Wednesday 24 June 2015

New Deputy Lieutenants of Kent

Viscount De L’Isle MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Kent has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Kent.

Mrs Geraldine Ruth Allinson
Mr Michael William Sommerville Bax
The Rt Hon. Sir Hugh Robertson KCMG

New Deputy Lieutenants of Durham

Sue Snowdon, Lord-Lieutenant of Durham has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Durham.

Dr Jon Levick
Miss Maura Regan OBE
Mr Derek Winter
Lady Nicholson

Saturday 20 June 2015

Life Peerage for New Advocate General for Scotland

Mr Richard Sanderson Keen QC has been granted the title of Baron Keen of Elie, of Elie in Fife. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

RVM for Royal Chauffeur

Mr David Wolfgang Lowe has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Chauffeur to the Royal Household.

RVM for Duke of York’s Gardener

Mr Andrew Reddy has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Gardener to the Duke of York’s Household.

RVM for Queen’s Gardener at Buckingham Palace

Mr Keith Jackson has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Gardener at Buckingham Palace.

RVM for Queen’s Gardener at Sandringham

Mr Stuart Laurence Fitch has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Gardener on the Sandringham Estate.

RVM for Yeoman Warder

Mr James Duncan has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Yeoman Warder at HM Tower of London.

Monday 15 June 2015

MVO for Former Assistant Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

Mr Craig Lennard Kowalik has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Assistant Private Secretary (Commonwealth) to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

MVO for the Royal’s Podiatrist

Mr Michael Paul James O’Neill has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Consultant Podiatrist to the Royal Household.

MVO for Military Knight of Windsor

Maj Richard John Moore has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Military Knight of Windsor.

MVO for Deputy Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Cornwall

Mr John Sawle has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Deputy Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Cornwall.

Sunday 14 June 2015

MVO for Queen’s Coachman and State Harness Cleaner

Mr David John Oates RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Coachman and State Harness Cleaner in the Royal Mews.

MVO for Military Knight of Windsor

Lt Col Raymond Roland Giles has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Military Knight of Windsor.

MVO for Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan

Mrs Frances Matthews has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan.

MVO for Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol

Mrs Sheila Ann Wileman has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol.

MVO for Head Stalker on the Balmoral Estate

Mr Gary James Coutts RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Head Stalker on the Balmoral Estate.

MVO for Former Assistant Private Secretary to The Duke of Cambridge

Mrs Thea Geraldine Coley has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Assistant Private Secretary to The Duke of Cambridge.

Saturday 13 June 2015

MVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Sandra Teresa Perry has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service in Royalty Protection.

MVO for Assistant Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Fife

Mrs Linda Alice Bissett has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Assistant Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Fife.

MVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Gordon Henry Owen has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service in Royalty Protection.

MVO for Equerry to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

Lt Col David William Nicholas Bevan has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Equerry to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for Secretary to the Lord Chamberlain

Mrs Tracy Annette Watkins MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Secretary to the Lord Chamberlain.

LVO for Queen’s Domestic Chaplain

The Reverend Canon Jonathan Byam Valentine Riviere was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Domestic Chaplain at Sandringham House.

LVO for Deputy Superintendent of Palace of Holyroodhouse

Mr David John Read MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Deputy Superintendent of Palace of Holyroodhouse.

LVO for Queen’s Gardener

Mr Mark James Lane MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Gardens manager for the London Palaces.

LVO for Doctor to the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

Dr David Michael Dixon OBE was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Medical Adviser to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain G. P. Hellard RAuxAF Aide-de-Camp to her household.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Prebendary Edward Mason to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon John Ovenden.

CVO for Deputy Private Secretary to The Queen

Mr Edward Young LVO has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Deputy Private Secretary to The Queen.

CVO for Chairman of The Prince’s Trust

Sir Charles William Dunstone has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Chairman of The Prince’s Trust.

CVO for Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed

The Hon. Robin William Lewis OBE has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed.

CVO for Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire

Mr Ewen John Brodie of Lethen has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Lord Lieutenant of Nairnshire.

KCVO for Lord Lieutenant of Gwent

Mr Simon Hugh Patrick Boyle was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord Lieutenant of Gwent.

KCVO for Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Mr Archibald Hugh Duberly CBE was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.

Friday 12 June 2015

Two New Companions of Honour

Two new members of the Order of Companions of Honour (CH) have been announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honours they are as follows:

Sir Neville Marriner CBE For services to Music
The Rt Hon The Baron Woolf PC For services to the public and community relations

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2015


The Queen’s Birthday honours list has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Zarine Kharas - DBE
The Rt Hon. Simon Burns MP – Knighthood
Gareth Edwards CBE - Knighthood
Lenny Henry CBE - Knighthood
The Rt Hon. Simon Hughes - Knighthood
Van Morrison OBE - Knighthood
Michael Bond OBE - CBE
Benedict Cumberbatch- CBE
Chiwetel Ejiofor - CBE
Dr Loyd Grossman OBE - CBE
Jonny Wilkinson OBE - CBE
James Anderson - OBE
Michael Ball - OBE
Nicky Campbell - OBE
Martin Clunes - OBE
Caroline Criado-Perez - OBE
Frank Lampard - OBE
Lesley Manville - OBE
Stephen Moffat - OBE
Eddie Redmayne – OBE
John Ashdown-Hill - MBE
Carl Froch - MBE
Philippa Langley - MBE
Jo Pavey - MBE
Casey Stoney - MBE

Monday 8 June 2015

Life Peerage for New Commercial Secretary to the Treasury

Mr Terence James O’Neill has been granted the title of Baron O’Neill of Gatley, of Gatley in the County of Greater Manchester. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for New Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office

Mr James George Robert Bridges MBE has been granted the title of Baron Bridges of Headley, of Headley Heath in the County of Surrey. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for New Minister of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health

Mr David Gifford Leathes Prior has been granted the title of Baron Prior of Brampton, of Swannington in the County of Norfolk. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Sunday 7 June 2015

Knighthood for New Justice of the High Court

Her Majesty The Queen has conferred a knighthood upon Mr Justice Richard Andrew Snowden QC following his appointment as a Justice of the High Court.

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr James Brokenshire MP

New Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland

Dr Monica Main, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Mrs Sheila Stewart

New Deputy Lieutenants of Renfrewshire

Guy Clark, Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Renfrewshire.

Mr Iain Findlay
Mr Kenneth Ross

Thursday 4 June 2015

KCVO for Prince Harry

HRH Prince Henry of Wales was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as a member of the Royal Family.