Press Office (Royal Household)

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The Press Office is part of the Private Secretary's Office of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

The head of the Press Office is the Communications and Press Secretary. There were separate offices of Press Secretary to the Queen and Communications Secretary from 1998-2002, but the office is now joined.

Contents 1 List of Communications and Press Secretaries (2002-) 2 List of Communications Secretaries (1998-2002) 3 List of Press Secretaries to the Sovereign (1918-2002) 4 List of Deputy Press Secretaries to the Sovereign (1988) 5 List of Assistant Press Secretaries to the Sovereign

[edit] List of Communications and Press Secretaries (2002-)

• Miss Penelope Russell-Smith, LVO 2002-

[edit] List of Communications Secretaries (1998-2002)

• Simon Walker 2000-2002
• Simon Lewis 1998-2000

[edit] List of Press Secretaries to the Sovereign (1918-2002)

• Miss Penelope Russell-Smith, LVO 2000-2002
• Geoffrey Crawford, LVO 1997-2000
• Charles Anson, LVO 1990-1997
• Robin Janvrin, LVO 1987-1990
• Michael Shea, CVO 1978-1987
• Ronald Allison, CVO 1973-1978
• Major Robin Ludlow, TD 1972-1973
• William Heseltine, CVO 1968-1972
• Commander Sir Richard Colville, KCVO CB DSC 1947-1968
• Captain Sir Lewis Ritchie, KCVO CBE Royal Navy 1944-1947

vacant 1931-1944

• Frank Mitchell, CBE MVO 1920-1931
• Samuel Pryor 1918-1920

[edit] List of Deputy Press Secretaries to the Sovereign (1988)

• Miss Samantha Cohen 2003-
• Miss Penelope Russell-Smith, LVO 1998-2002
• Geoffrey Crawford, LVO 1993-1997
• John Haslam, LVO 1988-1993

[edit] List of Assistant Press Secretaries to the Sovereign

• 1947-1957: Hon. Mrs Alexander Hood
• 1958-1981: Anne Hawkins (Wall from 1975)
• 1965-1967 and 1972-1977: William Heseltine