[1] The court formally receives all ambassadors accredited to the United Kingdom.
[1] Likewise, ambassadors representing the United Kingdom are formally accredited from this court.
The Marshal is stationed permanently at St James's Palace.
)[3] By 2015, the number of foreign missions accredited to the Court of St James's had risen to 175,[4] including 47 high commissions from Commonwealth countries and 128 embassies from non-Commonwealth countries.
[4] Official meetings and receptions related to the court, such as Privy Council meetings or the annual Diplomatic Reception attended by 1,500 guests, typically take place wherever the monarch is in residence—usually at Buckingham Palace.