Wednesday 20 June 2018

New Deputy Lieutenants of Rutland

Dr Sarah Furness, Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Rutland.

Mrs Kathleen Robinson
Mrs Jeannette Marie Warner BA (Hons)
Captain Jamie Mathieson Weir BSc MBA
Air Vice-Marshal Nigel John Sudborough CB OBE JP

It’s a Girl for Zara and Mike Tindall

On the 18th June 2018, Mrs Zara Tindall gave birth to a baby girl weighing 9lb 3oz at Stroud Maternity Unit, Gloucestershire. Mr Tindall was present at the birth.

The baby is yet to be named and is currently 19th in line to the throne of Britain and the Commonwealth realms.

Her Majesty the Queen, His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh, Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, Captain Mark Phillips and Mr Philip and Linda Tindall are all delighted with the news according to the official press release.

Friday 15 June 2018

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London

Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London.

Sir Stephen Bullock
Mr Christopher Cotton
Colonel Raymond Wilkinson QVRM TD VR

Saturday 9 June 2018

RVM for Former Yeoman Serjeant at Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London

Mr George Brodie BEM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Yeoman Serjeant at Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London.

MVO for Assistant Private Secretary to HRH The Princess Royal

Commander Anne Gillian Sullivan has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Assistant Private Secretary to HRH The Princess Royal.

MVO for Former Crown Jeweller

Mr Martin Swift has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Crown Jeweller.

MVO for the Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales

Major Harry Joe Pilcher has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Equerry to HRH The Prince of Wales.

MVO for the Chief Yeoman Warder to Her Majesty’s Tower of London.

Mr Christopher John Morton has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Chief Yeoman Warder to the Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London.

MVO for the Former Queen’s Bargemaster

Mr Paul Roger Ludwig has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as The Queen’s Bargemaster.

MVO for the Executive Assistant to the Private Secretary to HRH The Duke of Cambridge

Miss Charlotte Jane Ingle has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Executive Assistant to the Private Secretary to HRH The Duke of Cambridge.

MVO for the Head Gardener on the Highgrove Estate

Mrs Debbie Maxine Reich Goodenough has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as the Head Gardener on the Highgrove Estate.

MVO for the Assistant Private Secretary to HRH The Duke of Cambridge

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

LVO for the Clerk to the West Yorkshire Lieutenancy

Mr Kevin Arthur Sharp has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Clerk to the West Yorkshire Lieutenancy.

LVO for Former Lieutenant of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms

Colonel Timothy Corran Richard Brooke Purdon OBE has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Lieutenant of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.

LVO for the Assistant Communications Secretary to the Royal Household

Mrs Hannah Margaret Louise Howard has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Assistant Communications Secretary to the Royal Household.

LVO for the Senior Honours and Investiture Clerk

Mrs Patricia Curtis MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Senior Honours and Investiture Clerk within the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood.

LVO for the Serjeant-Surgeon to the Royal Household

Mr Satyajit Bhattacharya has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Serjeant-Surgeon to the Royal Household.

CVO for the Lady in Waiting to HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy

The Lady Nicholas Gordon Lennox LVO, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as the Lady in Waiting to HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Moray

Lieutenant Colonel Grenville Shaw Johnston OBE TD has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Lord-Lieutenant of Moray.

CVO for the Queen’s Eye Surgeon

Jonathan David Jagger LVO, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Surgeon-Oculist to Her Majesty The Queen.

CVO for the Lady Usher of the Purple Rod

Dame Amelia Chilcott Fawcett DBE, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as the Former Chairman of the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation.

CVO for The Queen’s Diary Secretary

Mrs Helen Andrea Louise Cross LVO, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as The Queen’s Diary Secretary.

CVO for the Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Mrs Janet Margaret Bowen, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.

CVO for Lady in Waiting to HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy

Mrs Meriel Rose Afia LVO, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to HRH Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy.

KCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight

Major General Martin White CB CBE has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight.

KCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross

Brigadier Melville Stewart Jameson CBE has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.

GCVO for Receiver-General at Westminster Abbey

Sir Stephen Mark Jeffrey Lamport KCVO has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Receiver-General at Westminster Abbey.

Friday 8 June 2018

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:

Professor Richard Henderson For services to Electron Microscopy of Biological Molecules
Dame Kiri Jeanette Te Kanawa DBE For services to Music

New Knight of the Order of the Thistle

As part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2018, Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Sir Ian Wood GBE a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT).

The Order of the Thistle is the highest honour in Scotland and was founded in 1687.

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018

The Queen’s Birthday honours list 2018 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT)

Sir Ian Wood GBE

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Professor Richard Henderson
Dame Kiri Jeanette Te Kanawa DBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Mr Kenneth Dalglish MBE
The Hon. Bernard Jenkin MP
Mr Jim Ratcliffe
Mr Mark Rowley QPM
Professor Simon Schama CBE

Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Professor Mary Beard OBE
Ms Louise Ellman, MP
The Rt Hon. Eleanor Laing MP
Ms Emma Thompson

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Ms Kate Adie OBE
Mr Bamber Gascoigne
Mr Tom Hardy
Ms Jo Malone MBE
The Hon. Hannah Rothschild

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mr Jermain Defoe
Mr Monty Don
Mr Anthony Joshua
Ms Keira Knightley
Ms Lizzy Yarnold

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

The Earl of Portland (Timothy Bentinck)
Ms Niomi McLean-Daley (Ms Dynamite)
Miss Stacey Dooley
Mr William Fox-Pitt
Ms Lucy Worsley

New Deputy Lieutenants of Tweeddale

Professor Sir Hew Strachan, Lord-Lieutenant of Tweeddale has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Tweeddale.

Mr Adrian Lucas
Brigadier Bruce W. O. Russell MBE

Sunday 3 June 2018

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Londonderry

Mrs Alison Millar, Lord-Lieutenant of County Londonderry has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Londonderry.

Lady Girvan

New Lord Lieutenant for County Londonderry

Mrs Alison Millar DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for County Londonderry succeeding Sir Denis Desmond KCVO CBE who retired on the 11th December 2018.

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.

The Rt Hon. Baroness Chakrabarti CBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset

Mrs Anne Maw, Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset.

Mr Thomas William Mayberry MBE

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Nairn

George Russell Asher, Lord Lieutenant of Nairn has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Nairn.

Mr Peter Scott Gordon DL

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Somerset

Mrs Annie Maw, Lord Lieutenant of Somerset has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Somerset.

Brigadier David Hugh Godsal MBE DL