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A '''Naval Aide-de-Camp''' was an officer of the [[Royal Navy]] appointed by the British monarch.  They were eleven in number, one of whom was usually an {{AdmRN}} and was styled [[First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp]].  The other ten were Post-{{CaptRN}}s, who relinquished the appointment when promoted to the rank of {{RearRN}}.  The first Naval Aides-de-Camp were appointed by William IV on 4 August, 1830.<ref>''The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine''.  '''1830.  Part II'''.  p. 368.</ref>
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The duties of the Naval Aides-de-Camp appear to have been to wait upon the Monarch at Court.  Whilst originally considered an honour, by the outbreak of the Great War the Aides-de-Campships tended to be awarded to the senior Captains on the list rather than by selection.
 
 
 
Of the Captains, the six senior were paid, as late as the Great War, £182 10 shillings a year, and the four junior were unpaid.  There were on occasion extra Naval Aides-de-Camp appointed.  In addition the Monarch could also appoint Personal Naval Aides-de-Camp (naval officers who were members of or related to the Royal family) or Honorary Naval Aides-de-Camp (e.g. [[John Reginald Thomas Fullerton|Sir James R. T. Fullerton]]).
 
 
 
Aiguillettes were worn on the right shoulder when in attendance on the Sovereign.{{NLOct15|p. 832}}  Prior to February, 1874, a crimson and gold sash had been worn.<ref>''Bulletins and Other State Intelligence for the Year 1874: Part 1.&mdash;January to June''.  p. 198.</ref>
 
 
 
==See Also==
 
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*[[First and Principal Naval Aide-de-Camp]]
 
*[[Marine Aide-de-Camp]]
 
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==Bibliography==
 
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