Medical Officer to The King

A Medical Officer to The King/Queen accompanies His/Her Majesty on overseas tour.

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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Surgeon Rear-Admiral Sir Henry White KCVO OBE MB ChB MD FRCSEdin c.1920–c.1947