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Clerics

Presiding clerics

  • 1397: Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1399: Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1403: Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1413: Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1421: Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1424: Henry Wardlaw, Bishop of St Andrews
  • 1429: Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1437: Michael Ochiltree, Bishop of Dunblane
  • 1445: John Stafford, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1460: James Kennedy, Bishop of St Andrews
  • 1461: Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1465: Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1483: Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1485: Thomas Bourchier, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1487: John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1488: William Scheves, Archbishop of St Andrews
  • 1509: William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1513: James Beaton, Archbishop of Glasgow
  • 1533: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1540: David Beaton, Archbishop of St Andrews
  • 1543: John Hamilton, Archbishop of St Andrews
  • 1547: Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1553: Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester
  • 1559: Owen Oglethorpe, Bishop of Carlisle
  • 1567: Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney
  • 1590: Adam Bothwell, Bishop of Orkney
  • 1603: John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1626: George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1633: John Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St Andrews
  • 1651: Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll
  • 1661: William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1685: William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1689: Henry Compton, Bishop of London
  • 1702: Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1714: Thomas Tenison, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1727: William Wake, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1761: Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1821: Charles Manners-Sutton, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1831: William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1838: William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1902: Frederick Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1911: Randall Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1937: Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 1953: Geoffrey Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 2023: Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury

Deans of Westminster

  • 1714: Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester
  • 1727: Samuel Bradford, Bishop of Rochester
  • 1761: Zachary Pearce, Bishop of Rochester
  • 1821: John Ireland
  • 1831: John Ireland
  • 1838: Ireland was too ill to take part, and his place was taken by his Sub-Dean Lord John Thynne
  • 1902: Armitage Robinson
  • 1911: Herbert Edward Ryle
  • 1937: William Foxley Norris
  • 1953: Alan Campbell Don
  • 2023: David Hoyle

Archbishops of York

Bishops Assistant to the monarch

  • 1685: Thomas Ken, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew, Bishop of Durham
  • 1689: Peter Mews, Bishop of Winchester, and Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet, Bishop of Bristol
  • 1702: Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew, Bishop of Durham, and Sir Jonathan Trelawny, 3rd Baronet, Bishop of Exeter
  • 1714: George Hooper, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Nathaniel Crew, 3rd Baron Crew, Bishop of Durham
  • 1727: John Wynne, Bishop of St Asaph, and William Talbot, Bishop of Durham
  • 1761: Lord James Beauclerk, Bishop of Hereford, and Richard Trevor, Bishop of Durham
  • 1821: George Pelham, Bishop of Lincoln (in the absence of Richard Beadon, Bishop of Bath and Wells), and Edward Legge, Bishop of Oxford (in the absence of Shute Barrington, Bishop of Durham)
  • 1831: George Henry Law, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Edward Venables-Vernon-Harcourt, Archbishop of York (in the absence of William Van Mildert, Bishop of Durham)
  • 1838: George Henry Law, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Edward Maltby, Bishop of Durham
  • 1902: George Kennion, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Handley Moule, Bishop of Durham
  • 1911: George Kennion, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Handley Moule, Bishop of Durham
  • 1937: Basil Wynne Willson, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Hensley Henson, Bishop of Durham
  • 1953: Harold Bradfield, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Michael Ramsey, Bishop of Durham
  • 2023: Michael Beasley, Bishop of Bath and Wells, and Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham

Bishops Assistant to the consort

  • 1685: Henry Compton, Bishop of London, and Peter Mews, Bishop of Winchester
  • 1689: None (William III and Mary II were co-monarchs)
  • 1702: None
  • 1714: None (Sophia of Celle was in imprisonment)
  • 1727: Richard Willis, Bishop of Winchester, and Edmund Gibson, Bishop of London
  • 1761: Thomas Hayter, Bishop of Norwich, and John Thomas, Bishop of Lincoln
  • 1821: None (Queen Caroline was forbidden to attend the coronation)
  • 1831: Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester, and Robert Carr, Bishop of Chichester
  • 1838: None
  • 1902: Francis Paget, Bishop of Oxford, and John Sheepshanks, Bishop of Norwich
  • 1911: Edward Carr Glyn, Bishop of Peterborough, and Francis Paget, Bishop of Oxford
  • 1937: Percy Herbert, Bishop of Blackburn, and Michael Furse, Bishop of St Albans
  • 1953: None
  • 2023: Richard Jackson, Bishop of Hereford, and Graham Usher, Bishop of Norwich

Standard bearers

Australia

Canada

Ceylon

  • 1953: Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne

England

  • 1821: Rowland Hill, 1st Baron Hill
  • 1902: Frank Dymoke
  • 1911: Frank Dymoke
  • 1937: Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby
  • 1953: Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby
  • 2023: Hugh Grosvenor, 7th Duke of Westminster

Hanover

  • 1821: John Bourke, 4th Earl of Mayo

India

Ireland

New Zealand

  • 1911: William Plunket, 5th Baron Plunket
  • 1937: W. J. Jordan
  • 1953: Frederick Doidge
  • 2023: Hayden Smith

Pakistan

  • 1953: Mirza Abol Hassan Ispahani

Royal

Scotland

South Africa

  • 1911: William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne
  • 1937: Charles Theodore Te Water
  • 1953: Albertus Geyer

Union

Wales

Regalia

Sovereign's regalia

Bearers of St Edward's Crown (and Lord High Stewards of England)

Bearers of St Edward's Staff

Bearers of the Golden Spurs

Bearers of the Sceptre with the Cross

Bearers of the Sword of State

Bearers of the Pointed Sword of Justice to the Spirituality (Second Sword)

Bearers of the Pointed Sword of Justice to the Temporality (Third Sword)

Bearers of the Sword of Mercy (Curtana)

Bearers of the Jewelled Sword of Offering and the Ruby Rings

  • 1831: Thomas Mash
  • 1838: William Martins
  • 1902: Sir Henry Gough
  • 1911: Sir Hedworth Lambton
  • 1937: Sir Lionel Halsey
  • 1953: Alexander Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
  • 2023: Amy Taylor (Sword), Andrew Jackson (Sovereign's ring), Richard Chartres, Baron Chartres (Consort's ring), and Ara Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham (armills)

Bearers of the Sceptre with the Dove

Bearers of the Orb

Consort's regalia

Bearers of the consort's crown

Bearers of the consort's Sceptre with the Cross

  • 1685: John Manners, 9th Earl of Rutland
  • 1689: None (William III and Mary II were co-monarchs)
  • 1702: Not used for male consorts
  • 1714: None (Sophia of Celle was in imprisonment)
  • 1727: John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland
  • 1761: John Manners, 3rd Duke of Rutland
  • 1821: None (Queen Caroline was not permitted to attend the coronation)
  • 1831: George Child-Villiers, 5th Earl of Jersey
  • 1838: None
  • 1902: George Harris, 4th Baron Harris
  • 1911: Henry Beresford, 6th Marquess of Waterford
  • 1937: John Manners, 9th Duke of Rutland
  • 1953: Not used for male consorts
  • 2023: Sir Patrick Sanders

Bearers of the Ivory Rod with the Dove

Great Officers of State

Lord High Chancellors of Great Britain

Lord Presidents of the Council

Lord Privy Seals

Lord Great Chamberlains of England, or their Deputies

Lord High Constables of England

Earls Marshal of England, or their Deputies

Great Stewards of Scotland, or their Deputies

Lord High Constables of Scotland, or their Deputies

Lord Chancellors of Ireland

  • 1831: William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket
  • 1838: William Plunket, 1st Baron Plunket
  • 1902: Edward Gibson, 1st Baron Ashbourne
  • 1911: Sir Samuel Walker, 1st Baronet

Lord High Stewards of Ireland

  • 1902: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury
  • 1911: Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 20th Earl of Shrewsbury
  • 1937: John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury
  • 1953: John Chetwynd-Talbot, 21st Earl of Shrewsbury
  • 2023: None (Charles Chetwynd-Talbot, 22nd Earl of Shrewsbury was suspended from the House of Lords)

Lord High Constables of Ireland

Royal Household

Lord Stewards

Lord Chamberlains

Masters of the Horse

Gold Sticks-in-Waiting

Captains of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms

Captains of the Yeomen of the Guard

Captains-General of the Royal Company of Archers

Ushers of the Black Rod

  • 1685: Thomas Duppa
  • 1689: Thomas Duppa
  • 1702: David Mitchell
  • 1714: William Oldes
  • 1727: Charles Dalton
  • 1761: Septimus Robinson
  • 1821: Thomas Tyrwhitt
  • 1831: Thomas Tyrwhitt
  • 1838: Augustus Clifford
  • 1902: Michael Biddulph
  • 1911: Henry Frederick Stephenson
  • 1937: William Pulteney
  • 1953: Brian Horrocks
  • 2023: Sarah Clarke

Vice-Admirals of the United Kingdom

  • 1902: Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 3rd Baronet
  • 1911: Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 3rd Baronet
  • 1937: Stanley Colville
  • 1953: Martin Dunbar-Nasmith

Rear-Admirals of the United Kingdom

  • 1911: Edmund Fremantle
  • 1953: Percy Noble
  • 2023: Gordon Messenger (served as Lord High Steward)

Lord Chamberlains to Consort

Miscellaneous

Monarch's train

Consort's train

  • 1685: Mary Howard, Duchess of Norfolk and four earls' daughters.
  • 1689: The Duchess of Somerset, Lady Elizabeth Paulet, Lady Diana Vere, Lady Elizabeth Cavendish and Lady Henrietta Hyde
  • 1714: None (Sophia Dorothea of Celle had been divorced in 1694 and was under house confinement.)
  • 1727: The Princess Royal, Princess Amelia, Princess Caroline, Lady Frances de Nassau d'Auverquerque, Lady Mary Capell, Lady Rebecca Herbert, Lady Anne Hastings
  • 1761: Lady Mary Grey, Lady Elizabeth Montague, Lady Jane Stuart, Lady Selina Hastings, Lady Heneage Finch, Lady Mary Douglas, Princess Augusta
  • 1821: None (Queen Caroline was not permitted to attend the coronation.)
  • 1831: Duchess of Gordon, Lady Georgiana Bathurst, Lady Teresa Fox-Strangways, Lady Mary Pelham, Lady Theodosia Brabson, Lady Sophia Cust, Lady Georgiana Grey
  • 1838: None
  • 1902: Duchess of Buccleuch, J. N. Bigge, George Parker, 7th Earl of Macclesfield, Hon. Edward Lascelles, Hon. Robert Palmer, George Byng, 9th Viscount Torrington, Marquess of Stafford, Lord Claud Hamilton, Hon. Arthur Anson
  • 1911: Duchess of Devonshire Lady Eileen Butler, Lady Eileen Knox, Lady Victoria Carrington, Lady Mabell Ogilvy, Lady Dorothy Browne, Lady Mary Dawson
  • 1937: Duchess of Northumberland, Lady Ursula Manners, Lady Diana Legge, Lady Elizabeth Percy, Lady Iris Mountbatten
  • 1953: None
  • 2023: Master Frederick Parker Bowles, Master Gus Lopes, Master Louis Lopes and Master Arthur Elliot.

Bearers of the Pall of Gold

Carried by four Knights of the Garter up to and including 1953:

Bearers of the consort's Pall of Cloth of Gold

  • 1821: None (Queen Caroline was not permitted to attend the coronation)
  • 1831: The Duchess of Richmond, the Duchess of Montrose, the Duchess of Northumberland, and the Marchioness of Lansdowne
  • 1838: None
  • 1902: The Duchess of Marlborough, the Duchess of Montrose, the Duchess of Portland, and the Duchess of Sutherland
  • 1911: The Duchess of Hamilton, the Duchess of Montrose again, the Duchess of Portland again, and the Duchess of Sutherland again
  • 1937: The Duchess of Norfolk, the Duchess of Rutland, the Duchess of Buccleuch, and the Duchess of Roxburghe
  • 1953: None
  • 2023: None (anointing held in public view)

Bearers of the Paten

  • 1689: William Lloyd, Bishop of St Asaph
  • 1702: Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury
  • 1714: John Hough, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
  • 1727: Not processed
  • 1761: Zachary Pearce, Bishop of Rochester
  • 1821: Bishop of Gloucester
  • 1831: George Murray, Bishop of Rochester
  • 1838: Christopher Bethell, Bishop of Bangor
  • 1902: Lord Alwynee Compton, Bishop of Ely
  • 1911: Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London
  • 1937: Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London
  • 1953: John W C Wand, Bishop of London
  • 2023: Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover

Bearers of the Bible

  • 1689: Henry Compton, Bishop of London
  • 1702: William Lloyd, Bishop of Worcester
  • 1714: Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Salisbury
  • 1727: Edward Chandler, Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
  • 1761: Richard Osbaldeston, Bishop of Carlisle
  • 1821: Bowyer Sparke, Bishop of Ely
  • 1831: Henry Phillpotts, Bishop of Exeter
  • 1838: Charles Sumner, Bishop of Winchester
  • 1902: Arthur Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of London
  • 1911: William Carpenter, Bishop of Ripon
  • 1937: Bertram Pollock, Bishop of Norwich
  • 1953: Percy Herbert, Bishop of Norwich
  • 2023: Hosam Naoum, Archbishop in Jerusalem

Bearers of the Chalice

  • 1689: Thomas Sprat, Bishop of Rochester
  • 1702: Thomas Sprat, Bishop of Rochester
  • 1714: John Evans, Bishop of Bangor
  • 1727: Not processed
  • 1761: Edmund Keene, Bishop of Chester
  • 1821: George Henry Law, Bishop of Chester
  • 1831: Richard Bagot, Bishop of Oxford
  • 1838: John Kaye, Bishop of Lincoln
  • 1902: Randall Davidson, Bishop of Winchester
  • 1911: Edward Talbot, Bishop of Winchester
  • 1937: Cyril Garbett, Bishop of Winchester
  • 1953: Alwyn Williams, Bishop of Winchester
  • 2023: Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford

Lords of the Manor of Worksop

Lord Mayors of London

Coronation banquet

Chief Larderer

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