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Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps is a senior member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He is the Queen's link with the diplomatic community in London, arranges the annual Diplomatic Corps Reception by the Sovereign, organises the regular presentation of credentials ceremonies for Ambassadors and High Commissioners, and supervises attendance of diplomats at state events. Marshals generally hold office for 10-year terms and are normally retired senior military officers, though the last three Marshals have been diplomats. The Marshal is assisted by the Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps, the First Assistant Marshal, and other Assistant Marshals.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Lord Chamberlain's Office )〕 The office was created as recently as 1920 to replace the former Master of the Ceremonies, an office dating from c.1620. Before 1920, the Vice-Marshal was known as the Marshal of the Ceremonies.〔Obituary of Sir Hubert Montgomery, ''The Times'', 5 December 1942〕 The Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps is, along with the Queen's Equerry, expected to walk backwards discreetly when leaving the presence of the monarch. They are the only two visitors who are expected to do this today, as the ancient tradition that all who had the honour of a meeting with the monarch were expected to walk discreetly backwards when leaving the Sovereign's presence has been dropped for health and safety reasons. These two senior members of the Royal Household are expected to walk backwards leaving the room when they have either been summoned to see the Queen personally or they are introducing others – such as senior foreign diplomats – for audiences with the Queen. ==List of Marshals of the Diplomatic Corps== *Major-General Sir John Hanbury-Williams 1920–1934 *Lieutenant-General Sir Sidney Clive 1934–1945 *Sir John Monck 1945–1950 *Major-General Sir Guy Salisbury-Jones 1950–1961 *Rear-Admiral the Rt Hon Earl Cairns 1962–1971 *Major-General Lord Michael Fitzalan-Howard 1972–1981 *Lieutenant-General Sir John Richards , Royal Marines 1982–1991 *Vice-Admiral Sir James Weatherall 1992–2001 *Sir Anthony Figgis 2001–2008 *Charles Gray 2008–2014 *Alistair Harrison 2014–present 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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