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Master of the Robes

The Master of the Robes is an office in the British Royal Household. He is responsible for the King's robes at times such as a coronation, the annual Order of the Garter service and the State Opening of Parliament. Since the reign of King Edward VII, the office has only been filled for coronations (note, the office is not allocated during the reign of a queen regnant). Below is a list of known office holders:

Henry VII

  • 1496: Sir Edward Burton[1]

James I

Charles, Prince of Wales, later Charles I

Charles II

James II

William III

Queen Anne

George I

George II

George III

George IV

William IV

Victoria

Edward VII

George V

Edward VIII

George VI

  • 1936: Post vacant

Elizabeth II

Charles III

  • 2022: Post vacant

References

  1. ^ The Gentleman's and London Magazine: Or Monthly Chronologer, 1741–1794. J. Exshaw. 1791. p. 77. Retrieved 30 April 2019. .. living in 1496, and Master of the Robes to K. Henry VII. ...
  2. ^ John S. Brewer, The Court of King James the First by Godfrey Goodman, vol. 1 (London, 1839), p. 18.
  3. ^ Doyle, J.E. (1886). The Official Baronage of England: Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885, with Sixteen Hundred Illustrations. The Official Baronage of England: Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885, with Sixteen Hundred Illustrations. Longmans, Green. p. 46. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. ^ Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage. Kelly's Directories. 1931. p. 220. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  5. ^ Cokayne, G.E.; Gibbs, V. (1940). The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Peers created 1901 to 1938. The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom: Extant, Extinct, Or Dormant. St. Catherine Press, Limited. p. 67. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  6. ^ "No. 34319". The London Gazette. 1 September 1936. p. 5657.
  7. ^ "Lord Colebrooke, Official of Court". The New York Times. 1 March 1939. Edward VIII in September, 1936, appointed him Master of the Robes. It was announced at the time that he would attend to the present Duke of Windsor's dress for the coronation.
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