Apothecary to the Household at Windsor explained

Apothecary to the Household at Windsor is an officer of the Medical Household of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. They have a salaried daily surgery. The current Apothecary to the Household at Windsor is Kirstin Ostle, the first female post holder. ^[1]

List of apothecaries

• William Fairbank MD 1901 (jointly)
• William A. Ellison MD 1901 (jointly)
• Sir Henry Linnington Martyn (1888–1947) KCVO MB BS FRCS LRCP 1919–1938^[2]
• E. Claud Malden CVO MB BCh MRCS LRCP 1938–1952^[3]
• Richard W. L. May CVO MB BCh MRCS LRCP 1952–1965
• J. P. Clayton CVO MA MB BChir MRCS LRCP 1965–1986^[4]
• John H. D. Briscoe LVO MA MB BChir MRCGP DObst RCOG 1986–1997^[5]
• Jonathan Holliday CVO 1997–2019
• Kirstin Ostle MBchB DCH DRCOG MRCGP DMJ DFFP 2019–

Notes and References

1. Book: Campbell, C. . The Queen Mother: The Untold Story of Elizabeth Bowes Lyon, Who Became Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother . St. Martin's Press . 2012 . 978-1-250-01896-0 . 30 April 2019 . 736.
2. Web site: Martyn, Sir Henry Linnington (1888 - 1947) . Lives of the Fellows . 30 April 2019.
3. Book: Matthews, L.G. . The Royal Apothecaries . Wellcome Historical Medical Library . Publications of the Wellcome Historical Medical Library . 1967 . 30 April 2019 . 170. Surgeon-Apothecary to the Household at Windsor, for a time with Sir William Fairbank. He was in attendance upon King George V in 1929 and 1931, the year in which he was knighted. He was succeeded by E. Claud Malden in 1938 (Obit., ....
4. Book: Whitaker, J. . An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord ... . J. Whitaker . v. 98 . 1965 . 30 April 2019 . 219.
5. Book: J. Whitaker & Sons . Whitaker's Almanack . J. Whitaker & Sons . 1993 . 30 April 2019 . 126.