Order of precedence in England and Wales#Gentlemen
{{Short description|Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Precedence}}
The following is the order of precedence in England and Wales as of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}. Separate orders exist for men and women.
Names in italics indicate that these people rank elsewhere—either higher in that table of precedence or in the table for the other sex. Titles in italics indicate the same thing for their holders, or that they are vacant.
Peers and their families make up a large part of these tables. It is possible for a peer to hold more than one title of nobility, and these may belong to different ranks and peerages. A peer derives his precedence from his highest-ranking title; peeresses derive their precedence in the same way, whether they hold their highest-ranking title in their own right or by marriage. The ranks in the tables refer to peers rather than titles: if exceptions are named for a rank, these do not include peers of a higher rank (or any peers at all, in the case of baronets). No exceptions are named for most categories, owing to their large size.
Gentlemen
=Royalty, archbishops, et al.=
==Royal family==
Precedence is accorded to spouses, children and grandchildren of the reigning sovereign, as well as children and grandchildren of former sovereigns.
==Archbishops, High Officers of State, et al.==
=Nobility, bishops, et al.=
==Dukes, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
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{{flagicon image|Royal Standard of the United Kingdom.svg}} Royal dukes not grandsons of former sovereigns
| None at present | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| Ordered according to date of creation | {{efn|name="Earl Marshal"|Excepting Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk who ranks higher as the Earl Marshal.}} | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster | | ||
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation | {{efn|The Dukedom of Abercorn was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Dukedoms of the United Kingdom.}} | ||
rowspan=2|Eldest sons of royal dukes who are not already ranked higher | Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (son of the Duke of Gloucester) | | ||
George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews (son of the Duke of Kent)
| | ||
colspan=3|Ministers, envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries |
==Marquesses, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
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{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation | {{efn|The Marquess of Londonderry (Earl Vane and Viscount Seaham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, Baron Stewart in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and Marquess Conyngham (Baron Minster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) was created after the Acts of Union 1800. They take precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom.}} | ||
colspan=3|Eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
==Earls, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
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{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
rowspan=3|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| rowspan=3|Ordered according to date of creation | {{efn|name="members of the royal family"|Excepting The Earl of Snowdon, who rank higher as a member of the royal family.}} | ||
{{efn|name="Lord Steward of the Household"|Excepting The Earl of Rosslyn, who rank higher as Lord Steward of the Household.}} | ||
{{efn|The Earl of Limerick (The Baron Foxford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The Earl of Clancarty (The Viscount Clancarty in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, The Baron Trench in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The Earl of Rosse, The Earl of Gosford (The Baron Worlington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, The Baron Acheson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The Earl of Normanton (The Baron Mendip in the Peerage of Great Britain, The Baron Somerton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The Earl of Kilmorey, The Earl of Listowel (The Baron Hare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The Earl of Norbury and The Earl of Ranfurly (The Baron Ranfurly in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.}} | ||
Younger sons of royal dukes who are not already ranked higher | Lord Nicholas Windsor (second son of the Duke of Kent) | | ||
colspan=3|Eldest sons of marquesses according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=3|Eldest sons of eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=3|Younger sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=3|Younger sons of eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
==Viscounts, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
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{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation | {{efn|Viscount Monck (The Baron Monck in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) and Viscount Gort was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Viscountcies of the United Kingdom.}} | ||
colspan=2|Eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
| | ||
colspan=2|Lord Frederick Windsor (only son of Prince Michael of Kent) | ||
colspan=3|Eldest sons of eldest sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=3|Younger sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=3|Younger sons of eldest sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
==Bishops==
class="wikitable" | |||
Title | colspan=3|Holder | Ref | |
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rowspan=3|Diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ex officio
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | Dame Sarah Mullally | rowspan=3|{{efn|name="Archbishops"|Excepting the Archbishops of Canterbury and York who rank higher as the Primate of All England and the Primate of England respectively.}} | |||
Bishop of Durham
| colspan=3|Vacant | |||
Bishop of Winchester
| colspan=3|Philip Mounstephen | |||
colspan=5|Other diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
| {{efn|name="Bishops"|The number of bishops entitled to sit in the House of Lords has been fixed at 21 since the 16th century; they were all male until 2015, when women who are bishops began to be introduced to the House of Lords under the terms of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.}} | |||
colspan=6|Other diocesan bishops ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election | |||
colspan=6|Suffragan bishops ordered according to seniority of consecration | |||
colspan=6|Retired Church of England diocesan archbishops and bishops ordered according to original date of confirmation of election |
==Barons/Lords of Parliament==
class="wikitable"
! !! Order of precedence!! Notes |
Secretaries of State Being of the degree of a baron | | |
{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| Ordered according to date of creation | |
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation | |
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | {{efn|name="Lord Great Chamberlain"|Excepting The Lord Carrington, who ranks higher as Lord Great Chamberlain.}} |
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation | |
rowspan=6|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| rowspan=6|Ordered according to date of creation | {{efn|name="Life barons"|Barons and baronesses for life created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958.}} |
{{efn|name="Lord Speaker of the House of Lords"|Excepting The Lord McFall of Alcluith, who ranks higher as Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.}} |
{{efn|name="President of the Supreme Court"|Excepting The Lord Reed of Allermuir, who ranks higher as the President of the Supreme Court.}} |
{{efn|name="Lord Chamberlain of the Household"|Excepting The Lord Benyon who ranks higher as the Lord Chamberlain of the Household.}} |
{{efn|name="Master of the Horse of the United Kingdom"|Excepting The Lord Ashton of Hyde who ranks higher as the Master of the Horse.}} |
{{efn|The Baron Rendlesham, The Baron Castlemaine, The Baron Decies, The Baron Garvagh, The Baron Talbot of Malahide, The Baron Carew (The Baron Carew in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The Baron Oranmore and Browne (The Baron Mereworth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The Baron Bellew, The Baron Fermoy and The Baron Rathdonnell was created after the Acts of Union 1800. They take precedence after earlier Barons of the United Kingdom.}} |
=Gentry, et al.=
==Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court Justices==
==Royal Household officials==
class="wikitable" | ||
Title | colspan=4|Holder | Ref |
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Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal
| colspan=4|None; last appointed in 1850 | ||
Treasurer of the Household
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | colspan=3|Mark Tami | | ||
Comptroller of the Household
| colspan=4|Chris Elmore | | ||
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
| colspan=3| Samantha Dixon | |
==Cabinet, et al.==
class="wikitable" |
Title |
---|
Secretaries of State Under the degree of a Baron |
Eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
Eldest sons of eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
Younger sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
Younger sons of eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
Eldest sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
The Prime Minister determines the order of precedence for Secretaries of State as part of the ministerial ranking (also known as the order of precedence in Cabinet).
==Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter and Knights of the Order of the Thistle==
class="wikitable" | |||
Order | Post-nominal letters | colspan=2|Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
rowspan=2|Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
| rowspan=2|KG | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | Sir John Major | rowspan=5|{{efn|name="Garter and Thistle Note"|Who are not already ranked higher in precedence as peers or royalty.}} | |||
style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| Sir Tony Blair | |||
rowspan=3|Knights of the Order of the Thistle
| rowspan=3|KT | colspan=2|Sir Ian Wood | |||
style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| Sir George Reid | |||
colspan=2|Sir Geoff Palmer | |||
Knights of the Order of St Patrick
| KP | colspan=2|None; order dormant | {{efn|name="Gloucester"|The last Knight, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, died in 1974.}} |
==Privy Counsellors, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Privy Counsellors | colspan=4|Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|
Privy Counsellors (PC)
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | colspan=3|Ordered according to date of oath-taking | {{efn|name="Privy Counsellors"|Privy Counsellors who do not already rank higher are mostly current or former politicians, civil servants, royal household staff, clergy and judiciary.}} | ||
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter
| colspan=3|Eliza Manningham Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller | colspan=1|Office held by a woman | | ||
Chancellor of the Exchequer
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | colspan=2|Rachel Reeves | colspan=1| Office held by a woman | | ||
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | colspan=3|Pat McFadden | {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}} |
==Senior judges, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
colspan=2| | colspan=4|Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|
rowspan=3|The Senior Judges
| President of the King's Bench Division | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | colspan=2|Dame Victoria Sharp | {{efn|name="King's Bench"|This office was historically held jointly with that of Lord Chief Justice; following their separation, a royal warrant dated 30 September 2005 declared that "the rank and precedence of the President of the Queen's Bench Division shall be so placed as to be in order immediately before the President of the Family Division".{{London Gazette|issue=57794 |date=24 October 2005 |page=13701}}}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/judicial-roles/judges/profile-pqbd/|title=President of the King’s Bench Division|website=www.judiciary.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-11}}{{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}} | ||
President of the Family Division
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | colspan=3|Sir Andrew McFarlane | {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}} | ||
Chancellor of the High Court
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | colspan=3|Sir Julian Flaux | {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}} | ||
colspan=2|Lords Justices of Appeal
| colspan=4|Ordered according to seniority of appointment | {{efn|Lords Justices of Appeal are customarily made Privy Counsellors, and thus rank accordingly.}} | ||
colspan=2|Judges of the High Court
| colspan=4|Ordered according to seniority of appointment | {{efn|name="Judges of the High Court"|Judges of the High Court are customarily made Knights Bachelor or Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire after having taken office and thus rank accordingly.}} | ||
colspan=7|Eldest sons of eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=7|Younger sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=7|Younger sons of eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=7|Eldest sons of eldest sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=7|Younger sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=7|Younger sons of eldest sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=6|All sons of life peers according to the precedence of the peerage holders
| {{efn|name="Sons of life peers"|Rank and precedence set by royal warrant, dated 21 July 1958.{{London Gazette |issue=41454 |date=22 July 1958 |pages=4641–4642 |supp=y}}}} |
==Baronets==
class="wikitable" | ||
colspan=2| | Post-nominal letters | Ref |
---|---|---|
colspan=2|Baronets
| Bt | {{efn|name="Baronets"|Baronetcies belong to any of five baronetages, namely the Baronetages of England (1611–1705), Nova Scotia (1625–1706), Ireland (1620–1799), Great Britain (1707–1800) and the United Kingdom (1801–present); this does not affect their precedence in relation to each other.}} |
==Knights==
class="wikitable" | |||
Level | Order | Post-nominal letters | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
rowspan=6|Knights Grand Cross
| Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | GCB | | |||
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
| GCSI | {{efn|name="Travancore"|The last Knight Grand Commander, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, Maharaja of Travancore, died in 1991.}} | |||
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
| GCMG | | |||
Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
| GCIE | {{efn|name="Travancore"}} | |||
Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
| GCVO | | |||
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
| GBE | | |||
rowspan=6|Knights Commander
| Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath | KCB | | |||
Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
| KCSI | {{efn|name="Alwar"|The last Knight Commander, Tej Singh Prabhakar, Maharaja of Alwar, died in 2009.}} | |||
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
| KCMG | | |||
Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
| KCIE | {{efn|name="Dhrangadhra-Halvad"|The last Knight Commander, Meghrajji III, Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad, died in 2010.}} | |||
Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
| KCVO | | |||
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
| KBE | | |||
colspan=2|Knights Bachelor
| (None) |
==Lower level judges, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Title | Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|
Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster
| Sir Timothy Fancourt | {{efn|He ranks higher as a High Court judge; it is customary for a High Court judge to be named to this position.}} | ||
Recorder of London
| | ||
Recorders of Liverpool and Manchester
| | {{efn|In order of appointment.}} | ||
Recorder of Liverpool
| Andrew Menary | ||
Recorder of Manchester
| Nicholas Dean | ||
Common Serjeant of London
| Richard Marks | ||
Circuit Judges
| | |
=Other lower ranks, including [[esquire]]s and [[Gentleman|gentlemen]]=
==Companions, commanders, lieutenants and officers of various orders==
class="wikitable" | ||
Order | Post-nominal letters | Ref |
---|---|---|
Companions of the Order of the Bath
| CB | | ||
Companions of the Order of the Star of India
| CSI | {{efn|name="Brockman"|The last Companion, Ronald Brockman, died in 1999.}} | ||
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
| CMG | | ||
Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
| CIE | {{efn|The last Companion, Ian Dixon Scott, died in 2002.}} | ||
Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
| CVO | | ||
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
| CBE | | ||
Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
| DSO | | ||
Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
| LVO | | ||
Officers of the Order of the British Empire
| OBE | | ||
Companions of the Imperial Service Order
| ISO | |
==Eldest sons of various grades==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
---|---|---|
Eldest sons of younger sons of hereditary peers in their own right
| Ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders | | ||
Eldest sons of baronets
| Ordered according to the precedence of the baronets | | ||
Eldest sons of knights
| Ordered according to the precedence of the knights | |
==Members of various orders==
class="wikitable" | ||
Order | Post-nominal letters | Ref |
---|---|---|
Members of the Royal Victorian Order
| MVO | | ||
Members of the Order of the British Empire
| MBE | |
==Younger sons of various grades==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
---|---|---|
Younger sons of baronets
| Ordered according to the precedence of the baronets | | ||
Younger sons of knights
| Ordered according to the precedence of the knights | |
Ladies
=Royal Family=
The order of precedence accorded to women of the royal family:
class="wikitable" | |
Position | Holder |
---|---|
Consort of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Queen Camilla.svg}} Queen Camilla{{Cite tweet |author=qiongbolan |user=qiongbolan |number=1848734492695142707 |title= Post showcasing images of Queen Camilla's Royal Standard in use in Australia during the Royal Tour of Australia, 2024.}} | |
rowspan=2|Daughters-in-law of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} Catherine, Princess of Wales | |
{{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} Meghan, Duchess of Sussex | |
Daughters of the sovereign
| None at present | |
Wives of grandsons of the sovereign
| None at present | |
rowspan=2|Granddaughters of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} Princess Charlotte of Wales | |
{{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} Princess Lilibet of Sussex | |
Sisters-in-law of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh | |
Sisters of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Princess Anne, Princess Royal.svg}} Anne, Princess Royal | |
Wives of uncles of the sovereign
| None at present | |
Aunts of the sovereign
| None at present | |
Wives of nephews of the sovereign
| None at present | |
rowspan=4|Nieces of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Princess Beatrice of York.svg}} Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi | |
{{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Princess Eugenie of York.svg}} Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank | |
{{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor{{efn|Legally HRH Princess Louise of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the duke's daughter per her parents' wishes on their wedding day and the will of Queen Elizabeth II.}} | |
Mrs Zara Tindall | |
rowspan=2|Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes | {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester | |
{{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} Katharine, Duchess of Kent | |
rowspan=2|Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes | |
{{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} Princess Michael of Kent | |
rowspan=2|Granddaughters of former sovereigns | |
{{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy.svg}} Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy |
=High Officers of State, et al.=
class="wikitable" | ||
Title | colspan=2|Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | ||
Lord President of the Council
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | | ||
Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill | | ||
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon | | ||
colspan=3|The Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom in order of arrival
| |
=Nobility and bishops=
==Duchesses, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
---|---|---|
{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| | ||
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
rowspan=2|Wives of eldest sons of royal dukes
| Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster (wife of Earl of Ulster) | | ||
Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews (wife of Earl of St Andrews)
| | ||
rowspan=3|Daughters of royal dukes
| Lady Davina Windsor (elder daughter of the Duke of Gloucester) | | ||
Lady Rose Gilman (younger daughter of the Duke of Gloucester)
| | ||
Lady Helen Taylor (only daughter of the Duke of Kent)
| | ||
colspan=3|Ministers, envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries |
==Marchionesses, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
---|---|---|
{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
colspan=3|Wives of the eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=3|Daughters of dukes not married to peers |
==Countesses, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
---|---|---|
{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
Wives of younger sons of royal dukes who are not already ranked higher | Lady Nicholas Windsor (wife of Lord Nicholas Windsor) | | ||
colspan=3|Wives of eldest sons of marquesses according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
Daughters of Princes who are not Royal Dukes
|Lady Gabriella Kingston (only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent) | | ||
colspan=3|Daughters of marquesses not married to peers | ||
colspan=3|Wives of younger sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
==Viscountesses, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
---|---|---|
{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
colspan=3|Wives of eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=3|Lady Frederick Windsor (wife of Lord Frederick Windsor) | ||
colspan=3|Daughters of earls not married to peers | ||
colspan=3|Wives of younger sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders |
==Female bishops==
class="wikitable" | |||
Title | colspan=2|Holder | Ref | |
---|---|---|---|
|Female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ex officio
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | Dame Sarah Mullally | {{efn|name="Archbishops"}} | |||
colspan=4|Other female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
| {{efn|name="Bishops"|The number of bishops entitled to sit in the House of Lords has been fixed at 21 since the 16th century; they were all male until 2015, when women who are bishops began to be introduced to the House of Lords under the terms of the Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015.}} | |||
colspan=4|Other female diocesan bishops ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
| | |||
colspan=4|Female suffragan bishops ordered according to seniority of consecration
| | |||
colspan=4|Retired female Church of England diocesan archbishops and bishops ordered according to original date of confirmation of election
| |
==Baronesses==
class="wikitable" | ||
Note | Ref | |
---|---|---|
Secretaries of State Being of the degree of a baroness |None at present | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} England
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} Scotland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} Great Britain
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} Ireland
| Ordered according to date of creation | | ||
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom
| Ordered according to date of creation | {{efn|name="Life barons"|Barons and baronesses for life created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958.}} {{efn|name="Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales"|Excepting The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill who ranks higher as the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales.}} {{efn|name="Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal"|Excepting The Baroness Smith of Basildon who ranks higher as the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.}} |
=Gentry, et al.=
==Supreme Court Justices==
class="wikitable" | ||
Title | colspan=2|Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|
rowspan=2|Justices of the Supreme Court
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth | | ||
style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| |
==Female Royal Household officials==
class="wikitable" | ||
Title | Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
| |
==Cabinet, et al.==
class="wikitable" |
Title |
---|
Secretaries of State Under the degree of a Baroness |
Wives of Viscounts' eldest sons |
Daughters of Viscounts not married to peers |
Wives of younger sons of Earls |
Wives of eldest sons of Barons |
Daughters of Barons not married to peers |
The Prime Minister determines the order of precedence for Secretaries of State as part of the ministerial ranking (also known as the order of precedence in Cabinet).
=Ladies and dames, et al.=
==Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter and Ladies of the Order of the Thistle==
class="wikitable" | |||
Order | Post-nominal letters | colspan=2|Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
rowspan=2|Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter
| rowspan=2|LG | colspan=2|Lady Mary Fagan | rowspan=2|{{efn|name="Garter and Thistle Note"}} | |||
colspan=2|Lady Mary Peters | |||
Ladies of the Order of the Thistle
| LT | style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | Lady Elish Angiolini | {{efn|name="Garter and Thistle Note"}} |
==Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter==
class="wikitable" | ||
Wife | Husband who is/was member | colspan=2|Ref |
---|---|---|
Lady (June) Hilary
| Sir Edmund Hillary | {{efn|Widow of Sir Edmund Hillary who is a New Zealand Citizen may use this when visiting the United Kingdom.}} | rowspan=6|{{efn|name="Garter and Thistle Note"}} | ||
Lady (Jennifer) Acland
| Sir Antony Acland | | ||
Lady (Norma) Major
| Sir John Major | {{efn|name="Major"|Also titled Dame Norma Major, a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in her own right but with lower precedence.}} | ||
Lady (Henrietta) Dunne
| Sir Thomas Dunne | | ||
Lady (Tessa) Brewer
| Sir David Brewer | | ||
Lady (Cherie) Blair
| Sir Tony Blair | |
==Wives of Knights of the Order of the Thistle==
class="wikitable" | ||
Wife | Husband who is/was member | colspan=3|Ref |
---|---|---|
Lady (Poppy) Anderson
| Sir Eric Anderson | | ||
Lady (Gillian) Morrison
| Sir Garth Morrison | {{efn|Widow of Sir Garth Morrison.}} | ||
Lady (Helen) Wood
| Sir Ian Wood | ||
Lady (Daphne) Reid
| Sir George Reid | ||
Lady (Margaret) Palmer
| Sir Geoff Palmer |
==Female Privy Counsellors, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
Privy Counsellors | colspan=2|Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|
Privy Counsellors (PC)
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | Ordered according to date of oath-taking | {{efn|name="Privy Counsellors"}} | ||
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter
| colspan=2|Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller | {{efn|Ranks higher as a Baroness}} | ||
Chancellor of the Exchequer
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | colspan=1|Rachel Reeves | {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}} |
==Senior judges, et al.==
class="wikitable" | ||
colspan=3|Holder | Ref | |
---|---|---|
President of the King's Bench Division
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" | | colspan=2|Dame Victoria Sharp | {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"|Ranks higher as a Privy Counsellor.}} | ||
Lady Justices of Appeal
| colspan=3|Ordered according to seniority of appointment | | ||
Judges of the High Court
| colspan=3|Ordered according to seniority of appointment | {{efn|name="Judges of the High Court"}} | ||
colspan=5|Wives of younger sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
colspan=5|Wives of younger sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders | ||
Baronetesses in their own right
| colspan=3|None at present | {{efn|name="Macdonald"|The most recent, Anne Maxwell Macdonald, died in 2011.}} | ||
colspan=5|Wives of baronets |
==Dames==
class="wikitable" | |||
Level | Order | Post-nominal letters | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
rowspan=4|Dames Grand Cross
| of the Order of the Bath | GCB | | |||
of the Order of St Michael and St George
| GCMG | | |||
of the Royal Victorian Order
| GCVO | | |||
of the Order of the British Empire
| GBE | | |||
rowspan=6|Wives
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath | | |||
colspan=2|of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
| | |||
colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
| | |||
colspan=2|of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
| | |||
colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
| | |||
colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
| | |||
rowspan=4|Dames Commander
| of the Order of the Bath | DCB | | |||
of the Order of St Michael and St George
| DCMG | | |||
of the Royal Victorian Order
| DCVO | | |||
of the Order of the British Empire
| DBE | {{efn|Dame Norma Major DBE also has a higher precedence as the wife of Sir John Major KG.}} | |||
rowspan=6|Wives of Knights Commander
| colspan=2|of the Order of the Bath | | |||
colspan=2|of the Order of the Star of India
| | |||
colspan=2|of the Order of St Michael and St George
| | |||
colspan=2|of the Order of the Indian Empire
| | |||
colspan=2|of the Royal Victorian Order
| | |||
colspan=2|of the Order of the British Empire
| | |||
colspan=3|Wives of knights bachelor
| |
==Lower level judges==
class="wikitable" | ||
Title | Holder | Ref |
---|---|---|
Circuit Judges
| | |
=Members of orders, et al.=
- Members of the following orders:
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire{{efn|Cherie Blair CBE also has a higher precedence as the wife of Sir Tony Blair KG.}}
- Wives of Companions of the following orders:
- Order of the Bath
- Order of the Star of India
- Order of St Michael and St George
- Order of the Indian Empire
- Royal Victorian Order
- Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Companions of the Imperial Service Order
- Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order
=Wives and daughters of peers, baronets, and knights, et al.=
- Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers or peeresses
- Daughters of sons of peers or peeresses
- Wives of the eldest sons of baronets
- Daughters of baronets
- Wives of eldest sons of knights:
- Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
- Knights of the Order of the Thistle
- Knights of the Order of St Patrick
- Knights Grand Cross or Grand Commander
- Knights Commander
- Daughters of knights:
- Daughters of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
- Daughters of Knights of the Order of the Thistle
- Daughters of Knights Grand Cross or Grand Commander
- Daughters of Knights Commander
- Members of the Royal Victorian Order
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Wives of members of the Royal Victorian Order
- Wives of members of the Order of the British Empire
=Wives of younger sons=
- Wives of younger sons of baronets
- Wives of younger sons of knights:
- Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
- Knights of the Order of the Thistle
- Knights of the Order of St Patrick
- Knights Grand Cross or Knights Grand Commander
- Knights Commander
Notes
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References
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{{London Gazette|issue=58529 |date=30 November 2007 |page=17439}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Order Of Precedence In England And Wales}}