Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Hugh Ross, GCVO OBE, a member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, and since 2006 of the Prince of Wales. Lieutenant Colonel (Lieutenant-Colonel in British English) is a rank of commissioned officer in the armies and marine corps (and some air forces) of the world, typically ranking above a Major and below a Colonel. ... Sir is an English honorary title, one formerly associated with knighthood. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... OBE can mean several things, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, distinction of honour. ... In all the medieval monarchies of western Europe the general system of government sprang from, and centred in, the royal household. ... Look up Sovereign in Wiktionary, the free dictionary The adjective sovereign is used to refer to a state of sovereignty. ... The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ...

Sir Malcolm was born in 1943, and educated at Eton and Sandhurst. He served in the Scots Guards from 1964 to 1987, holding the posts of Adjutant at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1977-1979, and reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1982. The Kings College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a prestigious independent school for boys. ... The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (commonly known as Sandhurst) is the British Army officer initial training centre. ... The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ... An adjutant (from the Latin adiutor, itself from the verb adiutare, to help) is an officer who assists a more senior officer. ...

Ross joined the Royal Household in 1987 as Assistant Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office and Management Auditor. In 1989 he ceased to be Management Auditor, but remained as Assistant Comptroller until 1990. From 1989 to 1990 he was Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. In all the medieval monarchies of western Europe the general system of government sprang from, and centred in, the royal household. ... The Lord Chamberlains Office is a department within the British Royal Household. ... This is a small office within the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom responsible for the administration of Orders of Chivalry and some aspects of honours in general. ...

He was Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office 1991-2005, and became Master of the Household to the Prince of Wales in 2006. Since 1988 he has been an Extra Equerry to The Queen. A comptroller may refer to a royal-household official who examines and supervises expenditures, or a public official who audits government accounts and sometimes certifies expenditures. ... The Lord Chamberlains Office is a department within the British Royal Household. ... The Master of the Household is the operational head of the below stairs elements of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... The Master of the Horse was (and in some cases, is) a historical position of varying importance in several European nations. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is Queen of sixteen independent nations known as the Commonwealth Realms (and has previously been Queen of sixteen others). ...

He was made an OBE in 1988, and joined the Royal Victorian Order in 1994 as a CVO. He was advanced to KCVO and knighted in 1999, and to GCVO in 2005. OBE can mean several things, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, distinction of honour. ... I have broken it!! ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ... The silver Anglia knight, commissioned as a trophy in 1850, intended to represent the Black Prince. ... Victoria founded the Royal Victorian Order. ...

He has been a member of the Royal Company of Archers since 1981, and a Freeman of the City of London since 1994. The Royal Company of Archers is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereigns Bodyguard in Scotland, a role it has performed since 1822 and the reign of King George IV, when the company provided a personal bodyguard to the King on his visit to Scotland. ... Freeman can mean: A person who has been awarded Freedom of the City. ... For London as a whole, see the main article London. ...