Bureau of the Royal Household

Bureau of the Royal Household
สำนักพระราชวัง
Agency overview
Formed	5 May 1935
Preceding agencies	Krommawang ; (14th Century–1892); Krom Dharmadhikorn; (formerly Krommawang; renamed in Sanskrit under King Borommatrailokkanat); (1436–1892); Ministry of the Royal Household; (1892–1932) and ; (1933–1935); Royal Household Headquarters; (1932–1933);
Jurisdiction	Thailand
Headquarters	Dusit, Bangkok, Thailand
Annual budget	6,800 million baht (FY2019)
Agency executives	Air Chief Marshal Satitpong Sukvimol, Lord Chamberlain; Police Colonel Thamanithi Wanichthanom, Grand Chamberlain; Lieutenant Colonel Somchai Kanchanamani, Grand Chamberlain; Air Chief Marshal Thira Chiangthong, Grand Chamberlain; Air Vice Marshal Amnat Jiramanimai, Grand Chamberlain; Air Vice Marshal Supichai Sunthonbura, Grand Chamberlain;
Parent agency	Royal Office
Child agencies	Office of the Commissioner; Royal Household Command; Department of the King's Own Bodyguard 904; (“904” is King Vajiralongkorn’s personal code); Department of Her Majesty's Private Affairs; Royal Household Support Department; Department of His Majesty's Private Secretary; Department of the Royal Family Affairs; Department of Special Services;
Website	Royal Office

The Bureau of the Royal Household (BRH) is a royal agency with a status equivalent to a ministry of the Royal Thai Government, directly under the authority of the monarch. It is responsible for royal affairs concerning the King and the Royal Family, as well as the management and protection of the monarch’s assets and interests. The Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household oversees its administration.

The 2019 budget for the Bureau of the Royal Household was 6,800 million baht, up from 6,391.4 million baht in FY2018.