Court of St James's
The Court of St James's serves as the official royal court for the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.[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
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.[5]
Origin of the name
The Court of St James's derives its name from
Queen Victoria in 1837.[2][5] The court's name is sometimes wrongly pronounced as the "Court of St James", excluding the appropriate "iz" pronunciation of the possessive "s" suffix.[6]
See also
- Diplomatic rank
- His Majesty's Diplomatic Service
- List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
- List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c "St. James's Palace". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009.
- ^ "Ambassadors' Credentials". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. August 2009. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.
- ^ a b "Foreign Embassies in the UK". UK Government. January 2016.
- ^ a b "Buckingham Palace". The Official Website of the British Monarchy. August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 March 2009.
- ^ Lister, David (31 August 1996). "You Say St James', I Say St James's. We Are in a Muddle over Apostrophe S". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 October 2016.