Most Lords in Waiting (female Lady-in-Waiting) are Government whips in the House of Lords who are members of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The Chief Whip is a political office in some Legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" The royal household in all the early medieval monarchies of Western Europe formed the basis for the general government of the country The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits to the United Kingdom. As political appointees, the Sovereign appoints them on the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
A number of non-political Lords in Waiting are also appointed, as well as Permanent Lords in Waiting, who are usually retired senior officials of the Royal Household. The royal household in all the early medieval monarchies of Western Europe formed the basis for the general government of the country These, being non-political, are at the personal discretion of the Sovereign. For example, Lord Janvrin who was, up until 2007, the Private Secretary to the Queen, was installed upon his retirement as a life Baron in the House of Lords and now serves as one of Her Majesty's Permanent Lords-in-Waiting. Robin Berry Janvrin Baron Janvrin GCB GCVO QSO PC (born September 20, 1946, Cheltenham) was the Private The Private Secretary to the Sovereign is the senior operational member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, as distinct from The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords"