Order of precedence in England and Wales

The Order of precedence in England and Wales as of 29 October 2004:

Names in italics indicate higher precedence elsewhere in the table: e.g. many Knights of the Garter have higher precedence as peers.

Gentlemen

Members of the Royal Family

1. The Sovereign (HM 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. HRH The Duke of Gloucester, grandson of King George V
9. HRH The Duke of Kent, grandson of King George V
10. HRH Prince Michael of Kent, brother of the Duke of Kent

High Officers of State, et al.

1. The Archbishop of Canterbury (The Most Revd and Rt Hon. Rowan Williams)
2. The Lord High Steward (office only in existence for coronations)
3. The Lord High Chancellor (The Rt Hon. The Lord Falconer of Thoroton)
4. The Archbishop of York (The Most Revd and Rt Hon. John Sentamu)
5. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and (normally) First Lord of the Treasury (The Rt Hon. Tony Blair)
6. Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment
7. The Lord High Treasurer (currently in commission)
8. The Lord President of the Council (See Order of Precedence for Ladies)
9. The Speaker of the House of Commons (The Rt Hon. Michael Martin)
10. The Lord Privy Seal (The Rt Hon. Geoff Hoon)
11. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of arrival
12. The Lord Great Chamberlain (The Most Hon. The Marquess of Cholmondeley)
13. The Lord High Constable (office only in existence for coronations)
14. The Earl Marshal (His Grace The Duke of Norfolk)
15. The Lord High Admiral (office now held by the Sovereign)
16. The Lord Steward of the Household (His Grace The Duke of Abercorn)
17. The Lord Chamberlain of the Household (The Rt Hon. The Lord Luce)
18. The Master of the Horse (The Rt Hon. The Lord Vestey)

Nobility, et al

1. Dukes
2. Certain Members of the Royal Family
   1. Earl of Ulster, eldest son of HRH The Duke of Gloucester
   2. Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of HRH The Duke of Kent
3. Ministers, Envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries
4. Marquesses
5. 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 and Kinrara, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond 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 Tavistock, eldest son of the Duke of Bedford
   8. Marquess of Hartington, eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire
   9. Marquess of Blandford, eldest son of the Duke of Marlborough
   10. Marquess of Granby, eldest son of the Duke of Rutland
   11. Marquess of Douglas and Clydedale, eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
   12. Earl of Dalkeith, eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
   13. Marquess of Lorne, eldest son of the Duke of Argyll
   14. Marquess of Tullibardine, eldest son of the Duke of Atholl
   15. Marquess of Graham, eldest son of the Duke of Montrose
   16. Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, eldest son of the Duke of Roxburghe
   17. Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the Duke of Manchester
   18. Earl Percy, eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland
   19. Marquess of Douro, eldest son of the Duke of Wellington
   20. Marquess of Stafford, eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland
   21. Marquess of Hamilton, eldest son of the Duke of Abercorn
   22. Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of the Duke of Westminster
   23. Earl of Southesk, eldest son of the Duke of Fife
   24. Earl of Ulster, eldest son of the Duke of Gloucester
   25. Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of the Duke of Kent
   26. HRH The Prince of Wales, eldest son of the Duke of Edinburgh
6. Earls
7. Younger sons of Dukes of Blood Royal (The Lord Nicholas Windsor)
8. 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 Shelburne, eldest son of the Marquess of Lansdowne
   5. Viscount Raynham, eldest son of the Marquess Townshend
   6. Viscount Cranborne, eldest son of the Marquess of Salisbury
   7. Viscount Weymouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Bath
   8. Earl of Yarmouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Hertford
   9. Earl of Dumfries, eldest son of the Marquess of Bute
   10. Earl of Tyrone, eldest son of the Marquess of Waterford
   11. Earl of Hillsborough, eldest son of the Marquess of Downshire
   12. Earl of Belfast, eldest son of the Marquess of Donegall
   13. Earl of Bective, eldest son of the Marquess of Headfort
   14. Viscount Loftus, eldest son of the Marquess of Ely
   15. Lord Burghley, eldest son of the Marquess of Exeter
   16. Earl Compton, eldest son of the Marquess of Northampton
   17. Earl of Brecknock, eldest son of the Marquess Camden
   18. Earl of Uxbridge, eldest son of the Marquess of Anglesey
   19. Viscount Castlereagh, eldest son of the Marquess of Londonderry
   20. Earl of Mount Charles, eldest son of the Marquess Conyngham
   21. Earl of Cardigan, eldest son of the Marquess of Ailesbury
   22. Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son of the Marquess of Normanby
   23. Earl Ronaldshay, eldest son of the Marquess of Zetland
   24. Earl of Hopetoun, eldest son of the Marquess of Linlithgow
   25. Earl of Haddo, eldest son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
   26. Earl of Medina, eldest son of the Marquess of Milford Haven
   27. Viscount Erleigh, eldest son of the Marquess of Reading
9. 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
10. Viscounts
11. Eldest sons of Earls
    1. Viscount Ingestre, eldest son of the Earl of Shrewsbury
    2. Lord Stanley of Bickerstaffe, eldest son of the Earl of Derby
    3. Lord Herbert of Cardiff, eldest son of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery
    4. The Honourable Charles Courtenay, eldest son of the Earl of Devon
    5. Viscount Andover, eldest son of the Earl of Suffolk
    6. Viscount Feilding, eldest son of the Earl of Denbigh
    7. Lord Norreys, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsey
    8. Viscount Maidstone, eldest son of the Earl of Winchelsea
    9. Viscount Hinchingbrooke, eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich
    10. Viscount Woodstock, eldest son of the Earl of Portland
    11. Viscount Bury, eldest son of the Earl of Albermarle
    12. Viscount Deerhurst, eldest son of the Earl of Coventry
    13. Lord Balniel, eldest son of the Earl of Crawford
    14. Lord Hay, eldest son of the Earl of Erroll
    15. Lord Strathnaver, eldest son of the Earl of Sutherland
    16. Lord Aberdour, eldest son of the Earl of Morton
    17. Lord Cardross, eldest son of the Earl of Buchan
    18. Lord Montgomerie, eldest son of the Earl of Eglinton
    19. Lord Berriedale, eldest son of the Earl of Caithness
    20. Lord Doune, eldest son of the Earl of Morway
    21. Lord Glamis, eldest son of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
    22. Lord Binning, eldest son of the Earl of Haddington
    23. Viscount of Maitland, eldest son of the Earl of Lauderdale
    24. Viscount of Garnock, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsay
    25. Viscount of Dupplin, eldest son of the Earl of Kinnoull
    26. Lord Bruce of Kinloss, eldest son of the Earl of Elgin
    27. Lord Neidpath, eldest son of the Earl of Wemyss
    28. Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie, eldest son of the Earl of Dalhousie
    29. Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, eldest son of the Earl of Airlie
    30. Lord Balgonie, eldest son of the Earl of Leven
    31. Lord Huntingtower, eldest son of the Countess of Dysart
    32. Lord Daer, eldest son of the Baron Selkirk of Douglas (disclaimed Earldom of Selkirk)
    33. Lord Rosehill, eldest son of the Earl of Northesk
    34. Lord Scrymgeour, eldest son of the Earl of Dundee
    35. Lord Johnstone, eldest son of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
    36. Lord Cochrane, eldest son of the Earl of Dundonald
    37. Viscount of Kirkwall, eldest son of the Earl of Orkney
    38. Viscount of Reidhaven, eldest son of the Earl of Seafield
    39. Lord Dalmeny, eldest son of the Earl of Rosebery
    40. Viscount of Kelburn, eldest son of the Earl of Glasgow
    41. Lord Guernsey, eldest son of the Earl of Aylesford
    42. Viscount Chewton, eldest son of the Earl Waldegrave
    43. Viscount Petersham, eldest son of the Earl of Harrington
    44. Viscount Lymington, eldest son of the Earl of Portsmouth
    45. Lord Brooke, eldest son of the Earl of Warwick
    46. Viscount Folkestone, eldest son of the Earl of Radnor
    47. Viscount Althorp, eldest son of the Earl Spencer
    48. Lord Apsley, eldest son of the Earl Bathurst
    49. Lord Hyde, eldest son of the Earl of Clarendon
    50. Viscount of Stormont, eldest son of the Earl of Mansfield
    51. Lord Porchester, eldest son of the Earl of Carnarvon
    52. Viscount Chelsea, eldest son of the Earl Cadogan
    53. Viscount FitzHarris, eldest son of the Earl of Malmesbury
    54. Viscount Dungarvan, eldest son of the Earl of Cork
    55. Lord Ardee, eldest son of the Earl of Meath
    56. Viscount Moore, eldest son of the Earl of Drogheda
    57. Viscount Forbes, eldest son of the Earl of Granard
    58. Lord Clifton of Rathmore, eldest son of the Earl of Darnley
    59. Viscount Ikerrin, eldest son of the Earl of Carrick
    60. Viscount Boyle, eldest son of the Earl of Shannon
    61. Viscount Stopford, eldest son of the Earl of Courtown
    62. Viscount Pollington, eldest son of the Earl of Mexborough
    63. Viscount Jocelyn, eldest son of the Earl of Roden
    64. Viscount Lisburne, eldest son of the Earl of Lisburne
    65. Lord Gilford, eldest son of the Earl of Clanwilliam
    66. Viscount Dunluce, eldest son of the Earl of Antrim
    67. Lord Silchester, eldest son of the Earl of Longford
    68. Viscount Carlow, eldest son of the Earl of Portarlington
    69. Lord Naas, eldest son of the Earl of Mayo
    70. Viscount Crichton, eldest son of the Earl of Erne
    71. Lord Bingham, eldest son of the Earl of Lucan
    72. Viscount Corry, eldest son of the Earl Belmore
    73. Viscount Suirdale, eldest son of the Earl of Donoughmore
    74. Viscount Alexander, eldest son of the Earl of Caledon
    75. Lord Loughborough, eldest son of the Earl of Rosslyn
    76. Viscount Cranley, eldest son of the Earl of Onslow
    77. Viscount Grey de Wilton, eldest son of the Earl of Wilton
    78. Viscount Glentworth, eldest son of the Earl of Limerick
    79. Viscount Clive, eldest son of the Earl of Powis
    80. Viscount Merton, eldest son of the Earl Nelson
    81. Lord Oxmantown, eldest son of the Earl of Rosse
    82. Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton
    83. Viscount Lowther, eldest son of the Earl of Lonsdale
    84. Viscount Sandon, eldest son of the Earl of Harrowby
    85. Viscount Melgund, eldest son of the Earl of Minto
    86. Viscount Grimston, eldest son of the Earl of Verulam
    87. Lord Eliot, eldest son of the Earl of St Germans
    88. Viscount Boringdon, eldest son of the Earl of Morley
    89. Viscount Newport, eldest son of the Earl of Bradford
    90. Viscount Encombe, eldest son of the Earl of Elden
    91. Viscount Curzon, eldest son of the Earl Howe
    92. Viscount Durwich, eldest son of the Earl of Stradbroke
    93. Lord Langton, eldest son of the Earl Temple of Stowe
    94. Viscount Newry, eldest son of the Earl of Kilmorey
    95. Viscount Northland, eldest son of the Earl of Ranfurly
    96. Viscount Anson, eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield
    97. Viscount Granville, eldest son of the Earl Granville
    98. Lord Howard of Effingham, eldest son of the Earl of Effingham
    99. Lord Ducie, eldest son of the Earl of Ducie
    100. Lord Worsley, eldest son of the Earl of Yarborough
    101. Viscount Coke, eldest son of the Earl of Leicester
    102. Viscount Campden, eldest son of the Earl of Gainsborough
    103. Viscount Enfield, eldest son of the Earl of Strafford
    104. Graham Wellesley, Viscount Dangan|Viscount Dangan]], eldest son of the Earl Cowley
    105. Viscount Ednam, eldest son of the Earl of Dudley
    106. Viscount Tarbat, eldest son of the Earl of Cromartie
    107. Viscount Carlton, eldest son of the Earl of Wharncliffe
    108. Viscount Garmoyle, eldest son of the Earl Cairns
    109. Viscount Wolmer, eldest son of the Earl of Selborne
    110. Lord Medway, eldest son of the Earl of Cranbrook
    111. Viscount Errington, eldest son of the Earl of Cromer
    112. Viscount Hawkesbury, eldest son of the Earl of Liverpool
    113. Viscount Borodale, eldest son of the Earl Beatty
    114. Viscount Dawick, eldest son of the Earl Haig
    115. Viscount Asquith, eldest son of the Earl of Oxford
    116. Viscount Jellicoe, eldest son of the Earl Jellicoe
    117. Viscount Clanfield, eldest son of the Earl Peel
    118. Lord Irwin, eldest son of the Earl of Halifax
    119. Viscount Ruthven of Canberra, eldest son of the Earl of Gowrie
    120. Viscount Gwynedd, eldest son of the Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
    121. Lord Brabourne, eldest son of the Countess Mountbatten of Burma
    122. Viscount Linley, eldest son of the Earl of Snowdon
    123. Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, eldest son of the Earl of Stockton
12. The Lord Frederick Windsor, a member of the extended Royal Family.
13. Younger sons of Marquesses
14. The Lords Spiritual
    1. The Bishop of London (The Rt Rev and Rt Hon Richard Chartres)
    2. The Bishop of Durham (The Rt Rev Tom Wright)
    3. The Bishop of Winchester (The Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt)
    4. Other Church of England Diocesan Bishops, according to seniority of consecration
    5. Suffragan Bishops, according to seniority of consecration
    6. Retired Church of England Diocesan Bishops, according to seniority of consecration
15. Secretaries of State, if of the degree of a Baron
16. Barons and Lords of Parliament
17. The Royal Household
    1. Commissioners of the Great Seal (office obsolete)
    2. Treasurer of the Household (Bob Ainsworth, also Chief Deputy Whip)
    3. Comptroller of the Household (Thomas McAvoy)
    4. Vice-Chamberlain of the Household (Jim Fitzpatrick)
18. Secretaries of State under the degree of Baron:
    1. The Rt Hon. Jack Straw
    2. The Rt Hon. John Hutton
    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
19. Eldest sons of Viscounts
    1. List Omitted.
20. Younger sons of Earls
    1. List Omitted.
21. Eldest sons of Barons
    1. List Omitted.

Knights, Privy Counsellors, Judges, Baronets et al.

1. 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 Duke of Wellington
   5. The Lord Bramall
   6. The Viscount Ridley
   7. The Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover
   8. The Lord Ashburton
   9. The Lord Kingsdown
   10. Sir Ninian Stephen
   11. Sir Edmund Hillary
   12. Sir Timothy James Alan Colman
   13. HRH the Duke of Gloucester
   14. The Duke of Abercorn
   15. Sir Erskine William Gladstone of Fasque and Balfour, Bt.
   16. The Lord Inge
   17. Sir Anthony Arthur Acland
   18. The Duke of Westminster
   19. The Lord Butler of Brockwell
   20. The Lord Morris of Aberavon
   21. The Lord Bingham of Cornhill
   22. The Rt. Hon. Sir John Major
2. 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 Arbuthnott
   10. The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres
   11. The Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden
   12. The Lord Mackay of Clashfern
   13. The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
   14. The Lord Robertson
3. Knights of St Patrick (order obsolete)
4. Privy Counsellors
5. Certain Officials and Senior Judges
   1. Chancellor of the Order of the Garter (The Lord Bishop of Oxford)
   2. Chancellor of the Exchequer (The Rt Hon. Gordon Brown)
   3. Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (The Rt Hon. Alan Milburn)
   4. Lord Chief Justice of England (The Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers)
   5. Master of the Rolls (The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Clarke)
   6. Lord President of the Family Division of the High Court (See Order of Precedence for Ladies)
   7. Lords Justices of Appeal
   8. Judges of the High Court
6. Younger sons of Viscounts
7. Younger sons of Barons
8. Baronets
9. Knights Grand Cross or Grand Commander
   1. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
   2. Knights Grand Commanders of the Order of the Star of India (order obsolete)
   3. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
   4. Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (order obsolete)
   5. Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
   6. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
10. Knights Commander
    1. Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
    2. Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
    3. Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
    4. Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
    5. Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
    6. Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
11. Knights Bachelor
12. Certain Officials
    1. Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster (Mr Justice Lloyd)
    2. Recorder of London (Michael Hyam)
    3. Recorder of Manchester and of Liverpool (in order of appointment):
       1. Recorder of Manchester (Judge Maddison)
       2. Recorder of Liverpool (Judge Globe)
    4. Common Serjeant (Judge Beaumont)
13. Judges junior to those of the High Court
    1. Circuit Judges
    2. Master of the Court of Protection (Denzil Lush)
14. Members of Orders
    1. Companions of the Order of the Bath
    2. Companions of the Order of the Star of India
    3. Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
    4. Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
    5. Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
    6. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
    7. Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
    8. Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
    9. Officers of the Order of the British Empire
    10. Companions of the Imperial Service Order

Eldest Sons of Various Grades

1. Eldest sons of younger sons of hereditary peers or hereditary peeresses
2. Eldest sons of Baronets
3. Eldest sons of Knights
   1. Eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
   2. Eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
   3. Eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
   4. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross or Knights Grand Commander
      1. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
      2. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
      3. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
   5. Eldest sons of Knights Commander
      1. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
      2. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
      3. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
   6. Eldest sons of Knights Bachelor

Members of Orders

1. Members of the Royal Victorian Order
2. Members of the Order of the British Empire

Younger Sons of Various Grades

1. Younger sons of Baronets
2. Younger sons of Knights
   1. Younger sons of Knights of the Garter
   2. Younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
   3. Younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
   4. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross or Knights Grand Commander
      1. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
      2. Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
      3. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
   5. Younger sons of Knights Commander
      1. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
      2. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
      3. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
   6. Younger sons of Knights Bachelor

Lesser Titles

1. King's Scholars
2. Queen's Scholars
3. Esquires
4. Gentlemen

Ladies

Members of the Royal Family

1. The Sovereign (HM Queen Elizabeth II)
2. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
3. HRH The Countess of Wessex
4. HRH The Princess Royal
5. HRH Princess Beatrice of York
6. HRH Princess Eugenie of York
7. Lady Louise Windsor
8. HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
9. HRH The Duchess of Kent
10. HRH Princess Michael of Kent
11. HRH Princess Alexandra, The Hon. Lady Ogilvy

High Officers of State, et al

1. The Lord President of the Council (The Baroness Amos)
2. Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment
3. Ambassadors and High Commissioners in order of arrival

Nobility, et al

1. Duchesses
2. Certain members of the Royal Family
   1. Countess of Ulster, wife of the Earl of Ulster
   2. Countess of St Andrews, wife of the Earl of St Andrews
   3. The Lady Davina Lewis, eldest daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
   4. The Lady Rose Windsor, younger daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
   5. The Lady Helen Taylor, eldest daughter of the Duke of Kent
3. Marchionesses
4. Wives of Dukes' eldest sons
5. Daughters of Dukes not married to peers
6. Countesses
7. Wives of Marquesses' eldest sons
8. Lady Gabriella Windsor, member of the extended Royal Family.
9. Marquesses' daughters not married to peers
10. Wives of Dukes' younger sons
11. Viscountesses
12. Wives of eldest sons of Earls or of Countesses in their own right
13. Earls' daughters not married to peers
14. Wives of Marquesses' younger sons
15. Secretaries of State, if of the degree of a Baron:
    1. The Baroness Amos
16. Baronesses and wives or female holders of Lordships of Parliament
17. Secretaries of State:
    1. The Rt Hon Margaret Beckett
    2. The Rt Hon Patricia Hewitt
    3. The Rt Hon Tessa Jowell
18. Wives of Viscounts' eldest sons
19. Viscounts' daughters not married to peers
20. Wives of younger sons of Earls or of Countesses in their own right
21. Wives of eldest sons of Barons or Baronesses
22. Daughters of Barons or Baronesses not married to peers
23. Wives of Viscounts' younger sons
24. Wives of younger sons of Barons or Baronesses

Ladies and Dames, et al

1. Ladies of the Garter:
   1. HRH The Princess Royal
   2. HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy
   3. The Baroness Thatcher
   4. The Lady Soames
2. Ladies of the Thistle:
   1. HRH The Princess Royal
   2. Lady Marion Fraser
3. Wives of Knights of the Garter
   1. HM Queen Elizabeth II
   2. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
   3. HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
   4. HRH The Duchess of Kent
   5. The Duchess of Grafton
   6. The Lady Richardson of Duntisbourne
   7. The Lady Carrington
   8. The Duchess of Wellington
   9. The Lady Bramall
   10. The Viscountess Ridley
   11. The Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover
   12. The Lady Ashburton
   13. The Lady Kingsdown
   14. Lady Hillary
   15. Lady Mary Colman
   16. The Duchess of Abercorn
   17. The Lady Inge
   18. Lady Acland
   19. The Duchess of Westminster
   20. The Lady Butler of Brockwell
   21. The Lady Morris of Aberavon
   22. Lady Major
   23. The Lady Bingham of Cornhill
4. Wives of Knights of the Thistle
   1. HM Queen Elizabeth II
   2. HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
   3. The Countess of Wemyss
   4. The Duchess of Buccleuch
   5. The Countess of Elgin
   6. The Lady Thomson of Monifieth
   7. The Countess of Airlie
   8. The Lady Margaret Tennant
   9. The Viscountess of Arbuthnott
   10. The Countess of Crawford
   11. The Lady Macfarlane of Bearsden
   12. The Lady Mackay of Clashfern
   13. The Lady Wilson of Tillyorn
   14. The Lady Steel of Aikwood
   15. The Lady Robertson of Port Ellen
5. Privy Counsellors
6. Certain Judges
   1. Lord President of the Family Division of the High Court (The Rt Hon. Dame Elizabeth Butler-Sloss)
   2. Lords Justices of Appeal
   3. Judges of the High Court
7. Wives of Baronets
8. Dames Grand Cross
   1. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
   2. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
   3. Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
   4. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
9. Wives of Knights Grand Cross and Grand Commander
   1. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
   2. Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
   3. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
   4. Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
   5. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
   6. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
10. Dames Commander
    1. Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath
    2. Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
    3. Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
    4. Dames Commandes of the Order of the British Empire
11. Circuit Judges
12. Wives of Knights Commander
    1. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
    2. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
    3. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
    4. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
    5. Wives of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
    6. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
13. Wives of Knights Bachelor

Members of Orders, et al

1. Companions of the Order of the Bath
2. Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
3. Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
4. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
5. Wives of Members of Orders
   1. Wives of Companions of the Order of the Bath
   2. Wives of Companions of the Order of the Star of India
   3. Wives of Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
   4. Wives of Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
   5. Wives of Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
   6. Wives of Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
   7. Wives of Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
6. Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
7. Officers of the Order of the British Empire
8. Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
9. Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire
10. Companions of the Imperial Service Order
11. Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order

Wives and Daughters of Peers, Baronets, and Knights, et al

1. Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers or peeresses
2. Daughters of sons of peers or peeresses
3. Wives of the eldest sons of Baronets
4. Daughters of Baronets
5. Wives of eldest sons of Knights
   1. Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
   2. Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
   3. Wives of eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
   4. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross or Grand Commander
      1. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
      2. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
      3. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
   5. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander
      1. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
      2. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
      3. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
6. Daughters of Knights
   1. Daughters of Knights of the Garter
   2. Daughters of Knights of the Thistle
   3. Daughters of Knights of St Patrick
   4. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross or Grand Commander
      1. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
      2. Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
      3. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
   5. Daughters of Knights Commander
      1. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
      2. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
      3. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
7. Members of the Royal Victorian Order
8. Members of the Order of the British Empire
9. Wives of Members of the Royal Victorian Order
10. Wives of Members of the Order of the British Empire

Wives of Younger Sons

1. Wives of younger sons of Baronets
2. Wives of younger sons of Knights
   1. Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Garter
   2. Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
   3. Wives of younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
   4. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross or Knights Grand Commander
      1. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
      2. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
      3. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
   5. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander
      1. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
      2. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
      3. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
      4. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
      5. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
      6. 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 of Bedfordshire (Sam Whitbread)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire (Philip Wroughton)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of the City of Bristol (Jay Tidmarsh)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (Sir Nigel Mobbs)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire (Hugh Duberly)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire (William Bromley Davenport)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Clwyd (Trefor Jones)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall (Mary Holborow)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria (James Cropper)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire (John Bather)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Devon (Eric Dancer)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Dorset (Michael Fulford-Dobson)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Durham (Sir Paul Nicholson)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed (The Lord Morris of Aberavon)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex (Phyllidia Stewart-Roberts)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire (Elizabeth Susan Cunliffe-Lister)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Essex (The Lord Petre)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire (Henry Elwes)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Greater London (The Lord Imbert)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Greater Manchester (Sir John Timmins)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Gwent (Simon Boyle)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Gwynedd (Eric Sunderland)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (Mary Fagan)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire (Sir Thomas Dunne)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Hertfordshire (Simon Bowes Lyon)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight (Sir Christopher Bland)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Kent (Allan Willett)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire (The Lord Shuttleworth)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire (Jenny Gretton)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire (Bridget Cracroft-Eley)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside (Alan Waterworth)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan (Katherine Thomas)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk (Sir Timothy Colman)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire (Juliet Townsend)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Northumberland (Sir John Riddell, Baronet)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (The Lord Crathorne)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Powys (Shân Legge-Bourke)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Rutland (Laurence Howard)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire (Algernon Heber-Percy)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Somerset (Elizabeth Gass)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of South Glamorgan (Norman Edward Lloyds)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire (The Earl of Scarbrough)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (James Hawley)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk (The Lord Tollemache)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Surrey (Sarah Goad)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear (Nigel Sherlock)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Warwickshire (Martin Dunne)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan (Robert Hastie)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands (Bob Taylor)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of West Sussex (Hugh Wyatt)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire (Sir Maurice Johnston)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire (Michael Brinton)
   • HM Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire (Dr Ingrid Roscoe)
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 (Tim Hare)
   • 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 (Jacqui Gasson)
   • 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 (William S Hyde)
   • 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 (Roger Davison)
   • 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 (Janet Greenwood)
4. The (Elected) Mayor
5. The Chairman of the County Council:
   • The Chairman of the County Council of Bedfordshire (Richard G Baker BEM)
   • 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