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The Purse bearer is an official in the Royal Households of the United Kingdom, and based in the Ministry of Justice. The use of a special purse or burse to hold the Great Seal of the Realm , the Lord Chancellor 's symbol of Office, can be traced as far back as the end of the 13th Century.
There is a Household of His Grace the Lord High Commissioner. This includes the Purse Bearer (who is the head of the Household), Chaplain, Aides-de-Camp (three in 1949), a Lady-in-Waiting, Extra Lady-in-Waiting, and Maids of Honour (three in 1949). The Macebearer bears the Lord President's Mace or the Old Exchequer Mace.
"The Privy Purse and Treasurer's Office". Monarchy Today. Archived from the original on 16 April 2008. "Keeper of the Privy Purse 1660–1837". Office-Holders in Modern Britain: Volume 11 (Revised), Court Officers, 1660-1837. London: University of London. 2006 – via British History Online. "The Civil List". BBC News Online
Portrait of Lord Harcourt, his arms between the purse and mace. Prior to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 , nearly all Lord Chancellors were peers of the realm (if not already, then ennobled swiftly after taking office) and the principal presiding officer of the upper house of Parliament - now taken by the Lord Speaker .
Sir Orlando Bridgeman, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal, 1667–72, with his ceremonial purse for the seal, shown below Ceremonial purse at Weston Park, used by Sir Orlando as Lord Keeper and shown in his portrait above
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Lieutenant General Sir Edward Smyth-Osbourne, the Regimental Colonel of the Life Guards and Gold Stick-in-Waiting during the Coronation Procession of Charles III. Although now only in evidence on ceremonial and state occasions, the office of Gold Stick dates from Tudor times, when two officers were placed close to the Sovereign's person to protect him or her from danger. [3]
The Privy Purse is the British sovereign's private income, mostly from the Duchy of Lancaster. This amounted to £20.1 million in net income for the year to 31 March 2018. This amounted to £20.1 million in net income for the year to 31 March 2018.