List of Private Secretaries To The Sovereign Since 1805
| Sovereign | Private Secretary | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| George III | Colonel Herbert Taylor | 1805 | 1811 |
| The Prince Regent (George IV from 1820) |
Colonel the Rt Hon. Sir John McMahon, Bt | 1811 | 1817 |
| Lieutenant-General Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, GCB | 1817 | 1822 | |
| Dr. Sir William Knighton, Bt, MD | 1822 | 1830 | |
| William IV | Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Taylor, GCB GCH | 1830 | 1837 |
| Victoria | HRH The Prince Consort (informally) | 1840 | 1861 |
| General the Hon. Sir Charles Grey | 1861 | 1870 | |
| Major-General the Rt Hon. Sir Henry Ponsonby, GCB | 1870 | 1895 | |
| Lieutenant-Colonel the Rt Hon. Sir Arthur Bigge, KCB CMG (later Lord Stamfordham) | 1895 | 1901 | |
| Edward VII | The Rt Hon. Lord Knollys, GCB GCVO KCMG ISO | 1901 | 1910 |
| George V | The Rt Hon Lord Knollys, GCB GCVO KCMG ISO | 1910 | 1913 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel the Rt Hon. Lord Stamfordham, GCB GCVO GCIE KCSI KCMG ISO | 1910 | 1931 | |
| Colonel the Rt Hon. Sir Clive Wigram, GCB GCVO CSI (later Lord Wigram) | 1931 | 1936 | |
| Edward VIII | Major the Rt Hon. Sir Alexander Hardinge, GCVO KCB MC (later Lord Hardinge of Penshurst) | 1936 | 1936 |
| George VI | Major the Rt Hon. Sir Alexander Hardinge, GCVO KCB MC | 1936 | 1943 |
| Captain the Rt Hon Sir Alan Lascelles, GCB GCVO CMG MC | 1943 | 1952 | |
| Elizabeth II | Captain the Rt Hon Sir Alan Lascelles, GCB GCVO CMG MC | 1952 | 1953 |
| Lieutenant-Colonel the Rt Hon. Sir Michael Adeane, GCB GCVO (later Lord Adeane) | 1953 | 1972 | |
| Lieutenant-Colonel the Rt Hon. Sir Martin Charteris, GCB GCVO OBE (later Lord Charteris of Amisfield) | 1972 | 1977 | |
| The Rt Hon. Sir Philip Moore, GCB GCVO CMG (later Lord Moore of Wolvercote) | 1977 | 1986 | |
| The Rt Hon. Sir William Heseltine, GCB GCVO AC | 1986 | 1990 | |
| The Rt Hon. Sir Robert Fellowes, GCB GCVO (later Lord Fellowes) | 1990 | 1999 | |
| The Rt Hon. Sir Robin Janvrin, GCB GCVO (later Lord Janvrin) | 1999 | 2007 | |
| The Rt Hon Sir Christopher Geidt, KCVO OBE | 2007 |
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