The Board of Green Cloth was a board of officials belonging to the Royal Household of England and Great Britain.[1] It took its name from the tablecloth of green baize that covered the table at which its members sat.
It audited the accounts of the Royal Household and made arrangements for royal travel. It also sat as a court upon offences committed within the verge of the palace. While it existed until modern times, its jurisdiction was more recently limited to the sale of alcohol, betting and gaming licences for premises falling within the areas attached to or governed by the Royal Palaces.
- ^ The political state of the British Empire. 1818. p. 179. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
The Board of Green Cloth is one of the most ancient courts in England, and has jurisdiction in all offences committed in ...