Thursday 31 December 2020

New Companion of Honour

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed of Sir David Alan Chipperfield CBE to the Order of Companions of Honour (CH) in the New Year Honours List 2021.

New Year’s Honours 2021

The New Year’s honours list 2021 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as:

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

Sir David Alan Chipperfield CBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen
The Right Honourable Charles Geoffrey Cox QC MP
Mr Roger Deakins
Mr Lewis Hamilton MBE

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

Ms Angela Eagle MP
Ms Sheila Cameron Hancock CBE
Ms Irene Hays CBE

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

Mr Bob Champion MBE
Ms Lesley Ann Manville OBE

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

Mr Toby Jones
Mr Jed Mercurio
Ms Nina Wadia

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

Ms Anne Keothavong Bretherton
Ms Gillian Coultard
Mr Craig David
Ms Sally Dynevor
Mr Jimmy Greaves

Thursday 24 December 2020

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2021. Thank you for following and reading Royal News. May the coming year bring good fortune and health to you and your family.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire

Carol Kinghorn CVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire.

Dr. Ewan D. Clark

New Deputy Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright

Elizabeth Patricia Gilroy, Lord-Lieutenant of the Kirkcudbright has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright.

Mr Mark Arthur James Jardine MBE

Wednesday 23 December 2020

New Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

The Countess Howe has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire succeeding Sir Henry Egerton Aubrey-Fletcher Bt KCVO who has retired.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Lieutenant Colonel (Acting Colonel) M. C. Brookes Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel J. S. Gunning.

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone

Mr Robert Scott OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone.

Mrs Frances Beatrice Nolan MBE DL


New Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester

Sir Warren Smith KCVO JP, Lord-Lieutenant of the Greater Manchester has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester.

Mr Michael John Egerton Walmsley MBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of West Glamorgan

Louise Fleet JP, Lord-Lieutenant of the West Glamorgan has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of West Glamorgan.

Mrs Susan Anne Jones MBE


Friday 20 November 2020

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant for West Glamorgan

Mrs Louise Fleet JP, Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan.

Mr Philip Llewellyn Hunkin DL 


Thursday 19 November 2020

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Tyrone

Robert Scott OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Tyrone.

Mr Christopher Leonard Kerr QFSM

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfries

Fiona Armstrong, Lord-Lieutenant of the Dumfries has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfries.

Ms Andrea Thompson

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Kent

The Lady Colgrain, Lord-Lieutenant of Kent has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Kent.

Brigadier (Retd) Trevor John Minter OBE DL

New Honorary Veterinary Surgeon to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel M. C. E. Morrison, Honorary Veterinary Surgeon to her household in succession to Colonel N. C. Smith.

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire

Edmund Anderson, Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire.

Ms Jenny Christine Grainger
Mr Paul Lawrence
Mrs Kathryn Lindley
Ms Sharon Watson
Ms Sofia Buncy
Ms Angela Monaghan

New Deputy Lieutenants of Kent

The Lady Colgrain, Lord-Lieutenant of Kent has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Kent.

Mrs Susan Jane Ashton
Mr Timothy Bruce Bull
Mr Lennox Paul Cato
Mrs Elizabeth Kate Fenwick
Mr Nicholas Charles Hely-Hutchinson
Lady Newey
Baron Northbourne
Professor Rama Shankaran Thirunamachandran

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Reverend M. D. Parker, Honorary Chaplain to her household in succession to The Reverend Father Michael Paul Dare Fava CBE QHC.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire

Mr Edward Harley OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire.

Mr Christopher Noel Mackworth James OBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Glamorgan

Mrs Louise Fleet JP, Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Glamorgan.

Mr Stephen Michael Fry RD VR
Mr Joseph Gwyn Thomas

New Deputy Lieutenant of Midlothian

Richard Callander LVO OBE TD, Lord-Lieutenant of the Midlothian has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Midlothian.

Mrs Rachel Jane Oliphant

New Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire

Nigel Atkinson, Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire.

Mrs Amelia Ashton JP
Major (Retd) Mani Kumar Rai MBE

Wednesday 11 November 2020

RVM for Yeoman Warder

In the Queen's Birthday Honours list for 2020, Mr Colin Smith MBE BEM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Yeoman Warder at Her Majesty’s Palace and Fortress The Tower of London.

RVM for Former Yeoman of The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

In the Queen's Birthday Honours list for 2020, Mr Keith William Hanson has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Yeoman of The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

RVM for Yeoman Warder

In the Queen's Birthday Honours list for 2020, Mr Stephen Froggatt has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Yeoman Warder at Her Majesty’s Palace and Fortress The Tower of London.

RVM for Former Divisional Sergeant Major of The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

In the Queen's Birthday Honours list for 2020, Mr Victor Robert Fisher has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Divisional Sergeant Major of The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

RVM for Head Gardener

In the Queen's Birthday Honours list for 2020, Mr Adrian John Denman MVO RVM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Gold) for his service as Head Gardener.

MVO for Page to The Duke of Edinburgh

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2020, Mr Stephen Mark Niedojadlo RVM, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Page to His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh.

MVO for Yeoman of the Plate Pantry

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2020, Mr Stephen Matthew Murray RVM, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Yeoman of the Plate Pantry.

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

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2020, Mr Clive Peter Hobbs RVM, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Valet to Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

MVO for Royal Protection Officer

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2020, Inspector Ann-Marie Nesling, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service in Royal Protection.

MVO for Royal Protection Officer

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2020, Inspector David Andrew Breen, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service in Royal Protection.

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

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2020, Mr Ronald James Hayward RVM, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Chauffeur to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

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

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2020, Mr Lee Anthony Baldock RVM, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Chauffeur to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for Private Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Lieutenant Colonel Robert Alastair Utten Todd has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Private Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.

LVO for Former Adjutant of the Royal Company of Archers

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Lieutenant Colonel John Cochrane Stewart has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Adjutant to The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland, the Royal Company of Archers.

LVO for Former Assistant Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Mrs Amy Rachel Mayes has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Assistant Private Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex.

LVO for Former Surgeon to The Queen in Scotland

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Professor Zygmunt Henderson Krukowski has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Surgeon to Her Majesty The Queen in Scotland.

LVO for Deputy Private Secretary to HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Dr Grahame Clive Davies has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Deputy Private Secretary to His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall.

CVO for the Lady in Waiting to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Ms Jane Mary Elizabeth Holderness-Roddam CBE LVO was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

CVO for the Lady in Waiting to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Ms Araminta Mary Ritchie LVO, was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

CVO for the Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Dr Monica Maitland Main was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland.

CVO for the Lady in Waiting to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, The Countess of Lichfield LVO was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

CVO for the Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Ms Carol Elizabeth Margaret Kinghorn was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire.

CVO for the Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Rear Admiral Alexander Michael Gregory OBE was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire.

CVO for Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Ms Jane Wendy Graham LVO was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse.

KCVO for Her Majesty’s Former Representative at Ascot

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Mr Jonathan Roger Weatherby was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Her Majesty’s Representative at Ascot.

KCVO for Master of the Household

In the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020, Vice Admiral Charles Anthony Johnstone-Burt CB OBE was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Master of the Household.

Wednesday 14 October 2020

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2020

The Queen’s Birthday honours list 2020 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

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

Sir Paul Smith CBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Mr David Suchet CBE
Mr Tommy Steele OBE
Professor Phil Redmond CBE

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

Sir David Attenborough OM CH CVO CBE FRS

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

Mrs Mary Berry CBE
Ms Maureen Lipman CBE

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

Ms Lorraine Kelly OBE
Ms Joan Armatrading MBE
Mr Adrian Lester OBE
Mr Gareth Thomas
Professor Brian Edward Cox OBE FRS

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

Mr Jeff Lynne


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

Mr Derrick Evans (Mr Motivator)
Dizzee Rascal
Mr Darren Gough
Ms Reanne Evans
Ms Eve Muirhead
Mr Marcus Rashford
Mr Joe Wicks
Dr Hilary Jones

New Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire

Mr Alastair Macphie has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire succeeding Mrs Carol Kinghorn who will retire on 16th December 2020.

Thursday 24 September 2020

New Deputy Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross

Gordon Kenneth Stephen Leckie, Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.

Major Christopher Roderick Gover McIntosh


New Deputy Lieutenants of Worcestershire

Lt Col Patrick Holcroft LVO OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Worcestershire.

Mrs Beatrice Irene Helen Victoria Grant
Ms Louise Caroline Hewitt

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel J. M. Facer Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel J. D. Bryant OBE.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain E. J. Flynn OBE Aide-de-Camp to her household.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel J. C. West Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel C. J. Francis MBE.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel M. E. Peebles Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel M. G. Emmett MBE.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel P. C. A. MacMullen MBE Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel D. B. Kenny OBE.

Monday 21 September 2020

New Aide-de-Camp of Army Reserve to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Brigadier T. J. Seal TD DL VR to the position of Aide-de-Camp of the Army Reserve to her Royal Household in succession to Brigadier S. J. R. Graham VR.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire

Johanna Ropner, Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire.

Mr Christopher John Charles Legard DL

Wednesday 9 September 2020

New Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire

Mrs Jill Williamina Young has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire succeeding Rear Admiral Michael Gregory OBE who will retire on 15th December 2020.

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.

Mr William Oliver

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands

John Crabtree OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands. 

Professor Helen Elisabeth Higson OBE

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

The Honourable Lord Woolman
The Honourable Lord Pentland

Thursday 13 August 2020

New Deputy Lieutenant of East Lothian

Major Michael Williams MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of East Lothian.

Sir Hew Richard Dalrymple Bt

New Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire

Ian Dudson CBE KStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire.

Professor Elizabeth Barnes CBE
Mr Ashley Brough
Mr Miles Brough
Mr John Leavesley
Mr Jeremy Lefroy
Mrs Jane Sawyers QPM

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire

James Puxley, Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire.

Mr Graham Barker DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex

Peter John Field, Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex.

Mr Simon Peter Corello JP DL

Wednesday 12 August 2020

New Deputy Lieutenant of Western Isles

Donald Martin, Lord-Lieutenant of Western Isles has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Western Isles.

Mr Kenneth John Maclennan, MBE

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk

Alan Simpson OBE, Lord-Lieutenant for Stirling and Falkirk has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk.

Colonel Christopher Alastair Campbell DL

Friday 31 July 2020

Archduchess marries Belgian Racing Driver

On the 20th July 2020, Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Eleonore of Austria, daughter of Karl von Habsburg, Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine married Mr Jérôme d'Ambrosio in a small civil ceremony in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Archduchess Eleonore is a model and Jewellery designer and Jérôme a Formula E racing driver, currently driving for Mahindra Racing.

The couple plan to marry in a religious ceremony once Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted. Congratulations to them both, I wish them a long and happy life together.

Friday 24 July 2020

New Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute

Mrs Jane Margaret MacLeod has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute succeeding Mr Patrick Stewart CVO MBE who will retire on 25th July 2020.

Twins for the House of Hanover

On the 7th July 2020 HRH Princess Christian (Alessandra) of Hanover, wife of HRH Prince Christian of Hanover gave birth to twins in Madrid, Spain. HRH Prince Christian of Hanover is second son of Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Head of the House of Hanover. The couple have named their children Nicolás and Sofía. Congratulations to them both.

Monday 20 July 2020

New Deputy Lieutenants of the City of Bristol

Peaches Golding OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Bristol has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of the City of Bristol.

Ms Alexandra Olivia Raikes MBE
Mrs Anne Marie Nisbet
Mr Christopher John Curling
Mr Dominic Paul Wood
Mr Lee John Williams

New Deputy Lieutenants of Sutherland

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

Mr Graeme Smart
Ms Christine MacKay
Ms Catriona Whitfield

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian

Richard Callander LVO OBE TD, Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian.

Mrs Sarah Barron

Sunday 19 July 2020

New Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire

Sarah Troughton, Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire.

Mr Piers Farquhar Dibben
Mrs Linda Clare Terry Gibson
Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Richard Gregory KBE CB

Friday 17 July 2020

HRH Princess Beatrice of York Marries in Secret

Today the 17th July 2020 Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York married Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at All Saints Chapel in Windsor Great Park. Their wedding had been due to take place in May, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended the ceremony.

Sunday 5 July 2020

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Fermanagh

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

Mr Jisbinder Singh Sembhi
Mrs Jenifer Alison Johnston
Mrs Jennifer Hannah Irvine
Mrs Catherine Mary Maguire

New Deputy Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire

Sir John Peace, Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire.

Ms Juliette Abrams
Mr Edward Attenborough
Mr Peter Emerson
Professor Dean Fathers
Colonel (Retired) Nicholas Hile
Mr Nadeem Raza
Professor Edward Peck

New Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk

The Lady Dannatt MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk.

The Lady Agnew of Oulton
Mr James Bagge

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Julie Spence OBE QPM, Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.

Mr Benjamyn Hartley Damazer JP DL

New Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

The Countess Howe DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire to succeed Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher Bt KCVO.

Wednesday 1 July 2020

New Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire

Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher Bt KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire.

Mrs Sarah Ann Clarke JP
Sir Francis John Stapylton Habgood QPM
Mrs Julia Anne Upton MBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex

Peter John Field, Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex.

Mrs Violet Ljubica Hancock

New Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute

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

Mr James Campbell Martin

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk

The Lady Dannatt MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk.

Mr Peter Wilson MBE DL

Friday 22 May 2020

The Sunday Times Rich List 2020


On the 17th May the Sunday Times Rich List was released. I have made one of my own that lists all the Royalty, Princes and Princess, Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Barons and Baronesses, Baronets, Dames, Knights and Ladies within the Sunday Times Rich List for 2020.

Position
Position in the Sunday Time Rich List 2020
Person/Family
Worth according to the Sunday Time Rich List 2020
1
1
Sir James Dyson and Family
£16.2bn
2
4
Sir Leonard Blavatnik
£15.781bn
3
5
Sir Jim Ratcliffe
£12.15bn
4
10
The Duke of Westminster and Family
£10.295bn
5
17
Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay
£7bn
6
18
Earl Cadogan and Family
£6.817bn
7
27
Lord Bamford and Family
£4.7bn
8
28
Baroness Howard De Walden and Family
£4.316bn
9
33
Sir Henry Keswick and Family
£4bn
10
40
Sir Richard Branson and Family
£3.625bn
11
50
Sir Anwar Perves and Family
£3.102bn
12
51
Sir Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman
£3.047bn
13
63
Robert Miller and Princess Marie-Chantal and Family
£2.15bn
14
67
Viscount Portman and Family
£2.05bn
15
69
Alejandro Santo Domingo and Lady Charlotte Wellesley
£2.031bn
16
70
Sheikh Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani
£2bn
17
77
Lord Paul and Family
£1.9bn
18
85
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and Family
£1.754bn
19
86
Sir Ian Wood and Family
£1.7bn
20
93
Lord Choudrey and Family
£1.531bn
21
95
Sir Michael Hintze
£1.5bn
22
107
Lady Ballyedmond and Family
£1.345bn
23
111
Sir Chris Hohn
£1.3bn
24
119
Sir Cameron Mackintosh
£1.25bn
25
119
Sir Terry Matthews
£1.24bn
26
121
Lord Sugar
£1.21bn
27
122
Lord Grantchester and The Moores Family
£1.206bn
28
123
Lord Ashcroft and Family
£1.2bn
29
132
Lord Kirkham and Family
£1.14bn
30
134
Lady Philomena Clark and Family
£1.131bn
31
141
Lord Edmiston
£1.047bn
32
151
Sir Dennis and Mireille Gillings
£933m
33
152
Sir David McMurtry
£932m
34
154
Sir Philip and Lady Green
£930m
35
158
The Earl of Iveagh and The Guinness Family
£906m
36
161
The Duke of Devonshire
£895m
37
163
Sir Roger and Peter De Haan
£876m
38
174
Lord Lloyd-Webber
£800m
39
174
Sir Paul McCartney and Nancy Shevell
£800m
40
179
Sir Peter Wood
£790m
41
180
Lord Laidlaw
£787m
42
182
Prince Jonathan and Princess Gesine Doria Pamphilj
£775m
43
183
Sir Peter Rigby
£770m
44
188
The Duke Bedford
£750m
45
192
Viscount Rothermere and Family
£738m
46
194
Sir Brian Souter and Dame Ann Gloag
£730m
47
199
Lord Vestey and Family
£721m
48
201
Sir Lloyd Dorfman and Family
£720m
49
203
Sir Evelyn and Lady De Rothschild
£700m
50
209
Sir Charles Dunstone
£681m
51
212
Lord Rothschild
£650m
52
221
Sir Paul Marshall
£630m
53
225
Sir Tom Hunter
£625m
54
228
Sir Martin Franklin
£610m
55
240
The Duke of Sutherland
£585m
56
268
Lord Sainsbury and Family
£512m
57
277
Sir Jack Petchey
£493m
58
283
Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones
£467m
59
300
The Duke of Northumberland
£445m
60
308
Sir Peter Ogden
£435m
61
309
Dame Margaret and Helen Barbour and Family
£430m
62
337
Sir Michael and Dermot Smurfit and Family
£397m
63
363
Sir Philip Hulme
£360m
64
363
Sir Elton John
£360m
65
367
Sir James Wates and Family
£357m
66
372
Sir Martyn Arbib and Family
£350m
67
372
HM The Queen
£350m
68
378
Sir Rocco Forte and Olga Polizzi and Family
£345m
69
378
The Marquess of Salisbury
£345m
70
393
Sir David Samworth and Family
£334m
71
396
Lord Alliance and Family
£330m
72
399
Sir Angus and Flure Grossart and Family
£325m
73
402
Sir John and Peter Beckwith
£323m
74
403
Lord Iliffe and Family
£322m
75
425
Lord and Lady Haughey and Family
£309m
76
435
Sir Richard Sutton and Family
£301m
77
436
Sir Harry Djanogly and Family
£300m
78
436
Lord Palumbo
£300m
79
436
Sir Paul Ruddock
£300m
80
458
Sir Mick Jagger
£285m
81
458
Lord Zac and Lady Annabel Goldsmith and Family
£285m
82
472
Lord Heseltine and Family
£276m
83
488
Sir Martin Sorrell
£269m
84
491
Sir Malcolm Walker and Family
£265m
85
497
Sir Ringo Starr
£260m
86
508
The Duke of Buccleuch and Family
£253m
87
511
Viscount Astor and Family
£250m
88
521
Lord Brownlow
£247m
89
523
Sir Paul and Lady Smith
£242m
90
530
Sir John Ritblat and Family
£232m
91
532
Sir Stanley and Peter Thomas
£231m
92
537
The Duke Richmond and Gordon and Family
£228m
93
545
Viscount Cowdray and The Pearson Family
£224m
94
555
Lord Alli
£220m
95
568
The Marquess of Bath
£215m
96
583
Sir Chris Evans
£208m
97
589
Sir Colin Giltrap
£206m
98
593
Lord Archer
£205m
99
593
Sir Peter Harrison and Family
£205m
100
593
Sir Jonathan Ive
£205m
101
600
Sir John MacTaggart and Family
£203m
102
601
Sir Michael Bibby and Family
£202m
103
610
Sir Rod Stewart
£200m
104
633
Lord Glendonbrook
£198m
105
645
Sir Martin Laing and Family
£194m
106
654
Sir John Timpson and Family
£190m
107
663
The Duke of Marlborough
£188m
108
685
Sir Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe Bt and Family
£180m
109
700
Sir Philip Naylor-Leyland Bt
£176m
110
703
Lord Foster
£175m
111
712
Sir Peter Vardy and Family
£172m
112
722
Sir Tom Jones
£170m
113
722
Sir Graham Wylie
£170m
114
743
Lord Verjee
£165m
115
759
Sir Keith Mills
£161m
116
774
The Marquess of Bute
£158m
117
780
Sir Peter Michael
£157m
118
788
Sir Tim Rice
£155m
119
793
Sir Robert Ogden
£153m
120
805
The Duke of Beaufort
£150m
121
825
The Earl of Pembroke
£149m
122
837
The Duke of Rutland
£146m
123
849
Dame Natalie Massenet
£143m
124
858
Lord Farmer
£140m
125
876
Sir Clive Cowdery
£137m
126
876
Sir Anish Kapoor
£137m
127
876
Sir Alan Parker
£137m
128
890
Sir Rod Aldridge
£135m
129
890
Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith and Family
£135m
130
900
The Duke of Roxburghe
£134m
131
915
Lord and Charles Saatchi
£131m
132
944
Sir Damon Buffini
£127m
133
949
Sir Tom Farmer
£126m
134
955
The Earl of Rosebery
£125m
135
955
Earl Spencer
£125m
136
980
Lord and Lady Popat and Family
£121m
137
982
Sir Henry Angest
£120m
138
982
Lord and Lady Nash
£120m
139
982
The Earl of Stockton and The Macmillan Family
£120m