First Lord of the Treasury that office; in this case, the Second Lord of the Treasury usually served as Chancellor. As of 1841, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has always been Second Lord of the Treasury when he was not also Prime Minister. By convention, the other Lords Commissioners of the Treasury are also Government Whips in the House of Commons. 10 Downing Street is the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, and not of the Prime Minister. Chequers, a country house in Buckinghamshire, is the official country residence of the Prime Minister, used as a weekend and holiday home, although the
Chequers Ring Home family until it was acquired by Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham. Lee presented his country house at Chequers and its collection to the British nation, for use as the country house of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The ring is still housed at Chequers. It was loaned for the first time in 2002 to be exhibited at the National Maritime Museum, and went on public display for the first time in March 2003. Chequers Ring The Chequers Ring is one of the few surviving pieces of jewellery worn by Queen Elizabeth I of England. The