ANCIENT ROYAL OFFICES.
CORONER TO HIS MAJESTY. The office of Sculptor-in-Ordinary to the King, which was recently revived bv His Majestym favour of Mr. Pittendrigh" MacgUlivrays is only one out of several ancient offices which are still included in the Royal Household, says the Morning Post. Two °! he^, am , teßt are thos « of "Gentleman of the Cellar" and "Coroner of the Verse " It is the duty of the latter to hold inquests on the bodies of any persons slain at the Palace .or wherever His Majesty may happen to be. But there is no longer a King s Lamplighter! Such a functionary existed m the eighteenth century, and the post was held for some vears by a. eirv banker. For his illuminating task he received £600 a year
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17889, 17 September 1921, Page 2 (Supplement)
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128ANCIENT ROYAL OFFICES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17889, 17 September 1921, Page 2 (Supplement)
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