Responsibilities
The Defence Services Secretary is the senior member of the Royal Household responsible for liaison between the Sovereign and the British Armed Forces. He is answerable to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff for tri-service appointments, national ceremonial events and honours, decorations, awards and medals. In recent years the Defence Services Secretary has been double-hatted with the role of Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel).
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