Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom information
Titular head of the Royal Navy
Not to be confused with First Lord of the Admiralty, First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet (United Kingdom), or Admiral (United Kingdom).
Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom
Flag of the Lord High Admiral
Incumbent King Charles III since 2022
Type
Great Officer of State
Appointer
The Monarch
Term length
At His Majesty's pleasure
Precursor
Lord High Admiral of England
Lord High Admiral of Scotland
Formation
1800 (United Kingdom)
1707 (Great Britain)
1385 (England)
First holder
The 3rd Earl of Arundel as High Admiral of England, Ireland and Aquitaine
Deputy
Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
The Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom (of England beginning in the 14th century, later of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800)[1] is the ceremonial head of the Royal Navy. Most have been courtiers or members of the British royal family, and not professional naval officers. The Lord High Admiral is one of the nine English Great Officers of State and since 2021 is held personally by the reigning monarch (currently King Charles III).[2]
^"Lord High Admiral's Divisions takes place at BRNC | Royal Navy". www.royalnavy.mod.uk. Ministry of Defence, 2 May 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
^"A celebration of the King's Naval links in the West Country". Greatest Hits Radio. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023. Upon H.M the Queen's death, the title of Lord High Admiral, previously held by The Duke of Edinburgh (a gift for his 90th Birthday) and subsequently Her Majesty, has reverted back to the crown. Whilst the King may choose to grant the position to someone else, it is a position that he holds by default, as without a Lord High Admiral there can be no navy. As sovereign King Charles III now also holds the position of Admiral of the Fleet as his mother did before him.
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