The Royal Household
The Royal Households are in charge of the daily and general administration of the Royal Family. Today approximately 130 persons are employed in the different departments of the administration.
HM The Queen of Denmark's Household
The Lord Chamberlain’s Office
The Lord Chamberlain's office is the secretariat for The Queen. The Office is in charge of all the arrangements for official functions, such as State Visits at home and abroad, dinners and luncheons, court ceremonial including presentation of credentials by ambassadors and their farewell audiences.
The Lord Chamberlain
The Lord Chamberlain is Chief Administrative Officer of the Royal Household.
The Master of Ceremonies
The Master of Ceremonies is organising state visits and official parties.
The Communications Office
The Head of Communications is responsible for communication and media relations. As part of this function the Office supervises the production of the annual report and the editing of the web-site of The Royal House.
HM The Queen’s Reference Library is affiliated with the Office of Communications and headed by the Librarian.
The Office of Treasury
The Office of Treasury is managed by the Treasurer of the Royal Household. He is responsible for overall budgeting, accounts for the Civil List and administration of the Royal foundations. The Treasurer is furthermore the Human Resource Manager and responsible for all the Monarch’s palaces and properties, IT, security and the Royal warrants.
The Master of the Household’s Department
The Master of the Household’s Department is responsible for a wide range of service functions such as valeting, serving at functions, travel and luggage arrangements, driving, managing the wine cellars, cooking, and housekeeping. Coordinated by the Master of the Household the Department is divided into branches managed by two Chasseurs, the Chef de Cuisine and the Matron of the Household.
The Royal Mews
The Royal Mews includes horses and ceremonial coaches, vehicles, and also horses for riding for pleasure and leisure. The Royal Mews are in charge of all ceremonial driving.
Craft Section
The Master Craftsman is responsible for the functions of the Household Workshop whose personnel include cabinet makers, a painter, a decorator and a dressmaker. The Household Workshop is also at the disposal of external craftsmen hired to perform specific conservation or restoration services.
The Private Secretary’s office
The Private Secretary to The Queen heads the Private Secretary’s Department and is the link between HM The Queen and the Government, particularly The Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He is the adviser and executive officer to HM The Queen in questions of The Queen’s attendance at official engagements, The Queens patronages, reception of deputations, audiences, matters pertaining to court titles and rank, and drafts Her Majesty’s speeches. The Private Secretary serves as Secretary to the Chancery of the Royal Danish Orders of Chivalry, and in that capacity is The Queen’s adviser regarding the award of orders and medals.
The Chapter of the Royal Orders of Chivalry
The Chapter of the Royal Orders of Chivalry was founded by King Frederik VI in connection with the reorganisation of the Order of the Dannebrog in 1808. Historically it is not a proper part of the Royal household, but an institution separate from the governance of state directly under the Monarch as Head of the Royal Orders. The Prince Consort is chancellor of the Royal Orders of Chivalry. The secretariat of the Chapter is supervised by the Secretary of the Orders, while a Head of the Secretariat performs
the day-to-day management. The Secretariat handles all practical matters in relation to the administration of royal orders and decorations. The special purview of the Historiographer of the Royal Orders is to ensure that the recipients of royal orders and decorations submit their curriculum vitae and auto-biographies, and to consider requests for access to older auto-biographies for research purposes.
Her Majesty The Queen’s Military Household
The Military Household is an independent institution under the authority of the Ministry of Defence while at the same time existing as an integral part of the Royal Household. The Military Household constitutes the formal link between The Queen and the Ministry of Defence, and the armed forces. The Chief of the Military Household, who holds the rank of colonel, is HM The Queen’s advisor on defence matters. He is also responsible for presenting matters from the Ministry of Defence, which require Royal assent, for Royal visits to the military forces, Royal flights, guard duties at the Royal palaces and castles, military ceremonial with the Royal Lifeguard and the Royal Household Hussar Guards and for The Queen’s Adjutants. The Adjutant on duty, whose rank is major or commander, assists Her Majesty and accompanies her on official visits and travel. Occasionally, an Adjutant is attached to other members of the Royal Family.
The Captain of Her Majesty The Queen’s Naval Household
The Captain is the Chief of The Queen’s Naval Yacht "Dannebrog" and is the adviser in all maritime and naval matters.
Master of the Royal Hunt
The Master of the Royal Hunt constitutes the formal link between The Queen and the state forests and organises the Royal Hunts in the state forests.
Chaplain of HM The Queen and the Royal Family
The Queen’s Chaplain-in-Ordinary is in charge of the Royal Family’s personal pastoral care and is also the Royal Family’s private priest.
Palace Superintendents
The Palace Superintendents at the Palaces of Christiansborg and Fredensborg are the link between HM the Queen and the Palaces and Properties Agency in connection with The Royal Family’s use of the palaces in question. The Superintendent at Christiansborg Palace is also responsible for the Amalienborg mansions.
His Royal Highness The Prince Consort's Household
The Chief of the Prince Consort’s Secretariat assists His Royal Highness at all functions such as private audiences, travel appointments and official functions involving only The Prince Consort.
Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and The Crown Princess’s Household
The Chief of Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and The Crown Princess’ Household advises and assists Crown Prince Frederik in all functions pertaining to private matters, private audiences, travel, appointments, etc.
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Joachim and Princess Marie's Houshold
The Private Secretary to His Royal Highness Prince Joachim, advises and assists in all official matters such as enquiries, appointments, patronages, honorary menberships, travel arrangements etc.
Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte’s Household
The Personal Secretary of Her Royal Highness Princess Benedikte assists in all functions pertaining personally to Princess Benedikte, private audiences, travel, appointments, patronages, presidencies, honorary memberships, etc.