Royal Communications

Royal Communications is a branch of the Private Secretary's Office of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom responsible for media relations and communicating with various organisations and authorities on matters to do with The Queen and the Royal Family. Until early 2014, Royal Communications was known as the Royal Household Press Office.

The head of Royal Communications is the Communications Secretary to the Queen, currently Donal McCabe, who oversees all the press teams for members of the Royal Family.

Communications Secretaries

In 2014, the press offices of members of the Royal Family merged for a time at Buckingham Palace, though individual Communications Secretaries for members of the Royal Family were retained. Those members of the Royal Family who do not have their own Communications Secretaries are represented by that of The Queen.

The current Communications Secretaries within the Royal Household are:

Mr Donal McCabe – Communications Secretary to The Queen
Mr Julian Payne – Communications Secretary to The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall
Mr Christian Jones – Communications Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

Former Press Office positions

Director of Royal Communications (2014–2018)

• Ms Sally Osman, LVO 2014–2018

The Queen's Media Secretary (2016–2018)

• Mr Steve Kingstone, MVO 2016–2018

List of Communications & Press Secretary to The Queen

Mr James Roscoe, MVO 2013–2017
Mrs Ailsa Anderson, LVO 2010–2013
Ms Samantha Cohen, LVO 2007–2010
Miss Penelope Russell-Smith, CVO 2002–07

List of Deputy Press Secretary to The Queen

Since 1988, the role of Deputy Press Secretary has existed. It has been occupied by 8 people to date:

Mr Steve Kingstone, MVO 2013–2016
Mr James Roscoe, MVO 2012–2013
Dr Ed Perkins, MVO 2010–2012
Mrs Ailsa Anderson, LVO 2007–2010
Ms Samantha Cohen, LVO 2003–2007
Miss Penelope Russell-Smith, LVO 1998–2002
Geoffrey Crawford, CVO 1993–1997
John Haslam, LVO 1988–1993

List of Communications Secretaries (1998–2002)

Simon Walker 2000–2002
Simon Lewis 1998–2000

List of Press Secretaries to the Sovereign (1918–2002)

Miss Penelope Russell-Smith, LVO 2000–2002
Geoffrey Crawford, CVO 1997–2000
Charles Anson, LVO 1990–1997
Robin Janvrin, LVO 1987–1990
Michael Shea, CVO 1978–1987
Ronald Allison, CVO 1973–1978
Robin Ludlow, 1972–1973
William Heseltine, CVO 1968–1972
Commander Sir Richard Colville, KCVO CB DSC 1947–1968
Captain Sir Lewis Ritchie, KCVO CBE Royal Navy 1944–1947

vacant 1931–1944

Sir Frank Mitchell, CBE MVO 1920–1931
Samuel Pryor 1918–1920

List of Assistant Press Secretaries to the Sovereign

1947–1957: Hon. Mrs Alexander Hood
1958–1981: Anne Hawkins (Wall from 1975)
1959–1960: Joseph Bennet Odunton[1][2][3][4]
1965–1967: William Heseltine
1970–1974: Lawrence Bryant

References

Marz, Blaine (1959-05-15). "Queen Elizabeth Appoints Negro". The Time. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
Kay, Ernest (1970). Dictionary of African biography.
"Mr. Odunton of Ghana makes Palace history". Trove. 1959-06-10. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
"The Times Cuttings: Africa West". University Microfilms. 1958. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[1] Marz, Blaine (1959-05-15). "Queen Elizabeth Appoints Negro". The Time. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[2] Kay, Ernest (1970). Dictionary of African biography.

[3] "Mr. Odunton of Ghana makes Palace history". Trove. 1959-06-10. Retrieved 2018-09-03.

[4] "The Times Cuttings: Africa West". University Microfilms. 1958. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)