[3] The Royal Household currently employs approximately 130 people and is divided by function into a number of administrative departments called court states (Danish: Hofstat).
The office is in charge of all the arrangements for official functions, such as state visits at home and abroad, dinners and luncheons, and court ceremonies, including presentation of credentials by ambassadors as well as their farewell audiences.
The Master of the Household's Department is responsible for a wide range of functions, including valet service, food and drink service at functions, travel and luggage arrangements, driving, management of wine cellars, cooking and housekeeping.
The Household Workshop is also at the disposal of external craftsmen hired to perform specific conservation and preservation services.
The King's (or Queen's) reference library was established at Christiansborg Castle by Frederik VI.
The staff consists of nine people: an adjutant chief of staff, who has the rank of Army Colonel and two adjutants from each branch of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) with the rank of major/naval captain as well as two constables.
The Private Secretary's Office assists with His Majesty the King's role as head of state.
It is historically not part of the court states, as it stands directly under the monarch as the Chancellor of the Order.