Removing Wardrobe
Encyclopedia
The Removing Wardrobe was a sub-department of the British Royal Household
. It was responsible for looking after the furnishings which travelled from palace to palace. The office was headed by the Yeoman of the Removing Wardrobe (a sinecure
office), assisted by two groom
s and three page
s, all appointed by the Lord Chamberlain
. The department was abolished in 1782.
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....
. It was responsible for looking after the furnishings which travelled from palace to palace. The office was headed by the Yeoman of the Removing Wardrobe (a sinecure
Sinecure
A sinecure means an office that requires or involves little or no responsibility, labour, or active service...
office), assisted by two groom
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....
s and three page
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...
s, all appointed by the Lord Chamberlain
Lord Chamberlain
The Lord Chamberlain or Lord Chamberlain of the Household is one of the chief officers of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom and is to be distinguished from the Lord Great Chamberlain, one of the Great Officers of State....
. The department was abolished in 1782.
Yeomen of the Removing Wardrobe
- 1660–1662: Clement Kinnersley
- 1662–1674: Luke Wilkes
- 1674–1689: Philip Kinnersley
- 1689–1693: T. Sackville
- 1693–1708: P. Hume
- 1708–1710: George Davenant
- 1710–1743: Hon. G. Maynard (and Keeper of the Standing Wardrobe at St. James's PalaceSt. James's PalaceSt. James's Palace is one of London's oldest palaces. It is situated in Pall Mall, just north of St. James's Park. Although no sovereign has resided there for almost two centuries, it has remained the official residence of the Sovereign and the most senior royal palace in the UK...
) - 1743–1782: James CalthorpeJames CalthorpeJames Calthorpe, DL was a British politician and courtier.Calthorpe was born at Elmswell, Suffolk and was the eldest son and heir of Christopher Calthorpe and his wife, Elizabeth, née Kettleborough...