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Queen appoints former MI5 chief as Lord Chamberlain in major Palace shakeup Alice Scarsi Replay Video UP NEXT The Queen has appointed former MI5 director-general Lord Andrew Parker of Minsmere KCB as the new Lord Chamberlain - the Royal Household's most senior officer. Lord Parker will start in this new role next month, when the current Lord Chamberlain, Lord Peel, is due to step down to begin his retirement. Buckingham Palace said in a statement: "The Queen has appointed Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere, as Lord Chamberlain to succeed Lord Peel, who will retire on 31...

The Queen has appointed the former head of MI5 as Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in her royal household, Buckingham Palace has announced. Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere, will take up his new role on April 1, succeeding Earl Peel who is retiring after more than 14 years in the post. Baron Parker served as director general of MI5 from April 2013 until last year and was a career intelligence officer having joined MI5 in 1983. Baron Parker shows the Queen artefacts relating to MI5’s D-Day operations during her visit to the intelligence agency (Victoria Jones/PA) He hosted t...

The Queen has appointed the former head of MI5 as Lord Chamberlain, the most senior official in her royal household, Buckingham Palace has announced. Andrew Parker, Baron Parker of Minsmere, will take up his new role on April 1, succeeding Earl Peel who is retiring after more than 14 years in the post. Baron Parker served as director general of MI5 from April 2013 until last year and was a career intelligence officer having joined MI5 in 1983. Baron Parker shows the Queen artefacts relating to MI5’s D-Day operations during her visit to the intelligence agency (Victoria Jones/PA) He hosted t...

Baron Parker of Minsmere will take up new role as Lord Chamberlain on April 1 He will succeed Earl Peel, 73, who is retiring after more than 14 years in the post  Baron Parker served as director general of the MI5 from April 2013 until last year Earl Peel was due to step down at end of 2020 but delayed amid Covid-19 crisis 

The most senior official in the Royal Household has delayed his retirement because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Lord Chamberlain, Earl Peel, agreed to stay on for longer, amid the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, while the search for his successor took place, Buckingham Palace said. Lord Peel, 73, was due to step down at the end of 2020. The Queen with the Lord Chamberlain at a garden party in the grounds of Buckingham Palace (John Stillwell/PA) The Palace would not comment on the timescale for appointing his successor. Lord Peel, who took on the position in 2006, heads the Queen’s working hou...