Armed Forces: Royal Household
(asked on 12th July 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many armed forces personnel have been attached to the Royal Household in each year since 2013-14; and what the cost of such attachments has been in each of those years.
Members of the Armed Forces are attached to the Royal Household in order to provide support to the Head of State and manage the extensive involvement and interaction of the Royal Family with the UK military at home and abroad. They also support state ceremonial events and formal, state-sponsored visits by members of the Royal Family. Information on Armed Forces personnel permanently attached to the Royal Household is provided in the following table.
Financial year | Service personnel permanently attached to the Royal Household | Approximate cost (£) |
2013-14 | 10 | 800,000 |
2014-15 | 10 | 800,000 |
2015-16 | 10 | 890,000 |
2016-17 | 10 | 930,000 |