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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
British Empire portal; United Kingdom portal; This category is meant for both individual appointments and collective bodies, such as guard corps, that are part of the civilian, military or ecclesiastical household of the British monarchy, including those specific to either England or Scotland, both professional and occasional.
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Sir Philip Alan Reid, GCVO (born 18 January 1947) has been Chairman of the Duchy of Lancaster since January 2018 and was Keeper of the Privy Purse, Treasurer to the Queen and Receiver General to the Duchy of Lancaster in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom from 2002 until 2017.
From 1966 to 1972 Fraser served as a member of the Council of the Law Society of Scotland, and from 1969 to 1988, as Purse Bearer to the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, serving also, from 1972 to 1978, on the Court of Heriot-Watt University.
President of the British Dental Association. Edward Brown, LLD, FLS. Secretary, National Poultry Council of England and Wales. John Charles Couper, MVO, OBE, WS. Purse Bearer to the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Valentine George Crittall, JP. Member of Parliament for Maldon (Essex) 1923–24. For ...