Marshal of the Court (Sweden)

Court uniform and staff for a Marshal of the Court.

Marshal of the Court (Swedish: Hovmarskalk) was the officer at the Royal Court of Sweden whose task was to assist the king in the Keeper of the Privy Purse. Today the Marshal of the Court are officers of the Office of the Marshal of the Court (Swedish: Hovmarskalksämbetet) which is responsible for the Swedish Royal Family's official appearances and representation - preparing and conducting state visits, official visits, formal audiences, official dinners, jubilees, and municipality visits and more.[1]

The Office of the Marshal of the Court consists of the H.M. The King's Household, H.M. The Queen's Household, Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess's Household, the Royal Stables, the Household and the Ceremonial Household.[2]

  1. ^ "Office of the Marshal of the Court". Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Hovmarskalksämbetet" [Office of the Marshal of the Court] (in Swedish). Royal Court of Sweden. Retrieved 2 November 2016.