Order of precedence in England and Wales

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Order of precedence in England and Wales

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The Order of precedence in England and Wales as of 29 October 2004:

Gentlemen

1. The Sovereign (Queen Elizabeth II)
2. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
3. HRH The Prince of Wales
4. HRH The Duke of York
5. HRH The Earl of Wessex
6. HRH Prince William of Wales
7. HRH Prince Harry of Wales
8. HRH The Duke of Gloucester, grandson of King George V
9. HRH The Duke of Kent, grandson of King George V
10. HRH Prince Michael of Kent, brother of the Duke of Kent
11. The Archbishop of Canterbury (The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Rowan Williams)
12. The Lord High Steward (office only in existence for coronations)
13. The Lord High Chancellor (The Lord Falconer of Thoroton)
14. The Archbishop of York (office currently vacant)
15. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and (normally) First Lord of the Treasury (The Rt Hon. Tony Blair)
16. Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment
17. The Lord High Treasurer (currently in commission)
18. The Lord President of the Council (See Order of Precedence for Ladies)
19. The Speaker of the House of Commons (The Rt Hon. Michael Martin)
20. The Lord Privy Seal (The Rt Hon. Geoff Hoon)
21. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of arrival
22. The Lord Great Chamberlain (The Marquess of Cholmondeley)
23. The Lord High Constable (office only in existence for coronations)
24. The Earl Marshal (The Duke of Norfolk)
25. The Lord High Admiral (office now held by the Sovereign)
26. The Lord Steward of the Household (The Duke of Abercorn)
27. The Lord Chamberlain of the Household (The Lord Luce)
28. The Master of the Horse (The Lord Vestey)
29. Dukes
30. Earl of Ulster, eldest son of HRH The Duke of Gloucester
31. Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of HRH The Duke of Kent
32. Ministers, Envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries
33. Marquesses
34. Eldest sons of Dukes
    1. Earl of Arundel and Surrey, eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk
    2. Lord Seymour, eldest son of the Duke of Somerset
    3. Earl of March and Kinrara, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon
    4. Earl of Euston, eldest son of the Duke of Grafton
    5. Marquess of Worcester, eldest son of the Duke of Beaufort
    6. Earl of Burford, eldest son of the Duke of St Albans
    7. Marquess of Hartington, eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire
    8. Marquess of Blandford, eldest son of the Duke of Marlborough
    9. Marquess of Granby, eldest son of the Duke of Rutland
    10. Marquess of Douglas and Clydedale, eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
    11. Earl of Dalkeith, eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
    12. Marquess of Lorne, eldest son of the Duke of Argyll
    13. Marquess of Tullibardine, eldest son of the Duke of Atholl
    14. Marquess of Graham, eldest son of the Duke of Montrose
    15. Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, eldest son of the Duke of Roxburghe
    16. Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the Duke of Manchester
    17. Earl Percy, eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland
    18. Marquess of Douro, eldest son of the Duke of Wellington
    19. Marquess of Stafford, eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland
    20. Marquess of Hamilton, eldest son of the Duke of Abercorn
    21. Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of the Duke of Westminster
    22. Earl of Southesk, eldest son of the Duke of Fife
35. Earls
36. Younger sons of Dukes of Blood Royal (Lord Nicholas Windsor)
37. Eldest sons of Marquesses
    1. Earl of Wiltshire, eldest son of the Marquess of Winchester
    2. Earl of Aboyne, eldest son of the Marquess of Huntly
    3. Viscount Drumlanrig, eldest son of the Marquess of Queensberry
    4. Earl of Shelburne, eldest son of the Marquess of Lansdowne
    5. Viscount Raynham, eldest son of the Marquess Townshend
    6. Viscount Cranborne, eldest son of the Marquess of Salisbury
    7. Viscount Weymouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Bath
    8. Earl of Yarmouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Hertford
    9. Earl of Dumfries, eldest son of the Marquess of Bute
    10. Earl of Tyrone, eldest son of the Marquess of Waterford
    11. Earl of Hillsborough, eldest son of the Marquess of Downshire
    12. Earl of Belfast, eldest son of the Marquess of Donegall
    13. Earl of Bective, eldest son of the Marquess of Headfort
    14. Viscount Loftus, eldest son of the Marquess of Ely
    15. Lord Burghley, eldest son of the Marquess of Exeter
    16. Earl Compton, eldest son of the Marquess of Northampton
    17. Earl of Brecknock, eldest son of the Marquess Camden
    18. Earl of Uxbridge, eldest son of the Marquess of Anglesey
    19. Viscount Castlereagh, eldest son of the Marquess of Londonderry
    20. Earl of Mount Charles, eldest son of the Marquess Conyngham
    21. Earl of Cardigan, eldest son of the Marquess of Ailesbury
    22. Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son of the Marquess of Normanby
    23. Earl Ronaldshay, eldest son of the Marquess of Zetland
    24. Earl of Hopetoun, eldest son of the Marquess of Linlithgow
    25. Earl of Haddo, eldest son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
    26. Earl of Medina, eldest son of the Marquess of Milford Haven
    27. Viscount Erleigh, eldest son of the Marquess of Reading
38. Younger sons of Dukes
    1. The Lord Thomas Fitzalan-Howard
    2. The Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard
    3. The Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard
    4. The Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard
    5. The Lord Mark Fitzalan-Howard
    6. The Lord Charles Seymour
    7. The Lord Francis Seymour
    8. The Lord Nicholas Gordon-Lennox
    9. The Lord Charles FitzRoy
    10. The Lord Edward FitzRoy
    11. The Lord Edward Somerset
    12. The Lord John Somerset
    13. The Lord Peter Beauclerk
    14. The Lord James Beauclerk
    15. The Lord John Beauclerk
    16. The Lord Robin Russell
    17. The Lord James Russell
    18. The Lord Rudolf Russell
    19. The Lord Francis Russell
    20. The Lord Hugh Russell
    21. The Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill
    22. The Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill
    23. The Lord Hugo Manners
    24. The Lord Edward Manners
    25. The Lord Roger Manners
    26. The Lord John Douglas-Hamilton
    27. The Lord Selkirk of Douglas (as a son of a Duke of Hamilton, he ranks higher than he does through his own life peerage)
    28. The Lord Patrick Douglas-Hamilton
    29. The Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
    30. The Lord John Montagu-Douglas-Scott
    31. The Lord Damian Montagu-Douglas-Scott
    32. The Lord Colin Campbell
    33. The Lord Craig Murray
    34. The Lord Ronald Graham
    35. The Lord Donald Graham
    36. The Lord Edward Innes-Ker
    37. The Lord George Innes-Ker
    38. The Lord Robert Innes-Ker
    39. The Lord Kimble Montagu
    40. The Lord Max Percy
    41. The Lord James Percy
    42. The Lord John FitzGerald
    43. The Lord Adrian FitzGerald
    44. The Lord Richard Wellesley
    45. The Lord John Wellesley
    46. The Lord James Wellesley
    47. The Lord Henry Egerton
    48. The Lord Nicholas Hamilton
    49. The Lord Anthony Hamilton
39. Viscounts
40. Eldest sons of Earls
41. Younger sons of Marquesses
42. The Bishop of London (The Rt Rev and Rt Hon Richard Chartres)
43. The Bishop of Durham (The Rt Rev Tom Wright)
44. The Bishop of Winchester (The Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt)
45. Other Church of England Diocesan Bishops, according to seniority of consecration
46. Suffragan Bishops, according to seniority of consecration
47. Retired Church of England Diocesan Bishops, according to seniority of consecration
48. Secretaries of State, if of the degree of a Baron
49. Barons and Lords of Parliament
50. Commissioners of the Great Seal (office obsolete)
51. Treasurer of the Household (Bob Ainsworth, also Chief Deputy Whip)
52. Comptroller of the Household (Thomas McAvoy)
53. Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (Jim Fitzpatrick)
54. Secretaries of State under the degree of Baron:
    1. The Rt Hon. Jack Straw
    2. The Rt Hon. David Blunkett
    3. The Rt Hon. Alistair Darling
    4. The Rt Hon. John Reid
    5. The Rt Hon. Paul Murphy
    6. The Rt Hon. Geoff Hoon
    7. The Rt Hon. Andrew Smith
    8. The Rt Hon. Charles Clarke
55. Eldest sons of Viscounts
56. Younger sons of Earls
57. Eldest sons of Barons
58. Knights of the Garter:
    1. The Lord Richardson of Duntisbourne
    2. The Lord Carrington of Bulcot Lodge
    3. HRH the Duke of Kent
    4. The Lord Callaghan of Cardiff
    5. The Duke of Wellington
    6. The Lord Bramall
    7. The Viscount Ridley
    8. The Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
    9. The Lord Ashburton
    10. The Lord Kingsdown
    11. Sir Ninian Stephen
    12. Sir Edmund Hillary
    13. Sir Timothy James Alan Colman
    14. HRH the Duke of Gloucester
    15. The Duke of Abercorn
    16. Sir Erskine William Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour, Baronet
    17. The Lord Inge
    18. Sir Anthony Arthur Acland
    19. The Duke of Westminster
    20. The Lord Butler of Brockwell
    21. The Lord Morris of Aberavon
59. Knights of the Thistle:
    1. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
    2. The Earl of Wemyss and March
    3. Sir Donald Hamish Cameron
    4. The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensbury
    5. The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine
    6. The Lord Thomson of Monifieth
    7. The Earl of Airlie
    8. Sir Iain Mark Tennant
    9. The Viscount of Arbuthbott
    10. The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres
    11. The Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden
    12. The Lord Mackay of Clashfern
    13. The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
60. Knights of St Patrick (order obsolete)
61. Privy Counsellors
62. Chancellor of the Order of the Garter (The Lord Bishop of Oxford)
63. Chancellor of the Exchequer (The Rt Hon. Gordon Brown)
64. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Alan Milburn)
65. Lord Chief Justice of England (The Lord Woolf)
66. Master of the Rolls (The Lord Phillips)
67. Lord President of the Family Division of the High Court (See Order of Precedence for Ladies)
68. Lords Justices of Appeal
69. Judges of the High Court
70. Younger sons of Viscounts
71. Younger sons of Barons
72. Baronets
73. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
74. Knights Grand Commanders of the Order of the Star of India (order obsolete)
75. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
76. Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (order obsolete)
77. Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
78. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
79. Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
80. Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
81. Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
82. Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
83. Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
84. Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
85. Knights Bachelor
86. Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster (Mr Justice Lloyd)
87. Recorder of London (Michael Hyam)
88. Recorder of Manchester and of Liverpool (in order of appointment):
    1. Recorder of Manchester (Judge Maddison)
    2. Recorder of Liverpool (Judge Globe)
89. Common Serjeant (Judge Beaumont)
90. Circuit Judges
91. Master of the Court of Protection (Denzil Lush)
92. Companions of the Order of the Bath
93. Companions of the Order of the Star of India
94. Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
95. Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
96. Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
97. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
98. Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
99. Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
100. Officers of the Order of the British Empire
101. Companions of the Imperial Service Order
102. Eldest sons of younger sons of hereditary peers or hereditary peeresses
103. Eldest sons of Baronets
104. Eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
105. Eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
106. Eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
107. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
108. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
109. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
110. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
111. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
112. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
113. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
114. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
115. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
116. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
117. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
118. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
119. Eldest sons of Knights Bachelor
120. Members of the Royal Victorian Order
121. Members of the Order of the British Empire
122. Younger sons of Baronets
123. Younger sons of Knights of the Garter
124. Younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
125. Younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
126. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
127. Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
128. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
129. Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
130. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
131. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
132. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
133. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
134. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
135. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
136. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
137. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
138. Younger sons of Knights Bachelor
139. King's Scholars
140. Queen's Scholars
141. Esquires

Ladies

1. The Sovereign (Queen Elizabeth II)
2. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
3. HRH The Countess of Wessex
4. HRH The Princess Royal
5. HRH Princess Beatrice of York
6. HRH Princess Eugenie of York
7. Lady Louise Windsor
8. HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
9. HRH The Duchess of Kent
10. HRH Princess Michael of Kent
11. HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy
12. The Lord President of the Council (The Baroness Amos)
13. Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment
14. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of arrival
15. Duchesses
16. Countess of Ulster, wife of the Earl of Ulster
17. Countess of St Andrews, wife of the Earl of St Andrews
18. The Lady Davina Windsor, eldest daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
19. The Lady Rose Windsor, younger daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
20. The Lady Helen Taylor, eldest daughter of the Duke of Kent
21. Marchionesses
22. Wives of Dukes' eldest sons
23. Daughters of Dukes not married to peers
24. Countesses
25. Wives of Marquesses' eldest sons
26. Viscountesses
27. Wives of eldest sons of Earls or of Countesses in their own right
28. Earls' daughters not married to peers
29. Wives of Marquesses' younger sons
30. Secretaries of State, if of the degree of a Baron:
    1. The Baroness Amos
31. Baronesses and wives or female holders of Lordships of Parliament
32. Secretaries of State:
    1. The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett
    2. The Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt
    3. The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell
33. Wives of Viscounts' eldest sons
34. Viscounts' daughters not married to peers
35. Wives of younger sons of Earls or of Countesses in their own right
36. Wives of eldest sons of Barons or Baronesses
37. Daughters of Barons or Baronesses
38. Ladies of the Garter:
    1. HRH The Princess Royal
    2. The Baroness Thatcher
    3. Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy
39. Ladies of the Thistle:
    1. HRH The Princess Royal
    2. Lady Marion Anne Fraser
40. Wives of Knights of the Garter
41. Wives of Knights of the Thistle
42. Privy Counsellors
43. Lord President of the Family Division of the High Court (The Rt Hon. Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss)
44. Lords Justices of Appeal
45. Judges of the High Court
46. Wives of Viscounts' younger sons
47. Wives of younger sons of Barons or Baronesses
48. Wives of Baronets
49. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
50. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
51. Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
52. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
53. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
54. Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
55. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
56. Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
57. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
58. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
59. Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath
60. Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
61. Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
62. Dames Commandes of the Order of the British Empire
63. Circuit Judges
64. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
65. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
66. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
67. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
68. Wives of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
69. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
70. Wives of Knights Bachelor
71. Companions of the Order of the Bath
72. Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
73. Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
74. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
75. Wives of Companions of the Order of the Bath
76. Wives of Companions of the Order of the Star of India
77. Wives of Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
78. Wives of Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
79. Wives of Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
80. Wives of Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
81. Wives of Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
82. Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
83. Officers of the Order of the British Empire
84. Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
85. Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire
86. Companions of the Imperial Service Order
87. Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order
88. Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers or peeresses
89. Daughters of sons of peers or peeresses
90. Wives of the eldest sons of Baronets
91. Daughters of Baronets
92. Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
93. Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
94. Wives of eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
95. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
96. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
97. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
98. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
99. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
100. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
101. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
102. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
103. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
104. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
105. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
106. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
107. Daughters of Knights of the Garter
108. Daughters of Knights of the Thistle
109. Daughters of Knights of St Patrick
110. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
111. Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
112. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
113. Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
114. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
115. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
116. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
117. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
118. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
119. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
120. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
121. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
122. Members of the Royal Victorian Order
123. Members of the Order of the British Empire
124. Wives of Members of the Royal Victorian Order
125. Wives of Members of the Order of the British Empire
126. Wives of younger sons of Baronets
127. Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Garter
128. Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
129. Wives of younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
130. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
131. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
132. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
133. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
134. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
135. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
136. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
137. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
138. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
139. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
140. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
141. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Local Precedence

1. The Lord Lieutenant of the County:
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Bedfordshire (Sam Whitbread)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Berkshire (Philip Wroughton)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for the City of Bristol (Jay Tidmarsh)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire (Sir Nigel Mobbs)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire (Hugh Duberly)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Cheshire (William Bromley Davenport)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Clwyd (Trefor Jones)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Cornwall (Mary Holborow)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Cumbria (James Cropper)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Derbyshire (John Bather)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Devon (Eric Dancer)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Dorset (Michael Fulford-Dobson)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Durham (Sir Paul Nicholson)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Dyfed (The Lord Morris of Aberavon)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for East Sussex (Phyllidia Stewart-Roberts)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for East Riding of Yorkshire (Richard Marriott)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Essex (The Lord Petre)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Gloucestershire (Henry Elwes)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Greater London (The Lord Imbert)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Greater Manchester (Sir John Timmins)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Gwent (Simon Boyle)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Gwynedd (Eric Sunderland)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Hampshire (Mary Fagan)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Herefordshire (Sir Thomas Dunne)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Hertfordshire (Simon Bowes Lyon)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for the Isle of Wight (Sir Christopher Bland)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Kent (Allan Willett)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Lancashire (The Lord Shuttleworth)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Leicestershire (Jenny Gretton)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Lincolnshire (Bridget Cracroft-Eley)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Merseyside (Alan Waterworth)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Mid Glamorgan (Katherine Thomas)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Norfolk (Sir Timothy Colman)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Northamptonshire (Juliet Townsend)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Northumberland (Sir John Riddell, Baronet)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire (The Lord Crathorne)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Powys (Shân Legge-Bourke)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Rutland (Laurence Howard)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Shropshire (Algernon Heber-Percy)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Somerset (Elizabeth Gass)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for South Glamorgan (Norman Edward Lloyds)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for South Yorkshire (The Earl of Scarbrough)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Staffordshire (James Hawley)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Suffolk (The Lord Tollemache)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Surrey (Sarah Goad)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Tyne and Wear (Nigel Sherlock)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Warwickshire (Martin Dunne)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for West Glamorgan (Robert Hastie)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for West Midlands (Bob Taylor)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for West Sussex (Hugh Wyatt)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Wiltshire (Sir Maurice Johnston)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for Worcestershire (Michael Brinton)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant for West Yorkshire (John Lyles)
2. The High Sheriff of the County:
   • The High Sheriff of Bedfordshire (Andrew Rayment)
   • The High Sheriff of Berkshire (Malcolm Kimmins)
   • The High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire (The Hon. Richard Godber)
   • The High Sheriff of Cambridgeshire (David Riddington)
   • The High Sheriff of Cheshire (Diana McConnell)
   • The High Sheriff of the City of Bristol (Helen Thornhill)
   • The High Sheriff of Clwyd (Nicholas Bankes)
   • The High Sheriff of Cumbria (Antony Leeming)
   • The High Sheriff of Derbyshire (John Rudd)
   • The High Sheriff of Devon (Philip Tuckett)
   • The High Sheriff of Dorset (Eleanor Weld)
   • The High Sheriff of Durham (Peter Cook)
   • The High Sheriff of Dyfed (Evan Evans)
   • The High Sheriff of East Sussex (Alastair Ainslie)
   • The High Sheriff of East Riding of Yorkshire (Hugh Bethell)
   • The High Sheriff of Essex (Mark Thomasin-Foster)
   • The High Sheriff of Gloucestershire (Deborah Hutton)
   • The High Sheriff of Greater London (Michael Ingall)
   • The High Sheriff of Gwent (David Milner)
   • The High Sheriff of Gwynedd (Robin Price)
   • The High Sheriff of Hampshire (The Hon. Frances Hoare)
   • The High Sheriff of Herefordshire (Georgina Britten-Long)
   • The High Sheriff of Hertfordshire (Lady Lyell)
   • The High Sheriff of the Isle of Wight (Judith Hammer)
   • The High Sheriff of Kent (Anthony Monteuuis)
   • The High Sheriff of Leicestershire (Julien Birchall)
   • The High Sheriff of Lincolnshire (Paul Pumfrey)
   • The High Sheriff of Mid Glamorgan (John Kendall)
   • The High Sheriff of Norfolk (Sir John Bagge)
   • The High Sheriff of Northamptonshire (John Nicholson)
   • The High Sheriff of Northumberland (Jennifer Gibson)
   • The High Sheriff of North Yorkshire (Simon Bostock)
   • The High Sheriff of Nottinghamshire (William Parente)
   • The High Sheriff of Oxfordshire (Anthony Spink)
   • The High Sheriff of Powys (Penelope Bourdillon)
   • The High Sheriff of Rutland (Mary Lloyd)
   • The High Sheriff of Shropshire (Julian Morgan)
   • The High Sheriff of Somerset (Brian Tanner)
   • The High Sheriff of South Glamorgan (Josephine Homfray)
   • The High Sheriff of South Yorkshire (David Moody)
   • The High Sheriff of Staffordshire (Sir Stanley Clarke)
   • The High Sheriff of Suffolk (John Thurlow)
   • The High Sheriff of Surrey (Andrew Wates)
   • The High Sheriff of Tyne and Wear (James Wright)
   • The High Sheriff of Warwickshire (Roger Wiglesworth)
   • The High Sheriff of West Glamorgan (Jane Clayton)
   • The High Sheriff of West Midlands (Michael Evans)
   • The High Sheriff of West Sussex (Mark Scrase-Dickins)
   • The High Sheriff of West Yorkshire (John Jackson)
   • The High Sheriff of Wiltshire (David Newbigging)
   • The High Sheriff of Worcestershire (Georgina Britten-Long)
3. The Lord Mayor:
   • The Lord Mayor of Birmingham (Mahmood Hussain)
   • The Lord Mayor of Bradford (Allan Hillary)
   • The Lord Mayor of Canterbury (Nick Eden-Green)
   • The Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Jacqui Gasson)
   • The Lord Mayor of Chester (Barry Cowper)
   • The Lord Mayor of Coventry (Ken Taylor)
   • The Lord Mayor of Exeter (Margaret Danks)
   • The Lord Mayor of Kingston-upon-Hull (Ken Branson)
   • The Lord Mayor of Leeds (Neil Taggart)
   • The Lord Mayor of Leicester (Ramnik Kavia)
   • The Lord Mayor of Liverpool (Ron Gould)
   • The Lord Mayor of London (Robert Finch)
   • The Lord Mayor of Manchester (Audrey Jones)
   • The Lord Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Margaret Carter)
   • The Lord Mayor of Norwich (Christopher Southgate)
   • The Lord Mayor of Nottingham (Brent Charlesworth)
   • The Lord Mayor of Oxford (Patrick Stannard)
   • The Lord Mayor of Plymouth (David Stark)
   • The Lord Mayor of Portsmouth (Tom Blair)
   • The Lord Mayor of Sheffield (Diane Leek)
   • The Lord Mayor of Stoke-on-Trent (Clive Brian)
   • The Lord Mayor of Swansea (Lawrence Bailey)
   • The Lord Mayor of Westminster (Jan Prendergast)
   • The Lord Mayor of York (Charles Hall)
4. The (Elected) Mayor
5. The Chairman of the County Council:
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Bedfordshire (Angela Roberts)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Buckinghamshire (Richard Pushman)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Cambridgeshire (Robin Driver)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Cheshire (Nora Dolphin)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Cornwall (Phil Tregunna)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Cumbria (Joe Nicholson)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Derbyshire (Charles Cutting)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Devon (Anthony Drake)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Dorset (John Peake)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Durham (Coun Fenwick)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of East Sussex (Roger Thomas)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Essex (Anthony Peel)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Gloucestershire (Albert Cook)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Hampshire (Margaret Snaith)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Herefordshire Council (Peter Harling)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Hertfordshire (Keith Emsall)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Isle of Wight (Heather Humby)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Kent (Brenda Trench)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Lancashire (Vali Patel)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Leicestershire (David Knaggs)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Lincolnshire (Peter Bray)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Norfolk (Neville Chapman)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Northamptonshire (Mike Boss)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Northumberland (John Morris)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of North Yorkshire (Clifford Wilson)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Nottinghamshire (Reg Strauther)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Oxfordshire (David Turner)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Rutland (Chris Parsons)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Shropshire (Adrian Coles)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Somerset (Robin Bush)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Staffordshire (Edward Boden)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Suffolk (Helen Whitworth)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Surrey (Sheila Gruselle)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Warwickshire (Mota Singh)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of West Sussex (Margaret Johnson)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Wiltshire (Gerry Willmott)
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Worcestershire (Edward Sheldon)
6. The Deputy Mayor
7. Aldermen
8. Councillors
9. Justices of the Peace
10. The Clerk of the County Council
11. The Town Clerk
12. The Chief Constable
13. The County Engineer or Borough Engineer