assembled by George III and given by George IV. The offer was made in 1823, but the physical transfer delayed until 1827, when a new gallery had been built. The office was only admitted to the Royal Household in the 19th century. John Glover was appointed in 1837 and since his time there have been 8 subsequent Librarians. They are: John Glover 1837-1860 Bernard Woodward 1860-1869 Richard (later Sir Richard) Holmes 1870-1905 The Hon. (later Sir John) Fortescue 1905-1926 Owen (later Sir Owen) Morshead 1926-1958 Robin (later Sir Robin) Mackworth-Young 1958-1985 Oliver Everett 1985-2002 The Hon. Jane (later Lady) Roberts 2002-2013 Oliver Urquhart Irvine 2014-2018 Stella Panayotova 2019- Up to and including the tenure of Oliver Everett, the Librarians were responsible for all the collections within the Royal Library at Windsor Castle, including the prints and drawings collections, and since the establishment of the Royal Archives in the Round Tower at Windsor Castle in 1911, the Librarian has also been responsible for the day-to-day management of the Royal Archives answering to the Keeper of the Royal Archives, a post held by the Sovereign's Private Secretary. From 2002-2013 the then Librarian, The Hon. Lady Jane Roberts's responsibilities included the Library and prints and drawings only, with the Assistant Keepership of the Royal Archives coming under the responsibility of Director of Records (currently David Ryan LVO first as Assistant Keeper and now as Deputy Keeper of the Royal Archives). Since 2014, The Librarian has once again responsibility as Assistant Keeper of the Royal Archives, while the prints and drawings collections held in the Print Room became the responsibility of a newly created post of Head of Prints and Drawings (currently Martin Clayton MVO). The current Librarian and Deputy Keeper is Stella Panayotova, formerly of the Fitzwilliam Museum. References External links The Monarchy website The Royal Archives Queen Victoria's Journals online The Royal Collection Trust website The British Library British monarchy Positions within the British Royal Household Royal Librarian Windsor Castle