Lord Chamberlain
Britishnoun
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At the time, plays needed approval from an official known as the Lord Chamberlain, and the Royal Court was prosecuted for staging “Saved” without a license.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2024
The Lord Chamberlain will “break” his Wand of Office and place it on the coffin.
From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2022
But funnily enough, I was asked to do another portrait for the Royal Collection of Lord Chamberlain, who was this very grand old gentleman in the royal household.
From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2022
Police Commander Lucy D'Orsi was "seriously, seriously undermined by the Chinese", according to the Lord Chamberlain, who introduced her to the Queen.
From BBC • May 11, 2016
The Princess Caroline asked me, with an apology, as for une question indiscrette, whether I was to be her Lord Chamberlain?
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 by Various
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