The Crown Equerry is the operational head of the

Royal Mews The Royal Mews is a mews, or collection of equestrian stables, of the British Royal Family. In London these stables and stable-hands' quarters have occupied two main sites in turn, being located at first on the north side of Charing Cross, an ...

of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the

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. He is responsible for the provision of vehicular transport for the Sovereign, both cars and horse-drawn carriages. Train travel is arranged by the Royal Travel Office, which also co-ordinates air transport. The position of Crown Equerry should not be confused with that of the

Equerry An equerry (; from French ' stable', and related to ' squire') is an officer of honour. Historically, it was a senior attendant with responsibilities for the horses of a person of rank. In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually up ...

: although both are nominally under the

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, equerries are effectively independent, performing distinct tasks, and are personal assistants to the Sovereign and senior members of the

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The Royal Mews Department

List of Crown Equerries

*Lieutenant General Sir George Augustus Quentin 1825–1851 *Major John Groves 1854–1859 *Lieutenant Colonel Sir

George Ashley Maude Colonel Sir George Ashley Maude, (11 November 1817 – 31 May 1894) was a British Army officer and Crown Equerry to Queen Victoria. Biography Colonel Sir George Ashley Maude was born in 1817, the son of Rev Hon. John Charles Maude of Ennis ...

, KCB 1859–1894 *

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Sir Henry Ewart 1894–1910 *

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

Sir Charles Wentworth-FitzWilliam 1910–1924 *Colonel Sir Arthur Erskine,

GCVO The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, ...

DSO 1924–1941 *Colonel Sir

Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh Colonel Sir Dermot McMorrough Kavanagh (9 January 1890 – May 1958) was Crown Equerry of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom from 1941 to 1955. He was educated at Eton College, and served in the 11th Hussars from ...

1941–1955 *

Brigadier Brigadier is a military rank, the seniority of which depends on the country. In some countries, it is a senior rank above colonel, equivalent to a brigadier general or commodore, typically commanding a brigade of several thousand soldiers. In ...

Walter Sale,

CVO CVO may refer to: Science and technology * Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington, US * Chief veterinary officer, the head of a veterinary authority * Circumventricular organs, positioned around the ventricular system of the brain * Co ...

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1955–1961 *Lieutenant Colonel Sir John Mansel Miller,

DSO MC 1961–1987 *Lieutenant Colonel Charles Stephens, 1987 * Lieutenant Colonel Sir Seymour Gilbart-Denham, KCVO 1987–2002 *Major Felix Wheeler 2002–2005 * Major Simon Robinson LVO 2005–2010 *

Colonel Colonel (abbreviated as Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank used in many countries. It is also used in some police forces and paramilitary organizations. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge ...

Toby Browne CVO 2010—

References

General

*Hoey, Brian (1992). ''All The Queen's Men: Inside The Royal Household''. London: HarperCollins. {{ISBN, 0-246-13851-3. Positions within the British Royal Household

The Royal Mews Department

List of Crown Equerries

See also

References

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