Pulteney
- 1680–1685: Sutton Oglethorpe
- 1681–1685: Charles SkeltonCharles SkeltonCharles Skelton was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855....
James II
- 1685: Thomas Windsor
- 1685: Reynold Graham
- 1685: James Levinston
William III
- 1689–?: Nicholas Needham
- 1689–1690: Arnold van KeppelArnold van Keppel, 1st Earl of AlbemarleArnold Joost van Keppel, 1st Earl of Albemarle KG, and lord of De Voorst in Guelders , was the son of Oswald van Keppel and his wife Anna Geertruid van Lintelo...
- 1689–1702: Charles Dormer
- 1690–1695: Matthew HarveyMatthew HarveyMatthew Harvey was a was a lawyer, politician, and long-serving United States federal judge from Hopkinton, New Hampshire....
- 1690–1693: Ernest Ittersum
- 1692–1697: Carew Rawleigh
- 1693–1697: George Fielding
- 1695–1702: Thomas Harrison
- 1697–1702: William Colt
- 1697–1702: Robert RichSir Robert Rich, 4th BaronetField Marshal Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet was a British cavalry officer.-Career:Rich was commissioned into the 1st Foot Guards in 1700...
- 1697–1702: Allan Wentworth
- ?–1702: John Brockhuisen
Anne
First Page of Honour- 1702–1707: Hon. John Egerton
- 1707–1714: Hon. Richard Arundell
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- 1702–1709: Robert Blount
- 1709–1714: John Mordaunt
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- 1702–1708: John Gough
- 1708–1712: Charles HedgesCharles HedgesSir Charles Hedges , of Compton Bassett, Wiltshire, an English lawyer and politician, was a judge in Admiralty Court who later served as one of Queen Anne's Secretaries of State.-Life:...
- 1712–1714: Thomas Murray
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- 1702–1710: Hon. Henry Berkeley
- 1710–1714: John HampdenJohn HampdenJohn Hampden was an English politician, the eldest son of William Hampden, of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire, John Hampden (ca. 15951643) was an English politician, the eldest son of William Hampden, of Hampden House, Great Hampden in Buckinghamshire, John Hampden (ca. 15951643)...
George I
First Page of Honour- 1714–1727: Guildford Killigrew
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- 1714–1718: John MordauntJohn Mordaunt (British Army officer)General Sir John Mordaunt, KB was a British soldier and Whig politician, the son of Lieutenant-General Harry Mordaunt and Margaret Spencer...
- 1718–1721: Emanuel Howe
- 1721–1727: Archibald Carmichael
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- 1714–1724: Thomas Murray
- 1724–1727: Sir William Irby, BtWilliam Irby, 1st Baron BostonWilliam Irby, 1st Baron Boston was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Irby was the son of Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet and inherited his father's baronetcy in 1718. On 26 August 1746, he married Albinia Selwyn and they had three children...
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- 1714–1724: Thomas Bludworth
- 1724–1727: Walter Villiers
- 1727: Henry Newton
George II
First Page of Honour- 1727–1734: John FitzWilliam
- 1734–1739: Philip Roberts
- 1739–1745: Charles Chamberlayne
- 1745–1748: William TryonWilliam TryonWilliam Tryon was a British soldier and colonial administrator who served as governor of the Province of North Carolina and the Province of New York .-Early life and career:...
- 1748–1753: John Jenkinson
- 1753–1760: Hon. John ByngJohn Byng, 5th Viscount TorringtonJohn Byng, 5th Viscount Torrington , styled Hon. John Byng until 1812, was one of the most notable of English eighteenth-century diarists...
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- 1727–1731: Henry Panton
- 1731–1735: Henry d'Arcy
- 1735–1739: John Ashburnham
- 1739–1744: Bluett WallopBluett WallopBluett Wallop was a British soldier and politician.The fourth son of John Wallop, 1st Earl of Portsmouth, Bluett was appointed a Page of Honour to George II on 8 November 1739. He served the King on campaign in Flanders in 1743 and 1744...
- 1744–1747: Hon. William HoweWilliam Howe, 5th Viscount HoweWilliam Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, KB, PC was a British army officer who rose to become Commander-in-Chief of British forces during the American War of Independence...
- 1747–1751: Hon. George WestGeorge WestGeorge West was a U.S. Representative from New York. Born in Bradninch, England, West attended the common schools. West immigrated to the United States in February 1849 and settled at Ballston Spa, New York...
- 1751–1755: William Feilding
- 1755–1760: Hon. Henry Monckton
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- 1727–1731: Sir William Irby, BtWilliam Irby, 1st Baron BostonWilliam Irby, 1st Baron Boston was a British peer and Member of Parliament.Irby was the son of Sir Edward Irby, 1st Baronet and inherited his father's baronetcy in 1718. On 26 August 1746, he married Albinia Selwyn and they had three children...
- 1731–1737: Hon. John BoscawenJohn BoscawenJohn Boscawen is an ACT New Zealand member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and as of May 2011, ACT's Parliamentary Leader and former Minister of Consumer Affairs of New Zealand. He came to parliament in the 2008 general election as a list MP, having been ranked fourth...
- 1737–1740: Charles Lee
- 1740–1746: Sandys Mill
- 1746–1747: Hon. George Bennet
- 1747–1752: Thomas Brudenell
- 1752–1757: William Middleton
- 1757–1760: Henry WallopHenry WallopSir Henry Wallop was an English statesman.He was the eldest son of Sir Oliver Wallop of Farleigh Wallop in Hampshire. Having inherited the estates of his father and of his uncle, Sir John Wallop, he was knighted in 1569 and was chosen member of parliament for Southampton in 1572...
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- 1727–1731: Archibald Carmichael
- 1731–1737: Thomas Style
- 1737–1741: Hon. Charles Roper
- 1741–1746: Hon. William Keppel
- 1746–1748: Charles Knollis
- 1748–1753: Harvey Smith
- 1753–1759: James Bathurst
- 1759–1760: John Wrottesley
George III
First Page of Honour- 1760–1762: James Hamilton
- 1762–1769: Henry Monckton
- 1769–1777: Henry GrevilleHenry GrévilleHenry Gréville , pen name for Mrs. Alice Durand, born Fleury, was a French writer.The daughter of a professor, she accompagned her father to St. Petersburg, studied languages and science and married Émile Durand, a French law professor at Petersburg, with whom she returned to France in...
- 1777–1784: Henry Durell
- 1784–1793: John Neville
- 1793–1795: Henry WilsonHenry WilsonHenry Wilson was the 18th Vice President of the United States and a Senator from Massachusetts...
- 1795–1803: Charles Wilson
- 1803–1812: Charles GrevilleCharles Cavendish Fulke GrevilleCharles Cavendish Fulke Greville was an English diarist and an amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1819 to 1827...
- 1812–1815: Frederick Turner
- 1816–1818: John BloomfieldJohn Bloomfield, 2nd Baron BloomfieldJohn Arthur Douglas Bloomfield, 2nd Baron Bloomfield, GCB, PC, DL was a British peer and diplomatist.-Background:...
- 1818–1820: Arthur Wellesley
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- 1760–1764: Henry Vernon
- 1764–1772: Thomas Thoroton
- 1773–1781: George Bristow
- 1781–1789: John Murray
- 1789–1794: Charles JenkinsonCharles Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of LiverpoolCharles Cecil Cope Jenkinson, 3rd Earl of Liverpool GCB, PC , styled The Honourable Charles Jenkinson between 1786 and 1828, was a British politician.-Background:...
- 1794–1800: William Dansey
- 1800–1804: Hon. Edward Irby
- 1804–1812: Henry SomersetHenry Somerset, 7th Duke of BeaufortMajor Henry Somerset, 7th Duke of Beaufort KG , styled Earl of Glamorgan until 1803 and Marquess of Worcester between 1803 and 1835, was a British peer, soldier and politician.-Background:...
- 1812–1817: Charles ArbuthnotCharles George James ArbuthnotGeneral Charles George James Arbuthnot, DL was a British general.Arbuthnot was born at sea aboard the frigate Juno and raised at Woodford, Northamptonshire. His father, Charles Arbuthnot, was a prominent Tory politician and confidant of the Duke of Wellington...
- 1817–1820: Frederick PagetFrederick PagetColonel Frederick Paget was a British soldier and politician.-Background:Paget was the son of the Honourable Berkeley Paget, sixth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge. His mother was Sophia, daughter of the Hon. William Bucknall...
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- 1760–1761: Hon. Edmund BoyleEdmund Boyle, 7th Earl of CorkEdmund Boyle, 7th Earl of Cork and 7th Earl of Orrery was an Irish peer.A younger son of the 5th Earl of Cork and Margaret Hamilton, he succeeded to his half-brother's titles in 1764...
- 1761–1768: John Manners
- 1768–1772: Francis MackenzieFrancis MackenzieFrancis Mackenzie, was a Scottish member of the Plymouth Brethren Nazarene group, who travelled to Belgrade to start work for the British and Foreign Bible Society to foster religiosity among the Serbian people. He stayed in Belgrade from 1876 till 1895....
- 1772–1777: Richard Barrington
- 1777–1782: Henry Hall
- 1782–1794: Charles West
- 1794–1802: George Dashwood
- 1802–1808: Hon. Henry Stanhope
- 1808–1809: Henry Buckley
- 1809–1815: Philip Stanhope
- 1816–1820: Hon. William Graves
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- 1760–1768: Doddington Egerton
- 1768–1776: Francis ChaplinFrancis ChaplinSir Francis Percy Drummond Chaplin served as administrator for the British South Africa Company in Southern Rhodesia from 1914 to 1923. He succeeded William Milton....
- 1776–1781: William Cerjat
- 1781–1786: Kenneth HowardKenneth Howard, 1st Earl of EffinghamKenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham was a British peer.His father, Henry Howard , was a male-line descendant of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham. His mother, Maria Mackenzie Kenneth Alexander Howard, 1st Earl of Effingham (29 November 1767 – 13 February 1845) was a...
- 1786–1791: James CockburnSir James Cockburn, 9th BaronetSir James Cockburn, 9th Baronet was British Governor of Bermuda from 1811 to 1819.He was the eldest son of Sir James Cockburn, 8th Baronet and his second wife Augusta Anne Ayscough...
- 1791–1794: Edward Draper
- 1794–1800: Charles Parker
- 1800–1804: William Wynyard
- 1804–1810: Richard Cumberland
- 1810–1816: Henry MurrayHenry MurrayHenry Alexander Murray was an American psychologist who taught for over 30 years at Harvard University. He was Director of the Harvard Psychological Clinic in the School of Arts and Sciences after 1930 and colluded with Stanley Cobb, Bullard Professor of Neuropathology at the Medical School to...
- 1816–1819: Frederick Culling–Smith
- 1819–1820: Arthur Torrens
George IV
First Page of Honour- 1820–1821: Arthur WellesleyArthur Wellesley, 2nd Duke of WellingtonLieutenant-General Arthur Richard Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington KG, PC , styled Lord Douro between 1812 and 1814 and Marquess of Douro between 1814 and 1852, was a British soldier and politician...
- 1821–1826: Lord Frederick PauletLord Frederick PauletLieutenant-General Lord Frederick Paulet CB was a senior British Army officer.-Military career:Born the fifth son of the Marquess of Winchester, Paulet was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards...
- 1826–1828: William Hervey-Bathurst
- 1828–1830: Henry d'Aguilar
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- 1820–1823: Frederick PagetFrederick PagetColonel Frederick Paget was a British soldier and politician.-Background:Paget was the son of the Honourable Berkeley Paget, sixth son of Henry Paget, 1st Earl of Uxbridge. His mother was Sophia, daughter of the Hon. William Bucknall...
- 1823–1826: William Burton
- 1826–1830: Frederic Hamilton
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- 1820–1824: Charles BagotCharles BagotSir Charles Bagot, GCB was an English diplomat and colonial administrator who served as Governor General of the Province of Canada 1841-1843)....
- 1824–1830: Arthur Somerset
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- 1820–1825: Arthur Torrens
- 1825–1830: Joseph Hudson
William IV
First Page of Honour- 1830–1835: Henry d'Aguilar
- 1835–1837: Charles Ellice
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- 1830–1831: Frederic Hamilton
- 1831–1837: Frederick Stephenson
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- 1830–1832: Arthur Somerset
- 1832–1837: Lord Hay
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- 1830: Joseph Hudson
- 1830–1837: Hon. Adolphus Graves
- 1837: James Cowell
Victoria
First Page of Honour- 1837–1839: Charles Ellice
- 1839–1844: Charles Wemyss
- 1844–1852: George Gordon
- 1852–1859: Henry Farquharson
- 1859–1862: Edmund Boyle
- 1862–1869: Hon. Spencer Jocelyn
- 1869–1871: Hon. Frederick Bruce
- 1871–1876: Victor Biddulph
- 1876–1881: Hon. Victor SpencerVictor Spencer, 1st Viscount ChurchillMajor Victor Albert Francis Charles Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill GCVO JP , known as The Lord Churchill between 1886 and 1902, was a British peer and courtier....
- 1881–1884: Percy Cust
- 1884–1890: Eric ThesigerEric ThesigerLieutenant-Colonel Sir Eric Richard Thesiger DSO, TD , styled The Honourable from 1878, was a British soldier and page to Queen Victoria.-Background:...
- 1890–1894: Hon. Maurice DrummondMaurice DrummondSir Maurice Charles Andrew Drummond KBE CMG DSO was a British soldier who was also a senior officer of the Metropolitan Police.-Family:...
- 1894–1901: Josslyn Egerton
- 1901–1901: John Bigge
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- 1837–1840: George Cavendish
- 1840–1847: Henry ByngHenry Byng, 4th Earl of StraffordHenry William John Byng, 4th Earl of Strafford, KCVO, CB was a British peer and courtier.-Biography:Byng was the second son of George Byng, 2nd Earl of Strafford and his first wife, Agnes. From 1840 he was a Page of Honour to Queen Victoria and joined the Coldstream Guards in 1847 as a Lieutenant...
- 1847–1853: Alfred Crofton
- 1853–1861: Charles Phipps
- 1861–1867: Arthur Paget
- 1867–1874: George Grey
- 1874–1877: Lawrence Drummond
- 1877–1882: Albert Wellesley
- 1882–1887: Arthur PonsonbyArthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of ShulbredeArthur Augustus William Harry Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede was a British politician, writer, and social activist. He was the third son of Sir Henry Ponsonby, Private Secretary to Queen Victoria, and the great-grandson of Frederick Ponsonby, 3rd Earl of Bessborough...
- 1887–1892: Victor Wellesley
- 1892–1895: Albert Clarke
- 1895–1899: Hon. John Henniker–Major
- 1899–1901: The Viscount Torrington
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- 1837–1839: Lord Kilmarnock
- 1839–1841: Hon. Adolphus Chichester
- 1841–?: Archibald Stuart-WortleyArchibald Stuart-Wortley (politician)Archibald Henry Plantagenet Stuart-Wortley , was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background:Stuart-Wortley was the son of the Hon. Charles Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, second son of James Stuart-Wortley-Mackenzie, 1st Baron Wharncliffe. His mother was Lady Emmeline, daughter of John Manners,...
- 1856–1862: Viscount Cuffe Castle
- 1862–1868: Hon. Arthur Lyttleton
- 1868–1874: Hon. George SomersetGeorge Somerset, 3rd Baron RaglanGeorge FitzRoy Henry Somerset, 3rd Baron Raglan GBE, CB , styled The Honourable George Somerset until 1884, was a British soldier and Conservative politician...
- 1874–1879: Count Edward GleichenLord Edward GleichenMajor-General Lord Albert "Edward" Wilfred Gleichen, KCVO, CB, CMG, DSO was a British courtier and soldier....
- 1879–1883: Frederic Kerr
- 1883–1893: Gerald Ellis
- 1893: Arthur Wood
- 1893–1896: Sir Albert Seymour, Bt.
- 1896–1901: Hon. Ivan Hay
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- 1837–1840: James Cowell
- 1840–1845: Herbert Wilson
- 1845–1852: William Forbes
- 1852–1859: George Macpherson
- 1859–1866: Henry Loftus
- 1866–1870: Hon. Frederick StopfordFrederick StopfordLieutenant General Sir Frederick William Stopford, KCB, KCMG, KCVO was a British Army officer.-Military career:...
- 1870–1876: Arthur HardingeArthur Henry HardingeSir, ,Arthur Henry Hardinge , G.C.M.G.,1910, K.C.B.,1904, , a fluent speaker of the Spanish and the French languages, was the son of General Hon...
- 1876–1877: George Macdonald
- 1877–1881: Hon. Francis Hay
- 1881–1883: George Byng
- 1883–1886: Hon. Edward FitzRoyEdward FitzRoyCaptain Edward Algernon FitzRoy, DL was a British Conservative politician who served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death.FitzRoy was the second son of the 3rd Baron Southampton...
- 1886–1890: Cyril Stopford
- 1890–1895: Geoffrey Stewart
- 1895–1897: Alexander Wood
- 1897–1901: Harold Festing
Edward VII
First Page of Honour- 1901–1904: John Bigge
- 1904–1910: Hon. Edward Knollys
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- 1901–1903: The Viscount Torrington
- 1903–1908: Donald Davidson
- 1908–1910: Anthony LowtherAnthony Lowther, Viscount LowtherAnthony Edward Lowther, Viscount Lowther, DL, JP , English courtier and soldier, was the eldest son of Lancelot Lowther, 6th Earl of Lonsdale by his first wife, Gwendoline....
Third Page of Honour
- 1901: Hon. Ivan Hay
- 1901–1907: Hon. Victor Spencer
- 1907–1910: George Lane
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- 1901–1902: Harold Festing
- 1902–1906: Nigel Legge
- 1906–1908: Edward Hardinge
- 1908–1910: Walter Campbell
George V
First Page of Honour- 1910–1911: Hon. Edward Knollys
- 1911–1917: Edward Reid
- 1917–1921: Iain Murray
- 1921–1924: The Earl ErneJohn Crichton, 5th Earl ErneJohn Henry George Crichton, 5th Earl Erne , briefly known as Viscount Crichton in 1914, was an Anglo-Irish peer, soldier and politician.-Biography:...
- 1924–1927: Allan Mackenzie
- 1927–1932: Alfred Hesketh–Prichard
- 1932–1936: Patrick Crichton
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- 1910–1913: Anthony LowtherAnthony Lowther, Viscount LowtherAnthony Edward Lowther, Viscount Lowther, DL, JP , English courtier and soldier, was the eldest son of Lancelot Lowther, 6th Earl of Lonsdale by his first wife, Gwendoline....
- 1913–1916: Hon. Thomas BrandThomas Brand, 4th Viscount HampdenThomas Henry Brand, 4th Viscount Hampden CMG was a British and English peer, both Baron Dacre and Viscount Hampden....
- 1916–1919: Edward Ponsonby
- 1919–1925: George Godfrey–Faussett
- 1925–1932: Neville WigramNeville Wigram, 2nd Baron WigramGeorge Neville Clive Wigram, 2nd Baron Wigram, MC is a retired Lieutenant Colonel of the British Army. He has held the title of Baron Wigram of Clewer, Berkshire, since 1960 when his father Clive Wigram, 1st Baron Wigram died...
- 1932–1935: Colin Mackenzie
- 1935–1936: The Lord Herschell
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- 1910: George Lane
- 1910–1914: Victor Harbord
- 1914–1917: Gerald Lloyd-VerneyGerald Lloyd-VerneyMajor-General Gerald Lloyd-Verney DSO & Bar MVO was a British Army officer who commanded 7th Armoured Division during World War II. He changed his name by Deed poll from Gerald Lloyd Verney to Gerald Lloyd-Verney in 1941....
- 1917–1919: Richard Dawnay
- 1919–1923: Henry Hunloke
- 1923–1927: Michael AdeaneMichael Adeane, Baron AdeaneLieutenant-Colonel Michael Edward Adeane, Baron Adeane, GCB, GCVO, PC , was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II during the first twenty years of her reign....
- 1927–1931: Jock Colville
- 1931–1935: Viscount ErringtonGeorge Baring, 3rd Earl of CromerLieutenant-Colonel Rowland Stanley Baring, 3rd Earl of Cromer, KG, GCMG, MBE, PC , styled Viscount Errington before 1953, was a British banker and diplomat...
- 1935–1936: George Seymour
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- 1910–1913: Walter Campbell
- 1913–1915: Assheton Curzon–Howe
- 1915–1917: Francis Stonor
- 1917–1921: Guy Dugdale
- 1921–1924: George Gordon-LennoxGeorge Gordon-LennoxLieutenant-General Sir George Charles Gordon-Lennox, KBE, CB, CVO, DSO was a British soldier.-Military career:...
- 1924–1930: Harry Legge-BourkeHarry Legge-BourkeMajor Sir Edward Alexander Henry Legge-Bourke KBE was a British politician.He served alongside Jock Colville as a Page of Honour from 1926. Educated at Eton College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Legge-Bourke was commissioned into the Royal Horse Guards in 1934. He served there throughout...
- 1930–1933: Douglas Gordon
- 1933–1936: George HardingeGeorge Hardinge-Life:He was born on 22 June 1743 at Canbury, a manorhouse in Kingston upon Thames. He was the third but eldest surviving son of Nicholas Hardinge, by his wife Jane, daughter of Sir John Pratt. He was educated by Woodeson, a Kingston schoolmaster, and at Eton College under Edward Barnard.Hardinge...
Edward VIII
First Page of Honour- 1936: Patrick Crichton
Second Page of Honour
- 1936: The Lord Herschell
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- 1936: George Seymour
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- 1936: George HardingeGeorge Hardinge-Life:He was born on 22 June 1743 at Canbury, a manorhouse in Kingston upon Thames. He was the third but eldest surviving son of Nicholas Hardinge, by his wife Jane, daughter of Sir John Pratt. He was educated by Woodeson, a Kingston schoolmaster, and at Eton College under Edward Barnard.Hardinge...
George VI
First Page of Honour- 1936–1940: Robert Eliot
- 1940–1948: None due to World War II
- 1948–1950: Lord HydeGeorge Villiers, 7th Earl of ClarendonGeorge Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon was the son of George Herbert Arthur Hyde Villiers, Lord Hyde and Hon. Marion Feodorovna Louise Glyn . He succeeded to the family titles upon the death of his grandfather in 1955.He married Jane Diana Dawson in 1974...
- 1950–1952: Hon. Charles Wilson
- 1952: The Earl ErneHenry Crichton, 6th Earl ErneHenry George Victor John Crichton, 6th Earl Erne , is an Irish peer and the current Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh. He often styles himself simply as Harry Erne....
Second Page of Honour
- 1936–1940: The Lord Herschell
- 1940–1947: None due to World War II
- 1947–1951: James Ogilvy
- 1951–1952: Jonathan Peel
Third Page of Honour
- 1936–1940: George Seymour
- 1940–1946: None due to World War II
- 1946–1949: Bernard Gordon-Lennox
- 1949–1952: Henry Seymour
Fourth Page of Honour
- 1936–1938: George HardingeGeorge Hardinge-Life:He was born on 22 June 1743 at Canbury, a manorhouse in Kingston upon Thames. He was the third but eldest surviving son of Nicholas Hardinge, by his wife Jane, daughter of Sir John Pratt. He was educated by Woodeson, a Kingston schoolmaster, and at Eton College under Edward Barnard.Hardinge...
- 1938–1939: David Stuart
- 1939–1946: None due to WW2
- 1946–1950: George PaynterGeorge PaynterGeorge Washington Paynter was an outfielder in Major League Baseball. He played for the St. Louis Browns in 1894.-External links:...
- 1950–1952: Michael Anson
Elizabeth II
First Page of Honour- 1952–1954: The Earl ErneHenry Crichton, 6th Earl ErneHenry George Victor John Crichton, 6th Earl Erne , is an Irish peer and the current Lord Lieutenant of Fermanagh. He often styles himself simply as Harry Erne....
- 1954–1956: Hon. Anthony Tryon
- 1956–1959: Sir Mark Palmer, Bt
- 1959–1962: Hon. Julian Hardinge
- 1962–1964: Earl of Lewes
- 1964–1965: Lord ScrymgeourAlexander Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of DundeeAlexander Henry Scrymgeour, 12th Earl of Dundee is a Scottish nobleman. He is also 12th Lord of Inverkeithing, 2nd Baron of Glassary, Hereditary Royal Standard Bearer of Scotland, Constable of Dundee, and Chief of the Name and Arms of Scrymgeour...
- 1965–1967: Douglas Gordon
- 1967–1973: Christopher Abel Smith
- 1970–1973: Louis Greig
- 1973–1976: Lord Leveson
- 1976–1977: John Ponsonby
- 1977–1983: Hon. Thomas CokeThomas Coke, Viscount CokeThomas Edward Coke, Viscount Coke is the son of Edward Coke, 7th Earl of Leicester and Valeria Phyllis Potter and heir to the Earldom of Leicester. Since 1994 he is styled Viscount Coke.-Education and career:...
- 1977–1983: James Basset
- 1983–1986: Hon. Edward Cecil
- 1986–1988: Benjamin Hamilton
- 1988–1990: Hon. Edward TollemacheEdward TollemacheEdward John Hugh Tollemache is the eldest son and heir apparent of Timothy Tollemache, 5th Baron Tollemache and is styled The Honourable Edward Tollemache....
- 1991–1994: Edward Janvrin
- 1994–1996: Simon Ramsay
- 1996–1999: Lord EskdaillWalter Scott, Earl of DalkeithWalter John Francis Montagu Douglas Scott, Earl of Dalkeith is the second child and elder son of Richard Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch & 12th Duke of Queensberry, and Lady Elizabeth Kerr, a daughter of Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian and Antonella Reuss Newland...
- 1999–2002: Lord Maltravers
- 2002–2004: Archibald Young
- 2004–2008: George FitzRoy
- 2008 : Jack Soames
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- 1952–1954: Jonathan Peel
- 1954–1956: Edward AdeaneEdward AdeaneThe Hon. Edward Adeane CVO, , Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1979 to 1985.Adeane was born in 1939, son of Michael Adeane. He was educated at Eton College and Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, where he graduated with an MA...
- 1956–1957: Duncan Davidson
- 1957–1958: Andrew Gordon
- 1960–1962: David Hughes-Wake-Walker
- 1962–1963: Viscount Ipswich
- 1963–1964: Heneage Legge-Bourke
- 1964–1966: Christopher TennantChristopher TennantChristopher Tennant is an American magazine editor, artist, and author of The Official Filthy Rich Handbook, published by Workman Publishing in June 2008....
- 1966–1968: Hon. Harry Fane
- 1968–1969: John Maudslay
- 1969–1971: Hon. David Hicks-Beach
- 1971–1973: Simon Rhodes
- 1973–1974: David Bland
- 1974–1976: Earl of RocksavageDavid Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of CholmondeleyDavid George Philip Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, KCVO, DL , was styled from birth Viscount Malpas until 1968, and subsequently Earl of Rocksavage until 1990...
- 1976–1979: Charles Loyd
- 1979–1981: Viscount Carlow
- 1981–1983: Marquess of LorneTorquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of ArgyllTorquhil Ian Campbell, 13th and 6th Duke of Argyll , known as Earl of Campbell before 1973 and as Marquess of Lorne between 1973 and 2001, is a Scottish Peer...
- 1983–1984: Hon. Hugh CrossleyHugh CrossleyThe Hon. Hugh Crossley is a British aristocrat, hotel owner and amateur boxer.He owns Somerleyton Hall in Lowestoft, Suffolk, a large family seat in East Anglia and the site of the Eastern Haze Festival. He also owns the Fritton House hotel in Fritton, Norfolk. In May 2008, he was described as...
- 1984–1988: Malcolm Maclean
- 1988–1991: Hon. Charles Tryon
- 1991–1995: James Bowes-Lyon
- 1995–1997: Hon. William Vestey
- 1997–2000: Lord Dunglass
- 2000–2004: Hon. John Bowes-Lyon
- 2004–2008: William James Lindsay-Bethune, Viscount Garnock
- 2008 : Lord StanleyEdward Stanley, 19th Earl of DerbyEdward Richard William Stanley, 19th Earl of Derby is a British peer. He is known for ownership of the racehorse Ouija Board and for his controversial plans to build houses and an industrial estate on of greenfield land he inherited in Newmarket, Suffolk...
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- 1952–1953: Henry Seymour
- 1953–1955: Viscount Carlow
- 1955–1956: John AirdSir John Aird, 4th BaronetSir George John Aird, 4th Baronet is a British baronet. He is the son of Sir John Renton Aird, 3rd Baronet and Lady Priscilla Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby. He is usually called by his middle name John....
- 1956–1958: Lord Ardee
- 1958–1961: Guy Nevill
- 1961–1964: David Penn
- 1964–1966: Edward Hay
- 1966–1969: Nicholas BaconSir Nicholas Bacon, 14th BaronetSir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon, 14th and 15th Baronet, OBE DL , is a British landowner, businessman and philanthropist. Sir Nicholas is also the Premier Baronet of England.-Life and education:...
- 1969–1973: Hon. George Herbert
- 1973–1975: Napier Marten
- 1975–1976: James Hussey
- 1976–1978: William Oswald
- 1978–1979: John Heseltine
- 1979–1981: James Maudslay
- 1981–1984: Guy Russell
- 1984–1987: Harry Legge-Bourke
- 1987–1989: Hon. Robert Montgomerie
- 1989–1992: Rowley Baring
- 1992–1995: Rory Penn
- 1995–1998: Thomas Howard
- 1998–2001: Viscount Chewton
- 2001–2005: Viscount Garnock
- 2005–2008: Arthur Hussey
- 2008–2009: Michael Ogilvy
- 2010: Arthur Chatto
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- 1952–1953: Michael Anson
- 1953–1956: Hon. Simon Scott
- 1956–1957: Earl of ShelburneCharles Petty-FitzMaurice, 9th Marquess of LansdowneCharles Maurice Petty-FitzMaurice, 9th Marquess of Lansdowne LVO DL , styled Earl of Shelburne between 1944 and 1997, is a British peer.-Early life:...
- 1957–1959: Oliver Russell
- 1959–1962: Charles StracheyCharles Strachey, 4th Baron O'HaganCharles Towneley Strachey, 4th Baron O'Hagan is a British Conservative party politician.The grandson of Maurice Towneley-O'Hagan, 3rd Baron O'Hagan, he inherited the family title at the age of 16 on his grandfather's death in 1961, his father the Hon. Thomas Anthony Edward Towneley Strachey having...
- 1962–1964: Simon Rasch
- 1964–1966: Richard Ford
- 1966–1968: James ColvilleJames ColvilleJames Colville was a footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Newton Heath during the 1892-93 season. He would also play for Anne Bank and Fairfield Athletic.-External links:*...
- 1968–1971: Alexander Colville
- 1971–1974: Lord Ogilvy
- 1974–1977: Edward Gordon-Lennox
- 1977–1979: Viscount AlthorpCharles Spencer, 9th Earl SpencerCharles Edward Maurice Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer, DL , styled Viscount Althorp between 1975 and 1992, is a British peer and brother of Diana, Princess of Wales...
- 1979–1980: Tyrone Plunket
- 1980–1982: Richard Lytton-Cobbold
- 1982–1984: Marquess of Hamilton
- 1984–1988: Piers Blewitt
- 1988–1990: Lord Hyde
- 1990–1993: Hon. Alexander Trenchard
- 1993–1996: Hon. Edward Lowther
- 1996–1998: Earl Percy
- 1998–2003: Lord Carnegie
- 2003–2006: Xander Fraser
- 2006–2008: Henry Naylor
- 2008 : Andrew Leeming