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Order of precedence in England and Wales

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The Order of precedence in England and Wales as of 25 November 2003:

Table of contents
1 Gentlemen
2 Ladies
3 Local Precedence

Gentlemen

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

Ladies

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

Local Precedence

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