Booth was
ordained a
deacon in the
Church of Ireland in 1962 and a
priest in 1963. His first appointment was as
curate at
St Luke's Parish Church,
Belfast, from 1962 to 1964. From 1965 to 1974 he was
chaplain of
Cranleigh School in
Surrey and from 1974 to 1991 he was chaplain of
Westminster School. Appointed
Deputy Clerk of the Closet in 1991, Booth served
ex-officio as
Sub-Dean of the
Chapel Royal,
Sub-Almoner and, as
Domestic Chaplain to
Queen Elizabeth II, the sole full-time member of the
British Royal Ecclesiastical Household. Previously a
Priest-Vicar of
Westminster Abbey (1987–1993) and
Priest-in-Ordinary to
HM The Queen (1976–1993), he was installed as a
Prebendary of
St Paul's Cathedral in 2000. After 16 years' service, Booth retired from the
Chapel Royal in March 2007; appointed
LVO in 1999, he was promoted
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order on 5 March 2007. A reception to mark his retirement was held at
Buckingham Palace on 26 March 2007. Acting Chaplain of
New College, Oxford, from January to June 2009 as well as
Club Chaplain of the
East India Club,
London, he died at Oxford on 2 June 2009. Prebendary Booth's
funeral took place at the
Queen's Chapel,
St James' Palace, on 17 June 2009 with a
memorial service being held at
St Margaret's, Westminster, shortly afterwards. ==See also==