Master of the Household | |
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since 2013 | |
Royal Households of the United Kingdom | |
Reports to | The Monarch |
Seat | Buckingham Palace |
Appointer | The Monarch |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Formation | 1805 |
First holder | Richard Browne |
Deputy | Deputy Master of the Household |
The Master of the Household is the operational head (see Chief operating officer) of the "below stairs" elements of the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. The role has charge of the domestic staff, from the Royal Kitchens, the pages and footmen, to the housekeeper and their staff. The appointment has its origin in the household reforms of 1539-40; it is under the (now purely nominal) supervision of the Lord Steward.[1]
Since 2004 the Office of the Prince of Wales has included a Master of the Household.