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Royal
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442:"Paul is appointed new Queen's Bargemaster"
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857:Apothecary to the Household at Sandringham
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27:Subordinate officer of the Royal Household
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35:King's Bargemaster of the Royal Household
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103:. The role is now largely ceremonial.
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738:Master of the Household's Department
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952:Surveyor of the King's Works of Art
750:Master of the Household of Scotland
184:The privately owned charter vessel
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554:Lord Chamberlain of the Household
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867:Coroner of the Queen's Household
386:"Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant"
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915:Honorary Chaplain to the King
905:Gentleman of the Chapel Royal
668:Director for Security Liaison
564:Lord Steward of the Household
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1019:Keeper of the Great Wardrobe
937:Keeper of the Royal Archives
596:Comptroller of the Household
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1163:Keeper of the Queen's Swans
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1009:Comptroller of the Wardrobe
872:Medical Officer to The King
852:Apothecary to the Household
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167:State Opening of Parliament
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1275:Defence Services Secretary
1239:Flower Painter in Ordinary
1199:Master of the King's Music
957:Master of the Jewel Office
895:Deputy Clerk of the Closet
656:Private Secretary's Office
591:Treasurer of the Household
238:Paul Ludwig (2004–c. 2018)
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900:Dean of the Chapel Royal
882:Ecclesiastical Household
773:Clerk of the Green Cloth
635:Keeper of the Privy Seal
579:Master of the Buckhounds
91:for transport along the
18:Queen's Bargemaster
1249:Grand Carver of England
1119:Silver Stick-in-Waiting
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1158:Master of the Harriers
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356:"The Royal Watermen"
211:List of Bargemasters
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1168:Warden of the Swans
1153:Master of the Hawks
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890:Clerk of the Closet
824:Mother of the Maids
799:Master of the Robes
569:Master of the Horse
446:Port Community News
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360:The Royal Household
335:The Royal Household
310:Spirit of Chartwell
188:Spirit of Chartwell
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85:Royal Family
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1071:(1509–1901)
426:24 February
289:(1862–1901)
277:(1950–1951)
271:(1951–1977)
261:(1978–1990)
244:(2003–2004)
193:royal barge
179:Westminster
97:Magna Carta
89:royal barge
1373:Categories
317:References
255:Edwin Hunt
242:Kenny Dwan
181:and back.
1298:Justiciar
1063:Chamberer
370:2 October
340:2 October
283:(c. 1938)
101:Runnymede
62:Formation
51:Incumbent
994:Wardrobe
982:Scotland
301:Gloriana
294:See also
186:MV
128:Gloriana
977:England
303:(barge)
171:regalia
79:of the
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118:Duties
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428:2019
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