Prince William’s Friend Faces A Harsh Reality About His Role In The Monarchy

While David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley will still be a marquess — below a duke and above an earl within the ranks of British nobility — he will no longer be Lord Great Chamberlain; instead, Rupert Carrington, 7th Lord of Carrington will take on the job, per the Daily Mail. The Lord Great Chamberlain is a hereditary and largely ceremonial position, but it has a number of duties, including arranging for the opening of Parliament by the sovereign. They also traditionally help the monarch during the coronation, according to The Monthly Review.

Cholmondeley lost the job not for any scandalous reason but because the tradition is that after a monarch dies, someone from a different noble family is chosen to fill the role. A friend of Cholmondeley’s told the Daily Mail, “David always knew he would not have the job for life. It was an honour to carry it out for as long as he did.”

Carrington has already started work as Lord Great Chamberlain. He led King Charles III and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, into Westminster Hall in London for King Charles’ address to the Houses of Parliament, according to HuffPost UK.