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Monday 8 February 2021 The Queen with the then-head of MI5, Baron Parker of Minsmere, who has now been appointed as Lord Chamberlain Aaron Chown / PA Images Discretion is an essential quality for any senior member of the Royal Household – and it’s one that the Queen’s new Lord Chamberlain is sure to have in spades, given his former role at the helm of MI5. The Times reports that Baron Parker of Minsmere, a recent Director General of the renowned intelligence agency, is set to take over as the senior officer of the Royal Household in April. It will mark the first time in history that a member of the Security Service has been appointed to the non-executive, part time role, which has formerly been held by the likes of bankers, soldiers, politicians and members of the landed gentry (the outgoing Lord Chamberlain, Earl Peel, is a Yorkshire landowner). ....