What are members of the Royal household called?

Question

What are members of the Royal household called?

Answer 1

The royal household in all the early medieval monarchies of Western Europe formed the basis for the general government of the country. In the modern period in Europe, royal households have become increasingly separate from government, where they still exist.

Answer 2

As presently arranged, the Royal Household is coordinated by the part-time Lord Chamberlain, and organised into a number of functionally separate units.

Heads of Departments of the Royal Household

- Private Secretary to the Sovereign

- Master of the Household

- Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen

- Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office

- Director of the Royal Collection

The Private Secretary to the Sovereign is the senior operational member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, as distinct from the Great Officers of the Household. The Private Secretary is the principal channel of communication with the Governments of the United Kingdom and the fifteen other Realms. He also has responsibility for the official programme and correspondence of the Sovereign.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Sec...

The Master of the Household is the operational head of the "below stairs" elements of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He has charge of the domestic staff, from the Royal Kitchens, the pages and footmen, to the Housekeeper and her staff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_of_t...

The Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King/Queen (or Financial Secretary to the King) is responsible for the financial management of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is assisted by the Deputy Treasurer to the King/Queen for the management of the civil list, and the royal palaces presentation fund. The Director of Finance also has charge of financial management of all funds covered by civil list and grant-in-aid.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keeper_of_t...

The Comptroller of the Household is a senior Whip, a senior member of the Royal Household, though his duties in this regard are purely nominal. The Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office, however, is a full-time member of the Royal Household. His duties are concerned with the arrangement of ceremonial affairs rather than financial affairs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comptroller

The Director of the Royal Collection is head of the Royal Collection Department of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The post was relatively new, having been established only in 1987.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of...

Each of these Heads of Department reports to the Lord Chamberlain, and is a member of the Lord Chamberlain's Committee.

Read more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_House...

Answer 3

Servants.

Answer 4

Royal pains in the butt. lol

Answer 5

Royal Family.

The children of King/Queen are called princes(ses).

Answer 6

depends who's doing the calling. If the majority of the brit nation are speaking, its "that gang of social leeches that suck up the public funds". I suppose the prostituted entourage that follows he royals around, can think up something, if they have any brains of their own, that function outside of the brainwashed brit social system that glorifies royals

Answer 7

It depends on their jobs! The higher ranking officials are courtiers.But,there are maids,butlers,footmen,cooks,

valets,secretaries,Ladies-in-

Waiting...

from http://www.royal.gov/uk

a look at the Royal Household:

"The Royal Household aims to provide exceptional support and advice to The Queen, enabling her to serve the nation and its people.  

It employs approximately 1200 staff across a wide range of professions, including catering, housekeeping, accountancy, secretarial, media relations, human resources, art curatorship and strategic planning.

The Royal Household seeks to employ the best people from the widest available pool of talent. The organisation has five main departments.

The Private Secretary's Office organises The Queen's official programme, co-ordinates Royal travel, undertakes official correspondence and manages Royal records and archives.

The Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office manages the Sovereign's financial affairs, Royal Household expenditure, property maintenance and information technology.

The Master of the Household's Department provides hospitality and housekeeping for official State purposes as well as to individual members of the Royal Family.

The Lord Chamberlain's Office organises ceremonial events and the distribution of honours.

The Royal Collection is custodian of Royal art and artefacts, and organises the opening of the Royal residences to the public.

The titles of these departments reflect the history and tradition of the Royal Household, although their function and working practices are thoroughly modern. In addition, there are also a number of smaller Households supporting other members of the Royal Family.

Employees are based at one of the following locations: Buckingham Palace in London, St. James's Palace in London, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh.

Some employees have the opportunity to travel with The Queen on overseas visits and during The Queen's visits to her private residences at Balmoral Castle and Sandringham.

The Royal residences are open to the public when not in official use. "

"The Royal Household is divided into five departments, under the overall authority of the Lord Chamberlain, the senior member of The Queen's Household.

The departments are the Private Secretary's Office, the Master of the Household's Department, the Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office, the Lord Chamberlain's Office, and the Royal Collection Department.

These functions originated in the Royal Court, developing in form over the centuries. For this reason, the departments and many jobs have ancient and sometimes quirky titles, although the jobs themselves require contemporary professional skills.

Most of the departments are based in Buckingham Palace, although there are also offices in St. James's Palace, Windsor Castle, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Royal Mews.

Members of the Royal Household also travel with The Queen on overseas visits and during The Queen's stays at Balmoral Castle and Sandringham, since the work of the Head of State continues even when she is away from London."

Answer 8

Mrstrype, Skywise and Polldiva failed to understand the question, the Royal Household is not the same thing as the Royal family.   Rachelle Cadence and B.E.C. gives the most comprehensive answers.  

http://www.royal.gov.uk

Answer 9

sycophants and toadies