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  The Royal Mews is the London base for The Queen's horses, used in ceremonial processions MASTER OF THE HORSE The Master of the Horse is the senior officer responsible for the Royal Mews, and the carriages and horses of the Sovereign. It is a ceremonial rather than a day-to-day role. The Master of the Horse is in attendance on important ceremonial occasions when the Sovereign rides on horseback or travels by horse-drawn carriage, such as at Trooping the Colour and the State Opening of Parliament. He also makes a periodic inspection of the Royal Mews. He is the third Great Officer of the Royal Household, after the Lord Chamberlain and the Lord Steward. The current Master of the Horse is the Lord Vestey. Originally the office of Master of the Horse was one of political importance. This influence declined during the eighteenth century, but in the early nineteenth century it came to be regarded as political, and changed hands with every change of government. In 1924 it became a permanent non-political appointment. |
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