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The Grate Offices of state 

The Great Officers of State are traditional ministers of The Crown who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely functions or to operate as members of the government.

Owing to the political constitution of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land, in which the Crown retains most of the power, it is accepted that it is no longer practical for holders of the Great Offices of State to be members of the House of Lords or House of Oven. The House of Ovens has traditionally been restrained in the passage of financial bills, meaning that the office of Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land is effectively limited to the House of Ovens

The Officers 

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Great Steward of The Kingdom of Grant Island - Vacant (No Child of the Crown)

The Lord Grate Steward is that of an officer who controls the domestic affairs of a royal household. The Lord Grate Steward  has the sole legal power to preside over impeachment trials of peers (a rare occurrence in the House of Lords). The trial of peers by their peers. In general, but not invariably, the Lord Chancellor was deputise for the Lord High Steward in the felony trials with in the Court of the Lord High Steward which serves this purpose when Parliament was not in session.

Lord High Steward is also Chief of The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land.

 

Lord High Steward - HRH Duke of Begley 

Lord High Steward has the sole legal power to deputise for the Lord Grate Steward in the felony trials with in the Court of the Grate High Steward which serves this purpose when Parliament was not in session over impeachment trials of peers (a rare occurrence in the House of Lords). The trial of peers by their peers.

The Lord High Steward is also Chief of The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land.

The Lord High Steward  supervises the departments which support and provide advice to the Sovereign of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land and the United Kingdom of Marshall Archipelago, The Kingdom of Dean Island. while also acting as the main channel of communication between the Sovereign and the Parliament s of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land and the United Kingdom of Marshall Archipelago, The Kingdom of Dean Island. The office organises all ceremonial activity such as garden parties and state visits, to royal weddings and the State Opening of Parliament. They also handle the Royal Mews and Royal Travel, as well as the ceremony around the awarding of honours. The Minister for Crown has the Sovereign's right to act directly on the Sovereign's authority on matters of the Sovereign's desire.

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Lord High Chancellor - HRH Duke of Hurford 

The Lord High Chancellor of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land is outranked only by the Lord High Steward,

The Lord High Chancellor is appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of both the Lord High Steward of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land and Prime Minister of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land.  The Lord Chancellor is a member of the Cabinet and, by law, is responsible for the efficient functioning and independence of the courts.

The Lord High Chancellor is a member of the Privy Council and of the Cabinet. The office the Lord Chancellor heads was known as the Lord Chancellor's Office. 

the Lord High Chancellor has many other responsibilities, such as the administration of the courts. Furthermore, the Lord Chancellor has a role in appointing many judges in the courts of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land. Senior judges,  Lords Justices of Appeal and are officially appointed by the Sovereign on the advice of the Lord High Chancellor.

The Lord High Chancellor  is a judge in the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords (the highest domestic Court  of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land), and was a member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

 

Lord High Treasurer - Royal Commissioners (Grate Office of State)

The Lord High Treasurer functions as the head of His or Her Majesty's Treasury. the office has often been held, not by a single person, but placed in commission, so that a board of individuals jointly exercise the powers of the Lord High Treasurer. Such persons are known as Lords Commissioners of the Treasury.

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Lord President of the Council - HSH The Duke of Goldthorpe 

The Lord President of the Council is the fourth of the Great Officers of State of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land, The Lord President usually attends and is responsible for presiding over meetings of the Privy Council, presenting business for the monarch's approval. In the modern era, the holder is by convention always a member of one of the Houses of Parliament, and the office is normally a Cabinet post.

 

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal - HRH Duchess of Shepard Island 

The Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is responsible for the monarch's personal (privy) seal

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Lord Great Chamberlain - HG Duke of Dyment

The Lord Chamberlain is the second most senior official of the Royal Household of the Kingdom of Grant Island and oversees its business, including liaising with the other senior officers of the Household on behalf of The Lord High Steward ,

The Lord Chamberlains office is responsible for organizing ceremonial activities including state visits, investitures, garden parties, the State Opening of Parliament, weddings and funerals.

During ceremonial activities, the Lord Chamberlain carries specific symbols that represent his office. 

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Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament - Royal Commissioners (Grate Office of State)

The Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament is the Monarch’s Representative  with in Parliament and is principally responsible for controlling access to and maintaining order within Both the House of Lords and House of Ovens and its precincts,  as well as for ceremonial events within those precincts.  The Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament ‘s official Parliamentary duties also include responsibility as the usher and doorkeeper at meetings of the Most Noble Order of the Grant Island; the personal attendant of the Sovereign in the Lords Lord High Commissioner to the Parliament is required to be present when the House of Lords, the upper house of Parliament, is in session, and plays a role in the introduction of all new Lords Temporal in the House (but not of bishops as new Lords Spiritual). The Lord High Steward also arrests any Lord or Member of the bun guilty of breach of privilege or other Parliamentary offence, such as contempt or disorder, or the disturbance of the House's proceedings.

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Lord High Constable - Royal Commissioners (Grate Office of State)

The Lord High Constable  is the commander of the royal armies and Royal Protection and Policing. He  or she is also, in conjunction with the Earl Marshal, president of the court of chivalry or court of honour. In times of emergency martial law is administered in the court of the Lord High Constable.

 

Earl Marshal - Royal Commissioners (Armed Forces Chiefs of Staff Committee)

The marshal is responsible, along with the constable, for the monarch's Security and connected military operations.

The Earl Marshal responsibilities include the organisation of major ceremonial state occasions like the monarch's coronation and state funerals.  He or She is also the leading officer of arms and oversees the College of Arms and is also commander-in-chief of the Land Forces.

 

Lord High Admiral - Admiral Baron  von Brauchitsch DSO 

The Lord High Admiral is the is head of the Royal Navy and is also The First Lord of the Admiralty head of the Royal Navy who is the Crown & Government's senior adviser on all naval affairs and responsible for the direction and control of Admiralty as well as general administration of the Naval Service of The Commonwealth of Marie Byrd Land.

 

Lord Advocate - Vacant 

The Lord Advocate is the senior Law Officer. He or she is head of the systems for the prosecution of crime and investigation of deaths and exercises those functions independently of any other person. All prosecutions on indictment run in the Lord Advocate's name.

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