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The Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod is the Gentleman Usher to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, established in 1818. If the office holder is female, she is referred to as the Lady Usher of the Blue Rod.

The office was simply designated as that of "Officer of Arms" to the Order from the first appointment in 1882 until 1911, when it received the present name.

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Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod

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The Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod is the Gentleman Usher to the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, established in 1818. If...

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Black Rod

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to Black Rod, and in some countries, formally known as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod if male, or Lady Usher of the Black Rod if female. The position...

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Gentleman Usher

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Gentleman Usher and Lady Usher are titles for some officers of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom. For a list of office-holders from the Restoration...

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Anthony Abell

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Borneo and Sarawak. He was Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod 1972–79. Abell died on 8 October 1994 in Winchester district of Hampshire aged 87. Anthony...

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John Moreton

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Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod from 19 October 1979 – 24 July 1992. "Announcements: Moreton". The Daily Telegraph. 22 October 2012. Archived from the original...

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Anthony Figgis

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Freeman of the City of London in 1996, was appointed CMG in 1993 and was knighted as a KCVO in 1996. In 2002, he was appointed Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod...

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John Margetson

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of the joint committee that manages the Royal College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music 1991–94. He served as Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod from...

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Order of the Thistle

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the most senior. The Usher of the Order is the Gentleman Usher of the Green Rod (unlike his Garter equivalent, the Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod,...

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Alan Geoffrey Hotham

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Authority. Hotham was Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod between 1934 and 1959. In this capacity he was present at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in...

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John Gingell

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December 2009) was a senior Royal Air Force commander and Gentleman usher of the Black Rod. The son of Ernest (1895–1981) and Hilda (née Attwood; 1894–1957)...

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Augustus Clifford

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court official, and usher of the Black Rod. Clifford was born in France in 1788, the illegitimate son of William Cavendish, 5th Duke of Devonshire (and 7th...

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List of Old Rugbeians

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Ambassador to Austria 1996–2000; Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps 2001–2008 and the current Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod Sir Edward Goschen, 1st Baronet, Ambassador...

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Order of St Michael and St George

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Usher of the Blue Rod. Blue Rod does not, unlike the usher of the Order of the Garter, perform any duties related to the House of Lords. Prelate: The...

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2020 in the United Kingdom

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(The Outfield). Sir John Margetson, 93, diplomat, Ambassador to Vietnam (1978–1980) and the Netherlands (1984–1988), Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod (1992–2002)...

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Deaths in October 2020

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diplomat, Ambassador to Vietnam (1978–1980) and the Netherlands (1984–1988), Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod (1992–2002). Henri Noël, 83, French football...

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List of participants in the coronation processions of George VI

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during the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. The first saw the King and Queen, members of the royal family, Prime Ministers of the Dominions...

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Order of the Garter

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from the other officers of the College of Arms. The office of Usher is held by the Usher of the Black Rod, who is also the Serjeant-at-Arms of the House...

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List of participants in the coronation procession of Elizabeth II

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The procession for the coronation of Elizabeth II was an element of the ceremony in which court, clerical, governmental, and parliamentary officials from...

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Order of St Patrick

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Usher at Arms named the Black Rod". The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod in Ireland was distinct from the English officer of the same name, though like...

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1938 Birthday Honours

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Admiral Alan Geoffrey Hotham, CB CMG (Ret'd), Gentleman Usher of the Blue Rod of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George. Honorary Knight...

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Order of the Bath

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of Arms; he is not, however, a member of the College of Arms, like many heralds. The Order's Usher is known as the Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod;...

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The following is a list of episodes from the 1955–1962 television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents and the 1962–1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. The 39th...

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2024 deaths in the United States

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a Gentleman, Enemy Mine, Iron Eagle) (b. 1936) Hugh Lawson, 82, jurist, judge (since 1995) and chief judge (2006–2008) of the U.S. District Court of Middle...

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List of The Love Boat episodes

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The second would typically follow more of a romantic comedy format (with only occasional dramatic elements). The third storyline would usually be the...

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