Tuesday 29 July 2014

RVM (Gold) for Mrs Nancy Fenwick

Mrs Nancy Fenwick RVM (Silver) has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Gold (RVM) for her service to Her Majesty the Queen.

KCVO for Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle

Air Marshal Ian MacFadyen CB OBE has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle.

CVO for Director of Royal & Diplomatic Affairs at Jaguar Land Rover

Mr George Hassall LVO has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Director of Royal and Diplomatic Affairs at Jaguar Land Rover.

CVO for the Administrator of the Royal Collection

Major David Rankin-Hunt LVO MBE TD has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Administrator of the Royal Collection.

Monday 28 July 2014

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

Captain (QGO) Shuresh Kumar Thapa of The Royal Gurkha Rifles has been appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Queen’s Gurkha Officer.

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

Captain (QGO) Kumar Gurung of The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment has been appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Queen’s Gurkha Officer.

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Fermanagh

The Viscount Brookeborough, Lord-Lieutenant of County Fermanagh has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of County Fermanagh.

Ms Roisin McManus
Mr Shaun Pendry

New Deputy Lieutenants of Cumbria

Mrs Claire Theresa Hensman, Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Cumbria.

Mrs Jane Elizabeth Norman
Mr Arthur William Littlefair MBE

Wednesday 23 July 2014

KCMG for Former Minister of State of Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Rt Hon. Hugh Robertson MP has been appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) for his service as Minister of State of Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

KCMG for Former Minister of State of International Development

The Rt Hon. Alan Duncan MP has been appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) for his service as Minister of State of International Development.

New Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire

The Lord Crathorne KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire.

Mr Chris Blundell
Mr Bill Cowling
Mr Barry Dodd CBE
Ms Rosalind Forbes Adam
Brigadier David Madden
Ms Venetia Wrigley

Knighthood for Former Solicitor General for England and Wales

Her Majesty The Queen has conferred a knighthood upon Mr Oliver Heald MP for his service as Solicitor General for England and Wales.

Veteran Conservative MP becomes a Companion of Honour

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Rt Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP a member of the Order of Companions of Honour (CH) for his service to the Nation.

New Deputy Lieutenants of East Riding of Yorkshire

The Hon. Mrs Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Lord-Lieutenant of East Riding of Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Mrs Julia Dorothy Good
His Honour Judge Michael King Mettyear

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Ms Annette Brooke OBE MP
The Rt Hon The Viscount Thurso MP

Friday 18 July 2014

Damehood for the Governor of New South Wales

Her Excellency Professor The Hon. Marie Bashir AC CVO has been appointed Dame of the Order of Australia (AD) for her service as the 37th Governor of New South Wales.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Essex

The Rt Hon. The Lord Petre, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Essex.

Wing Commander Glenn John Mayes
Mr Jonathan Charles Minter

Wednesday 16 July 2014

New Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire

Dame Mary Fagan DCVO JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.

Vice Admiral David George Steel CBE

Saturday 12 July 2014

New Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtown

Marion Teresa Brewis CVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtown has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtown.

Mrs Rosalind Ann Evans

KCVO for Former Head of the Medical Household to the Queen

Professor John Cunningham CVO has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Head of the Medical Household and Physician to The Queen.

New Lord Lieutenant for Belfast

Mrs Fionnuala Jay-O’Bolyle CBE DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for the County Borough of Belfast succeeding Dame Mary Peters DBE.

Tuesday 8 July 2014

CVO for Queen’s Vet

Mr Euan Curnow LVO has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as veterinary surgeon to The Royal Studs.

LVO for Queen’s Accountant

Mr Michael Ebbage MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as an Accountant at the Sandringham Estate.

KCVO for Dean of the Order of the Thistle

The Very Reverend Gilleasbuig Macmillan CVO FRSE has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Dean of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

New appointments to the Queen’s Medical Household

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the following people to positions within the Medical office of the Royal Household.

Professor Huw Thomas MA PhD FRCP to be Head of the Medical Household and Physician to The Queen
Mr Alan Farthing MD FRCOG to be Surgeon Gynaecologist
Mr Guy Thorpe-Beeston MA MD FRCOG to be Surgeon Gynaecologist to the Household
Professor William Drake DM FRCP to be Physician to the Household

Saturday 5 July 2014

New Lord Lieutenant for Tweeddale

Professor Sir Hew Francis Anthony Strachan DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale succeeding Sir John David Bingham Younger KCVO.

Friday 4 July 2014

The Queen’s Birthday 2015

Buckingham Palace has announced The Queen’s Official Birthday in 2015 will be on Saturday the 13th of June 2015.

New Member of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel Richard Charrington to be a member of Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in succession to Major Jeremy Warren LVO who has retired.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon Martin Poll to be a Domestic Chaplain to Her Majesty within the royal chapel at Windsor Great Park.

Thursday 3 July 2014

CVO for the Deputy Ambassador to France

Ms Kara Justine Owen has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Paris.

GCVO for Queen’s Ambassador to France

On the 27th June 2014, Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts GCMG was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Ambassador to France.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire

Mr Mushtaq Ahmad OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire.

Mr Fazal Ilahi Buksh
Mrs Marie Clare Gallagher
Mrs Neena Mahal
Mr Alexander Wilkie