Groom of the Robes
Groom of the Robes is an office in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of England (later Great Britain, ultimately the United Kingdom). In 1953, the Groom of the Robes to Elizabeth II had the task of bringing forward the robes and other items of ceremonial clothing worn by the monarch at various points in the coronation service, ready to hand them over to the Mistress of the Robes and the Lord Great Chamberlain (who assisted The Queen in putting them on) and to receive and remove those which were no longer required.
Although the post has remained unfilled since 1954, an Equerry is usually designated 'Acting Groom of the Robes' on occasions (such as the State Opening of Parliament) when robes are worn.
List of Grooms of the Robes
(incomplete)
Henry VIII
- Richard Cecil 1530 [2]
- John Copinger [3]
- William Sharington 1540–1541[4]
- Thomas Sternhold 1500–1549 [5]
Edward VI
- Thomas Sternhold 1500–1549 [5]
Elizabeth I
- John Wynyard –1606
James I
- John Wynyard –1606
William IV
- Lord Adolphus FitzClarence 1830–1833 [6]
- Francis Seymour 1833-1837
Victoria
- Francis Seymour 1837-1870 [7]
- Henry Erskine 1870–1901
Edward VII
- Henry Erskine 1901–1910
George V
- Henry Erskine 1910–1920
- Montague Eliot 1920-1936
George VI
- Sir Harold Campbell 1937-1952
Elizabeth II
- Sir Harold Campbell 1952-1954
References
- ↑ Holman, Peter (1994). Henry Purcell. Oxford University Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-19-816341-X.
- ↑ Chalmers F.S.A., Alexander (1812–1817). The General Biographical Dictionary.
- ↑ "John Copynger". Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ C. E. Challis, 'Sharington, Sir William (c. 1495–1553), administrator and embezzler', in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004
- 1 2 Kaufman, Charles H. (1981). Music in New Jersey, 1655-1860. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 46. ISBN 0-8386-2270-4.
- ↑ "Obituary - King William the Fourth". The Gentleman's Magazine. s.n.: 196 August 1837..
- ↑ "Domestic Occurrences". The Gentleman's Magazine. F. Jefferies: 308. March 1840..
- Who's Who (various dates)
See also
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