Investiture II or another member of the royal family each year. A list of those to be honoured is published twice a year, in either the New Year Honours or the Birthday Honours. Approximately 25 investitures are held annually: most in the Ballroom at Buckingham Palace, although the Waterloo Chamber in Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, Scotland, are also used. In 2014 The Prince of Wales held an investiture at Hillsborough Castle in Northern Ireland. Investitures are also held in other Commonwealth realms, when the Governor-General acts on behalf of the Queen. The poem "The Investiture" by
Page of the Presence to the Royal Family. The origin of the term derives from the Presence Chamber, which is where kings and queens of the past would dine in state, receive visitors and hold meetings of the Privy Council. As of 2017, there are four Pages of the Presence; Claire Merga, Martin O'Keefe, Callan Kendall and Helen Graham. Page of the Presence A Page of the Presence is a servant of the British Royal Household who acts as a personal attendant to Royal visitors. During events at Buckingham Palace (such as receptions, state visits, garden parties or investitures), they are positioned at the