Back Сент-Джэймскі двор BE Сейнт-Джеймски двор Bulgarian Corte de St. James Spanish دربار سینت جیمز FA חצר סנט ג'יימס HE Court of St James's ID Corte di San Giacomo Italian Hof van Sint-Jakobus Dutch Court of St. James’s NB Corte de São Jaime Portuguese

Court of St James's

The Court of St James's is the royal court for the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.[1] All ambassadors to the United Kingdom are formally received by the court.[1] All ambassadors from the United Kingdom are formally accredited from the court as they are representatives of the Crown.[citation needed]

The Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps (before 1920, Master of the Ceremonies), who acts as the link between the British monarch and foreign diplomatic missions, is permanently based at St James's Palace.[2] In 1886, there were only six ambassadors in London, with 37 other countries represented by ministers.[3] By 2015, this had increased to 175 foreign missions accredited to the Court of St James's:[4] 47 high commissions from Commonwealth countries and 128 embassies from non-Commonwealth countries.[4]

Official meetings and receptions associated with the court, such as Privy Council meetings or the annual Diplomatic Reception attended by 1,500 guests, are held wherever the monarch is in residence—usually Buckingham Palace.[5]

  1. ^ a b "History of St. James's Palace". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.
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  3. ^ "Ambassadors' Credentials". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Foreign Embassies in the UK". UK Government. January 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference BuckinghamPalace was invoked but never defined (see the help page).