Groom of the Robes

Groom of the Robes is an office in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of England. In 1953, the Groom of the Robes to Elizabeth II had the task of bringing forward the robes and other items of ceremonial clothing worn by the monarch at various points in the coronation service, ready to hand them over to the Mistress of the Robes and the Lord Great Chamberlain and to receive and remove those which were no longer required.
The post was in abeyance after 1954, although an Equerry was usually designated 'Acting Groom of the Robes' on occasions when robes are worn. It returned to active use for the Coronation of Charles III in 2023 when Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Thompson was appointed.

List of Grooms of the Robes

Thomas Purcell
Piers Curteys
John Hart

Henry VIII

Richard Cecil 1530
John Copinger
William Sharington 1540–1541
Thomas Sternhold 1500–1549
Sir John Gates

Edward VI

Robert Robotham

Victoria

Francis Seymour 1837–1870
Henry Erskine 1870–1901

Edward VII

Henry Erskine 1901–1910

George V

Henry Erskine 1910–1920
Montague Eliot 1920–1936

George VI

Sir Harold Campbell 1937–1952

Elizabeth II

Sir Harold Campbell 1952–1954

Charles III

Lt Col Jonathan Thompson 2023–present