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The Royal Household of Belfras
Formation	15 November 1897; 126 years ago
Headquarters	Questros Palace, Thessalona, Belfras
Sovereign Prince	Nicholaus
Lord Chamberlain	Duke Tribonianus Philoponus
Lord Steward	The Lady Anna Caerularia
Chief of the Military Staff	ADM Placus Laurentius

Revision as of 22:12, 3 January 2021

The Royal Household of Belfras is royal officials and the supporting staff of the Belfrasian royal family and primarily the Sovereign. Each member of the royal family has their own separate household to support them, although only the sovereigns household is referred to as the "Royal Household", with other members having their households named after themselves and the power to appoint people to their own households. Typically the household of the Hereditary Prince is selected by both the sovereign and the Hereditary Prince to groom a competent structure should the monarch die, as the household of the Sovereign Prince will often be the prime candidates for the new positions within the royal household on succesion.

The primary responsibility of the royal household is to coordinate and support the upkeep and wellbeing of the royal family, the monarch, and the possessions held by the royal household, such as property and vehicles. The various departments within the household exist to carry out this responsibility effectively with the appointed Lord Steward being the highest position within the household and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the separate departments.

Great Board of the Household

The Great Board of the Household is the board of officials belonging to the royal household. The board is regularly sat by the great officers of the household: The Lord Steward, Lord Chamberlain, Vice Chamberlain, Treasurer of the Household, Master of the Horse, and the Commander of the Guard. These meetings are also often sat by appointees made by the sovereign for a variety of different purposes, such as the appointment of his wife Beata of Callatis in 1982. The meetings held by the Great Board are typically to discuss and oversee the regular day-to-day running of the household and to execute directives given to them by the sovereign and the royal family. It also sometimes sits as a court on offenses committed within Questros Palace.

Office	Member		Appointed	Duties
Great Officers of the Household
Lord Steward		Tribonus Philo	1 February 2019
Lord Chamberlain	pic	name	date	Duties
Vice Chamberlain	pic	name	date	Duties
Treasurer of the Household	pic	name	date	Duties
Master of the House	pic	name	date	Duties
Commander of the Guard	pic	name	date	Duties
Appointed Seats
Special Appointee	pic	Beata of Callatis	1982	Oversees education of royal children

Office of the Lord Steward

The Lord Steward is the most senior official in the royal household and oversees its business, including liaising with other senior officers of the household, chairing the Great Board of the Household and advising the Sovereign in appointment of senior household officials. His office is responsible for coordinating the activities of the other offices and being the primary link of communication between the Sovereign and the other offices except for the Private Secretary, who a part of the royal entourage.

The Lord Steward is responsible for ceremonial duties of the crown, organising activities including state visits, investitures, parties and balls, and organising the ceremonies of the Sovereign in their capacity as head of state, chief executive, and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Weddings and funerals of the royal family are already organised with the assistance of the Lord Steward. During these ceremonies the Lord Steward carries symbols that represent his office. One of these symbols, a white staff, is considered the symbol of the royal household and when the household relocates between the royal sites the staff is required to be in attendance. In the event of the death of the monarch the staff is broken over the grave to symbolise the breaking of the royal house.

Lord Steward

Office of the Lord Chamberlain

Office of the Treasurer of the Household

Office of the Master of the House

Office of the Guard

The Commander of the Guard is a senior official responsible for running the day-to-day security operations of the monarch and the royal family. His office is responsible for the protection of the royal family and their properties and does so through two branches - The Royal Security Service, which provides immediate security to the royal family and the Royal Guard, which is an active military unit providing military security to the royal residences and for the Sovereign as needed.

Royal Security Service

The Royal Security Service is responsible for the royal family's immediate security. The RSS is led by a Colonel and staffed by hand chosen personnel from the national police and armed forces. It works closely with the National Police's Protection Bureau and Special Operations Bureau to provide armed escorts during travel, providing uniformed security to royal residences, inspecting event areas and providing specialised weapons support such as snipers or tactical response units.

Royal Guard

The Royal Guard is an independent regiment of the armed forces dedicated to the protection of the Sovereign Prince and members of the royal family. The primary function of the Royal Guard is providing military security for the Monarchy. In addition to it's primary role of protecting the royal family, the royal guard provides protection of foreign heads of state and government visiting Belfras and providing security to royal residences. The Royal Guard works hand-in-hand with the Royal Security Service and National Police which provides uniformed security. The Royal Guard, being an active military unit, do not have powers of arrest or jurisdiction to enforce the law. The Royal Guard also includes staff for the Households aircraft and seacraft.

Office of the Private Secretary

The Private Secretary to the Sovereign is a senior operational member of the royal household to the sovereign. The responsibilities of the private secretary involve acting as the principal channel of communication between the sovereign and the Crown Council, helping to arrange the schedules and for organising correspondence between the monarch and foreign entities. Another responsibility is to maintain the royal library. When not able to attend meetings of the Lord Advisory Council, the Private Secretary will also arrange minutes of the meeting to be delivered to the Sovereign. The office is also responsible for affairs relating to the press. In the responsibilities of the Sovereign as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the Private Secretary has military aides-de-camp that enable the smooth flow of communication between the military and the Sovereign.

The position of Private Secretary is a permanent position within the household and personally appointed by the Sovereign. In order to effectively carry out their charge, the incumbent is made a counsellor of the Crown Council on appointment and is elevated into nobility. While head of only the Office of the Private Secretary, he or she is typically involved in coordination between the other parts of the household.

Private Secretary to the Sovereign

Assistant Press Secretaries to the Sovereign

Press Secretary

Royal properties and assets

Properties

The sovereign's official residence in Thessalona is Questros Palace. The palace is the site of most state banquets, investitures, royal christenings and other formal ceremonies. Questros Palace was originally created for visits by the Latium Imperial Family before independence. The ancestral home of the royal family, Palatium Mondris, is another official residence with the archipelago-based palace being used frequently by the family and friends. On the west coast another residence of the family is The Sedis, an estate with it's own vineyard gifted to the family in the 1920s. In 2002 the family acquired Santosso Island in the Kayamucan to build a residence which was completeed in 2016. Private residences such as apartments are not classified as part of the royal household. Historically the Questros Palace was controlled by the Latium Imperial Family when the country was a colony, with the Dimitrios family controlling Palatium Mondris as the dukes and duchesses of Mondria.

Questros Palace, the main residence of the royal family in Thessalona.
The Sedis, west-coast residence for the royal family.
Palatium Mondris, the ancestral seat of the Dimitrios family
Santosso Island, owned by the royal family.

Assets

The Royal Household controls and operates a large fleet of vehicles for official usage and for regular day-to-day business needs. The royal family are able to utilise the vehicles as needed and staff members are often given a pool of unmarked vehicles in order to carry out their duties, with members of the Royal Security Service being given unmarked police versions of the vehicles when applicable for emergency lights. Vehicles of the fleet used by members of the royal family are adorned with the national flag and coat of arms when in an official capacity but are left unmarked when used in a day-to-day function.

The Royal Household controls a number of aviation assets for usage by the royal family and visiting dignitaries. They are maintained by the air force and operated by the air force detachment of the royal guard. The helicopter fleet are housed normally at the military quarter of Thessalona International Airport and are often utilised by members of the royal family in an official and private business.

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Title of page to be Royal Household of Belfras

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 | leader_title        = [[Monarchy of Belfras|Sovereign Prince]]
 | leader_name         = [[Nicholaus of Belfras|Nicholaus]]
-| leader_title2       = Head of the Household
+| leader_title2       = Lord Chamberlain
-| leader_name2        = Tribonianus Philoponus
+| leader_name2        = Duke Tribonianus Philoponus
-| leader_title3       = Secretary General
+| leader_title3       = Lord Steward
-| leader_name3        = Anna Caerularia
+| leader_name3        = The Lady Anna Caerularia
-| leader_title4       = Chief of Military Staff
+| leader_title4       = Chief of the Military Staff
 | leader_name4        = ADM Placus Laurentius
 | staff               =
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 {{Politics of Belfras|state=expanded}}
-The '''Royal Household of Belfras''' is an organisation whose primary function is to provide aid and support to the [[House of Dimitrios|royal family]] and primarily the [[Monarchy of Belfras|Sovereign Prince of Belfras]]. The Household provides the logistical, administrative and advisory backbone needed for the Sovereign Prince to execute his royal duties as the head of state and supreme commander of the [[Belfrasian Armed Forces]]. The household is under the direct authority of the Sovereign Prince who personally selects the Head of Household, Secretary-General, and Chief of the Military Staff to administrate the household on his behalf.
+The '''Royal Household of Belfras''' is royal officials and the supporting staff of the [[House of Dimitrios|Belfrasian royal family]] and primarily the [[Monarchy of Belfras|Sovereign.]] Each member of the royal family has their own separate household to support them, although only the sovereigns household is referred to as the "Royal Household", with other members having their households named after themselves and the power to appoint people to their own households. Typically the household of the Hereditary Prince is selected by both the sovereign and the Hereditary Prince to groom a competent structure should the monarch die, as the household of the Sovereign Prince will often be the prime candidates for the new positions within the royal household on succesion.
-The household as a whole also provides support to visiting dignitaries to the nation and controls a regiment-sized military force that is augmented with personnel to man the Households aircraft and seacraft. It is also responsible for the protection of the royal family along with the maintenance and security of it's properties, all of which are defacto owned by the royal family.
+The primary responsibility of the royal household is to coordinate and support the upkeep and wellbeing of the royal family, the monarch, and the possessions held by the royal household, such as property and vehicles. The various departments within the household exist to carry out this responsibility effectively with the appointed Lord Steward being the highest position within the household and is responsible for the day-to-day running of the separate departments.
-== Organizational structure ==
-=== Head of the Household ===
+== Great Board of the Household ==
-The '''Head of the Household''' is responsible for over all operation and management of departments held within the Royal Household. The holder of the position acts as a senior advisor to the monarch and holds seats in the privy council. The position has it's own office with a number of assistants to enable smooth execution of duties. Throughout it's history, the head of the household has been held by a number of highly respected individuals, from former consuls to diplomats and retired military officers. One stipulation in the constitution forces the position to be held by a civilian, as the Chief of the Military Staff is responsible for the military staff in the household.
+The '''Great Board of the Household''' is the board of officials belonging to the royal household. The board is regularly sat by the great officers of the household: The Lord Steward, Lord Chamberlain, Vice Chamberlain, Treasurer of the Household, Master of the Horse, and the Commander of the Guard. These meetings are also often sat by appointees made by the sovereign for a variety of different purposes, such as the appointment of his wife Beata of Callatis in 1982. The meetings held by the Great Board are typically to discuss and oversee the regular day-to-day running of the household and to execute directives given to them by the sovereign and the royal family. It also sometimes sits as a court on offenses committed within Questros Palace.
-The '''Royal Diplomatic Advisor''' closely monitors international relations and developments, working with the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and trade to advise the Head of the household and the monarch on matters pertaining to international relations.
+{| class="wikitable"
+!Office
+!colspan=2|Member
+!Appointed
+!Duties
+|-
+! colspan="5" style="background: lavender;"| Great Officers of the Household
+|-
+| Lord Steward
+| [[file:Tribonus Philo.jpg|75px]]
+| Tribonus Philo
+| 1 February 2019
+|
+|-
+| Lord Chamberlain
+| pic
+| name
+| date
+| Duties
+|-
+| Vice Chamberlain
+| pic
+| name
+| date
+| Duties
+|-
+| Treasurer of the Household
+| pic
+| name
+| date
+| Duties
+|-
+| Master of the House
+| pic
+| name
+| date
+| Duties
+|-
+| Commander of the Guard
+| pic
+| name
+| date
+| Duties
+|-
+! colspan="5" style="background: lavender;"| Appointed Seats
+|-
+| Special Appointee
+| pic
+| Beata of Callatis
+| 1982
+| Oversees education of royal children
+|-
+|}
-The '''Royal Financial Advisor''' is responsible for the accounting department of the household to prepare annual budgets for all departments in the household and to manage the royal family's finances. He recommends accountants to the Royal Mint and members of the royal family.
+== Office of the Lord Steward ==
-=== General Secretariat ===
+The '''Lord Steward''' is the most senior official in the royal household and oversees its business, including liaising with other senior officers of the household, chairing the Great Board of the Household and advising the Sovereign in appointment of senior household officials. His office is responsible for coordinating the activities of the other offices and being the primary link of communication between the Sovereign and the other offices except for the Private Secretary, who a part of the royal entourage.
-The '''Secretary General''' of the Royal Household is the deputy head of the household and is responsible for the operations of it's services with the exception of the Diplomatic and Financial Advisors as they and their offices report directly to the head of the household. The Secretary General is the head of a management team which is made up of the heads of the departments the secretariat is divided into. In 1972 liaison offices were added to the secretariat for cooperation with law enforcement bodies throughout the country.
+The Lord Steward is responsible for ceremonial duties of the crown, organising activities including state visits, investitures, parties and balls, and organising the ceremonies of the Sovereign in their capacity as head of state, chief executive, and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Weddings and funerals of the royal family are already organised with the assistance of the Lord Steward. During these ceremonies the Lord Steward carries symbols that represent his office. One of these symbols, a white staff, is considered the symbol of the royal household and when the household relocates between the royal sites the staff is required to be in attendance. In the event of the death of the monarch the staff is broken over the grave to symbolise the breaking of the royal house.
-The '''[[Royal Security Service (Belfras)|Royal Security Service]]''' is responsible for the royal family's immediate security. The RSS is led by a Colonel and staffed by hand chosen personnel from the national police and armed forces. It works closely with the [[National Police (Belfras)|National Police]]'s Protection Bureau and Special Operations Bureau to provide armed escorts during travel, providing uniformed security to royal residences, inspecting event areas and providing specialised weapons support such as snipers or tactical response units.
+=== Lord Steward ===
+== Office of the Lord Chamberlain ==
-The '''Administration and Infrastructure service''' provides two vital services to the household. Whereas the Financial Advisor is responsible for the finances of the royal family, the AIS is responsible for the wages of the staff of the household. It's second duty is to manage the maintenance of royal residences or facilities that support the royal household. When the quartermasters office merged with the AIS in 2007 it now manages and maintains the fleet of vehicles, aircraft and ships owned by the royal household.
+== Office of the Treasurer of the Household ==
-The '''Press, communications and support office''' is a unified service that provides support to the members of the royal family's offices and secretaries. It is also responsible for coordinating and organising official activities by the royal family which includes overseas visits, personal holidays and other needs the royal family may need. Finally, the PCSO is also responsible for maintaining contacts with professionals in the media to inform them of official activities of the royal family.
+== Office of the Master of the House ==
-=== Military Staff ===
+== Office of the Guard ==
 {{main|Royal Guard (Belfras)}}
-The '''Chief of the Military Staff''' is responsible for running the day-to-day operations of the military staff and assisting the monarch in the performance of duties as the Supreme Commander of the armed forces. He is also responsible, along with the Royal Security Service, for providing and maintaining security at all royal residences. The Royal Guard, an elite military unit, is a part of the military staff. Since 2017 the office has been held by Admiral Placus Laurentius.
+The '''Commander of the Guard''' is a senior official responsible for running the day-to-day security operations of the monarch and the royal family. His office is responsible for the protection of the royal family and their properties and does so through two branches - The Royal Security Service, which provides immediate security to the royal family and the Royal Guard, which is an active military unit providing military security to the royal residences and for the Sovereign as needed.
+=== Royal Security Service ===
-The military staff is commanded by a highly ranked military officer appointed personally by the Sovereign Prince. The Chief of the Royal Guard, also appointed personally by the Sovereign Prince, is the second in command of the military staff and typically holds the rank of colonel. The Military Staff are responsible for advising the Sovereign Prince on military matters, preparing his schedule for military events and the Military Council, the highest body in the armed forces, is a part of the military staff with it's head being the Chief of the Military Staff.
+The '''[[Royal Security Service (Belfras)|Royal Security Service]]''' is responsible for the royal family's immediate security. The RSS is led by a Colonel and staffed by hand chosen personnel from the national police and armed forces. It works closely with the [[National Police (Belfras)|National Police]]'s Protection Bureau and Special Operations Bureau to provide armed escorts during travel, providing uniformed security to royal residences, inspecting event areas and providing specialised weapons support such as snipers or tactical response units.
-'''Liaison to the Military Council''' is a position held by a senior ranking officer who sits in at every meeting of the Military Council, the highest tier in the nations military that handles the administration, organisation and logistics of the branches of the armed forces. While the holder of the position does not have the authority to speak on behalf of the sovereign at meetings, he is able to document the meeting to relay to the monarch if he is unable to attend himself, although with rare occurrences this has not happened since the current monarch took power in 1980.
+=== Royal Guard ===
 The '''[[Royal Guard (Belfras)|Royal Guard]]''' is an independent regiment of the armed forces dedicated to the protection of the Sovereign Prince and members of the royal family. The primary function of the Royal Guard is providing military security for the Monarchy. In addition to it's primary role of protecting the royal family, the royal guard provides protection of foreign heads of state and government visiting Belfras and providing security to royal residences. The Royal Guard works hand-in-hand with the Royal Security Service and National Police which provides uniformed security. The Royal Guard, being an active military unit, do not have powers of arrest or jurisdiction to enforce the law. The Royal Guard also includes staff for the Households aircraft and seacraft.
+== Office of the Private Secretary ==
+The '''Private Secretary to the Sovereign''' is a senior operational member of the royal household to the sovereign. The responsibilities of the private secretary involve acting as the principal channel of communication between the sovereign and the Crown Council, helping to arrange the schedules and for organising correspondence between the monarch and foreign entities. Another responsibility is to maintain the royal library. When not able to attend meetings of the Lord Advisory Council, the Private Secretary will also arrange minutes of the meeting to be delivered to the Sovereign. The office is also responsible for affairs relating to the press. In the responsibilities of the Sovereign as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, the Private Secretary has military aides-de-camp that enable the smooth flow of communication between the military and the Sovereign.
+The position of Private Secretary is a permanent position within the household and personally appointed by the Sovereign. In order to effectively carry out their charge, the incumbent is made a counsellor of the Crown Council on appointment and is elevated into nobility. While head of only the Office of the Private Secretary, he or she is typically involved in coordination between the other parts of the household.
+=== Private Secretary to the Sovereign ===
+==== Assistant Press Secretaries to the Sovereign ====
+=== Press Secretary ===
 == Royal properties and assets ==

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Great Board of the Household