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Member of a royal household
Gentleman Usher and Lady Usher are titles for some officers of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. Historically the Gentlemen Ushers were among
Gentleman_Usher
Senior parliamentary officer
The Gentleman or Lady Usher of the Black Rod, often shortened to Black Rod, is a senior parliamentary officer in the House of Lords responsible for ceremonial
Black_Rod
Play written by George Chapman
The Gentleman Usher is an early 17th-century stage play, a comedy written by George Chapman that was first published in 1606. The Gentleman Usher was
The_Gentleman_Usher
English businessman (born 1986)
great-grandfather was Sir John (Jack) Spencer Coke, a Gentleman Usher to King George VI and Extra Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth II, and his great-uncle was
Jack_Brooksbank
classes: Gentleman Ushers of the Privy Chamber, Gentleman Ushers Daily Waiters and Gentleman Ushers Quarterly Waiters. The number of ordinary ushers of these
List of Lady and Gentleman Ushers
List_of_Lady_and_Gentleman_Ushers
The Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod is the Gentleman Usher to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, established in 1687. 1714–1761: Sir
Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod
Gentleman_Usher_of_the_Green_Rod
Officer of the Senate of Canada
The Usher of the Black Rod (French: Huissier du bâton noir), formerly known as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (French: Gentilhomme huissier de la verge
Usher of the Black Rod (Canada)
Usher_of_the_Black_Rod_(Canada)
Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State is a position in the British Royal Household. On certain state occasions he is responsible for the Sword of State
Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State
Gentleman_Usher_to_the_Sword_of_State
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
The usher of the Purple Rod, formally known as the Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod or Lady Usher of the Purple Rod, is the Usher to the Most Excellent
Lady_Usher_of_the_Purple_Rod
Sir John Norreys or Norris (c. 1481 – 21 October 1564) was a gentleman usher daily waiter at the English court during the reign of the House of Tudor
John Norreys (Usher of the Chamber)
John_Norreys_(Usher_of_the_Chamber)
1839 short story by Edgar Allan Poe
Fall of the House of Usher" is a short story by American writer Edgar Allan Poe, first published in 1839 in Burton's Gentleman's Magazine, then included
The Fall of the House of Usher
The_Fall_of_the_House_of_Usher
Topics referred to by the same term
official in some countries Usher of the Black Rod, a parliamentary official in the UK, Australia, Canada and New Zealand Gentleman Usher, a category of royal
Usher
List of members of a British order of chivalry
The usher of the Blue Rod, formally known as the Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod or Lady Usher of the Blue Rod is the Usher to the Most Distinguished
Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod
Gentleman_Usher_of_the_Blue_Rod
Irish and Scottish symbol of authority
there was a Gentleman Usher of the White Rod in the Estates of Parliament in Edinburgh, who had a similar role to the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod
White_Rod
Title of address for a noble man
young men) include: Gentleman at Arms Gentleman-in-waiting Gentleman of the bedchamber Gentleman of the Chapel Royal Gentleman-usher In France, gentilhomme
Gentleman
Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Spencer Coke (1880–1957). He held the office of Gentleman Usher to King George VI and Extra Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth II. Sir Jack was the fifth
Brooksbank_baronets
British peer, born 1822
Commander, Royal Victorian Order in 1953 and was Gentleman Usher to King George VI and Extra Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth II. The Hon. Sir Jack and
Thomas Coke, 2nd Earl of Leicester
Thomas_Coke,_2nd_Earl_of_Leicester
English courtier
progress. Queen Catherine made him her Private Secretary and then a Gentleman Usher of the Queen's Chamber. Dereham explained that if the King died, he
Francis_Dereham
2018 wedding British royal wedding
Leicester. His great-grandfather is Sir Jack Coke, Gentleman Usher to King George VI and Extra Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth II. Brooksbank's parents are
Wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank
Wedding_of_Princess_Eugenie_and_Jack_Brooksbank
English nobleman and politician (c. 1504–1536)
was happy, George had a reputation as a womaniser. George Cavendish, gentleman usher to Cardinal Wolsey, in his poetry entitled Metrical Visions lambastes
George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford
George_Boleyn,_Viscount_Rochford
British order of chivalry associated with Scotland
the most senior. The Usher of the Order is the Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod (unlike his Garter equivalent, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, he
Order_of_the_Thistle
British order of chivalry established in 1917
heraldic officers; and the Lady Usher of the Purple Rod does not – unlike the Order of the Garter equivalent, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod – perform
Order_of_the_British_Empire
English statesman (1485–1540)
daughter of a Putney shearman, Henry Wyckes, who had later served as a Gentleman Usher to King Henry VII. The couple had three children: Gregory Cromwell
Thomas_Cromwell
Traditional position in a royal household
Director of the Royal Collection Doorward Eunuch Falconer Gentleman of the Bedchamber Gentleman Usher Grand Almoner Grandmaster Grand Master of the Hunt Great
Court_appointment
English dramatist, poet, and translator (c.1559–1634)
Eastward Hoe (1605) Monsieur D'Olive (1605) The Widow's Tears (1605) The Gentleman Usher (1606) The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron (1608)
George_Chapman
British order of chivalry established in 1725
Order's Usher is known as the Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod; he does not, unlike his Order of the Garter equivalent (the Gentleman Usher of the Black
Order_of_the_Bath
Royal Navy Admiral, court official and usher (1788–1877)
Devonshire (then Lord Chamberlain), appointed him on 25 July 1832 Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, which office he held, much to his satisfaction, until
Augustus_Clifford
UK chivalric office
The usher of the Scarlet Rod, formally known as the Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod or Lady Usher of the Scarlet Rod is the Usher to the Most Honourable
Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod
Gentleman_Usher_of_the_Scarlet_Rod
Royal attendant
Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, now Senior Gentleman Usher) in 2006 Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford (Comptroller, the Lord
Equerry
British nobleman
Augustus Clifford and rose to be an admiral in the Royal Navy and the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in the House of Lords; his descendants would die out
William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire
William_Cavendish,_5th_Duke_of_Devonshire
British Army general (born 1944)
27 July 1944) is a retired officer of the British Army and former Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of
Michael_Willcocks
English monarch courtier
of the demeaning or the humiliating." Further, "the mere word of the Gentleman of the Privy Chamber was sufficient evidence in itself of the king's will"
Groom_of_the_Stool
Departments of the British royal family
The Household of Edward VIII supported Edward VIII (1894-1972) during his eleven-month reign as monarch in 1936 (which lasted from his accession in January
Household_of_Edward_VIII
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal
1943) is a retired senior Royal Air Force (RAF) commander. He was the Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State. Educated at the Royal Grammar School, Guildford
John_Allison_(RAF_officer)
Royal Navy Admiral and former Black Rod (1932–1998)
March 1932 – 13 December 1998) was a senior Royal Navy officer and the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (or simply Black Rod) in the British Parliament's
Richard Thomas (Royal Navy officer)
Richard_Thomas_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Collective departments of the British royal family
who provide occasional assistance as marshals at royal events. The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod is an important official in the Houses of Parliament;
Royal Households of the United Kingdom
Royal_Households_of_the_United_Kingdom
Departments of the British royal family
The households of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (known, after the death of her husband, as Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother) were made up of office-holders
Household of George VI and Elizabeth
Household_of_George_VI_and_Elizabeth
British Army officer and courtier
Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. He also became a Gentleman Usher to the British royal household, rising to become Gentleman Usher of the Privy Chamber. Having briefly
Gustavus_Guydickens
British Army general, parliamentary official
Council of the European Union, Brussels. In 2010 he was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, a role he held until February 2018. Leakey is the
David_Leakey
UK soldier in Africa (1857–1943)
during World War One. He later served as a Gentleman Usher to King George V until 1927, then an Extra Gentleman Usher to George V, King Edward VII and King
Montagu_Grant_Wilkinson
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave (2024) Usher: Lieutenant General Ed Davis CB, CBE, KStJ, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (ex officio, 2025) List of
List of current knights and ladies of the Garter
List_of_current_knights_and_ladies_of_the_Garter
British Army officer
Defence Staff and Defence Attaché in Washington, D.C. (1997–2000), and Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod (2006–2018). Vyvyan was born on 29 September 1944
Charles_Vyvyan
Contagious disease in Europe, 1485–1551
The secret History of the Cardinal, by George Cavendish, Esq; his Gentleman Usher, written in the Reign of Philip and Mary. In which are interspersed
Sweating_sickness
Operational manager of UK Royal Households
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Master_of_the_Household
was an English lawyer and courtier. Born in Derbyshire, he served as Gentleman Usher to George III and was granted a baronetcy. FitzHerbert also owned a
Sir William FitzHerbert, 1st Baronet
Sir_William_FitzHerbert,_1st_Baronet
British senior Royal Marines officer (born 1963)
Gibraltar from 2016 to 2020. On 8 July 2025, Davis took office as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in the House of Lords, succeeding Sarah Clarke. Davis
Ed Davis (Royal Marines officer)
Ed_Davis_(Royal_Marines_officer)
1925 – 21 April 2009) was Lord Mayor of London 1976–77. He was also Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod 1985 – 30 November 2000. Born in London on Lord Mayor's
Robin_Gillett
(died 1559) an MP for Herefordshire in 1559. Richard Coningsby was a gentleman usher of the chamber at the court of Elizabeth I. From 1594, he was also
Richard_Coningsby
Meeting place of the UK Parliament
Champagne. An official known as Black Rod (officially the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, or Lady Usher of the Black Rod) oversees security for the House of
Palace_of_Westminster
Ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Yeomen_Warders
English politician and mayor (born 1938)
as Sheriff of the City of London. From 2000 to 2013, he served as Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod. He went to St. Paul's School London from 1951 to
Alexander Graham (underwriter)
Alexander_Graham_(underwriter)
Wife of Thomas Cromwell (d. 1529)
daughter of Henry Wykes of Putney, Surrey, a shearman who later became a gentleman usher to Henry VIII. She and her husband Thomas Cromwell lived in Austin
Elizabeth_Wyckes
Wingfield (died 1593) a gentleman usher. Mother of the Maids between 1567 and 1598. Her second husband was George Pollard of Langley, an usher daily waiter and
Mother of the Maids (English royal court)
Mother_of_the_Maids_(English_royal_court)
Induction ceremony for new members in the House of Lords
the members of the procession standing in the following order: The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod or his deputy The Garter Principal King of Arms or
Introduction_(House_of_Lords)
Leading position in the UK Royal Household
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
Private_Secretary_to_the_Sovereign
UK royal officeholder and chivalric title
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Earl_Marshal
British businessman and courtier (1892–1965)
public services. Hanbury-Williams became a Gentleman Usher to George V in 1931, and served as Gentleman Usher to Edward VIII in 1936. Between 1936 and 1965
John Coldbrook Hanbury-Williams
John_Coldbrook_Hanbury-Williams
Senior lady in the Royal Household of the United Kingdom (1553–2021)
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Mistress_of_the_Robes
British administrator (born 1965)
the role was formally styled "The Lady Usher of the Black Rod"; for previous incumbents, "The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod" was used. She was also
Sarah_Clarke_(Black_Rod)
Great Officer of State in the United Kingdom
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Lord_Chancellor
English statesman and cardinal (1473–1530)
George. The Life and Death of Cardinal Wolsey, 1611. (Cavendish was gentleman usher to Thomas Wolsey.) Thomas Cocke, "'The Repository of Our English Kings':
Thomas_Wolsey
Office within the royal household of the United Kingdom
Manchester 2013–2024: John Inge, Bishop of Worcester 2024–present: Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich "No. 60427". The London Gazette. 20 February 2013. p
Royal_Almonry
Member of the Parliament of England
alongside him. After King Henry's coronation in 1509, he was made a Gentleman Usher and King's Cupbearer, and gradually rose at Court. He began his military
William FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton
William_FitzWilliam,_1st_Earl_of_Southampton
of Westminster Admiral Sir David Williams, Gentleman Usher Vice-Admiral Sir Ronald Brockman, Gentleman Usher Major General Lennox Napier, General Officer
List of wedding guests of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer
List_of_wedding_guests_of_Prince_Charles_and_Lady_Diana_Spencer
Female aide to a queen or queen consort
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Woman_of_the_Bedchamber
English business executive, landowner and courtier
Laura). Carron Greig was a Gentleman Usher for Queen Elizabeth II from 1961 until 1995, when he became Extra Gentleman Usher. His son Louis was Page of
Carron_Greig
English noble family
Owain Glyndŵr. John Scudamore (courtier) (1542–1623), courtier and Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth. Mary Scudamore (1550–1603), courtier to Queen Elizabeth
Scudamore_family
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1925-2009)
1925 – 10 December 2009) was a senior Royal Air Force commander and Gentleman usher of the Black Rod. The son of Ernest (1895–1981) and Hilda (née Attwood;
John_Gingell
Queen of England from 1533 to 1536
Northumberland, and entered into a secret betrothal with him. Thomas Wolsey's gentleman usher, George Cavendish, maintained the two had not been lovers. The romance
Anne_Boleyn
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1919–1994)
retirement from the air force, Stack became a Gentleman Usher to the Queen and from 1989 Extra Gentleman Usher. He also became a Freeman of the City of London
Neville_Stack
Most senior official of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Lord_Chamberlain
English noblewoman (1517–1559)
childhood friend and stepmother Katherine Willoughby had married her gentleman usher, so Frances moved on familiar ground. She and Stokes married in 1554
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk
Frances_Grey,_Duchess_of_Suffolk
Treasurer to the British monarchy
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Keeper_of_the_Privy_Purse
English courtier
Inn. He was born at Ettington Manor in 1574. Later he served as a gentleman usher for Sir Francis Bacon in 1617 at York House, which was the residence
John_Underhill_(courtier)
English biographer of Cardinal Wolsey
in about 1522 Cavendish entered the service of Cardinal Wolsey as gentleman-usher, and stayed in his service until Wolsey's death in 1530. His position
George_Cavendish_(writer)
Position in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Astronomer_Royal
Royal Navy vice-admiral (1909–1999)
Brockman CB. He was descendant of the English Brockman family, and was Gentleman Usher to the Queen from 1967 to 1979. Sir Ronald was educated at Weymouth
Ronald_Brockman
Medieval title for judge or minister
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Justiciar
Canadian military officer (1921–1996)
Lortie's killing spree in the Parliament Building on 8 May 1984. Later he was Usher of the Black Rod for the Parliament of Canada. Jalbert served in World War
René_Jalbert
Comptroller for Princess Louise, Queen Victoria's 4th daughter and Gentleman Usher in the households of Queen Victoria and King Edward VII. He attended
Arthur_Collins_(courtier)
List of assistants to the monarch
Gentleman of the Bedchamber was a title in the Royal Household, found in the Kingdom of Scotland from the 16th century and in the Kingdom of England from
Lords and Gentlemen of the Bedchamber
Lords_and_Gentlemen_of_the_Bedchamber
British order of chivalry
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave (2024) Usher: Lieutenant General Ed Davis RM, CB, CBE, KStJ, Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod (ex officio, 2025) At the
Order_of_the_Garter
Departments of the British royal family
The Households of Edward VII and Alexandra supported the work of the monarch and his consort between January 1901 and May 1910. The Royal Households of
Household of Edward VII and Alexandra
Household_of_Edward_VII_and_Alexandra
Sinecure office of state in the UK
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Lord_Privy_Seal
English politician
daughter of Richard Mynors of Treago Castle, Herefords. He served as a gentleman usher to Henry VIII. In 1529 he represented Herefordshire in parliament.
John_Scudamore_(1503–1571)
British Army general, parliamentary official
to the Forces immediately prior to his retirement in 2008. He was Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod from 30 April 2009 to 28 October 2010. He also served
Freddie_Viggers
Personal attendant on a British queen or princess
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Lady_of_the_Bedchamber
Royal officials and supporting staff
The Royal Households of the United Kingdom consist of royal officials and the supporting staff of the British royal family, as well as the Royal Household
Household_of_Elizabeth_II
Private apartment of a royal residence in England
been employed by Somerset as a spy". As salary, a gentleman received £50 a year, a gentleman usher £30, and a groom £20. The gentlemen were regular officers
Privy_chamber
Position of varying importance in several European nations
and stud devolves on the chief or Crown Equerry, formerly called the Gentleman of the Horse, whose appointment was always permanent. The Clerk Marshal
Master_of_the_Horse
British palaeographer and classical scholar (1863–1952)
of the British Academy from 1917 to 1921. From 1918 to 1952 he was Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod. Kenyon was born in London, the son of John Robert
Frederic_G._Kenyon
Official position in the British royal household
for the Royal Household are now largely ceremonial, such as serving as an usher at royal garden parties. 1399–1400: Sir Robert Lytton 1402–1413: John Spencer
Comptroller_of_the_Household
British bodyguard positions
Officer in Brigade Waiting Warden of the Mint (1216–1829) Gentleman Usher Gentleman Usher to the Sword of State His Majesty's Botanist King's Bargemaster
Gold_Stick_and_Silver_Stick
English knight
the elder of the two daughters and co-heirs of Sir Edmund Pakenham, Gentleman Usher to Catherine of Aragon. Sir Edmund Pakenham died in 1528 and Geoffrey
Geoffrey_Pole
British diplomat who married Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt (1890 –1954)
Groom-in-Waiting to Queen Victoria until her death in 1901 and an Extra Gentleman Usher from 1924 under King George V until 1937, was a younger son of the
John_Francis_Amherst_Cecil
17th-century Scottish aristocrat
Dirletoun (died 1650) was a Scottish courtier active in England as a gentleman usher and Black Rod. He was involved in selling royal jewels. Maxwell was
James Maxwell, 1st Earl of Dirletoun
James_Maxwell,_1st_Earl_of_Dirletoun
English courtier
the King had. In October of the same year, he succeeded Compton as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. Norris risked the wrath of Anne Boleyn's faction
Henry_Norris_(courtier)
Scottish noblewoman (1474-1537)
Before 13 February 1512, she married James Strangeways of Fyfield, a gentleman usher of the King's Chamber. The couple endowed a chantry priest to sing
Lady_Catherine_Gordon
Garneys or Garnysse (died 1534), was the chief porter of Calais, and a gentleman usher of the king's chamber in the beginning of the reign of Henry VIII.
Christopher_Garneys
Official of the British Royal Household
Each was managed by its own staff of yeomen and grooms, and headed by a gentleman or sergeant; the Lord Steward exercised rights of patronage over these
Lord_Steward
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