The first discussions about forming a masonic lodge for people working at one of the Royal Residences took place in 2000 whilst palace staff were on duty at Balmoral. The idea soon gained a gentle momentum but it required more impetus to take off and after much discussion between various individuals a Luncheon Club, PRAETORJANUS REGES (loosely translated as Protectors of the Monarch), was formed in order to gauge if there was sufficient and committed support to form a new masonic lodge.

PRAETORJANUS REGES met during 2004-2006 at the Royal Overseas League building in Park Street, St James (just along the road from the lodge meeting rooms at Mark Masons' Hall). The meetings, of which there were several, were were very well attended and a lodge steering committee was formed.

The then Deputy Metropolitan Grand Master, Right Worshipful Brother Russell Race, DL was a guest at several of these lunches and through his encouragement, practical guidance and advice, further meetings of the steering committee were held in 2006 and 2007 in a public house outside the walls of Buckingham Palace, The Bag O'Nails in Buckingham Palace Road.

These meetings determined that we did indeed have the support, enthusiasm and numbers of masons required and willing to form a lodge and founding members were soon queuing to register their interest; the bulk of whom had been members of the luncheon club. The first Master of the lodge and his officers were decided upon by the steering committee and a draft set of by-laws agreed.

Initially the preferred name of the lodge was 'The Royal Household Lodge' but, although there was no initial refusal by Buckingham Palace for us to use the name, the name was changed in favour of the alternative name....Mulberry Lodge.
 
On Wednesday 18 November 2008 Mulberry Lodge 9834 was consecrated by the Consecration Team of the Metropolitan Grand Lodge in the Grand Temple at Freemasons Hall, London. In attendance were approximately 350 freemasons mostly guests of the founder members.

It has been 25 years from an idea over a sherry at Balmoral in 2000, through our Consecration in 2008 to our present status of a very well established and respected Lodge.