Order of precedence in England and Wales

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The following is the order of precedence in England and Wales as of December 2025. Separate orders exist for men and 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.

Position	Holder	Ref
The sovereign (regardless of gender)	Template:Flagicon image Charles III
Sons of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image William, Prince of Wales	^[1]
Sons of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex	^[1]
Grandsons of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Prince George of Wales	Template:Efn Template:Efn
	Template:Flagicon image Prince Louis of Wales
	Template:Flagicon image Prince Archie of Sussex
Brothers of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Prince Andrew, Duke of York	^[1]^[2]
Brothers of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh	^[1]^[2]
Uncles of the sovereign	None at present	^[1]
Nephews of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image James, Earl of Wessex Template:Efn	^[1]
Nephews of the sovereign	Peter Phillips	^[1]
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	Template:Flagicon image Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester	^[2]Template:Efn
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	Template:Flagicon image Prince Edward, Duke of Kent	^[2]Template:Efn
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon
Grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	Template:Flagicon image Prince Michael of Kent

Archbishops, High Officers of State, et al.

Title	Holder			Ref
Archbishop of Canterbury	None; vacant since 7 January 2025			^[3]^[4]
Lord High Steward	None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations			Template:Efn
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Shabana Mahmood	Office held by a woman	^[5]
Archbishop of York	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Stephen Cottrell		^[3]^[4]
Prime Minister	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sir Keir Starmer		Template:Efn
Lord High Treasurer	None; vacant since 1714			Template:Efn^[5]
Lord President of the Council	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Lucy Powell, MP	Office held by a woman	^[5]
Speaker of the House of Commons	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sir Lindsay Hoyle		^[6]
Lord Speaker	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith		Template:Efn
President of the Supreme Court	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Robert Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir		^[7]
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill	Office held by a woman	^[8]
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon	Office held by a woman	^[5]
The Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom in order of arrival				Template:Efn^[9]
Lord Great Chamberlain	Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington			^[10]
Lord High Constable	None; ceremonial and only appointed for coronations			Template:Efn^[10]
Earl Marshal	Edward Fitzalan-Howard, 18th Duke of Norfolk			^[10]
Lord High Admiral	Charles III			Template:Efn^[10]
Lord Steward of the Household	Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn			^[10]
Lord Chamberlain of the Household	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Richard Benyon, Baron Benyon		^[10]
Master of the Horse	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde		Template:Efn

Nobility, bishops, et al.

Dukes, et al.

	Note	Ref
Template:Flagicon image Royal dukes not grandsons of former sovereigns	None at present	^[2]
Template:Flagicon England	Ordered according to date of creation	Template:Efn
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation	Template:Efn
Eldest sons of royal dukes 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)
Ministers, envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries

Marquesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
Template:Flagicon England	Marquess of Winchester
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation	Template:Efn
Eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Earls, et al.

	Note	Ref
Template:Flagicon England	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation	Template:Efn
		Template:Efn
		Template:Efn
Younger sons of royal dukes who are not already ranked higher	Lord Nicholas Windsor (second son of the Duke of Kent)
Eldest sons of marquesses according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Eldest sons of eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Viscounts, et al.

	Note	Ref
Template:Flagicon England	Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation	Template:Efn
Eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Lord Frederick Windsor (only son of Prince Michael of Kent)		^[2]
Eldest sons of eldest sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of eldest sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Bishops

	Title	Holder			Ref
Diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ex officio	Bishop of London	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Dame Sarah Mullally	Office held by a woman	Template:Efn^[3]
	Bishop of Durham	Vacant
	Bishop of Winchester	Philip Mounstephen
Other diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election					Template:Efn
Other diocesan bishops ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
Suffragan bishops ordered according to seniority of consecration
Retired Church of England diocesan archbishops and bishops ordered according to original date of confirmation of election

Barons/Lords of Parliament

	Order of precedence	Notes
Secretaries of State Being of the degree of a baron
Template:Flagicon England	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation	Template:Efn
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation	Template:Efn
		Template:Efn
		Template:Efn
		Template:Efn
		Template:Efn
		Template:Efn

Gentry, et al.

Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court Justices

Title	Holder			Ref
Master of the Rolls	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sir Geoffrey Vos		^[8]
Deputy President of the Supreme Court	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge		^[7]
Justices of the Supreme Court	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	David Lloyd Jones, Lord Lloyd-Jones		^[7]Template:Efn
	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Michael Briggs, Lord Briggs of Westbourne
	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Philip Sales, Lord Sales
	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Nicholas Hamblen, Lord Hamblen of Kersey
	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	George Leggatt, Lord Leggatt
	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Andrew Burrows, Lord Burrows
	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Ben Stephens, Lord Stephens of Creevyloughgare
	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth	Office held by a woman
	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	David Richards, Lord Richards of Camberwell
	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Ingrid Simler, Lady Simler	Office held by a woman

Royal Household officials

Title	Holder			Ref
Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal	None; last appointed in 1850			^[2]
Treasurer of the Household	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Mark Tami
Comptroller of the Household	Chris Elmore
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Samantha Dixon		Office held by a woman

Cabinet, et al.

Title
Secretaries of State Under the degree of a Baron
Eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Eldest sons of eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
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

Order	Post-nominal letters	Holder		Ref
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter	KG	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sir John Major	Template:Efn
Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter	KG	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sir Tony Blair
Knights of the Order of the Thistle	KT	Sir Ian Wood
Knights of the Order of the Thistle	KT	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sir George Reid
Knights of the Order of St Patrick	KP	None; order dormant		Template:Efn

Privy Counsellors, et al.

Privy Counsellors	Holder			Ref
Privy Counsellors (PC)	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Ordered according to date of oath-taking		Template:Efn
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter	Eliza Manningham Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller		Office held by a woman
Chancellor of the Exchequer	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Rachel Reeves	Office held by a woman
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Pat McFadden		Template:Efn

Senior judges, et al.

		Holder			Ref
The Senior Judges	President of the King's Bench Division	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Dame Victoria Sharp	Office held by a woman	Template:Efn^[11]Template:Efn
	President of the Family Division	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sir Andrew McFarlane		Template:Efn
	Chancellor of the High Court	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sir Julian Flaux		Template:Efn
Lords Justices of Appeal		Ordered according to seniority of appointment			Template:Efn
Judges of the High Court		Ordered according to seniority of appointment			Template:Efn
Eldest sons of eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of eldest sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Eldest sons of eldest sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Younger sons of eldest sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
All sons of life peers according to the precedence of the peerage holders					Template:Efn

Baronets

		Post-nominal letters	Ref
Baronets		Bt	Template:Efn

Knights

Level	Order	Post-nominal letters	Ref
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	Template:Efn
	Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George	GCMG
	Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire	GCIE	Template:Efn
	Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order	GCVO
	Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire	GBE
Knights Commander	Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath	KCB
	Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India	KCSI	Template:Efn
	Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George	KCMG
	Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire	KCIE	Template:Efn
	Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order	KCVO
	Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire	KBE
Knights Bachelor		(None)	^[12]

Lower level judges, et al.

Title	Holder	Ref
Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster	Sir Timothy Fancourt	Template:Efn
Recorder of London	Mark Lucraft
Recorders of Liverpool and Manchester		Template:Efn
Recorder of Liverpool	Andrew Menary	^[13]
Recorder of Manchester	Nicholas Dean	^[14]
Common Serjeant of London	Richard Marks	^[15]
Circuit Judges

Other lower ranks, including esquires and gentlemen

Companions, commanders, lieutenants and officers of various orders

Order	Post-nominal letters	Ref
Companions of the Order of the Bath	CB
Companions of the Order of the Star of India	CSI	Template:Efn
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George	CMG
Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire	CIE	Template:Efn
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

	Note	Ref
Eldest sons of younger sons of 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

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

	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:

Position	Holder
Consort of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Queen Camilla^[16]
Daughters-in-law of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Catherine, Princess of Wales
Daughters-in-law of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
Daughters of the sovereign	None at present
Wives of grandsons of the sovereign	None at present
Granddaughters of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Princess Charlotte of Wales
Granddaughters of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Princess Lilibet of Sussex
Sisters-in-law of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh
Sisters of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image 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
Nieces of the sovereign	Template:Flagicon image Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
	Template:Flagicon image Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank
	Template:Flagicon image Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor Template:Efn
	Mrs Zara Tindall
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	Template:Flagicon image Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are dukes	Template:Flagicon image Katharine, Duchess of Kent
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon
Wives of grandsons of former sovereigns who are not dukes	Template:Flagicon image Princess Michael of Kent
Granddaughters of former sovereigns	Lady Sarah Chatto
Granddaughters of former sovereigns	Template:Flagicon image Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

High Officers of State, et al.

Title	Holder
Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Shabana Mahmood
Lord President of the Council	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Lucy Powell
Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Sue Carr, Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon
The Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom in order of arrival

Nobility and bishops

Duchesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
Template:Flagicon England	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Duchess of Leinster
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Wives of eldest sons of royal dukes	Claire Windsor, Countess of Ulster (wife of Earl of Ulster)
Wives of eldest sons of royal dukes	Sylvana Windsor, Countess of St Andrews (wife of Earl of St Andrews)
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)
Ministers, envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries

Marchionesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
Template:Flagicon England	Marchioness of Winchester
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Wives of the eldest sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Daughters of dukes not married to peers

Countesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
Template:Flagicon England	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to the Decreet of Ranking of 1606 according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Wives of younger sons of royal dukes who are not already ranked higher	Lady Nicholas Windsor (wife of Lord Nicholas Windsor)
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)
Daughters of marquesses not married to peers
Wives of younger sons of dukes according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Viscountesses, et al.

	Note	Ref
Template:Flagicon England	Viscountess Hereford
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation
Wives of eldest sons of earls according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Lady Frederick Windsor (wife of Lord Frederick Windsor)
Daughters of earls not married to peers
Wives of younger sons of marquesses ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders

Female bishops

	Title	Holder		Ref
Female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords – ex officio	Bishop of London	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Dame Sarah Mullally	Template:Efn
Other female diocesan bishops with seats in the House of Lords ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election				Template:Efn
Other female diocesan bishops ordered according to seniority of confirmation of election
Female suffragan bishops ordered according to seniority of consecration
Retired female Church of England diocesan archbishops and bishops ordered according to original date of confirmation of election

Baronesses

	Note	Ref
Secretaries of State Being of the degree of a baroness	None at present
Template:Flagicon England	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Scotland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Great Britain	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Ordered according to date of creation
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Ordered according to date of creation	Template:Efn Template:Efn Template:Efn

Gentry, et al.

Supreme Court Justices

Title	Holder		Ref
Justices of the Supreme Court	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Vivien Rose, Lady Rose of Colmworth
Justices of the Supreme Court	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Ingrid Simler, Lady Simler

Female Royal Household officials

Title	Holder	Ref
Vice-Chamberlain of the Household	Samantha Dixon

Cabinet, et al.

Title
Secretaries of State 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

Order	Post-nominal letters	Holder		Ref
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter	LG	Lady Mary Fagan		Template:Efn
Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter	LG	Lady Mary Peters		Template:Efn
Ladies of the Order of the Thistle	LT	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Lady Elish Angiolini	Template:Efn

Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter

Wife	Husband who is/was member	Ref
Lady (June) Hilary	Sir Edmund Hillary	Template:Efn	Template:Efn
Lady (Jennifer) Acland	Sir Antony Acland
Lady (Norma) Major	Sir John Major	Template:Efn
Lady (Henrietta) Dunne	Sir Thomas Dunne
Lady (Tessa) Brewer	Sir David Brewer
Lady (Cherie) Blair	Sir Tony Blair

Wives of Knights of the Order of the Thistle

Wife	Husband who is/was member	Ref
Lady (Poppy) Anderson	Sir Eric Anderson
Lady (Gillian) Morrison	Sir Garth Morrison	Template:Efn
Lady (Helen) Wood	Sir Ian Wood
Lady (Daphne) Reid	Sir George Reid
Lady (Margaret) Palmer	Sir Geoff Palmer

Female Privy Counsellors, et al.

Privy Counsellors	Holder		Ref
Privy Counsellors (PC)	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Ordered according to date of oath-taking	Template:Efn
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter	Eliza Manningham-Buller, Baroness Manningham-Buller		Template:Efn
Chancellor of the Exchequer	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Rachel Reeves	Template:Efn

Senior judges, et al.

	Holder		Ref
President of the King's Bench Division	style="background: Template:Party color; width: 1px;" \|	Dame Victoria Sharp	Template:Efn
Lady Justices of Appeal	Ordered according to seniority of appointment
Judges of the High Court	Ordered according to seniority of appointment		Template:Efn
Wives of younger sons of viscounts according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Wives of younger sons of barons according to the precedence of the peerage holders
Baronetesses in their own right	None at present		Template:Efn
Wives of baronets

Dames

Level	Order	Post-nominal letters	Ref
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
Wives	of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
	of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
	of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
	of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
	of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
	of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
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	Template:Efn
Wives of Knights Commander	of the Order of the Bath
	of the Order of the Star of India
	of the Order of St Michael and St George
	of the Order of the Indian Empire
	of the Royal Victorian Order
	of the Order of the British Empire
Wives of knights bachelor

Lower level judges

Title	Holder	Ref
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 EmpireTemplate:Efn
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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[1539Act1-1] House of Lords Precedence Act 1539–House of Lords Precedence Act (31 Hen. 8. c. 10), Section 1

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[1539Act3-3] House of Lords Precedence Act 1539–(31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 3

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[1539Act4-5] House of Lords Precedence Act 1539–(31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 4 (in Parliament)–(31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 10 (Not in Parliament)

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[1539Act5-10] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f House of Lords Precedence Act 1539–(31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 5 (in Parliament)–(31 Henry VIII C. 10), Section 10 (Not in Parliament)

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Order of precedence in England and Wales

Gentlemen

Royalty, archbishops, et al.

Royal family

Archbishops, High Officers of State, et al.

Nobility, bishops, et al.

Dukes, et al.

Marquesses, et al.

Earls, et al.

Viscounts, et al.

Bishops

Barons/Lords of Parliament

Gentry, et al.

Master of the Rolls and Supreme Court Justices

Royal Household officials

Cabinet, et al.

Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter and Knights of the Order of the Thistle

Privy Counsellors, et al.

Senior judges, et al.

Baronets

Knights

Lower level judges, et al.

Other lower ranks, including esquires and gentlemen

Companions, commanders, lieutenants and officers of various orders

Eldest sons of various grades

Members of various orders

Younger sons of various grades

Ladies

Royal Family

High Officers of State, et al.

Nobility and bishops

Duchesses, et al.

Marchionesses, et al.

Countesses, et al.

Viscountesses, et al.

Female bishops

Baronesses

Gentry, et al.

Supreme Court Justices

Female Royal Household officials

Cabinet, et al.

Ladies and dames, et al.

Ladies Companion of the Order of the Garter and Ladies of the Order of the Thistle

Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter

Wives of Knights of the Order of the Thistle

Female Privy Counsellors, et al.

Senior judges, et al.

Dames

Lower level judges

Members of orders, et al.

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

Wives of younger sons

Notes

References

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