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1748:(HRH) The Duke of Edinburgh, via Letters Patent, on his 90th Birthday (10 Jun 2011). As the title of Lord High Admiral is not hereditary and was resumed by the sovereign personally in 1964, upon the Death of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh it will have been subsumed back into the Crown. As this title is personally held by Her Majesty, it is within her gift to decide if it remains with the Crown or if it will be awarded to another individual.
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Upon Prince Philip's death in 2021, the identity of the holder of the office became obscure, i.e., there has been no official announcement about the office's holder since then. It is unknown whether the office of Lord High
Admiral reverted back to the Crown, or if it is currently vacant, in which
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Upon H.M the Queen's death, the title of Lord High
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had confirmed they did not hold information on the issue, but suggested it had been resumed by Queen
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which assisted him to perform some of the duties of the
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4295:Office of the Judge of the High Court of Admiralty
2658:Office is either vested in the Crown, or vacant.
1650:The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.)
173:as High Admiral of England, Ireland and Aquitaine
4305:Office of the Deputy Judge Advocate of the Fleet
3758:Office of First Lord of the Admiralty of England
3728:Office of First Lord of the Admiralty of England
646:Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset
3358:Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Capability)
2732:Second Sea Lord and Deputy Chief of Naval Staff
4215:Secretary to the Admiralty and Navy Commission
4052:Office of the Surveyor and Rigger of the Navy
4042:Office of the Keeper of the Kings Storehouses
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202:. Most have been courtiers or members of the
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2258:Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk
1876:Sir Nicholas Tamworth, Admiral of the North.
1852:Sir Nicholas Tamworth, Admiral of the North.
1828:Sir Nicholas Tamworth, Admiral of the North.
1804:Sir Nicholas Tamworth, Admiral of the North.
1728:"Lord High Admiral (Freedom of Information)"
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1051:Prince George of Denmark, Duke of Cumberland
698:Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley
659:William Fitzwilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton
287:was also abolished and the functions of the
253:(1660–85), and it ran side-by-side with the
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3710:Office of the Secretary of State of England
3368:Assistant Chief of the Naval Staff (Policy)
2727:First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff
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408:Thomas of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Clarence
4385:Lord high admirals of the United Kingdom
3376:Commander Fleet Operational Sea Training
2193:Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
847:Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington
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4344:Court of Admiralty for the Cinque Ports
4339:Office of the Counsel to the Navy Board
4037:Office of the Clerk of the King's Ships
3058:History of the Royal Navy (before 1707)
2021:Perrin, W. G. (William Gordon) (1922).
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486:William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk
196:Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom
54:Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom
4047:Office of the Master of Naval Ordnance
4025:Council of the Marine & Navy Board
3722:Office of Lord High Admiral of England
3484:Commando Training Centre Royal Marines
2222:Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington
2009:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11437314
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763:Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
460:John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford
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3824:Office of the Vice-Admiral of England
3777:Office of the Vice-Admiral of England
3489:Defence Academy of the United Kingdom
3454:Serving senior Royal Marines officers
3399:Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
3106:Commander United Kingdom Strike Force
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551:Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
512:Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick
356:Richard FitzAlan, 4th Earl of Arundel
297:Defence Council of the United Kingdom
40:Admiral of the Fleet (United Kingdom)
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2631:Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
2548:Prince and Great Steward of Scotland
1143:Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
1031:Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke
3688:Admiralty and Marine Affairs Office
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1069:Before 1707 there was an office of
750:Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln
421:John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
395:Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester
382:John Beaufort, 1st Earl of Somerset
369:Edward of Norwich, 2nd Duke of York
4057:Office of the Surveyor of the Navy
3835:Office of the Admiral of the Fleet
2742:Commander, Allied Maritime Command
1974:. 19 September 1828. p. 1733.
907:Prince Rupert, Duke of Cumberland
183:Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom
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4196:Direction of Naval Administration
3734:Parliamentary Admiralty Committee
3704:Office of Lord Admiral of England
3510:Royal Corps of Naval Constructors
3078:National Museum of the Royal Navy
2757:Warrant Officer to the Royal Navy
1624:. J. and P. Knapton. p. 271.
1507:. Ministry of Defence, 2 May 2014
590:John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford
525:William Neville, 1st Earl of Kent
499:Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter
4364:Vice-Admiralty Courts of England
4359:Vice-Admiralty Courts of Ireland
4349:Vice-Admiralty Courts of England
4317:Office of the Admiralty Advocate
4067:Office of the Clerk of the Acts
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2747:Commandant General Royal Marines
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434:Edmund Holland, 4th Earl of Kent
311:Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
289:Lords Commissioners of Admiralty
262:Council of the Lord High Admiral
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4322:Office of the Admiralty Proctor
3829:Office of the Senior Naval Lord
3799:Office of the Senior Naval Lord
3600:Deputy Chief of the Naval Staff
3404:Commander Littoral Strike Group
3148:Standing Royal Navy deployments
3138:List of active Royal Navy ships
2762:Corps Regimental Sergeant Major
2567:Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll
447:Thomas Beaufort, Duke of Exeter
4237:Branches and offices under the
3746:Committee on Admiralty Affairs
3363:Director People & Training
2717:Secretary of State for Defence
2174:Leader of the House of Commons
2133:Secretary of State for Justice
1994:. 3 April 1964. p. 2895.
340:England and Ireland, 1385–1512
27:Titular head of the Royal Navy
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3957:Greenwich Hospital Department
3620:Vice Chief of the Naval Staff
3536:Uniforms of the Royal Marines
3479:Britannia Royal Naval College
3038:Admiralty in the 18th century
3033:Admiralty in the 17th century
3028:Admiralty in the 16th century
2722:Minister for the Armed Forces
2526:Resigned to the Crown in 1703
2497:Lord President of the Council
2162:Lord President of the Council
1934:. 9 February 1679. p. 2.
1471:Lord High Admiral of the Wash
1466:Lord High Admiral of Scotland
1071:Lord High Admiral of Scotland
633:Thomas Howard, Earl of Surrey
136:Lord High Admiral of Scotland
65:Flag of the Lord High Admiral
4129:Autonomous Civil Departments
3439:Commodore Submarine Flotilla
3068:History of the Royal Marines
3048:Historic forces and commands
2470:Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian
2197:Leader of the House of Lords
1954:. 11 May 1827. p. 1033.
1181:United Kingdom, 1801–present
724:Edward Clinton, Lord Clinton
291:were transferred to the new
132:Lord High Admiral of England
4290:High Court of the Admiralty
4002:Royal Observatory Greenwich
3625:Judge Advocate of the Fleet
3569:First Lord of the Admiralty
3515:University Royal Naval Unit
3434:Rear-Admiral, Fleet Air Arm
3424:Commander Maritime Reserves
3254:Mine countermeasure vessels
3199:Pre-dreadnought battleships
2703:His Majesty's Naval Service
2660:Status is currently debated
1652:. Oxford University Press.
1481:First Lord of the Admiralty
1476:Lord High Admiral of Sweden
799:List of lords high admirals
711:John Dudley Earl of Warwick
685:John Dudley, Viscount Lisle
564:Richard, Duke of Gloucester
538:Richard, Duke of Gloucester
285:First Lord of the Admiralty
274:First Lord of the Admiralty
32:First Lord of the Admiralty
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4239:Secretary to the Admiralty
4227:Secretary to the Admiralty
4203:Secretary to the Admiralty
4164:Treasurer of Marine Causes
4157:Direction of Naval Finance
3531:Uniforms of the Royal Navy
3444:Commodore Surface Flotilla
2845:Royal Marines Band Service
2802:Royal Navy Medical Service
2643:First Minister of Scotland
672:John Russell, Lord Russell
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18:List of Lords High Admiral
3942:Admiralty Registry Office
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3474:Admiralty Interview Board
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2544:William, Duke of Rothesay
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1864:Schomberg, Isaac (1802).
1840:Schomberg, Isaac (1802).
1816:Schomberg, Isaac (1802).
1792:Schomberg, Isaac (1802).
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3770:of Direction and control
3584:Commander-in-Chief Fleet
3184:Amphibious warfare ships
3073:National Maritime Museum
3053:Future of the Royal Navy
2807:Nursing Service (QARNNS)
1065:Great Britain, 1707–1800
44:Admiral (United Kingdom)
30:Not to be confused with
4400:Lists of English people
4395:Royal Navy appointments
4246:Admiralty Record Office
3449:Serving senior officers
3083:Naval Historical Branch
2278:(in right of the Crown)
2093:Great Officers of State
2078:Great Officers of State
208:Great Officers of State
169:The 3rd Earl of Arundel
3962:Head Messengers Office
3892:Lord Admirals Squadron
3695:Direction and control
3414:Commodore, Naval Staff
3385:Director General Ships
3372:Director Naval Support
3239:Gunboat and gunvessels
3043:Customs and traditions
2208:Lord Great Chamberlain
1909:National Archives, Kew
1870:. T. Egerton. p.
1846:. T. Egerton. p.
1822:. T. Egerton. p.
1798:. T. Egerton. p.
97:Great Officer of State
4256:Admiralty Secretariat
4178:Departments under the
4169:Treasurer of the Navy
3947:Admiralty Secretariat
3931:Admiralty Departments
3897:Mediterranean Station
3787:Council of the Marine
3595:Deputy First Sea Lord
3579:Admirals of the Fleet
3546:Ratings rank insignia
3541:Officer rank insignia
3381:Chaplain of the Fleet
3143:Royal Fleet Auxiliary
2850:Royal Marines Reserve
2822:Naval Careers Service
2518:Lord High Chamberlain
2487:Officers of the Crown
2444:Lord Treasurer-depute
932:Sir Thomas Lyttleton
335:List of high admirals
245:. The navy board had
151:1800 (United Kingdom)
4106:Sick and Hurt Office
3967:House Keepers Office
3902:Narrow Seas Squadron
3752:Admiralty Commission
3588:Commander-in-Chief,
3394:Commander Operations
3304:Historic ships names
3111:Commander Operations
3004:Special Boat Service
2855:Royal Marines Police
2416:Lady Elish Angiolini
2321:Lord High Chancellor
2121:Lord High Chancellor
1505:www.royalnavy.mod.uk
1396:Former command flags
1263:Office in commission
1207:Office in commission
1163:Office in commission
867:James, Duke of York
224:Admiral of the North
204:British royal family
154:1707 (Great Britain)
4283:Judicial Department
4272:Judicial Department
4101:Sick and Hurt Board
3972:Judicial Department
3952:Chief Clerks Office
3299:Royal Marines Boats
2865:Royal Naval Reserve
2559:Lord High Constable
2408:Lord Clerk Register
2343:Lord High Treasurer
2232:Lord High Constable
2144:Lord High Treasurer
1770:. 17 September 2022
1646:"Lord High Admiral"
1536:Greatest Hits Radio
770:Earl of Nottingham
324:Ministry of Defence
232:courts of Admiralty
228:Admiral of the West
4143:Office of Ordnance
4094:Victualling Office
3917:Portsmouth Station
3907:North Sea Squadron
3862:Cinque Ports Fleet
3804:Board of Admiralty
3590:Naval Home Command
3209:Corvette and sloop
3122:3 Commando Brigade
3118:Submarine Flotilla
2840:3 Commando Brigade
2812:Chaplaincy Service
2462:Lord Justice Clerk
2023:"Flags of Command"
1991:The London Gazette
1971:The London Gazette
1951:The London Gazette
1931:The London Gazette
1350:Queen Elizabeth II
1291:Queen Elizabeth II
1188:Lord High Admiral
1083:Lord High Admiral
811:Lord High Admiral
804:England, 1638–1707
604:England, 1512–1638
270:Board of Admiralty
255:Board of Admiralty
4405:Lists of admirals
4372:
4371:
4251:Admiralty Library
4148:Board of Ordnance
4131:Arms and Ordnance
4089:Victualling Board
4021:Civil Departments
3987:Messengers Office
3768:Under the offices
3649:
3648:
3279:Ships of the line
3179:Seaplane carriers
3169:Aircraft carriers
3012:
3011:
2797:Submarine Service
2669:
2668:
2652:
2651:
2621:Abolished in 1707
2613:Lord High Admiral
2585:Vacant since 1863
2536:Lord High Steward
2508:abolished in 1708
2482:
2481:
2478:
2477:
2452:Abolished in 1707
2395:
2394:
2387:Abolished in 1709
2369:Vacant since 1921
2304:Officers of State
2285:
2284:
2268:Lord High Admiral
2103:Lord High Steward
1911:, ref. ADM 4/410
1393:
1392:
1178:
1177:
1075:Act of Union 1707
1062:
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796:
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620:Sir Edward Howard
601:
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192:
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4118:Transport Office
4012:Watchmens Office
3922:Western Squadron
3912:Plymouth Station
3872:Eastern Squadron
3857:Channel Squadron
3686:
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3662:
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3115:Surface Flotilla
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1058:28 October 1708
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1035:26 January 1702
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4082:Navy Pay Office
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3325:Admiralty Board
3320:Defence Council
3308:
3174:Escort carriers
3157:
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3101:Fleet Commander
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2737:Fleet Commander
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2607:
2603:Forfeit in 1716
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2244:
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2185:Lord Privy Seal
2179:
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2129:Shabana Mahmood
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220:
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1735:WhatDoTheyKnow
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1247:19 September
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1038:20 May 1702
320:
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239:English Navy
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165:First holder
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4281:Legal under
4077:Navy Office
3877:Irish Fleet
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3754:(1653-1660)
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3742:(1649-1652)
3736:(1645-1648)
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3724:(1613-1628)
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3712:(1546-1628)
3706:(1513-1613)
3194:Battleships
2947:King Alfred
2817:Navy Police
2489:of Scotland
2306:of Scotland
2276:Charles III
2170:Lucy Powell
1986:"No. 43288"
1966:"No. 18506"
1946:"No. 18360"
1383:8 September
1362:8 September
1171:31 December
329:Charles III
115:Term length
4390:Royal Navy
4379:Categories
4072:Navy Board
3792:Navy Board
3562:leadership
3330:Navy Board
3284:Submarines
3219:Destroyers
3062:after 1707
2923:Flying Fox
2779:Royal Navy
2771:Components
2710:Leadership
2095:of England
1926:"No. 1485"
1542:6 November
1487:References
1456:masthead.
1124:23 October
1119:Queen Anne
874:July 1673
871:June 1660
251:Charles II
243:Navy Board
200:Royal Navy
4180:Treasurer
3551:Cutlasses
3524:Equipment
3463:Personnel
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