The Chief Butler of England is an office of Grand Sergeanty associated with the feudal Manor of Kenninghall in Norfolk.
The manor of Kenninghall was given by Henry I to William de Albini, and was later inherited by the Dukes of Norfolk.
The last occasion on which a coronation banquet was considered was in 1902 for Edward VII, but plans were abandoned as a result of his illness.
Three people claimed the right to act as Chief Butler at the Court of Claims that preceded the coronation – the Duke of Norfolk, Frederic Oddin Taylor of Kenninghall and Lord Mowbray, a descendant of William de Albini,[1] but the claims were not considered and no decision was taken.
Note that the right to act as Chief Butler has not been established by the Court of Claims since before 1902 $ Cited in Patent Rolls from 1396 to 1399.