In the United Kingdom, the
Lord Great Chamberlain is the sixth of the
Great Officers of State (not to be confused with the
Great Offices of State), ranking beneath the
Lord Privy Seal and above the
Lord High Constable. The Lord Great Chamberlain has charge over the
Palace of Westminster (though since the 1960s his personal authority has been limited to the royal apartments and Westminster Hall). The Lord Great Chamberlain also has a major part to play in royal coronations, having the right to dress the monarch on coronation day and to serve the monarch water before and after the coronation banquet, and also being involved in investing the monarch with the insignia of rule. He wears a distinctive scarlet court uniform and bears a gold key and a white stave as the insignia of his office.