Order of precedence in England and Wales

The following is the order of precedence in England and Wales as of April 2025. 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)	Charles III
Sons of the sovereign	William, Prince of Wales	[1]
	Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
Grandsons of the sovereign	Prince George of Wales	[a][b]
	Prince Louis of Wales
	Prince Archie of Sussex
Brothers of the sovereign	Prince Andrew, Duke of York	[1][3]
	Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh
Uncles of the sovereign	None at present	[1]
Nephews of the sovereign	James, Earl of Wessex[c]	[1]
	Peter Phillips
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester	[3][d]
	Prince Edward, Duke of Kent
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
	Prince Michael of Kent

Archbishops, High Officers of State, et al.

Title	Holder				Ref
Archbishop of Canterbury	None; vacant since 7 January 2025				[5][6]
Lord High Steward	None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations				[e]
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		Shabana Mahmood		Office held by a woman	[7]
Archbishop of York		Stephen Cottrell			[5][6]
Prime Minister		Sir Keir Starmer			[f]
Lord High Treasurer	None; vacant since 1714				[g][7]
Lord President of the Council		Lucy Powell, MP		Office held by a woman	[7]
Speaker of the House of Commons		Sir Lindsay Hoyle			[10]
Lord Speaker		John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith			[h]
President of the Supreme Court		Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir			[13]
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales		Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill		Office held by a woman	[14]
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon		Office held by a woman	[7]
The Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom in order of arrival					[i][15]
Lord Great Chamberlain	Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington				[16]
Lord High Constable	None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations				[j][16]
Earl Marshal	Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk				[16]
Lord High Admiral	Charles III				[k][16]
Lord Steward of the Household	Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn				[16]
Lord Chamberlain of the Household		Richard Benyon, Baron Benyon			[16]
Master of the Horse		Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde			[l]

Nobility, bishops, et al.

Dukes, et al.

	Note	Ref
Royal dukes not grandsons of former sovereigns	None at present	[3]
England	Ordered according to date of creation	[m]
Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Ireland	Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation	[n]
Eldest sons of royal dukes who are not already ranked higher	Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster (son of the Duke of Gloucester)
	George Windsor, 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	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	[o]
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	[p]
		[q]
		[r]
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	Robin Devereux, 19th 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	[s]
Eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Lord Frederick Windsor (only son of Prince Michael of Kent)		[3]
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			Ref
Diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ex officio	Bishop of London		Dame Sarah Mullally	Office held by a woman	[t][5]
	Bishop of Durham	Vacant
	Bishop of Winchester	Philip Mounstephen
Other diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election					[u]
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	[v]
Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation	[w]
		[x]
		[y]
		[z]
		[aa]
		[ab]

Gentry, et al.

Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court Justices

Title	Holder				Ref
Master of the Rolls		Sir Geoffrey Vos			[14]
Deputy President of the Supreme Court		Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge			[13]
Justices of the Supreme Court		David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones			[13][ac]
		Michael Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne
		Philip Sales, Lord Sales
		Nicholas Hamblen, Lord Hamblen of Kersey
		George Leggatt, Lord Leggatt
		Andrew Burrows, Lord Burrows
		Ben Stephens, Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare
		Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth		Office held by a woman
		David Richards, Lord Richards of Camberwell
		Ingrid Simler, Lady Simler		Office held by a woman

Royal Household officials

Title	Holder				Ref
Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal	None; last appointed in 1850				[3]
Treasurer of the Household		Mark Tami
Comptroller of the Household	Chris Elmore
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		Ref
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter	KG		Sir John Major	[ad]
			Sir Tony Blair
Knights of the Order of the Thistle	KT	Sir Ian Wood
			Sir George Reid
		Sir Geoff Palmer
Knights of the Order of St Patrick	KP	None; order dormant		[ae]

Privy Counsellors, et al.

Privy Counsellors	Holder				Ref
Privy Counsellors (PC)		Ordered according to date of oath-taking			[af]
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter	Eliza Manningham Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller			Office held by a woman
Chancellor of the Exchequer		Rachel Reeves		Office held by a woman
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster		Pat McFadden			[ag]

Senior judges, et al.

		Holder				Ref
The Senior Judges	President of the King's Bench Division		Dame Victoria Sharp		Office held by a woman	[ah][21][ag]
	President of the Family Division		Sir Andrew McFarlane			[ag]
	Chancellor of the High Court		Sir Julian Flaux			[ag]
Lords Justices of Appeal		Ordered according to seniority of appointment				[ai]
Judges of the High Court		Ordered according to seniority of appointment				[aj]
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						[ak]

Baronets

		Post-nominal letters	Ref
Baronets		Bt	[al]

Knights

Level	Order	Post-nominal letters	Ref
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	[am]
	Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George	GCMG
	Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire	GCIE	[am]
	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	[an]
	Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George	KCMG
	Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire	KCIE	[ao]
	Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order	KCVO
	Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire	KBE
Knights Bachelor		(None)	[23]

Lower level judges, et al.

Title	Holder	Ref
Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster	Sir Timothy Fancourt	[ap]
Recorder of London	Mark Lucraft
Recorders of Liverpool and Manchester		[aq]
Recorder of Liverpool	Andrew Menary	[24]
Recorder of Manchester	Nicholas Dean	[25]
Common Serjeant of London	Richard Marks	[26]
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	[ar]
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George	CMG
Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire	CIE	[as]
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	Queen Camilla[27]
Daughters-in-law of the sovereign	Catherine, Princess of Wales
	Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Daughters of the sovereign	None at present
Wives of grandsons of the sovereign	None at present
Granddaughters of the sovereign	Princess Charlotte of Wales
	Princess Lilibet of Sussex
Sisters-in-law of the sovereign	Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
Sisters of the sovereign	Anne, 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	Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
	Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank
	Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor[at]
	Mrs Zara Tindall
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
	Katharine, Duchess of Kent
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon
	Princess Michael of Kent
Granddaughters of former sovereigns	Lady Sarah Chatto
	Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

High Officers of State, et al.

Title	Holder		Ref
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain		Shabana Mahmood
Lord President of the Council		Lucy Powell
Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales		Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal		Angela Smith, 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	Duchess of Leinster
United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Wives of eldest sons of royal dukes	Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster (wife of Earl of Ulster)
	Sylvana Windsor, 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	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	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	Holder		Ref
Female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ex officio	Bishop of London		Dame Sarah Mullally	[t]
Other female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election				[u]
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	[w] [au] [av]

Gentry, et al.

Supreme Court Justices

Title	Holder		Ref
Justices of the Supreme Court		Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth
		Ingrid Simler, Lady Simler

Female Royal Household officials

Title	Holder	Ref
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		Ref
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter	LG	Lady Mary Fagan		[ad]
		Lady Mary Peters
Ladies of the Order of the Thistle	LT		Lady Elish Angiolini	[ad]

Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter

Wife	Husband who is/was member	Ref
Lady (June) Hilary	Sir Edmund Hillary	[aw]	[ad]
Lady (Jennifer) Acland	Sir Antony Acland
Lady (Norma) Major	Sir John Major	[ax]
Lady (Henrietta) Dunne	Sir Thomas Dunne
Lady (Tessa) Brewer	Sir David Brewer
Lady (Cherie) Blair	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	[ay]
Lady (Helen) Wood	Sir Ian Wood
Lady (Daphne) Reid	Sir George Reid
Lady (Margaret) Palmer	Sir Geoff Palmer

Female Privy Counsellors, et al.

Privy Counsellors	Holder		Ref
Privy Counsellors (PC)		Ordered according to date of oath-taking	[af]
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter	Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller		[az]
Chancellor of the Exchequer		Rachel Reeves	[ag]

Senior judges, et al.

	Holder			Ref
President of the King's Bench Division		Dame Victoria Sharp		[ag]
Lady Justices of Appeal	Ordered according to seniority of appointment
Judges of the High Court	Ordered according to seniority of appointment			[aj]
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			[ba]
Wives of baronets

Dames

Level	Order	Post-nominal letters	Ref
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	[bb]
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
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^[bc]
• 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

1. Ordered according to the rules of primogeniture.
2. "From [1726] 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".^[2]
3. 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.
4. "in the outcome [in 1850] 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."^[4]
5. Sir Gordon Messenger was the recent Lord High Steward in the 2023 Coronation.
6. 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.^[8][9]
7. Charles Talbot, 1st 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.
8. 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.^[11][12]
9. 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).
10. Sir Tony Radakin was the recent Lord High Constable in the 2023 Coronation.
11. Ranks higher as the Sovereign
12. 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.^[17]
13. Excepting Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk who ranks higher as the Earl Marshal.
14. The Dukedom of Abercorn was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Dukedoms of the United Kingdom.
15. 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 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.
16. Excepting The Earl of Snowdon, who rank higher as a member of the royal family.
17. Excepting The Earl of Rosslyn, who rank higher as Lord Steward of the Household.
18. 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.
19. Viscount Monck (The Baron Monck in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) and Viscount Gort was created after the Acts of Union 1800. It takes precedence after earlier Viscountcies of the United Kingdom.
20. Excepting the Archbishops of Canterbury and York who rank higher as the Primate of All England and the Primate of England respectively.
21. 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.
22. Excepting The Lord Carrington, who ranks higher as Lord Great Chamberlain.
23. Barons and baronesses for life created under the Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876 and the Life Peerages Act 1958.
24. Excepting The Lord McFall of Alcluith, who ranks higher as Lord Speaker of the House of Lords.
25. Excepting The Lord Reed of Allermuir, who ranks higher as the President of the Supreme Court.
26. Excepting The Lord Benyon who ranks higher as the Lord Chamberlain of the Household.
27. Excepting The Lord Ashton of Hyde who ranks higher as the Master of the Horse.
28. 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.
29. 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.^[18][19]
30. Who are not already ranked higher in precedence as peers or royalty.
31. The last Knight, Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, died in 1974.
32. Privy Counsellors who do not already rank higher are mostly current or former politicians, civil servants, royal household staff, clergy and judiciary.
33. Ranks higher as a Privy Counsellor.
34. 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".^[20]
35. Lords Justices of Appeal are customarily made Privy Counsellors, and thus rank accordingly.
36. 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.
37. Rank and precedence set by royal warrant, dated 21 July 1958.^[22]
38. 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.
39. The last Knight Grand Commander, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, Maharaja of Travancore, died in 1991.
40. The last Knight Commander, Tej Singh Prabhakar, Maharaja of Alwar, died in 2009.
41. The last Knight Commander, Meghrajji III, Maharaja of Dhrangadhra-Halvad, died in 2010.
42. He ranks higher as a High Court judge; it is customary for a High Court judge to be named to this position.
43. In order of appointment.
44. The last Companion, Ronald Brockman, died in 1999.
45. The last Companion, Ian Dixon Scott, died in 2002.
46. 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.
47. Excepting The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill who ranks higher as the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales.
48. Excepting The Baroness Smith of Basildon who ranks higher as the Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal.
49. Widow of Sir Edmund Hillary who is a New Zealand Citizen may use this when visiting the United Kingdom.
50. Also titled Dame Norma Major, a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in her own right but with lower precedence.
51. Widow of Sir Garth Morrison.
52. Ranks higher as a Baroness
53. The most recent, Anne Maxwell Macdonald, died in 2011.
54. Dame Norma Major DBE also has a higher precedence as the wife of Sir John Major KG.
55. Cherie Blair CBE also has a higher precedence as the wife of Sir Tony Blair KG.

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