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The 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley in uniform as Lord Great Chamberlain of England to Queen Elizabeth II, 1992. In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional ministers of the Crown who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely ceremonial functions or to operate as members of the government. [1]
Cabinet of the United Kingdom; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1559–present) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1972–present) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1968–present) Secretary of State for the Colonies (1768–1782; 1794–1801; 1854–1966) Secretary of State for India (1858–1947)
In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional ministers of The Crown who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely ceremonial functions or to operate as members of the government. [2] Separate Great Officers of State exist for England and for Scotland, as well as formerly for Ireland.
In the United Kingdom, various titles are used for the head of government of each of the countries of the United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies, and Overseas Territories. Following elections to the assembly or parliament, the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats is invited to form a government.
The government of the United Kingdom, officially His Majesty's Government, abbreviated to HM Government, is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [2] [3] The government is led by the prime minister (Keir Starmer since 5 July 2024) who selects all the other ministers.
The Ordnance Survey maps of Great Britain use the Ordnance Survey National Grid The Ordnance Survey's original maps were made by triangulation . For the second survey, in 1934, this process was used again and resulted in the building of many triangulation pillars ( trig points ): short (c. 4 feet/1.2 m high), usually square, concrete or stone ...
A post made on X claims President-elect Donald Trump plans to make Great Britain a state. Verdict: False There is no evidence to show Trump plans to do this. Congress has the power to admit new ...
Major-General William Roy FRS FSA FRSE (4 May 1726 – 1 July 1790) was a Scottish military engineer, surveyor, and antiquarian.He was an innovator who applied new scientific discoveries and newly emerging technologies to the accurate geodetic mapping of Great Britain.