There was an article in The Spectator a while back about where Peers keep their robes. A God Daughter’s father keeps his on the back of the bathroom door hoping the steam will kill the moths.
As you know Peers have Parliamentary and Coronation robes. Irish Peers have no need for the former since they were excluded from the House of Lords in the last century. The Bellew Coronation robes were stored most expensively somewhere on the premises of Ede & Ravenscroft – who would have thought it’d cost so much for mothballs? – until my grandfather, on an economy drive, sold them. However, this year there were Irish Peers at the Coronation. There may be others but these are the ones I spotted with their Irish titles.
Lord Carrington, Lord Great Chamberlain, presented the Golden Spurs. The Carrington Barony was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1797.
The Duke of Wellington carried Queen Mary’s Crown. The Earldom of Mornington was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1760.
The Marquess of Cholmondeley, Lord-in-Waiting and former Lord Great Chamberlain of England. The Viscountcy of Newborough was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1661.
The Earl of Caledon carried the standard of the Irish Quarter of the Royal Arms of Northern Ireland. The Earldom was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1800.
The Earl of Courtown, Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard. The Earldom was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1762.
In the congregation: The Earl (and Countess) of Antrim, the Earldom was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1785; Lord Henley, the Barony was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1799; The Earl of Kilmorey, the Earldom was created in the Peerage of Ireland in 1822.