Defence Services Secretary

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The Defence Services Secretary is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.

Defence Services Secretary / Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel Capability)
Arms of the Royal Household
Incumbent
Major General Eldon Millar
since February 2022
British Armed Forces
Royal Household
AbbreviationDSS
Reports toThe Monarch
Secretary of State for Defence
Chief of Defence Staff
NominatorSecretary of State for Defence
AppointerThe Monarch
Formation1964
First holderGeneral Sir Rodney Moore

Responsibilities

The Defence Services Secretary is the senior member of the Royal Household responsible for liaison between the Sovereign and the British Armed Forces. He is answerable to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Chief of Defence Staff for tri-service appointments, national ceremonial events and honours, decorations, awards and medals. From 1992 the Defence Services Secretary has been double-hatted with a second Ministry of Defence role, generally that of Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel).

List of Defence Services Secretaries

Defence Services Secretaries have been:

References

  1. ^ The Queen and the Armed Services
  2. ^ Veterans UK Archived 2011-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Central Top Level Budget Archived October 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ministry of Defence & Tri-service senior appointments Archived November 17, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Army appointment
  6. ^ Daily Telegraph, 2016, "Air Appointments" The Daily Telegraph 21 July 2016
  7. ^ "No. 61656". The London Gazette (Supplement). 26 July 2016. p. 16088.
  8. ^ Royal Court Circular, 2019, Buckingham Palace, 27 March 2019
  9. ^ "No. 63135". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 October 2020. p. B2.
  10. ^ a b Queen Elizabeth II makes first appearance since Prince Charles's COVID diagnosis, ABC/Reuters, 2022-02-16
  11. ^ Royal Court Circular, 2022, Windsor Castle,16 February 2022
  12. ^ Royal Court Circular, 2022, St James Palace, 3 February 2022
  13. ^ "No. 63640". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 March 2022. p. 4774.