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	\| rowspan=2\|Sons of the sovereign		\| rowspan=2\|Sons of the sovereign
	\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of the Prince of Wales.svg}} ]		\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of the Prince of Wales.svg}} ]
	\| rowspan=2\|<ref name="~~1539Act4~~">]–</ref>		\| rowspan=2\|<ref name="1539Act1">]–</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.svg}} ]		\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.svg}} ]
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	\| rowspan=2\|Brothers of the sovereign		\| rowspan=2\|Brothers of the sovereign
	\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of Prince Andrew, Duke of York.svg}} ]		\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of Prince Andrew, Duke of York.svg}} ]
	\| rowspan=2\|<ref name="~~1539Act4~~"/><ref name="Heraldica">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm \|title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales \|year=2001 \|publisher=Heraldica \|access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref>		\| rowspan=2\|<ref name="1539Act1"/><ref name="Heraldica">{{Cite web \|url=http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm \|title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales \|year=2001 \|publisher=Heraldica \|access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.svg}} ]		\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.svg}} ]
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	\| Uncles of the sovereign		\| Uncles of the sovereign
	\| ''None at present''		\| ''None at present''
	\| <ref name="~~1539Act4~~"/>		\| <ref name="1539Act1"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=2\|Nephews of the sovereign		\| rowspan=2\|Nephews of the sovereign
	\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} ]{{efn\|Legally HRH Prince James of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the duke's son per his parents' wishes on their ] and the will of ~~the~~ Queen.}}		\| {{flagicon image\|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} ]{{efn\|Legally HRH Prince James of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the duke's son per his parents' wishes on their ] and the will of Queen Elizabeth II.}}
	\| rowspan=2\|<ref name="~~1539Act4~~"/>		\| rowspan=2\|<ref name="1539Act1"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! Title !! colspan=3\|Holder !! Ref		! Title !! colspan=4\|Holder !! Ref
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|] and ] ]		\| colspan=3\|] and ] ]
	\| <ref name="squibb">{{cite book \| title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales \| publisher=Clarendon Press \| author=] \| chapter=The Lord Chamberlain's Order of 1520, as amended in 1595 \| year=1981 \| location=Oxford, England \| pages=99–101}}</ref>		\| <ref name="1539Act3">]–</ref><ref name="squibb">{{cite book \| title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales \| publisher=Clarendon Press \| author=] \| chapter=The Lord Chamberlain's Order of 1520, as amended in 1595 \| year=1981 \| location=Oxford, England \| pages=99–101}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=3\|''None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations''		\| colspan=4\|''None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations''
	\| {{efn\|] was the recent Lord High Steward in the ].}}		\| {{efn\|] was the recent Lord High Steward in the ].}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| ]~~, MP~~		\| colspan=2\|'' ]''
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| <ref name="~~1539Act~~">]–</ref>		\| <ref name="1539Act4">]––</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|] and ] ]		\| colspan=3\|] and ] ]
	\| <ref name="squibb"/>		\| <ref name="1539Act3"/><ref name="squibb"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|]~~, MP~~		\| colspan=3\|]
	\| {{efn\|name="Prime Minister"\|The title of Prime Minister was used unofficially in the 18th and 19th centuries for the ]; it first received official recognition with a royal warrant of 2 December 1905, which assigned the Prime Minister precedence immediately after that of the Archbishop of York.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Brazier \|first=Rodney \|author-link=Rodney Brazier \|year=1997 \|title=Ministers of the Crown \|location=Oxford \|publisher=Clarendon Press \|pages=5–6 \|isbn=0-19-825988-3}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27860 \|date=5 December 1905 \|page=8735}}</ref>}}		\| {{efn\|name="Prime Minister"\|The title of Prime Minister was used unofficially in the 18th and 19th centuries for the ]; it first received official recognition with a royal warrant of 2 December 1905, which assigned the Prime Minister precedence immediately after that of the Archbishop of York.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Brazier \|first=Rodney \|author-link=Rodney Brazier \|year=1997 \|title=Ministers of the Crown \|location=Oxford \|publisher=Clarendon Press \|pages=5–6 \|isbn=0-19-825988-3}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=27860 \|date=5 December 1905 \|page=8735}}</ref>}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=3\|''None; vacant since 1714''		\| colspan=4\|''None; vacant since 1714''
	\| {{efn\|] was the last person to hold the office of Lord High Treasurer until his resignation in 1714. ] do not exercise the office of Lord High Treasurer.}}<ref name="~~1539Act~~"/>		\| {{efn\|] was the last person to hold the office of Lord High Treasurer until his resignation in 1714. ] do not exercise the office of Lord High Treasurer.}}<ref name="1539Act4"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| ], MP		\| colspan=2\|'' ], MP''
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| <ref name="~~1539Act~~"/>		\| <ref name="1539Act4"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|]~~, MP~~		\| colspan=3\|]
	\| <ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=31380 \|date=3 June 1919\|page=7059}}</ref>		\| <ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=31380 \|date=3 June 1919\|page=7059}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|]		\| colspan=3\|]
	\| {{efn\|name="Lord Speaker"\|The speakership of the House of Lords was historically vested in the Lord Chancellor; following the creation of a separate office of Lord Speaker, its rank and precedence was established by a royal warrant dated 4 July 2006 as being immediately after that of the Speaker of the House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Newsletter/011.htm \|title=The College of Arms Newsletter, No. 11 \|date=December 2006 \|publisher=] \|access-date=11 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=58050 \|date=21 July 2006 \|page=9986}}</ref>}}		\| {{efn\|name="Lord Speaker"\|The speakership of the House of Lords was historically vested in the Lord Chancellor; following the creation of a separate office of Lord Speaker, its rank and precedence was established by a royal warrant dated 4 July 2006 as being immediately after that of the Speaker of the House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Newsletter/011.htm \|title=The College of Arms Newsletter, No. 11 \|date=December 2006 \|publisher=] \|access-date=11 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=58050 \|date=21 July 2006 \|page=9986}}</ref>}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|]		\| colspan=3\|]
	\| <ref name="Supreme Court">{{London Gazette\|issue=59201 \|date=1 October 2009 \|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-59201-934290}}</ref>		\| <ref name="Supreme Court">{{London Gazette\|issue=59201 \|date=1 October 2009 \|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-59201-934290}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\|]		\|colspan=2\|'' ]''
	\| ~~rowspan=2\|~~'']''		\| '']''
			\| <ref name="Lord Chief Justice">{{London Gazette\|issue=58529 \|date=30 November 2007 \|page=17439}}</ref>
	\| <ref>{{cite web \| title=Appointment of Lord Chief Justice: 15 June 2023 \|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-lord-chief-justice-15-june-2023 \|publisher=www.gov.uk \|access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| ]		\| colspan=2\|'' ]''
			\| '']''
	\| <ref name="~~1539Act~~"/>		\| <ref name="1539Act4"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan=4\|The ]		\| colspan=5\|The ]
	\| {{efn\|name="Visiting ministers"\|When visiting the United Kingdom, cabinet ministers of foreign countries are given precedence immediately above that of their country's High Commissioner (if in the ]) or Ambassador (if not).}}<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=38487 \|date=24 December 1948 \|page=6670}}</ref>		\| {{efn\|name="Visiting ministers"\|When visiting the United Kingdom, cabinet ministers of foreign countries are given precedence immediately above that of their country's High Commissioner (if in the ]) or Ambassador (if not).}}<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=38487 \|date=24 December 1948 \|page=6670}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=3\|]		\| colspan=4\|]
			\| <ref name="1539Act5">]––</ref>
	\| <ref name="1539Act"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=3\|''None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations''		\| colspan=4\|''None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations''
	\| {{efn\|] was the recent Lord High Constable in the ].}}<ref name="~~1539Act~~"/>		\| {{efn\|] was the recent Lord High Constable in the ].}}<ref name="1539Act5"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=3\|]		\| colspan=4\|]
	\| <ref name="~~1539Act~~"/>		\| <ref name="1539Act5"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=3\|'']''		\| colspan=4\|'']''
	\| {{efn\|Ranks higher as the Sovereign}}<ref name="~~1539Act~~"/>		\| {{efn\|Ranks higher as the Sovereign}}<ref name="1539Act5"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=3\|]		\| colspan=4\|]
	\| <ref name="~~1539Act~~"/>		\| <ref name="1539Act5"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|]		\| colspan=3\|]
	\| <ref name="~~1539Act~~"/>		\| <ref name="1539Act5"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
			\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=3\|]		\| colspan=3\|]
	\| {{efn\|name="Master of the Horse"\|If the Master of the Horse holds a rank lower than a duke in the peerage, then by royal warrant dated 6 May 1907, he ranks next after the Lord Chamberlain.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28019 \|date=7 May 1907 \|pages=3080–3081 }}</ref>}}		\| {{efn\|name="Master of the Horse"\|If the Master of the Horse holds a rank lower than a duke in the peerage, then by royal warrant dated 6 May 1907, he ranks next after the Lord Chamberlain.<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=28019 \|date=7 May 1907 \|pages=3080–3081 }}</ref>}}
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	! !! Title !! colspan=3\|Holder !! Ref		! !! Title !! colspan=3\|Holder !! Ref
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=3\|]		\| rowspan=3\|]
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| ] and ] ]		\|'' ] and ] ]''
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| rowspan=3\|{{efn\|name="Archbishops"\|Excepting the Archbishops of ] and ] who rank higher as the Primate of All England and the Primate of England respectively.}}		\| rowspan=3\|{{efn\|name="Archbishops"\|Excepting the Archbishops of ] and ] who rank higher as the Primate of All England and the Primate of England respectively.}}<ref name="1539Act3"/>
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
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	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=8\|{{flagicon\|United Kingdom}} ]		\| rowspan=6\|{{flagicon\|United Kingdom}} ]
	\| rowspan=8\|Ordered according to date of creation		\| rowspan=6\|Ordered according to date of creation
	\| {{efn\|name="Life barons"\|Barons and baronesses for life created under the ] and the ].}}		\| {{efn\|name="Life barons"\|Barons and baronesses for life created under the ] and the ].}}
	\|-		\|-
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	\| {{efn\|name="President of the Supreme Court"\|Excepting ], who ranks higher as the ].}}		\| {{efn\|name="President of the Supreme Court"\|Excepting ], who ranks higher as the ].}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{efn\|Excepting ] who ranks higher as the ].~~\|name="Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal" \|group=nb~~}}		\| {{efn\|name="Lord Chamberlain of the Household"\|Excepting ] who ranks higher as the ].}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{efn\|name="~~Lord~~ ~~Chamberlain~~ of the ~~Household~~"\|Excepting ] who ranks higher as the ].}}		\| {{efn\|name="Master of the Horse of the United Kingdom"\|Excepting ] who ranks higher as the ].}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| {{efn\|The ], The ], The ], The ], The ], The ] (The Baron Carew in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The ] (The Baron Mereworth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The ], The ] and The ] was created after the ]. They take precedence after earlier Barons of the United Kingdom.}}		\| {{efn\|The ], The ], The ], The ], The ], The ] (The Baron Carew in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The ] (The Baron Mereworth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The ], The ] and The ] was created after the ]. They take precedence after earlier Barons of the United Kingdom.}}
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	\|-		\|-
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|]		\| colspan=2\|'' ]''
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\|-		\|-
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	\|-		\|-
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|]		\| colspan=2\|'' ]''
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\|}		\|}
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	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=3\|]~~, MP~~		\| colspan=3\|]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=4\|]~~, MP~~		\| colspan=4\|]
	\|		\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=2\|], MP		\| colspan=3\|'' ] ''
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\|		\|
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! Holder !! Ref		! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! colspan=2\|Holder !! Ref
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=3\|]		\| rowspan=3\|]
	\| rowspan=3\|KG		\| rowspan=3\|KG
			\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| rowspan=6\|{{efn\|name="Garter and Thistle Note"\|Who are not already ranked higher in precedence as peers or royalty.}}		\| rowspan=6\|{{efn\|name="Garter and Thistle Note"\|Who are not already ranked higher in precedence as peers or royalty.}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| colspan=2\|]
	\|-		\|-
			\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=3\|]		\| rowspan=3\|]
	\| rowspan=3\|KT		\| rowspan=3\|KT
	\| ]		\| colspan=2\|]
	\|-		\|-
			\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| ]		\| ]
	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| colspan=2\|]
	\|-		\|-
	\| ]		\| ]
	\| KP		\| KP
	\| ''None; order dormant''		\| colspan=2\|''None; order dormant''
	\| {{efn\|name="Gloucester"\|The last Knight, ], died in 1974.}}		\| {{efn\|name="Gloucester"\|The last Knight, ], died in 1974.}}
	\|-		\|-
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! Privy Counsellors !! colspan=2\|Holder !! Ref		! Privy Counsellors !! colspan=4\|Holder !! Ref
	\|-		\|-
	\| ] (PC)		\| ] (PC)
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| Ordered according to date of oath-taking		\| 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.}}		\| {{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.}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| colspan=2\|'']''		\| colspan=3\|'']''
	\| ''Office held by a woman''		\| colspan=1\|'']''
		⚫	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| '']''~~, MP~~		\| colspan=2\|'']''
	\| ''Office held by a woman''		\| colspan=1\|'' ]''
		⚫	\|
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| '']''~~, MP~~		\| colspan=3\|'']''
	\| {{efn\|name="Privy Counsellor"}}		\| {{efn\|name="Privy Counsellor"}}
	\|-		\|-
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	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! !! colspan=4\|Holder !! Ref		!colspan=2\| !! colspan=4\|Holder !! Ref
	\|-		\|-
	\| rowspan=3\|The Senior Judges		\| rowspan=3\|The Senior Judges
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| '']''		\| colspan=2\|'']''
	\| '']''		\| '']''
	\| {{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".<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=57794 \|date=24 October 2005 \|page=13701}}</ref>}}<ref>{{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}}</ref>{{efn\|name="Privy Counsellor"}}		\| {{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".<ref>{{London Gazette\|issue=57794 \|date=24 October 2005 \|page=13701}}</ref>}}<ref>{{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}}</ref>{{efn\|name="Privy Counsellor"}}
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	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|'']''		\| colspan=3\|'']''
	\| {{efn\|name="Privy Counsellor"}}		\| {{efn\|name="Privy Counsellor"}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|		\| style="background: {{party color\|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" \|
	\| colspan=2\|'']''		\| colspan=3\|'']''
	\| {{efn\|name="Privy Counsellor"}}		\| {{efn\|name="Privy Counsellor"}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| colspan=2\|The ]
	\| colspan=4\|Ordered according to seniority of appointment		\| colspan=4\|Ordered according to seniority of appointment
	\| {{efn\|Lords Justices of Appeal are customarily made Privy Counsellors, and thus rank accordingly.}}		\| {{efn\|Lords Justices of Appeal are customarily made Privy Counsellors, and thus rank accordingly.}}
	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| colspan=2\|The ]
	\| colspan=4\|Ordered according to seniority of appointment		\| 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.}}		\| {{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=6\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders		\| colspan=7\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan=6\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders		\| colspan=7\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan=6\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders		\| colspan=7\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan=6\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders		\| colspan=7\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan=6\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders		\| colspan=7\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan=6\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders		\| colspan=7\|] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
	\|-		\|-
	\| colspan=5\|All sons of ] according to the precedence of the peerage holders		\| colspan=6\|All sons of ] 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.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=41454 \|date=22 July 1958 \|pages=4641–4642 \|supp=y}}</ref>}}		\| {{efn\|name="Sons of life peers"\|Rank and precedence set by royal warrant, dated 21 July 1958.<ref>{{London Gazette \|issue=41454 \|date=22 July 1958 \|pages=4641–4642 \|supp=y}}</ref>}}
	\|-		\|-
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	\|-		\|-
	\| The ]		\| The ]
	\| ''] ]''~~, KC~~		\| ''] ]''
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The following is the order of precedence in England and Wales as of December 2024. 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.

Position	Holder	Ref
The sovereign (regardless of gender)	HM The King
Sons of the sovereign	HRH The Prince of Wales
Sons of the sovereign	The Duke of Sussex
Grandsons of the sovereign	HRH Prince George of Wales
	HRH Prince Louis of Wales
	Prince Archie of Sussex
Brothers of the sovereign	The Duke of York
Brothers of the sovereign	HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
Uncles of the sovereign	None at present
Nephews of the sovereign	Earl of Wessex
Nephews of the sovereign	Mr Peter Phillips
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	HRH The Duke of Gloucester
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	HRH The Duke of Kent
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	The Rt Hon. The Earl of Snowdon
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	HRH Prince Michael of Kent

Archbishops, High Officers of State, et al.

Title	Holder
The Archbishop of Canterbury		The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Justin Welby
The Lord High Steward	None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		The Rt Hon. Shabana Mahmood	Office held by a woman
The Archbishop of York		The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Stephen Cottrell
The Prime Minister		The Rt Hon. Sir Keir Starmer
The Lord High Treasurer	None; vacant since 1714
The Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon. Lucy Powell, MP	Office held by a woman
The Speaker of the House of Commons		The Rt Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle
The Lord Speaker of the House of Lords		The Rt Hon. The Lord McFall of Alcluith
The President of the Supreme Court		The Rt Hon. The Lord Reed of Allermuir
The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales		The Rt Hon. The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill	Office held by a woman
The Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon. The Baroness Smith of Basildon	Office held by a woman
The Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom in order of arrival
The Lord Great Chamberlain	The Rt Hon. The Lord Carrington
The Lord High Constable	None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations
The Earl Marshal	HG The Duke of Norfolk
The Lord High Admiral	HM The King
The Lord Steward of the Household	The Rt Hon. The Earl of Rosslyn
The Lord Chamberlain of the Household		The Rt Hon. The Lord Benyon
The Master of the Horse		The Rt Hon. The Lord Ashton of Hyde

Nobility, bishops, et al.

Dukes, et al.

	Note	Ref
Royal dukes not grandsons of former sovereigns	None at present
England	Ordered according to date of creation
Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	HG The Duke of Leinster
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Eldest sons of royal dukes who are not already ranked higher	Earl of Ulster (son of the Duke of Gloucester)
	Earl of St Andrews (son of the Duke of Kent)
Ministers, envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries

Marquesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
England	The Most Hon. The Marquess of Winchester
Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Earls, et al.

	Note	Ref
England	Ordered according to date of creation
Scotland	Ordered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation


Younger sons of royal dukes who are not already ranked higher	Lord Nicholas Windsor (second son of the Duke of Kent)
Eldest sons of marquesses according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Eldest sons of eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Viscounts, et al.

	Note	Ref
England	The Rt Hon. The Viscount Hereford
Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Lord Frederick Windsor (only son of Prince Michael of Kent)
Eldest sons of eldest sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of eldest sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Bishops

	Title	Holder
Diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ex officio	The Bishop of London		The Rt Revd and Rt Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally	Office held by a woman
	The Bishop of Durham	Vacant
	The Bishop of Winchester	The Rt Revd Philip Mounstephen
Other diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
Other diocesan bishops ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
Suffragan bishops ordered according to seniority of consecration
Retired Church of England diocesan archbishops and bishops ordered according to original date of confirmation of election

Barons/Lords of Parliament

	Order of precedence	Notes
Secretaries of State Being of the degree of a baron
England	Ordered according to date of creation
Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation

Gentry, et al.

Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court Justices

Title
The Master of the Rolls	The Rt Hon. Sir Geoffrey Vos
The Deputy President of the Supreme Court	The Rt Hon. Lord Hodge
Justices of the Supreme Court	The Rt Hon. Lord Lloyd-Jones
	The Rt Hon. Lord Briggs of Westbourne
	The Rt Hon. Lord Sales
	The Rt Hon. Lord Hamblen of Kersey
	The Rt Hon. Lord Leggatt
	The Rt Hon. Lord Burrows
	The Rt Hon. Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare
	The Rt Hon. Lady Rose of Colmworth	Office held by a woman
	The Rt Hon. Lord Richards of Camberwell
	The Rt Hon. Lady Simler	Office held by a woman

Royal Household officials

Title	Holder
The Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal	None; last appointed in 1850
The Treasurer of the Household		The Rt Hon. Mark Tami
The Comptroller of the Household	Chris Elmore
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Samantha Dixon		Office held by a woman

Cabinet, et al.

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

Order	Post-nominal letters	Holder
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter	KG		The Rt Hon. Sir John Major
		Sir Thomas Dunne
			The Rt Hon. Sir Tony Blair
Knights of the Order of the Thistle	KT	Sir Ian Wood
			The Rt Hon. Sir George Reid
		Sir Geoff Palmer
Knights of the Order of St Patrick	KP	None; order dormant

Privy Counsellors, et al.

Privy Counsellors	Holder
Privy Counsellors (PC)		Ordered according to date of oath-taking
The Chancellor of the Order of the Garter	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Manningham-Buller		Office held by a woman
The Chancellor of the Exchequer		The Rt Hon. Rachel Reeves	Office held by a woman
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		The Rt Hon. Pat McFadden

Senior judges, et al.

		Holder
The Senior Judges	The President of the King's Bench Division		The Rt Hon. Dame Victoria Sharp	Office held by a woman
	The President of the Family Division		The Rt Hon. Sir Andrew McFarlane
	The Chancellor of the High Court		The Rt Hon. Sir Julian Flaux
The Lords Justices of Appeal		Ordered according to seniority of appointment
The Judges of the High Court		Ordered according to seniority of appointment
Eldest sons of eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Eldest sons of eldest sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of eldest sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
All sons of life peers according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Baronets

		Post-nominal letters	Ref
Baronets		Bt

Knights

Level	Order	Post-nominal letters
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
	Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George	GCMG
	Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire	GCIE
	Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order	GCVO
	Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire	GBE
Knights Commander	Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath	KCB
	Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India	KCSI
	Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George	KCMG
	Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire	KCIE
	Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order	KCVO
	Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire	KBE
Knights Bachelor		(None)

Lower level judges, et al.

Title	Holder	Ref
The Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster	The Hon. Sir Timothy Fancourt
The Recorder of London	Mark Lucraft
The Recorders of Liverpool and Manchester
The Recorder of Liverpool	HH Andrew Menary
The Recorder of Manchester	HH Nicholas Dean
The Common Serjeant of London	HH Richard Marks
The Circuit Judges

Other lower ranks, including esquires and gentlemen

Companions, commanders, lieutenants and officers of various orders

Order	Post-nominal letters	Ref
Companions of the Order of the Bath	CB
Companions of the Order of the Star of India	CSI
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George	CMG
Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire	CIE
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

	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

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

	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:

Position	Holder
Consort of the sovereign	HM The Queen
Daughters-in-law of the sovereign	HRH The Princess of Wales
Daughters-in-law of the sovereign	The Duchess of Sussex
Daughters of the sovereign	None at present
Wives of grandsons of the sovereign	None at present
Granddaughters of the sovereign	HRH Princess Charlotte of Wales
Granddaughters of the sovereign	Princess Lilibet of Sussex
Sisters-in-law of the sovereign	HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh
Sisters of the sovereign	HRH The 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
Nieces of the sovereign	HRH Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
	HRH Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank
	Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor
	Mrs Zara Tindall
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	HRH The Duchess of Kent
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	The Rt Hon. The Countess of Snowdon
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Granddaughters of former sovereigns	Lady Sarah Chatto
Granddaughters of former sovereigns	HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy

High Officers of State, et al.

Title	Holder		Ref
The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		The Rt Hon. Shabana Mahmood
The Lord President of the Council		The Rt Hon. Lucy Powell
The Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales		The Rt Hon. The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill
The Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		The Rt Hon. The Baroness Smith of Basildon
The Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom in order of arrival

Nobility and bishops

Duchesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
England	Ordered according to date of creation
Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	HG The Duchess of Leinster
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Wives of eldest sons of royal dukes	Countess of Ulster (wife of Earl of Ulster)
Wives of eldest sons of royal dukes	Countess of St Andrews (wife of Earl of St Andrews)
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)
Ministers, envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries

Marchionesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
England	The Most Hon. The Marchioness of Winchester
Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Wives of the eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Daughters of dukes not married to peers

Countesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
England	Ordered according to date of creation
Scotland	Ordered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
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)
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)
Daughters of marquesses not married to peers
Wives of younger sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Viscountesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
England	The Rt Hon. The Viscountess Hereford
Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Wives of eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Lady Frederick Windsor (wife of Lord Frederick Windsor)
Daughters of earls not married to peers
Wives of younger sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Female bishops

	Title
Female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ex officio	The Bishop of London	The Rt Revd and Rt Hon. Dame Sarah Mullally
Other female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
Other female diocesan bishops ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
Female suffragan bishops ordered according to seniority of consecration
Retired female Church of England diocesan archbishops and bishops ordered according to original date of confirmation of election

Baronesses

	Note	Ref
Secretaries of State Being of the degree of a baroness	None at present
England	Ordered according to date of creation
Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation

Gentry, et al.

Supreme Court Justices

Title	Holder		Ref
Justices of the Supreme Court		The Rt Hon. Lady Rose of Colmworth
Justices of the Supreme Court		The Rt Hon. Lady Simler

Female Royal Household officials

Title	Holder	Ref
The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Samantha Dixon

Cabinet, et al.

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

Order	Post-nominal letters	Holder
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter	LG	Lady Mary Fagan
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter	LG	Lady Mary Peters
Ladies of the Order of the Thistle	LT		The Rt Hon. Lady Elish Angiolini

Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter

Wife	Husband who is/was member	Ref
Lady (June) Hilary	Sir Edmund Hillary
Lady (Jennifer) Acland	Sir Antony Acland
Lady (Norma) Major	The Rt Hon. Sir John Major
Lady (Henrietta) Dunne	Sir Thomas Dunne
Lady (Tessa) Brewer	Sir David Brewer
Lady (Cherie) Blair	The Rt Hon. Sir Tony Blair

Wives of Knights of the Order of the Thistle

Wife	Husband who is/was member	Ref
Lady (Poppy) Anderson	Sir Eric Anderson
Lady (Gillian) Morrison	Sir Garth Morrison
Lady (Helen) Wood	Sir Ian Wood
Lady (Daphne) Reid	The Rt Hon. Sir George Reid
Lady (Margaret) Palmer	Sir Geoff Palmer

Female Privy Counsellors, et al.

Privy Counsellors	Holder
Privy Counsellors (PC)		Ordered according to date of oath-taking
The Chancellor of the Order of the Garter	The Rt Hon. The Baroness Manningham-Buller
The Chancellor of the Exchequer		The Rt Hon. Rachel Reeves

Senior judges, et al.

	Holder
The President of the King's Bench Division		The Rt Hon. Dame Victoria Sharp
The Lady Justices of Appeal	Ordered according to seniority of appointment
The Judges of the High Court	Ordered according to seniority of appointment
Wives of younger sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Wives of younger sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Baronetesses in their own right	None at present
Wives of baronets

Dames

Level	Order	Post-nominal letters
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
Wives	of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
	of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
	of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
	of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
	of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
	of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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
Wives of Knights Commander	of the Order of the Bath
	of the Order of the Star of India
	of the Order of St Michael and St George
	of the Order of the Indian Empire
	of the Royal Victorian Order
	of the Order of the British Empire
Wives of knights bachelor

Lower level judges

Title	Holder	Ref
The 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
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

Ordered according to the rules of primogeniture.
"From onwards it has been the settled practice to place the male members of the Royal Family in the following order: the Sovereign's son, grandsons, brothers, uncles and nephews".
Legally HRH Prince James of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the duke's son per his parents' wishes on their wedding day and the will of Queen Elizabeth II.
"in the outcome The Duke of Cambridge was not only placed in Garter's Roll above all the other dukes, but also above the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chancellor, despite his not falling within the ambit of s. 4 of the Act of 1539. This precedent has been followed in all subsequent similar cases."
Sir Gordon Messenger was the recent Lord High Steward in the 2023 Coronation.
The title of Prime Minister was used unofficially in the 18th and 19th centuries for the First Lord of the Treasury; it first received official recognition with a royal warrant of 2 December 1905, which assigned the Prime Minister precedence immediately after that of the Archbishop of York.
The Duke of Shrewsbury was the last person to hold the office of Lord High Treasurer until his resignation in 1714. Lords Commissioners of the Treasury do not exercise the office of Lord High Treasurer.
The speakership of the House of Lords was historically vested in the Lord Chancellor; following the creation of a separate office of Lord Speaker, its rank and precedence was established by a royal warrant dated 4 July 2006 as being immediately after that of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
When visiting the United Kingdom, cabinet ministers of foreign countries are given precedence immediately above that of their country's High Commissioner (if in the Commonwealth) or Ambassador (if not).
Sir Tony Radakin was the recent Lord High Constable in the 2023 Coronation.
Ranks higher as the Sovereign
If the Master of the Horse holds a rank lower than a duke in the peerage, then by royal warrant dated 6 May 1907, he ranks next after the Lord Chamberlain.
Excepting The Duke of Norfolk who ranks higher as the Earl Marshal.
The Dukedom of Abercorn was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Dukedoms of the United Kingdom.
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 The 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.
Excepting The Earl of Snowdon, who rank higher as a member of the royal family.
Excepting The Earl of Rosslyn, who rank higher as Lord Steward of the Household.
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.
The Viscount Monck (The Baron Monck in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) and The Viscount Gort was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Viscountcies of the United Kingdom.
^ Excepting the Archbishops of Canterbury and York who rank higher as the Primate of All England and the Primate of England respectively.
^ 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.
Excepting The Lord Carrington, who ranks higher as Lord Great Chamberlain.
^ Barons and baronesses for life created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958.
Excepting The Lord McFall of Alcluith, who ranks higher as Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.
Excepting The Lord Reed of Allermuir, who ranks higher as the President of the Supreme Court.
Excepting The Lord Benyon who ranks higher as the Lord Chamberlain of the Household.
Excepting The Lord Ashton of Hyde who ranks higher as the Master of the Horse.
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.
Justices of the Supreme Court who are not peers have the right to the courtesy title of "Lord" or "Lady" for life by authority of royal warrant issued 10 December 2010.
^ Who are not already ranked higher in precedence as peers or royalty.
The last Knight, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, died in 1974.
^ Privy Counsellors who do not already rank higher are mostly current or former politicians, civil servants, royal household staff, clergy and judiciary.
^ Ranks higher as a Privy Counsellor.
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".
Lords Justices of Appeal are customarily made Privy Counsellors, and thus rank accordingly.
^ 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.
Rank and precedence set by royal warrant, dated 21 July 1958.
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.
^ The last Knight Grand Commander, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, Maharaja of Travancore, died in 1991.
The last Knight Commander, Tej Singh Prabhakar, Maharaja of Alwar, died in 2009.
The last Knight Commander, Meghrajji III, Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad, died in 2010.
He ranks higher as a High Court judge; it is customary for a High Court judge to be named to this position.
In order of appointment.
The last Companion, Ronald Brockman, died in 1999.
The last Companion, Ian Dixon Scott, died in 2002.
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.
Excepting The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill who ranks higher as the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Excepting The Baroness Smith of Basildon who ranks higher as the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.
Widow of Sir Edmund Hillary who is a New Zealand Citizen may use this when visiting the United Kingdom.
Also titled Dame Norma Major, a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in her own right but with lower precedence.
Widow of Sir Garth Morrison.
Ranks higher as a Baroness
The most recent, Anne Maxwell Macdonald, died in 2011.
Dame Norma Major DBE also has a higher precedence as the wife of Sir John Major KG.
Cherie Blair CBE also has a higher precedence as the wife of Sir Tony Blair KG.

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