Tuesday 28 November 2017

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire

Lt Col (Retd) Johnny Stewart, Lord-Lieutenant for Clackmannanshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire.

Mr John Charles Spruce DL

Monday 27 November 2017

HRH Prince Henry of Wales KCVO to marry Ms Meghan Markle

Today Clarence House announced the engagement of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales KCVO and Ms Meghan Markle. The wedding will take place in the spring of 2018, the venue is yet to be announced. The couple began their relationship in June 2016.

Ms Markle is a 36 year old American actress and is currently starring in the American television show ‘Suits’, but will likely leave the show in order to take on royal duties. Ms Markle has been married before to Mr Trevor Engelson in 2011 and they divorced in 2013.

The fact that Ms Markle is a divorcee has raised questions regarding a Church of England wedding for Prince Henry and Ms Markle. In 2002 the Church of England’s General Synod voted in favour of allowing divorcee’s to marry within the church at the discretion of the minister who will be officiating the marriage.

The minister officiating is likely to be the Archbishop of Canterbury who has been informed and has given his good wishes to the couple, paving the way for a Church of England wedding for the couple.

The couple have also announced they will be living together in Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are said to be delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are thrilled and hope they'll be very happy indeed.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have said that they are very excited for Harry and Meghan.

Ms Markle's parents, Mr Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland have wished the couple ‘a lifetime of happiness’.

The Queen Appoints First Female Black Rod

Her Majesty The Queen has approve the appointment of Miss Sarah Clarke to the offices of Lady Usher of the Black Rod, Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain and Serjeant at Arms of the House of Lords. Miss Clarke will take on the role in the New Year, succeeding Lt Gen David Leakey CMG CBE who has been Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod since 2011.

GCVO for His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service to Her Majesty The Queen.

Saturday 25 November 2017

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

Sir Andrew Moylan
Mr Julian Smith MP
Ms Penelope Mordaunt MP

New Deputy Lieutenants of Clackmannanshire

Lt Col (Retd) Johnny Stewart, Lord-Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Clackmannanshire.

Mr Hector Nicolson
Mr John Robert MacPherson

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian

Moira Niven MBE, Lord-Lieutenant for West Lothian has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian.

Mr George Andrew McNeill DL

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon David Glover to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon John Byrne.

Friday 17 November 2017

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

Colonel Mark Lancaster TD VR MP
Mrs Eleanor Laing MP
The Hon. Nick Hurd MP
Mr Sammy Wilson MP

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire

Sir Algernon Heber-Percy KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant for Shropshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire.

Colonel Mark Cuthbert-Brown CBE DL

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute

Patrick L M Stewart MBE, Lord-Lieutenant for Argyll and Bute has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute.

Mrs Jane Margaret MacLeod DL

Life Peerage for the Former Bishop of London

Her Majesty The Queen has granted The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Richard John Carew Chartres KCVO the title of Baron Chartres, of Wilton in the County of Wiltshire for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

He was nominated for a Life Peerage following his retirement as Bishop of London. Lord Chartres will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

Life Peerage for the Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM the title of Baron Hogan-Howe, of Sheffield in the County of South Yorkshire for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Sir Bernard was nominated for a Life Peerage following his retirement as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. Lord Hogan-Howe will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

Thursday 9 November 2017

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

Dame Sarah Jane Asplin DBE
Sir Timothy Victor Holroyde
Sir Peter Arthur Brian Jackson
Sir Guy Richard Newey
Sir Rabinder Singh

Tuesday 7 November 2017

Life Peerage for the Former Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty The Queen has granted The Rt Hon. Sir Christopher Edward Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt GCVO KCB OBE the title of Baron Geidt, of Crobeg in the County of Ross and Cromarty for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Sir Christopher was nominated for a Life Peerage following his retirement as Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen.

Lord Geidt will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

Monday 6 November 2017

New Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute

Patrick L M Stewart MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute.

Mrs Flora Corbett

Life Peerage for New Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Her Majesty The Queen has granted The Rt Hon. Sir Ian Duncan Burnett the title of Baron Burnett of Maldon, of Maldon in the County of Essex for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Sir Ian was nominated for a Life Peerage following his appointment as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

Lord Burnett of Maldon will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

Thursday 2 November 2017

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel M. Quare MBE Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel D. L. D. Bigger.