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.
Contents
- Director of Royal Communications
- Communications Secretaries
- List of Communications Press Secretary to The Queen
- List of Deputy Press Secretary to The Queen
- List of Communications Secretaries 1998 2002
- List of Press Secretaries to the Sovereign 1918 2002
- List of Assistant Press Secretaries to the Sovereign
- References
The head of the Royal Communications is the Director of Royal Communications, currently Sally Osman, who oversees all the press teams for members of the Royal Family since changes to the royal press offices were made in 2014. Based at Buckingham Palace, the Press Offices for the Royal Family now operate together under the command of the Director of Royal Communications.
Director of Royal Communications
Since 2014, the press offices of members of the Royal Family have been merged into one office based at Buckingham Palace under the command of the Director of Royal Communications.
Communications Secretaries
Since 2014, the press offices of members of the Royal Family have merged to Buckingham Palace, though individual Communications Secretaries for members of the Royal Family have been retained. Those members of the Royal Family who do not have their own Communications Secretaries are represented by that of The Queen or by the Director of Royal Communications.
The current Communications Secretaries within the Royal Household are:
List of Communications & Press Secretary to The Queen
List of Deputy Press Secretary to The Queen
Since 1988, the role of Deputy Press Secretary has existed. It has been occupied by 7 people to date:
List of Communications Secretaries (1998-2002)
List of Press Secretaries to the Sovereign (1918-2002)
vacant 1931-1944