Major Christopher Cox, Coldsteam Guards.
Appointed Lieutenant 1 April 2024
Next to Captain of the Body Guard, is the Lieutenant, the second most senior officer. At one time he must have been a Colonel or Lieutenant-Colonel in the army or marines or in the Indian army, today he must have served within the Army or Marines and attained a rank of at least Major. At the time of the abolition of sale and purchase of commissions in 1857 the value of the Lieutenant’s commission was £8,000. The office dates to 29 October 1669, and the first of the Lieutenants was the Hon Thomas Howard, second son of the Earl of Suffolk.