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- Lord-in-Waiting comment "Lords in Waiting (female Baroness-in-Waiting) are members of House of Lords who hold office in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom.There are two kinds of Lords in Waiting: political appointees by the Government of the day who serve as Government whips in the House of Lords; and non-political appointments by the Monarch, as an honour for retiring courtiers, who sit as crossbenchers.As members of the Royal Household their duties are nominal, though they are occasionally required to meet visiting political and state leaders on visits to the United Kingdom. ".