Meet Some of the Royal Family's Important Household Support

As the Queen's senior dresser and personal assistant, Kelly is responsible for the Queen's wardrobe in every aspect. Not only has she designed some of the Queen's outfits personally, she also goes through tons of research to create the perfect ensembles, from researching the history of individual pieces of jewellery to scoping out event venues so that the Queen's outfit is the right colour. Kelly's work has endeared her to the Queen: she's one of Elizabeth II's closest confidantes too!

The Treasurer and Keeper of the Privy Purse is responsible for the overall finances of the royal household. Along with his deputy, he also manages the funds from the Sovereign Grant, which is the British government's payment to support the royals' duties. Reid retired in late 2017 and was replaced by his deputy, Sir Michael Stevens.

A lot of high-ranking members of the Queen's staff aren't "staff" so much as they are officials with particular duties and ceremonial titles. This is the case with the Master of the Horse, a historic position that is largely ceremonial for the modern royals — but ceremony is a big part of the royal image! He formally supervises all matters related to the royal stables, although in reality, the Crown Equerry and the Royal Train Office deal with most of the position's former duties.

When transportation is involved, you can bet that Colonel Toby Browne is too. He's in charge of the Royal Mews department, which includes the staff of the royal stables as well as chauffeurs and coachmen. For something like a royal carriage ride after a royal wedding, for instance, Browne would be the person coordinating all the necessary equipment and people.

Equerries, drawn from senior officers in the armed services, are essentially personal attendants to the sovereign. At least one senior equerry is with the sovereign every day, and the others split their time between royal duties and other official duties. Senior members of the royal family may also have an equerry to assist them. The role of equerry to the sovereign often results in a close connection between the royals and the equerry — most famously in the case of Group Captain Peter Townsend, the equerry to George VI who became the first love of Princess Margaret.