Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom

This article is about the honorary office. For the military rank, see Vice-admiral (Royal Navy).

Vice-Admiral of the
United Kingdom
Incumbent
Queen Camilla
since 16 July 2025
AppointerMonarch
Formation25 April 1513
First holderWilliam FitzWilliam, 1st Earl of Southampton
DeputyRear-Admiral of the United Kingdom

Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom is an honorary office, which has generally held by a senior (and often retired) Royal Navy admiral. The title holder is the official deputy to the Lord High Admiral, an honorary (although once operational) office which is (as of 2025) vested in the Sovereign.

In former days, the Vice-Admiral of England (or Vice-Admiral of Great Britain following the 1707 union with Scotland) was the second most powerful position in the Royal Navy. The post was for many years held jointly with that of Lieutenant of the Admiralty.

Below the office of Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom ranks the Rear-Admiral of the United Kingdom, another now honorary office.

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