Medical Officer to The King

A Medical Officer to The King (or Queen) accompanies the monarch on overseas tours.

He is normally a senior Royal Navy surgeon. He is not, strictly, a member of the Medical Household of the Royal Household of the sovereign of the United Kingdom.

During Royal Tours, he is described as "The Medical Officer to The King/Queen Abroad."

List of officers

• Surgeon Captain David Hett CVO MRCS LRCP FRCA Royal Navy 2007–2023^[1]
• Surgeon Captain David Swain CVO MB ChB FFARCS DA DObst RCOG QHP Royal Navy 1993–2007
• Surgeon Captain Professor Sir Norman Blacklock KCVO OBE MB ChB MSc FRCS Royal Navy 1976–1993^[2]
• Surgeon Commander Philip Fulford MVO Royal Navy 1967–1977
• Surgeon Vice-Admiral Sir Derek Steele-Perkins KCB KCVO FRACS DLO QHS c.1953–c.1963^[3]
• Surgeon Rear-Admiral Sir Henry White KCVO OBE MB ChB MD FRCSEdin c.1920–c.1947