Gold stick
Gold stick is the name given to a servant at the court of the British monarch.
The office has existed since the Tudor era when two officers were appointed personal bodyguards to the sovereign and were given this title. Since the reign of Queen Victoria , the duties have been purely ceremonial.
The Gold Sticks are in service on a monthly basis. The currently active Gold Stick is called Gold Stick-in-Waiting . You are present on many protocol occasions, e.g. B. Trooping the Color and the annual opening of parliament . The name was derived from a staff with a golden head, which symbolized the authority.
The Honorary Lords of the Guard cavalry regiments of the British Army are always Gold Stick by virtue of their office. Currently these are Princess Anne as Colonel of Honor in the Blues and Royals and Sir Edward Alexander Smyth-Osbourne as Colonel of Honor in the Life Guards .
In Scotland the Captain General of the Royal Company of Archers , e.g. Zt. * Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch, 12th Duke of Queensberry holds office.
The representative of the gold sticks is the silver stick-in-waiting, which performs the tasks alone on less important protocol occasions, such as the reception of a head of state . This office is always linked to that of the Commander of the Household Cavalry .