William Scott (clergyman)

William Sievwright Scott CVO (* 1946 ) is an Anglican clergyman and member of the Royal Household of the United Kingdom.

Life

traditional Maundy Thursday alms

After his ordination he worked as a vicar at the London parish of St. Mary, Bourne Street in Belgravia . From 2003 to 2006 he worked in various offices in the Royal Household. So until 2006 dean of St Margaret's Church in Westminster (parish church of the Royal Palace of Westminster ), since 2006 canon (Prebendary) at St Paul's Cathedral in London, vicar of the Royal Victorian Order and chaplain of the Queen's Chapel of the Savoy in London.

From 2007 Deputy Clerk of the Closet of the Clerk of the Closet , he is the Queen's private chaplain. In this function, he supports the director, who has been the Bishop of Carlisle since 2014 , and the Queen's private secretary in the deliberations on the selection of clergymen for vacant ministries and introduces the newly appointed Queen to pay homage . As Sub-Dean ( Sub-Dean ) of the Chapel Royal - the dean is the respective Bishop of London - he leads the administration of all areas, including the services, the day-to-day business of the chapel with the choir and all employees. This is the only full-time position of a clergyman in the entire royal household. The area of ​​office of the sub-almoner in the Royal Almonry - the Lord High Almoner has been the Bishop of Worcester since 2013 - includes the responsibility of the royal alms. a. the specially minted silver coins in small red and white purses, traditionally handed over personally by the Queen in the Royal Maundy Service on Maundy Thursday, to selected pensioners in need.

In December 2014, upon accepting his resignation, he was appointed Commandant of the Royal Victorian Order .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ London Gazette . No. 61082, HMSO, London, December 19, 2014, p. 24634 ( PDF , English).