Equerry

In contemporary use, it is a personal attendant, usually upon a sovereign, a member of a royal family, or a national representative.

[4] Squadron Leader Marcel 'Shagga' Scott of the Royal New Zealand Air Force served as equerry to HRH Prince Charles in November 2012.

In the UK equerries are appointed by working members of the royal family and are drawn from junior officers of the British Armed Forces (normally captains or majors).

The role involves being in regular close attendance both within the royal residence and outside on public engagements.

The Crown Equerry is in charge of the Royal Mews Department and holds a distinct office.

At the time of King Charles III's accession to the throne, the 'Household of the former Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall' included two equerries.

Three mounted equerries in waiting at the Queen's Birthday Parade in 2018: Colonel Toby Browne (the Crown Equerry), Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon (an extra equerry), Major Nana Twumasi-Ankrah (Equerry in waiting). [ 5 ]
Pallbearers at the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022: Lt-Col Richards (bottom left), senior equerry since 1999, escorted the coffin on the right-hand side, followed by five former equerries and an extra equerry; out of shot, the junior equerry led a parallel group on the left-hand side.