Editing Order of precedence in England and Wales

{{Short description|Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2014}}
{{Precedence}}

The following is the [[order of precedence]] in [[England and Wales]] as of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}. Separate orders exist for [[Order of precedence in England and Wales#Gentlemen|men]] and [[Order of precedence in England and Wales#Ladies|women]].

Names in italics indicate that these people rank elsewhere—either higher in that table of precedence or in the table for the other sex. Titles in italics indicate the same thing for their holders, or that they are vacant.

Peers and their families make up a large part of these tables. It is possible for a peer to hold more than one title of nobility, and these may belong to different ranks and peerages. A peer derives his precedence from his highest-ranking title; peeresses derive their precedence in the same way, whether they hold their highest-ranking title in their own right or by marriage. The ranks in the tables refer to peers rather than titles: if exceptions are named for a rank, these do not include peers of a higher rank (or any peers at all, in the case of baronets). No exceptions are named for most categories, owing to their large size.

==Gentlemen==
===Royalty, archbishops, et al.===
====Royal family====
Precedence is accorded to spouses, children and grandchildren of the reigning sovereign, as well as children and grandchildren of former sovereigns.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Holder !! Ref
|-
| The sovereign (regardless of gender)
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of the United Kingdom.svg}} [[Charles III]]
| 
|-
| rowspan=2|Sons of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of the Prince of Wales.svg}} [[William, Prince of Wales]]
| rowspan=2|<ref name="1539Act1">[[House of Lords Precedence Act 1539]]–[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen8/31/10/section/wrapper1 House of Lords Precedence Act (31 Hen. 8. c. 10), Section 1]</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex.svg}} [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex]]
|-
| rowspan=3|Grandsons of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Prince George of Wales]]
| rowspan=3|{{efn|name="primogeniture"|Ordered according to the rules of [[primogeniture]].}}{{efn|"From [1726] onwards it has been the settled practice to place the male members of the Royal Family in the following order: the Sovereign's son, grandsons, brothers, uncles and nephews".<ref name="squibbA">{{cite book | title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales | publisher=Clarendon Press | author=[[George Drewry Squibb|Squibb, G.D.]] | chapter=General Precedence among Men since 1534 | year=1981 | location=Oxford, England | page=28}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Prince Louis of Wales]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Prince Archie of Sussex]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Brothers of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Prince Andrew, Duke of York.svg}} [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]]
| rowspan=2|<ref name="1539Act1"/><ref name="Heraldica">{{Cite web |url=http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm |title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales |year=2001 |publisher=Heraldica |access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh.svg}} [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]]
|-
| Uncles of the sovereign
| ''None at present''
| <ref name="1539Act1"/>
|-
| rowspan=2|Nephews of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[James, Earl of Wessex]]{{efn|Legally HRH Prince James of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the duke's son per his parents' wishes on their [[Wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones|wedding day]] and the will of Queen Elizabeth II.}}
| rowspan=2|<ref name="1539Act1"/>
|-
| [[Peter Phillips]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are dukes
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester.svg}} [[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester]]
| rowspan=2|<ref name="Heraldica"/>{{efn|"in the outcome [in 1850] The Duke of Cambridge was not only placed in Garter's Roll above all the other dukes, but also above the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chancellor, despite his not falling within the ambit of s. 4 of the [[House of Lords Precedence Act 1539|Act of 1539]]. This precedent has been followed in all subsequent similar cases."<ref name="squibbB">{{cite book | title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales | publisher=Clarendon Press | author=[[George Drewry Squibb|Squibb, G.D.]] | chapter=General Precedence among Men since 1534 | year=1981 | location=Oxford, England | page=29}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.svg}} [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are not dukes
| [[David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon]]
| rowspan=2|
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Prince Michael of Kent.svg}} [[Prince Michael of Kent]]
|-
|}

====Archbishops, High Officers of State, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! colspan=4|Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[Archbishop of Canterbury]]
| colspan=4|''None; vacant since 7 January 2025''
| <ref name="1539Act3">[[House of Lords Precedence Act 1539]]–[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen8/31/10/section/III (31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 3]</ref><ref name="squibb">{{cite book | title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales | publisher=Clarendon Press | author=[[George Drewry Squibb|Squibb, G.D.]] | chapter=The Lord Chamberlain's Order of 1520, as amended in 1595 | year=1981 | location=Oxford, England | pages=99–101}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lord High Steward]]
| colspan=4|''None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations''
| {{efn|Sir [[Gordon Messenger]] was the recent Lord High Steward in the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla|2023 Coronation]].}}
|-
| [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|'' [[Shabana Mahmood]]''
| ''[[#High Officers of State, et al.|Office held by a woman]]''
| <ref name="1539Act4">[[House of Lords Precedence Act 1539]]–[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen8/31/10/section/IV (31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 4 (in Parliament)]–[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen8/31/10/section/X (31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 10 (Not in Parliament)]</ref>
|-
| [[Archbishop of York]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Stephen Cottrell]]
| <ref name="1539Act3"/><ref name="squibb"/>
|-
| [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Sir [[Keir Starmer]]
| {{efn|name="Prime Minister"|The title of Prime Minister was used unofficially in the 18th and 19th centuries for the [[First Lord of the Treasury]]; it first received official recognition with a royal warrant of 2&nbsp;December 1905, which assigned the Prime Minister precedence immediately after that of the Archbishop of York.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brazier |first=Rodney |author-link=Rodney Brazier |year=1997 |title=Ministers of the Crown |location=Oxford |publisher=Clarendon Press |pages=5–6 |isbn=0-19-825988-3}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27860 |date=5 December 1905 |page=8735}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[Lord High Treasurer]]
| colspan=4|''None; vacant since 1714''
| {{efn|[[Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury]] was the last person to hold the office of Lord High Treasurer until his resignation in 1714. [[Lords Commissioners of the Treasury]] do not exercise the office of Lord High Treasurer.}}<ref name="1539Act4"/>
|-
| [[Lord President of the Council]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|'' [[Lucy Powell]], MP''
| ''[[#High Officers of State, et al.|Office held by a woman]]''
| <ref name="1539Act4"/>
|-
| [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Sir [[Lindsay Hoyle]]
| <ref>{{London Gazette|issue=31380 |date=3 June 1919|page=7059}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lord Speaker]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith]]
| {{efn|name="Lord Speaker"|The speakership of the House of Lords was historically vested in the Lord Chancellor; following the creation of a separate office of Lord Speaker, its rank and precedence was established by a royal warrant dated 4&nbsp;July 2006 as being immediately after that of the Speaker of the House of Commons.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk/Newsletter/011.htm |title=The College of Arms Newsletter, No. 11 |date=December 2006 |publisher=[[College of Arms]] |access-date=11 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=58050 |date=21 July 2006 |page=9986}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|President of the Supreme Court]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir]]
| <ref name="Supreme Court">{{London Gazette|issue=59201 |date=1 October 2009 |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/L-59201-934290}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
|colspan=2|'' [[Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill]]'' 
| ''[[#High Officers of State, et al.|Office held by a woman]]''
| <ref name="Lord Chief Justice">{{London Gazette|issue=58529 |date=30 November 2007 |page=17439}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lord Privy Seal|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|'' [[Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon]]'' 
| ''[[#High Officers of State, et al.|Office held by a woman]]''
| <ref name="1539Act4"/>
|-
| colspan=5|The [[List of ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom|Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom in order of arrival]]
| {{efn|name="Visiting ministers"|When visiting the United Kingdom, cabinet ministers of foreign countries are given precedence immediately above that of their country's High Commissioner (if in the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]) or Ambassador (if not).}}<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=38487 |date=24 December 1948 |page=6670}}</ref>
|-
| [[Lord Great Chamberlain]]
| colspan=4|[[Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington]]
| <ref name="1539Act5">[[House of Lords Precedence Act 1539]]–[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen8/31/10/section/V (31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 5 (in Parliament)]–[https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen8/31/10/section/X (31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 10 (Not in Parliament)]</ref>
|-
| [[Lord High Constable of England|Lord High Constable]]
| colspan=4|''None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations''
| {{efn|Sir [[Tony Radakin]] was the recent Lord High Constable in the [[Coronation of Charles III and Camilla|2023 Coronation]].}}<ref name="1539Act5"/>
|-
| [[Earl Marshal]]
| colspan=4|[[Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk]]
| <ref name="1539Act5"/>
|-
| [[Lord High Admiral of the United Kingdom|Lord High Admiral]]
| colspan=4|''[[Charles III]]''
| {{efn|Ranks higher as the Sovereign}}<ref name="1539Act5"/>
|-
| [[Lord Steward]] of the Household
| colspan=4|[[Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn]]
| <ref name="1539Act5"/>
|-
| [[Lord Chamberlain]] of the Household
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Richard Benyon]], Baron Benyon
| <ref name="1539Act5"/>
|-
| [[Master of the Horse#Master of the Horse (United Kingdom)|Master of the Horse]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde]]
| {{efn|name="Master of the Horse"|If the Master of the Horse holds a rank lower than a duke in the peerage, then by royal warrant dated 6&nbsp;May 1907, he ranks next after the Lord Chamberlain.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28019 |date=7 May 1907 |pages=3080–3081 }}</ref>}}
|-
|}

===Nobility, bishops, et al.===
====Dukes, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of the United Kingdom.svg}} Royal dukes not grandsons of former sovereigns
| ''None at present''
| <ref name="Heraldica">{{Cite web |url=http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm |title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales |year=2001 |publisher=Heraldica |access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation 
| {{efn|name="Earl Marshal"|Excepting [[Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk]] who ranks higher as the [[Earl Marshal]].}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| [[Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster]]
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| {{efn|The [[Duke of Abercorn|Dukedom of Abercorn]] was created after the [[Acts of Union 1800]]. It takes precedence after earlier Dukedoms of the United Kingdom.}}
|-
| rowspan=2|Eldest sons of royal dukes<br>who are not already ranked higher
| [[Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster]] (son of the Duke of Gloucester)
|
|-
| [[George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews]] (son of the Duke of Kent)
|
|-
| colspan=3|[[Diplomatic rank#Ranks|Ministers]], envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries
|-
|}

====Marquesses, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| [[Marquess of Winchester]]
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| {{efn|The [[Marquess of Londonderry]] (Earl Vane and Viscount Seaham in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, Baron Stewart in the Peerage of the United Kingdom and [[Marquess Conyngham]] (Baron Minster in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) was created after the [[Acts of Union 1800]]. They take precedence after earlier Marquessates of the United Kingdom.}}
|-
| colspan=3|[[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Eldest sons of dukes]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}

====Earls, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to the [[Decreet of Ranking of 1606]] according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| rowspan=3|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| rowspan=3|Ordered according to date of creation
| {{efn|name="members of the royal family"|Excepting [[David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon|The Earl of Snowdon]], who rank higher as a member of the royal family.}}
|-
| {{efn|name="Lord Steward of the Household"|Excepting [[Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn|The Earl of Rosslyn]], who rank higher as Lord Steward of the Household.}}
|-
| {{efn|The [[Earl of Limerick]] (The Baron Foxford in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The [[Earl of Clancarty]] (The Viscount Clancarty in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, The Baron Trench in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The [[Earl of Rosse]], The [[Earl of Gosford]] (The Baron Worlington in the Peerage of the United Kingdom, The Baron Acheson in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The [[Earl of Normanton]] (The Baron Mendip in the Peerage of Great Britain, The Baron Somerton in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The [[Earl of Kilmorey]], The [[Earl of Listowel]] (The Baron Hare in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The [[Earl of Norbury]] and The [[Earl of Ranfurly]] (The Baron Ranfurly in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) was created after the [[Acts of Union 1800]]. It takes precedence after earlier Earldoms of the United Kingdom.}}
|-
| Younger sons of royal dukes<br>who are not already ranked higher
| [[Lord Nicholas Windsor]] (second son of the Duke of Kent)
|
|-
| colspan=3|[[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Heirs apparent|Eldest sons of marquesses]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=3|[[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Eldest sons of eldest sons of dukes]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=3|[[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of dukes]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=3|[[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of eldest sons of dukes]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}

====Viscounts, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| [[Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford]]
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| {{efn|[[Viscount Monck]] (The Baron Monck in the Peerage of the United Kingdom) and [[Viscount Gort]] was created after the [[Acts of Union 1800]]. It takes precedence after earlier Viscountcies of the United Kingdom.}}
|-
| colspan=2|[[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Heirs apparent|Eldest sons of earls]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
| 
|-
| colspan=2|[[Lord Frederick Windsor]] (only son of Prince Michael of Kent)
| <ref name="Heraldica"/>
|-
| colspan=3|[[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Eldest sons of eldest sons of marquesses]] ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=3|[[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of marquesses]] ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=3|[[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of eldest sons of marquesses]] ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}

====Bishops====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Title !! colspan=3|Holder !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=3|[[List of bishops in the Church of England#Lords Spiritual with ex officio seniority|Diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ''ex officio'']]
| [[Bishop of London]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
|'' Dame [[Sarah Mullally]]'' 
| ''[[#Female bishops|Office held by a woman]]''
| rowspan=3|{{efn|name="Archbishops"|Excepting the Archbishops of [[Archbishop of Canterbury|Canterbury]] and [[Archbishop of York|York]] who rank higher as the Primate of All England and the Primate of England respectively.}}<ref name="1539Act3"/>
|-
| [[Bishop of Durham]]
| colspan=3|Vacant
|-
| [[Bishop of Winchester]]
| colspan=3|[[Philip Mounstephen]]
|-
| colspan=5|Other [[List of bishops in the Church of England#Lords Spiritual with seniority of service|diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords]] ordered according to seniority of [[Confirmation of bishops|confirmation of election]]
| {{efn|name="Bishops"|The number of bishops entitled to sit in the House of Lords has been fixed at 21 since the 16th century; they were all male until 2015, when women who are bishops began to be introduced to the House of Lords under the terms of the [[Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015]].}}
|-
| colspan=6|Other [[List of bishops in the Church of England#Other diocesan bishops|diocesan bishops]] ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election<!-- This number is stable because women diocesan bishops will always enter the Lords until 2025 -->
|-
| colspan=6|[[List of bishops in the Church of England#Suffragan bishops|Suffragan bishops]] ordered according to seniority of consecration
|-
| colspan=6|Retired Church of England diocesan archbishops and bishops ordered according to original date of confirmation of election
|-
|}

====Barons/Lords of Parliament====
{| class="wikitable"
! !! Order of precedence!! Notes
|-
| [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretaries of State]]<br>Being of the degree of a baron
| 
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| | {{efn|name="Lord Great Chamberlain"|Excepting [[Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington|The Lord Carrington]], who ranks higher as [[Lord Great Chamberlain]].}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| rowspan=6|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| rowspan=6|Ordered according to date of creation
| {{efn|name="Life barons"|Barons and baronesses for life created under the [[Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876]] and the [[Life Peerages Act 1958]].}}
|-
| {{efn|name="Lord Speaker of the House of Lords"|Excepting [[John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith|The Lord McFall of Alcluith]], who ranks higher as [[Lord Speaker|Lord Speaker of the House of Lords]].}}
|-
| {{efn|name="President of the Supreme Court"|Excepting [[Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir|The Lord Reed of Allermuir]], who ranks higher as the [[President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|President of the Supreme Court]].}}
|-
| {{efn|name="Lord Chamberlain of the Household"|Excepting [[Richard Benyon|The Lord Benyon]] who ranks higher as the [[Lord Chamberlain|Lord Chamberlain of the Household]].}}
|-
| {{efn|name="Master of the Horse of the United Kingdom"|Excepting [[Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde|The Lord Ashton of Hyde]] who ranks higher as the [[Master of the Horse#Master of the Horse (United Kingdom)|Master of the Horse]].}}
|-
| {{efn|The [[Baron Rendlesham]], The [[Baron Castlemaine]], The [[Baron Decies]], The [[Baron Garvagh]], The [[Baron Talbot of Malahide]], The [[Baron Carew]] (The Baron Carew in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The [[Baron Oranmore and Browne]] (The Baron Mereworth in the Peerage of the United Kingdom), The [[Baron Bellew]], The [[Baron Fermoy]] and The [[Baron Rathdonnell]] was created after the [[Acts of Union 1800]]. They take precedence after earlier Barons of the United Kingdom.}}
|-
|}

===Gentry, et al.===
====Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court Justices====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! colspan=4|Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[Master of the Rolls]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Sir [[Geoffrey Vos]]
| <ref name="Lord Chief Justice"/>
|-
| [[Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|Deputy President of the Supreme Court]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge]]
| <ref name="Supreme Court"/>
|-
| rowspan=10|[[Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|Justices of the Supreme Court]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones]]
| rowspan=10|<ref name="Supreme Court"/>{{efn|name="Justices"|Justices of the Supreme Court who are not peers have the right to the courtesy title of "Lord" or "Lady" for life by authority of royal warrant issued 10&nbsp;December 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.supremecourt.uk/docs/pr_1013.pdf |format=PDF |title=Press Notice – Courtesy titles for Justices of the Supreme Court |date=13 December 2010 |publisher=[[Supreme Court of the United Kingdom]] |access-date=11 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette|issue=59746 |date=1 April 2011 |pages=6177–6178 }}</ref>}}
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Michael Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne]]
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Philip Sales, Lord Sales]]
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Nicholas Hamblen, Lord Hamblen of Kersey]]
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[George Leggatt, Lord Leggatt]]
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Andrew Burrows, Lord Burrows]]
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Ben Stephens, Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare]]
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|'' [[Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth]]'' 
| ''[[#Supreme Court Justices|Office held by a woman]]''
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[David Richards, Lord Richards of Camberwell]]
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|'' [[Ingrid Simler, Lady Simler]]'' 
| ''[[#Supreme Court Justices|Office held by a woman]]''
|}

====Royal Household officials====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !!colspan=4|Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[List of Lord Chancellors and Lord Keepers|Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal]]
| colspan=4|''None; last appointed in 1850''
| <ref name="Heraldica"/>
|-
| [[Treasurer of the Household]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|[[Mark Tami]]
| 
|-
| [[Comptroller of the Household]]
| colspan=4|[[Chris Elmore]]
| 
|-
| [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]]
| colspan=3|'' [[Samantha Dixon]] ''
| ''[[#Female Royal Household officials|Office held by a woman]]''
|
|-
|}

====Cabinet, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!  Title
|-
| [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretaries of State]]<br>Under the degree of a Baron
|-
| [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Heirs apparent|Eldest sons of viscounts]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Eldest sons of eldest sons of earls]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of earls]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of eldest sons of earls]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Heirs apparent|Eldest sons of barons]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}

The Prime Minister determines the order of precedence for Secretaries of State as part of the [[ministerial ranking]] (also known as the order of precedence in Cabinet).

====Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter and Knights of the Order of the Thistle====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=2|Knights Companion of the [[Order of the Garter]]
| rowspan=2|KG
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| Sir [[John Major]]
| rowspan=5|{{efn|name="Garter and Thistle Note"|Who are not already ranked higher in precedence as peers or royalty.}}
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| Sir [[Tony Blair]]
|-
| rowspan=3|Knights of the [[Order of the Thistle]]
| rowspan=3|KT
| colspan=2|Sir [[Ian Wood (businessman)|Ian Wood]]
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| Sir [[George Reid (Scottish politician)|George Reid]]
|-
| colspan=2|Sir [[Geoff Palmer (scientist)|Geoff Palmer]]
|-
| Knights of the [[Order of St Patrick]]
| KP
| colspan=2|''None; order dormant''
| {{efn|name="Gloucester"|The last Knight, [[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester]], died in 1974.}}
|}

====Privy Counsellors, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Privy Counsellors !! colspan=4|Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[List of current members of the British Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] (PC)
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|Ordered according to date of oath-taking
| {{efn|name="Privy Counsellors"|Privy Counsellors who do not already rank higher are mostly current or former politicians, civil servants, royal household staff, clergy and judiciary.}}
|-
| [[Chancellor of the Order of the Garter]]
| colspan=3|''[[Eliza Manningham Buller]], Baroness Manningham-Buller''
| colspan=1|''[[#Female Privy Counsellors, et al.|Office held by a woman]]''
|
|-
| [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|''[[Rachel Reeves]]''
| colspan=1|'' [[#Female Privy Counsellors, et al.|Office held by a woman]]''
|
|-
| [[Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|''[[Pat McFadden]]''
| {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}}
|-
|}

====Senior judges, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=2| !! colspan=4|Holder !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=3|The Senior Judges
| [[President of the King's Bench Division]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|''Dame [[Victoria Sharp]]''
| ''[[#Senior judges, et al._2|Office held by a woman]]''
| {{efn|name="King's Bench"|This office was historically held jointly with that of Lord Chief Justice; following their separation, a royal warrant dated 30&nbsp;September 2005 declared that "the rank and precedence of the President of the Queen's Bench Division shall be so placed as to be in order immediately before the President of the Family Division".<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=57794 |date=24 October 2005 |page=13701}}</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/who-are-the-judiciary/judicial-roles/judges/profile-pqbd/|title=President of the King’s Bench Division|website=www.judiciary.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>{{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}}
|-
| [[President of the Family Division]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|''Sir [[Andrew McFarlane (judge)|Andrew McFarlane]]''
| {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}}
|-
| [[Chancellor of the High Court]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=3|''Sir [[Julian Flaux]]''
| {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}}
|-
| colspan=2|[[List of judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales|Lords Justices of Appeal]]
| colspan=4|Ordered according to seniority of appointment
| {{efn|Lords Justices of Appeal are customarily made Privy Counsellors, and thus rank accordingly.}}
|-
| colspan=2|[[List of High Court judges of England and Wales|Judges of the High Court]]
| colspan=4|Ordered according to seniority of appointment
| {{efn|name="Judges of the High Court"|Judges of the High Court are customarily made Knights Bachelor or Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire after having taken office and thus rank accordingly.}}
|-
| colspan=7|[[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Eldest sons of eldest sons of viscounts]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|[[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of viscounts]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|[[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of eldest sons of viscounts]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|[[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Eldest sons of eldest sons of barons]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|[[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of barons]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=7|[[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of eldest sons of barons]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=6|All sons of [[Life peer|life peers]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
| {{efn|name="Sons of life peers"|Rank and precedence set by royal warrant, dated 21&nbsp;July 1958.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=41454 |date=22 July 1958 |pages=4641–4642  |supp=y}}</ref>}}
|-
|}

====Baronets====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan=2| !! Post-nominal letters !! Ref
|-
| colspan=2|[[List of extant baronetcies|Baronets]]
| Bt
| {{efn|name="Baronets"|Baronetcies belong to any of five baronetages, namely the Baronetages of England (1611–1705), Nova Scotia (1625–1706), Ireland (1620–1799), Great Britain (1707–1800) and the United Kingdom (1801–present); this does not affect their precedence in relation to each other.}}
|-
|}

====Knights====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Level !! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=6|Knights Grand Cross
| Knights Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Bath]]
| GCB
|
|-
| ''Knights Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]]''
| GCSI
| {{efn|name="Travancore"|The last Knight Grand Commander, [[Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma]], [[List of Maharajas of Travancore|Maharaja of Travancore]], died in 1991.}}
|-
|  Knights Grand Cross of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]]
| GCMG
|
|-
| ''Knights Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]]''
| GCIE
| {{efn|name="Travancore"}}
|-
| Knights Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]
| GCVO
| 
|-
| Knights Grand Cross of the [[Order of the British Empire]]
| GBE
| 
|-
| rowspan=6|Knights Commander
| Knights Commander of the [[Order of the Bath]]
| KCB
| 
|-
| ''Knights Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]]''
| KCSI
| {{efn|name="Alwar"|The last Knight Commander, [[Tej Singh Prabhakar]], [[Maharaja of Alwar]], died in 2009.}}
|-
| Knights Commander of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]]
| KCMG
| 
|-
| ''Knights Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]]''
| KCIE
| {{efn|name="Dhrangadhra-Halvad"|The last Knight Commander, [[Meghrajji III]], [[Maharaja]] of [[Dhrangadhra State|Dhrangadhra-Halvad]], died in 2010.}}
|-
| Knights Commander of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]
| KCVO
| 
|-
| Knights Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire]]
| KBE
| 
|-
| colspan=2|[[Knight Bachelor|Knights Bachelor]]
| ''(None)''
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Orders and Medals |url=https://honours.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/about/orders-and-medals/#knight |website=cabinetoffice.gov.uk |publisher=Cabinet Office |access-date=14 November 2023}}</ref>
|-
|}

====Lower level judges, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster]]
| '' Sir [[Timothy Fancourt]]''
| {{efn|He ranks higher as a High Court judge; it is customary for a High Court judge to be named to this position.}}
|-
| [[Recorder of London]]
| [[Mark Lucraft]]
| 
|-
| Recorders of Liverpool and Manchester
|
| {{efn|In order of appointment.}}
|-
| [[Recorder of Liverpool]]
| Andrew Menary
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/resident-judge-appointment-hhj-andrew-menary-qc/|title=Resident Judge Appointment: HHJ Andrew Menary KC|website=www.judiciary.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>
|-
| [[Recorder of Manchester]]
| Nicholas Dean
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/senior-circuit-judge-appointment-stockdale/|title=Senior Circuit Judge Appointment – Stockdale|website=www.judiciary.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>
|-
| [[Common Serjeant of London]]
| Richard Marks
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/common-serjeant-appointment-marks/|title=Common Serjeant Appointment: Marks|website=www.judiciary.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-11}}</ref>
|-
| [[Circuit judge (England and Wales)|Circuit Judges]]
| 
| 
|-
|}

===Other lower ranks, including [[esquire]]s and [[Gentleman|gentlemen]]===
====Companions, commanders, lieutenants and officers of various orders====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! Ref
|-
| Companions of the [[Order of the Bath]]
| CB
|
|-
| ''Companions of the [[Order of the Star of India]]''
| CSI
| {{efn|name="Brockman"|The last Companion, [[Ronald Brockman]], died in 1999.}}
|-
| Companions of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] 
| CMG
|
|-
| ''Companions of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]]''
| CIE
| {{efn|The last Companion, [[Ian Dixon Scott]], died in 2002.}}
|-
| Commanders of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]
| CVO
| 
|-
| Commanders of the [[Order of the British Empire]]
| CBE
| 
|-
| Companions of the [[Distinguished Service Order]]
| DSO
| 
|-
| Lieutenants of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]
| LVO
| 
|-
| Officers of the [[Order of the British Empire]]
| OBE
| 
|-
| Companions of the [[Imperial Service Order]]
| ISO
| 
|-
|-
|}

====Eldest sons of various grades====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| Eldest sons of younger sons of [[Hereditary peer|hereditary peers]] in their own right
| Ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
| 
|-
| Eldest sons of baronets
| Ordered according to the precedence of the baronets
| 
|-
| Eldest sons of knights
| Ordered according to the precedence of the knights
| 
|-
|}

====Members of various orders====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! Ref
|-
| Members of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]
| MVO
| 
|-
| Members of the [[Order of the British Empire]]
| MBE
| 
|-
|}

====Younger sons of various grades====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| Younger sons of baronets
| Ordered according to the precedence of the baronets
| 
|-
| Younger sons of knights
| Ordered according to the precedence of the knights
| 
|-
|}

==Ladies==
===Royal Family===
The order of precedence accorded to women of the royal family:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Holder
|-
| Consort of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Queen Camilla.svg}} [[Queen Camilla]]<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=qiongbolan |user=qiongbolan |number=1848734492695142707 |title= Post showcasing images of Queen Camilla's Royal Standard in use in Australia during the Royal Tour of Australia, 2024.}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|Daughters-in-law of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Catherine, Princess of Wales]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex]] 
|-
| Daughters of the sovereign
| ''None at present''
|-
| Wives of grandsons of the sovereign
| ''None at present''
|-
| rowspan=2|Granddaughters of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015)|Princess Charlotte of Wales]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Princess Lilibet of Sussex]]
|-
| Sisters-in-law of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh]]
|-
| Sisters of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Princess Anne, Princess Royal.svg}} [[Anne, Princess Royal]]
|-
| Wives of uncles of the sovereign
| ''None at present''
|-
| Aunts of the sovereign
| ''None at present''
|-
| Wives of nephews of the sovereign
| ''None at present''
|-
| rowspan=4|Nieces of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Princess Beatrice of York.svg}} [[Princess Beatrice]], Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Princess Eugenie of York.svg}} [[Princess Eugenie]], Mrs Jack Brooksbank
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor]]{{efn|Legally HRH Princess Louise of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the duke's daughter per her parents' wishes on their [[Wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones|wedding day]] and the will of Queen Elizabeth II.}}
|-
| Mrs [[Zara Tindall]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Wives of grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are dukes
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Katharine, Duchess of Kent]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Wives of grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are not dukes
|[[Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family.svg}} [[Princess Michael of Kent]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Granddaughters of former sovereigns
| [[Lady Sarah Chatto]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy.svg}} [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy]]
|}

===High Officers of State, et al.===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| [[Shabana Mahmood]]
|-
| [[Lord President of the Council]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| [[Lucy Powell]]
| 
|-
|-
| [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales|Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| [[Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill]]
| 
|-
| [[Lord Privy Seal|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| [[Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon]]
| 
|-
| colspan=3|The [[List of ambassadors and high commissioners to the United Kingdom|Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom in order of arrival]]
| 
|-
|}

===Nobility and bishops===
====Duchesses, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation 
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| [[Duke of Leinster|Duchess of Leinster]]
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| rowspan=2|Wives of eldest sons of royal dukes
| [[Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster]] (wife of Earl of Ulster)
| 
|-
| [[Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews]] (wife of Earl of St Andrews)
| 
|-
| rowspan=3|Daughters of royal dukes
| [[Lady Davina Windsor]] (elder daughter of the Duke of Gloucester)
| 
|-
| Lady Rose Gilman (younger daughter of the Duke of Gloucester)
| 
|-
| [[Lady Helen Taylor]] (only daughter of the Duke of Kent)
| 
|-
| colspan=3|[[Diplomatic rank#Ranks|Ministers]], envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries
|-
|}

====Marchionesses, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| [[Marquess of Winchester|Marchioness of Winchester]]
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of the eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=3|Daughters of dukes not married to peers
|-
|}

====Countesses, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to the [[Decreet of Ranking of 1606]] according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| Wives of younger sons of royal dukes<br>who are not already ranked higher
| [[Lady Nicholas Windsor]] (wife of [[Lord Nicholas Windsor]])
| 
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of eldest sons of marquesses according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|Daughters of Princes who are not Royal Dukes
|[[Lady Gabriella Kingston]] (only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent)
|
|-
| colspan=3|Daughters of marquesses not married to peers
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of younger sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}

====Viscountesses, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| [[Viscount Hereford|Viscountess Hereford]]
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=3|[[Lady Frederick Windsor]] (wife of Lord Frederick Windsor)
|-
| colspan=3|Daughters of earls not married to peers
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of younger sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}

====Female bishops====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Title !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| |[[List of bishops in the Church of England#Lords Spiritual with ex officio seniority|Female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ''ex officio'']]
| [[Bishop of London]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| Dame [[Sarah Mullally]]
| {{efn|name="Archbishops"}}
|-
| colspan=4|Other [[List of bishops in the Church of England#Lords Spiritual with seniority of service|female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords]] ordered according to seniority of [[Confirmation of bishops|confirmation of election]]
| {{efn|name="Bishops"|The number of bishops entitled to sit in the House of Lords has been fixed at 21 since the 16th century; they were all male until 2015, when women who are bishops began to be introduced to the House of Lords under the terms of the [[Lords Spiritual (Women) Act 2015]].}}
|-
| colspan=4|Other [[List of bishops in the Church of England#Other diocesan bishops|female diocesan bishops]] ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election<!-- This number is stable because women diocesan bishops will always enter the Lords until 2025 -->
| 
|-
| colspan=4|[[List of bishops in the Church of England#Suffragan bishops|Female suffragan bishops]] ordered according to seniority of consecration
| 
|-
| colspan=4|Retired female Church of England diocesan archbishops and bishops ordered according to original date of confirmation of election
| 
|-
|}

====Baronesses====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretaries of State]]<br>Being of the degree of a baroness
|''None at present''
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of England}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Scotland}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Ireland}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| 
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
| {{efn|name="Life barons"|Barons and baronesses for life created under the [[Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876]] and the [[Life Peerages Act 1958]].}} {{efn|name="Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales"|Excepting [[Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill|The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill]] who ranks higher as the [[Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales]].}} {{efn|name="Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal"|Excepting [[Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon|The Baroness Smith of Basildon]] who ranks higher as the [[Lord Privy Seal|Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal]].}}
|}

===Gentry, et al.===
====Supreme Court Justices====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom|Justices of the Supreme Court]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| [[Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth]]
| 
|-
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| [[Ingrid Simler, Lady Simler]]
| 
|-
|}

====Female Royal Household officials====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[Vice-Chamberlain of the Household]]
| [[Samantha Dixon]]
| 
|-
|}

====Cabinet, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title
|-
| [[Secretary of State (United Kingdom)|Secretaries of State]]<br>Under the degree of a Baroness
|-
| Wives of Viscounts' eldest sons
|-
| Daughters of Viscounts not married to peers
|-
| Wives of younger sons of Earls
|-
| Wives of eldest sons of Barons
|-
| Daughters of Barons not married to peers
|-
|}
The Prime Minister determines the order of precedence for Secretaries of State as part of the [[ministerial ranking]] (also known as the order of precedence in Cabinet).

===Ladies and dames, et al.===

====Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter and Ladies of the Order of the Thistle====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=2|Ladies Companion of the [[Order of the Garter]]
| rowspan=2|LG
| colspan=2|Lady [[Mary Fagan]]
| rowspan=2|{{efn|name="Garter and Thistle Note"}}
|-
| colspan=2|Lady [[Mary Peters (athlete)|Mary Peters]]
|-
| Ladies of the [[Order of the Thistle]]
| LT
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| Lady [[Elish Angiolini]]
| {{efn|name="Garter and Thistle Note"}}
|-
|}

====Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wife !! Husband who is/was member !! colspan=2|Ref
|-
| Lady (June) Hilary
| Sir [[Edmund Hillary]]
| {{efn|Widow of Sir Edmund Hillary who is a New Zealand Citizen may use this when visiting the United Kingdom.}}
| rowspan=6|{{efn|name="Garter and Thistle Note"}}
|-
| Lady (Jennifer) Acland
| Sir [[Antony Acland]]
| 
|-
| Lady [[Norma Major|(Norma) Major]] 
| Sir [[John Major]]
| {{efn|name="Major"|Also titled Dame Norma Major, a [[List of Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire]] in her own right but with lower precedence.}}
|-
| Lady (Henrietta) Dunne
| Sir [[Thomas Dunne (Lord Lieutenant)|Thomas Dunne]]
| 
|-
| Lady (Tessa) Brewer
| Sir [[David Brewer (broker)|David Brewer]]
| 
|-
| Lady [[Cherie Blair|(Cherie) Blair]]
| Sir [[Tony Blair]]
|
|-
|}

====Wives of Knights of the Order of the Thistle====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Wife !! Husband who is/was member !! colspan=3|Ref
|-
| Lady (Poppy) Anderson
| Sir [[Eric Anderson (teacher)|Eric Anderson]]
| 
|-
| Lady (Gillian) Morrison
| Sir [[Garth Morrison]]
| {{efn|Widow of Sir Garth Morrison.}}
|-
| Lady (Helen) Wood
| Sir [[Ian Wood (businessman)|Ian Wood]]
|-
| Lady (Daphne) Reid
| Sir [[George Reid (Scottish politician)|George Reid]]
|-
| Lady (Margaret) Palmer
| Sir [[Geoff Palmer (scientist)|Geoff Palmer]]
|}

====Female Privy Counsellors, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Privy Counsellors !! colspan=2|Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[List of current members of the British Privy Council|Privy Counsellors]] (PC)
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| Ordered according to date of oath-taking
| {{efn|name="Privy Counsellors"}}
|-
| [[Chancellor of the Order of the Garter]]
| colspan=2|''[[Eliza Manningham-Buller]], Baroness Manningham-Buller''
| {{efn|Ranks higher as a Baroness}}
|-
| [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=1|''[[Rachel Reeves]]''
| {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"}}
|}

====Senior judges, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! colspan=3|Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[President of the King's Bench Division]]
| style="background: {{party color|Privy Council}}; width: 1px;" |
| colspan=2|''Dame [[Victoria Sharp]]''
| {{efn|name="Privy Counsellor"|Ranks higher as a Privy Counsellor.}}
|-
| [[List of judges of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales|Lady Justices of Appeal]]
| colspan=3|Ordered according to seniority of appointment
| 
|-
| [[List of High Court judges of England and Wales|Judges of the High Court]]
| colspan=3|Ordered according to seniority of appointment
| {{efn|name="Judges of the High Court"}}
|-
| colspan=5|[[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Wives of younger sons of viscounts]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=5|[[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Wives of younger sons of barons]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| Baronetesses in their own right
| colspan=3|''None at present''
| {{efn|name="Macdonald"|The most recent, [[Maxwell Macdonald baronets|Anne Maxwell Macdonald]], died in 2011.}}
|-
| colspan=5|Wives of [[baronet]]s
|-
|}

====Dames====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Level !! Order !! Post-nominal letters !! Ref
|-
| rowspan=4|Dames Grand Cross
| of the [[Order of the Bath]]
| GCB
|
|-
| of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]]
| GCMG
|
|-
| of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]
| GCVO
| 
|-
| of the [[Order of the British Empire]]
| GBE
| 
|-
| rowspan=6|Wives
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
|
|-
| colspan=2|of ''Knights Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]]''
| 
|-
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]]
|
|-
| colspan=2|of ''Knights Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]]''
| 
|-
| colspan=2|of ''Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order''
| 
|-
| colspan=2|of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
| 
|-
| rowspan=4|Dames Commander
| of the Order of the Bath
| DCB
| 
|-
| of the Order of St Michael and St George
| DCMG
| 
|-
| of the Royal Victorian Order
| DCVO
| 
|-
| of the Order of the British Empire
| DBE
| {{efn|Dame Norma Major DBE also has a higher precedence as the wife of [[Sir John Major]] [[Knight of the Garter|KG]].}}
|-
| rowspan=6|Wives of Knights Commander
| colspan=2|of the [[Order of the Bath]]
| 
|-
| colspan=2|of the ''Order of the Star of India''
| 
|-
| colspan=2|of the Order of St Michael and St George
| 
|-
| colspan=2|of the ''Order of the Indian Empire''
| 
|-
| colspan=2|of the Royal Victorian Order
| 
|-
| colspan=2|of the Order of the British Empire
| 
|-
| colspan=3|Wives of [[Knight Bachelor|knights bachelor]]
| 
|-
|}

====Lower level judges====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[Circuit judge (England and Wales)|Circuit Judges]]
| 
| 
|-
|}

===Members of orders, et al.===
* Members of the following orders:
** Companions of the Order of the Bath
** Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
** Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
** Commanders of the Order of the British Empire{{efn|Cherie Blair CBE also has a higher precedence as the wife of [[Sir Tony Blair]] [[Knight of the Garter|KG]].}}
* Wives of Companions of the following orders:
** Order of the Bath
** Order of the Star of India
** Order of St Michael and St George
** Order of the Indian Empire
** Royal Victorian Order
** Order of the British Empire
* Wives of Companions of the [[Distinguished Service Order]]
* Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
* Officers of the Order of the British Empire
* Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
* Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire
* Companions of the [[Imperial Service Order]]
* Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order

===Wives and daughters of peers, baronets, and knights, et al.===

* Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers or peeresses
* Daughters of sons of peers or peeresses
* Wives of the eldest sons of baronets
* Daughters of baronets
* Wives of eldest sons of knights:
** Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
** Knights of the Order of the Thistle
** Knights of the Order of St Patrick
** Knights Grand Cross or Grand Commander
** Knights Commander
* Daughters of knights:
** Daughters of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
** Daughters of Knights of the Order of the Thistle
** Daughters of Knights Grand Cross or Grand Commander
** Daughters of Knights Commander
* Members of the Royal Victorian Order
* Members of the Order of the British Empire
* Wives of members of the Royal Victorian Order
* Wives of members of the Order of the British Empire

===Wives of younger sons===

* Wives of younger sons of baronets
* Wives of younger sons of knights:
** Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
** Knights of the Order of the Thistle
** Knights of the Order of St Patrick
** Knights Grand Cross or Knights Grand Commander
** Knights Commander

==Notes==
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==References==
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<ref name="Lord Chief Justice">{{London Gazette|issue=58529 |date=30 November 2007 |page=17439}}</ref>
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