Royal Households and Data Protection Registration
The Prince of Wales website lists the following Royal Households, I have cross-referenced this list of the public register of Data Controllers held by the ICO:
(believe it or not there is an order of precedence for the Households, they are listed here in that order)
- Household of The Queen – (see register entry for Keeper of the Privy Purse)
- Household of The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
- Household of His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales and His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales – no separate registration – some facilities are shared with the Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
- Household of The Duke of York
- Household of The Earl and Countess of Wessex
- Household of The Princess Royal
- Household of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
- Household of The Duke of Kent
- Household of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent – no registration found
- Household of Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
- Duchy of Cornwall
- Duchy of Lancaster – registration in the name of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
- Royal Collection trust
Certain other registrations related to Royal Family:
As well as being surprised that Household of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent have not registered, I was also interested to learn that the Duke of Edinburgh’s registration specifically enables him to process data (worldwide) about people’s “Sexual Life” for the purpose of “Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations” just what is his Household trying to sell.
The Duke of Kent’s is unusual among the households that have registered in that the registration does not include “Processing For Not For Profit Organisations” nor does it include “Realising the Objectives of a Charitable Organisation or Voluntary Body” this would suggest that the Household is not engaged in processing peoples names/personal details in relation to charitable activities.
The Official Website of the British Monarchy however might suggest otherwise: “The Duke and The Duchess of Kent undertake a large number of official Royal engagements. Each has close associations with many charities, professional bodies and other organisations.” (source)