List of people involved in coronations of the British monarch
Below is a list of people involved in coronations of the British monarch:
Standard Bearers
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Union
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Regalia
Sovereign's Regalia
Bearers of St Edward's Crown
- 1685: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde[1]
- 1702: William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
- 1714: Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton
- 1727: Lionel Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset
- 1761: William Talbot, 1st Earl Talbot
- 1821: Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey
- 1831: Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
- 1838: Alexander Hamilton, 10th Duke of Hamilton
- 1902: Charles Spencer-Churchill, 9th Duke of Marlborough
- 1911: Henry Percy, 7th Duke of Northumberland
- 1937: James Gascoyne-Cecil, 4th Marquess of Salisbury
- 1953: Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope
Bearers of St Edward's Staff
- 1685: Robert Bruce, 1st Earl of Ailesbury[1]
- 1702: Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset
- 1714: James Cecil, 5th Earl of Salisbury
- 1727: Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Kent
- 1761: Evelyn Pierrepont, 2nd Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull
- 1821: James Cecil, 1st Marquess of Salisbury
- 1831: George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
- 1838: James Innes-Ker, 6th Duke of Roxburghe
- 1902: Robert Carrington, 1st Earl Carrington
- 1911: Henry Innes-Ker, 8th Duke of Roxburghe
- 1937: Edward Wood, 1st Viscount Halifax
- 1953: Gilbert Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, 3rd Earl of Ancaster
Bearers of the Golden Spurs
- 1685: Henry Yelverton, 15th Baron Grey de Ruthyn[1]
- 1702: Henry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Longueville
- 1714: Talbot Yelverton, 2nd Viscount Longueville
- 1727: William Montagu, 2nd Duke of Manchester (for the Earl of Sussex)
- 1761: Henry Yelverton, 3rd Earl of Sussex
- 1821: George Gough-Calthorpe, 3rd Baron Calthorpe
- 1831: George Rawdon-Hastings, 2nd Marquess of Hastings
- 1838: George Byron, 7th Baron Byron
- 1902: Rawdon Clifton, 23rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn and Charles Rawdon-Hastings, 11th Earl of Loudoun (one each)
- 1911: Rawdon Clifton, 23rd Baron Grey de Ruthyn and Charles Rawdon-Hastings, 11th Earl of Loudoun (one each)
- 1937: Richard Yarde-Buller, 4th Baron Churston and Albert Astley, 21st Baron Hastings (one each)
- 1953: Richard Yarde-Buller, 4th Baron Churston and Albert Astley, 21st Baron Hastings (one each)
Bearers of the Sceptre with the Cross
- 1685: Henry Mordaunt, 2nd Earl of Peterborough[1]
- 1702: George Hastings, 8th Earl of Huntingdon
- 1714: Lionel Sackville, 7th Earl of Dorset
- 1727: John Montagu, 2nd Duke of Montagu
- 1761: George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough
- 1821: Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquess Wellesley
- 1831: William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St Albans
- 1838: William Vane, 1st Duke of Cleveland
- 1902: John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
- 1911: John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll
- 1937: Evelyn Seymour, 17th Duke of Somerset
Bearers of the Sword of State
- 1685: Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford[1]
- 1702: Aubrey de Vere, 20th Earl of Oxford
- 1714: James Stanley, 10th Earl of Derby
- 1727: Theophilus Hastings, 9th Earl of Huntingdon
- 1761: Francis Hastings, 10th Earl of Huntingdon
- 1821: Charles Sackville-Germain, 5th Duke of Dorset
- 1831: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
- 1838: William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne
- 1902: Charles Vane-Tempest-Stewart, 6th Marquess of Londonderry
- 1911: William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp
- 1937: Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland
- 1953: Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 5th Marquess of Salisbury
Bearers of the Pointed Sword of Justice to the Spirituality (Second Sword)
- 1685: William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby[1]
- 1702: William Stanley, 9th Earl of Derby
- 1714: John Gordon, 16th Earl of Sutherland
- 1727: Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln
- 1761: Henry Howard, 12th Earl of Suffolk
- 1821: Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland
- 1831: Arthur Hill, 3rd Marquess of Downshire
- 1838: George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 2nd Duke of Sutherland
- 1902: Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
- 1911: Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
- 1937: George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
- 1953: Alexander Douglas-Home, 14th Earl of Home
Bearers of the Pointed Sword of Justice to the Temporality (Third Sword)
- 1685: Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke[1]
- 1702: Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
- 1714: Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
- 1727: John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford
- 1761: William Sutherland, 18th Earl of Sutherland
- 1821: George Stewart, 8th Earl of Galloway
- 1831: William Vane, 1st Marquess of Cleveland
- 1838: Robert Grosvenor, 1st Marquess of Westminster
- 1902: Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley
- 1911: Herbert Kitchener, 1st Viscount Kitchener
- 1937: Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard[2]
- 1953: Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 8th Duke of Buccleuch
Bearers of the Sword of Mercy (Curtana)
- 1685: Charles Talbot, 12th Earl of Shrewsbury[1]
- 1702: Anthony Grey, 11th Earl of Kent
- 1714: Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln
- 1727: Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
- 1761: Henry Pelham-Clinton, 9th Earl of Lincoln
- 1821: Henry Pelham-Clinton, 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne
- 1831: James Gascoyne-Cecil, 2nd Marquess of Salisbury
- 1838: William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
- 1902: Augustus FitzRoy, 7th Duke of Grafton
- 1911: Henry Somerset, 9th Duke of Beaufort
- 1937: William Boyle, 12th Earl of Cork
- 1953: Hugh Percy, 10th Duke of Northumberland
Bearers of the Jewelled Sword of Offering and the Ruby Rings
Bearers of the Sceptre with the Dove
- 1685: Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle[1]
- 1702: Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond
- 1714: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
- 1727: John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
- 1761: Charles Lennox, 3rd Duke of Richmond
- 1821: John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland
- 1831: Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond
- 1838: Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond
- 1902: Charles Bingham, 4th Earl of Lucan
- 1911: Charles Gordon-Lennox, 7th Duke of Richmond
- 1937: Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond
- 1953: Frederick Gordon-Lennox, 9th Duke of Richmond
Bearers of the Orb
- 1685: Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset[1]
- 1702: Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
- 1714: Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
- 1727: Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset
- 1761: Edward Seymour, 9th Duke of Somerset
- 1821: William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
- 1831: Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset
- 1838: Edward St Maur, 11th Duke of Somerset
- 1902: Algernon Seymour, 15th Duke of Somerset
- 1911: Algernon Seymour, 15th Duke of Somerset
- 1937: George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 5th Duke of Sutherland
- 1953: Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis
Consort's Regalia
Bearers of the consort's Crown
Bearers of the consort's Sceptre with the Cross
Bearers of the Ivory Rod with the Dove
Miscellaneous
Monarch's train
- 1714: Viscount Walden, Viscount Mandeville, Viscount Rialton, Lord Ogilvy of Deskford and Thomas Coke
- 1727: Viscount Hermitage, Lord Brudenell, Viscount Cornbury, Earl of Euston, Augustus Schutz
- 1761: Viscount Mandeville, Marquess of Hartington, Lord Howard, Lord Grey, Viscount Beauchamp, Viscount Nuneham, Hon. James Brudenell
- 1821: Earl of Surrey, Marquess of Douro, Viscount Cranborne, Earl of Brecnock, Earl of Uxbridge, Earl of Rocksavage, Earl of Rawdon, Viscount Ingestre and Lord Francis Conyngham
- 1831: Marquess of Worcester, Earl of Euston, Earl of Kerry, Marquess of Titchfield, Marquess of Douro again and Sir George Seymour.
- 1838: Lady Adelaide Paget, Lady Frances Cowper, Lady Anne Wentworth-FitzWilliam, Lady Mary Grimston, Lady Caroline Gordon-Lennox, Lady Mary Talbot, Lady Wilhelmina Stanhope, Lady Louisa Jenkinson, Francis Conyngham, 2nd Marquess Conyngham
- 1902: Lionel Dawson-Damer, 6th Earl of Portarlington, Maurice FitzGerald, 6th Duke of Leinster, George Venables-Vernon, 8th Baron Vernon, Harold Festing, Victor Conyngham, 5th Marquess Conyngham, Eric Alexander, 5th Earl of Caledon, Arthur Somers-Cocks, 6th Baron Somers, Hon. Victor Spencer, Charles Harbord, 5th Baron Suffield
- 1911: David Ogilvy, 12th Earl of Airlie, William Romilly, 4th Baron Romilly, Anthony Lowther, Victor Harbord, Marquess of Hartington, Viscount Cranborne, Hon. Edward Knollys, Walter Campbell, Victor Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill
- 1937: George Haig, 2nd Earl Haig, Alexander Ramsay, George Seymour, Robert Eliot, Henry Kitchener, 3rd Earl Kitchener, Viscount Lascelles, George Hardinge, Rognvald Herschell, 3rd Baron Herschell, George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe
- 1953: Lady Jane Vane-Tempest-Stewart, Lady Anne Coke, Lady Moyra Hamilton, Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton, Lady Jane Heathcote-Drummond-Willoughby, Lady Rosemary Spencer-Churchill, Mary Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire
Consort's train
- 1685: Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk and four earls' daughters.[1]
- 1714: None (Sophia of Celle was in imprisonment)
- 1727: The Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, Princess Caroline, Lady Frances Nassau, Lady Mary Capell, Lady Rebecca Herbert, Lady Anne Hastings
- 1761: Lady Mary Grey, Lady Elizabeth Montague, Lady Jane Stuart, Lady Selina Hastings, Lady Heneage Finch, Lady Mary Douglas, Princess Augusta
- 1821: None (Queen Caroline was not permitted to attend the coronation)
- 1831: Duchess of Gordon, Lady Georgiana Bathurst, Lady Teresa Fox-Strangways, Lady Mary Pelham, Lady Theodosia Brabson, Lady Sophia Cust, Lady Georgiana Grey
- 1838: None
- 1902: Duchess of Buccleuch, J. N. Bigge, George Parker, 7th Earl of Macclesfield, Hon. Edward Lascelles, Hon. Robert Palmer, George Byng, 9th Viscount Torrington, Marquess of Stafford, Lord Claud Hamilton, Hon. Arthur Anson
- 1911: Duchess of Devonshire Lady Eileen Butler, Lady Eileen Knox, Lady Victoria Carrington, Lady Mabell Ogilvy, Lady Dorothy Browne, Lady Mary Dawson
- 1936: Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Diana Legge, Lady Elizabeth Percy, Lady Iris Mountbatten
- 1953: None
Bearers of the Pall of Gold
Carried by four Knights of the Garter:
- 1761: The Duke of Devonshire, The Earl of Northumberland, The Earl of Hertford and The Earl Waldegrave.[3]
- 1821: The Duke of Beaufort, The Marquess Camden, The Earl of Winchilsea and The Marquess of Londonderry.[4]
- 1831: The Duke of Leeds, The Duke of Dorset, The Marquess Camden again and The Marquess of Exeter.[5]
- 1838: The Duke of Rutland, The Duke of Buccleuch, The Marquess of Anglesey and The Marquess of Exeter again.[6]
- 1902: The Earl Cadogan, The Earl of Derby, The Earl of Rosebery and The Earl Spencer.[7]
- 1911: The Earl Cadogan again, The Earl of Crewe, The Earl of Minto and The Earl of Rosebery again.[8]
- 1937: The Duke of Abercorn, The Marquess of Londonderry, The Earl of Lytton and The Earl Stanhope.[9]
- 1953: The Duke of Wellington, The Duke of Portland, The Earl Fortescue and The Viscount Allendale.[10]
Bearers of the Paten
Bearers of the Bible
- 1702: William Lloyd, Bishop of Worcester
- 1714: Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury
- 1727: Edward Chandler, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
- 1761: Richard Osbaldeston, Bishop of Carlisle
- 1821: Bowyer Sparke, Bishop of Ely
- 1831: Henry Phillpotts, Bishop of Exeter
- 1838: Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester
- 1902: Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London
- 1911: William Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon
- 1937: Bertram Pollock, Bishop of Norwich
- 1953: Percy Herbert, Bishop of Norwich
Bearers of the Chalice
- 1702: Thomas Sprat, Bishop of Rochester
- 1714: John Evans, Bishop of Bangor
- 1727: Not processed
- 1761: Edmund Keene, Bishop of Chester
- 1821: George Law, Bishop of Chester
- 1831: Richard Bagot, Bishop of Oxford
- 1838: John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln
- 1902: Randall Davidson, Bishop of Winchester
- 1911: Edward Talbot, Bishop of Winchester
- 1937: Cyril Garbett, Bishop of Winchester
- 1953: Alwyn Williams, Bishop of Winchester
- 1761: Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham (as Deputy to Edward Howard, 9th Duke of Norfolk)[3]
- 1821: Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk[11]
- 1831: Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk[12]
- 1838: Bernard Howard, 12th Duke of Norfolk[13]
- 1902: Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne[14]
- 1911: Henry Pelham-Clinton, 7th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne[15]
- 1937: Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln (as deputy to his father, Francis Pelham-Clinton-Hope, 8th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne)[16]
- 1953: None
Coronation Banquet
Chief Larderer
References