But when looking through the people holding a share under the Carrington 25%, I don't see Lord Carrington as one of them.
But I guess a family can decide who will represent them.
One can only hope that this will not lead to bickering etc in the future. Although that future is a long way from now since under a King William the Marquess of Cholmondeley (either the present one or his heir) will be the Lord Great Chamberlain once more.
The present Lord Great Chamberlain is Robert Carrington, 7th Baron Carrington. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rupert_Carington,_7th_Baron_Carrington)
On the accession of King Charles III, the position went to the Carrington line (who combined have a 25 % share, divided between 13 individuals). The family has chosen the present Lord Carrington to represent them and perform the office of Lord Great Chamberlain. He is a descendant of one of the two sisters who inherited the claim to the office in 1779, but as a descendant of a younger brother (who himself has descendants, the13 people mentioned above) he does not actually have a share of the office himself.
This document from the Parliament has more information:
https://www.parliament.uk/globalassets/documents/foi/house-of-lords-foi-and-data-protection/foi-responses---calendar-year-2019/foi-3165---response.pdf
If I understand it correctly, this also means there will be a new Lord Great Chamberlain.
Under the Queen it was the Marquess of Cholmondeley.
Not sure who the next one will be.
If I understand correctly, there are several possibilities of families who hold a small percentage of the office.
On the wikipedia I see that several women are also named as possible Lord Great Chamberlains (including the 28th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby). Could there be a female Lord Great Chamberlain? Or would the position go to the eldest son of a female holder of the position?
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