Page of Honour

While a page is a comparatively low-ranking servant, a Page of Honour is a chilvalric and ceremonial position in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It requires attendance on state occasions, but does not now involve the daily duties which were once attached to the office.

Related Topics:
Page - Ceremonial - Royal Household - Sovereign - United Kingdom

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It is usually a distinction granted to teenage sons of members of the nobility and gentry, and especially of senior members of the Royal Household. Pages of Honour feature in British Coronations, the State Opening of Parliament, and other ceremonies.

Related Topics:
Nobility - Gentry - Coronation - State Opening of Parliament

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