Nominations for High Sheriffs of England and Wales for 2024, 2025 and 2026

On the 13th of November 2023 the following people were nominated as High Sheriff for the Counties of England and Wales for 2024, 2025 and 2026 with the exception of Cornwall, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire who are appointed by the Dukes of Cornwall and Lancaster.

England

For the County of Bedfordshire
2024/2025: Mr Bhavesh Shah
2025/2026: Mrs Camilla Anne King
2026/2027: Mr Ismail Anilmis

For the Royal County of Berkshire
2024/2025: Mr Alexander Barfield
2025/2026: Mr Sean Zain Taylor
2026/2027: Mrs Renu Raksha Wing Kapur MBE

For the County of Buckinghamshire
2024/2025: Ms Kurshida Begum Mirza
2025/2026: Mrs Philippa Jane Kirkbride
2026/2027: Ms Nicola Heather Ross

For the County of Cambridgeshire
2024/2025: Mr David John Way
2025/2026: The Hon. Frances Stanley
2026/2027: Mr Francis William Miles Burkitt

For the County of Cheshire
2024/2025: Ms Clare Elizabeth Hayward MBE
2025/2026: Mrs Joëlle Susan Warren MBE
2026/2027: Mr William James Timpson OBE

For the City of Bristol
2024/2025: The Rev Richard Norman Pendlebury MBE
2025/2026: Mrs Kalpna Kumari Woolf
2026/2027: Mrs Anne Marie Nisbet

For the County of Cumbria
2024/2025: Mr Christopher Nigel Couper Holmes
2025/2026: Dr Geoffrey Charles Jolliffe
2026/2027: Mrs Shirley Fawcett

For the County of Derbyshire
2024/2025: Mr Richard Ian Morgan OBE
2025/2026: Sir Richard Ranulph FitzHerbert Bt
2026/2027: Mr Syed Yusuf Iftikhar

For the County of Devon
2024/2025: Commodore John Keith Moores OBE
2025/2026: Mrs Caroline Anne Harlow
2026/2027: Mr Mark Picton Ansell

For the County of Dorset
2024/2025: Mr Anthony William Woodhouse
2025/2026: Mr Callum Bremner
2026/2027: Mrs Helena Margaret Conibear

For the County of Durham
2024/2025: Mr Harry Macklyn Swan
2025/2026: Mr John Michael Poole
2026/2027: Dr Arnab Basu MBE

For the County of East Riding of Yorkshire
2024/2025: Col (Rtd) Christopher James Henson QGM
2025/2026: Mr Michael Rice
2026/2027: Mr Neil Philip Sanderson

For the County of East Sussex
2024/2025: Mrs Lucinda Anne Fraser
2025/2026: Mrs Anne Doria Brown
2026/2027: Mr Michael James Bedingfield

For the County of Essex
2024/2025: Mr David Trevelyan Hurst
2025/2026: Mrs Julie Ann Fosh
2026/2027: Mrs Susannah Dutton

For the County of Gloucestershire
2024/2025: Mr Mark Hurrell
2025/2026: Mrs Julie Dawn Kent MBE
2026/2027: Dame Fiona Claire Reynolds DBE

For Greater London
2024/2025: Ms Millicent Grant KC (Hon)
2025/2026: Mr John Garbutt
2026/2027: Dame Martina Jane Milburn DCVO CBE

For the County of Hampshire
2024/2025: Mr Jonathan Charles Whitaker
2025/2026: Mrs Susan Philippa Elton
2026/2027: Mr William John Maltby

For the County of Herefordshire
2024/2025: Mrs Patricia Beatrice Churchward
2025/2026: Mrs Helen Clare Bowden
2026/2027: Mrs Tamsin Sczerina Clive

For the County of Hertfordshire
2024/2025: Mrs Anne Patricia Brewster
2025/2026: Mr Nicholas Fowell Buxton
2026/2027: Mrs Meenal Sachdev

For the County of Isle of Wight
2024/2025: Mr Graham Robert Biss BEM
2025/2026: Mr Anthony Michael Wake
2026/2027: Ms Jacqueline Anne Gazzard

For the County of Kent
2024/2025: Dr Gillian Fargher
2025/2026: Mr Jonathan Beale Neame
2026/2027: Mr Martin Lukehurst

For the County of Leicestershire
2024/2025: Mr John Henry Chatfeild-Roberts
2025/2026: Mr Stephen John Patrick Bryan
2026/2027: Mr Meldin Thomas QPM

For the County of Lincolnshire
2024/2025: Mr Philip Henry Marmion Dymoke
2025/2026: Mr David Christopher Chambers
2026/2027: Ms Susan Patricia Liburd

For the County of Norfolk
2024/2025: Mr David James Flux
2025/2026: Mr Patrick Simon Lines
2026/2027: Mr Jonathan Charles Pearson

For the County of Northamptonshire
2024/2025: Mrs Amy Louise Crawfurd
2025/2026: Mr Jeremy William Sharman
2026/2027: Mrs Miranda Wixon

For the County of Northumberland
2024/2025: Mrs Lucia Mary Battista Bridgeman
2025/2026: Mr George Nelson Farr
2026/2027: Dr Anna Maria Charlton

For the County of North Yorkshire
2024/2025: Dr Ruth Madeleine Smith
2025/2026: Sir Andrew Peter Lawson-Tancred Bt
2026/2027: Mr Nigel Frederick Hartley Corner

For the County of Nottinghamshire
2024/2025: Mr Nicholas David Rubins
2025/2026: Mr Edward John Attenborough
2026/2027: Ms Merlita Bryan-Hilton

For the County of Oxfordshire
2024/2025: Mr James Justin Macnamara TD
2025/2026: Mr John Clive Cecil May OBE
2026/2027: Mr Muhammad Jawaid Malik

For the County of Rutland
2024/2025: Mr Richard Adrian Cole TD
2025/2026: Colonel (Rtd) Richard Thomas Chesterfield
2026/2027: Mrs Susannah Kate Constance Fish

For the County of Shropshire
2024/2025: Mr Brian Welti
2025/2026: Mrs Jane Marie Trowbridge
2026/2027: Mrs Katherine Elizabeth Anne Tanner

For the County of Somerset
2024/2025: Mr Robert John Beckley QPM
2025/2026: Mrs Janet Montgomery
2026/2027: Mr Peter Charles Dixon

For the County of South Yorkshire
2024/2025: Mr John Baddeley
2025/2026: Ms Joada Celeste Allen

2026/2027: Mr Giuseppe Di'Iasio

For the County of Staffordshire
2024/2025: Mrs Julia Mitchell
2025/2026: Mr John Timothy Joseph Gillow
2026/2027: Mr Pritpal Singh Nagi MBE

For the County of Suffolk

2024/2025: Mrs Yvonne Gilchrist-Mason OBE
2025/2026: Mrs Gulshanbir Kaur Kayembe
2026/2027: Mr Oliver William Paul

For the County of Surrey
2024/2025: Mr Shahid Azeem
2025/2026: Mr Peter Charles Cluff
2026/2027: Mrs Neelam Devesher

For the County of Tyne and Wear
2024/2025: Dr Lindsey Janet Whiterod CBE
2025/2026: Ms Joanne Jane Curry MBE
2026/2027: Mr Ammar Yusuf Mirza CBE

For the County of Warwickshire
2024/2025: Mrs Rajvinder Kaur Gill
2025/2026: Mrs Karen Jane Lynch
2026/2027: Ms Susan Rasmussen

For the County of West Midlands
2024/2025: Mr Douglas Robertson Wright MBE
2025/2026: Mr Mark Lyndon Smith
2026/2027: T.B.A

For the County of West Sussex
2024/2025: Mrs Philippa Mary Gogarty
2025/2026: Dr Timothy John Charles Fooks
2026/2027: Mr Gary Richard Shipton

For the County of West Yorkshire
2024/2025: Ms Adeeba Malik CBE
2025/2026: Mrs Nicola Jane Chance-Thompson MBE
2026/2027: Dr Ruby Khalid Bhatti OBE

For the County of Wiltshire
2024/2025: Dr Susan Olivia Chapple
2025/2026: Mr Martin John Nye
2026/2027: Dr Alexander Paul Lamy Goodwin

For the County of Worcestershire
2024/2025: Mr Charles William Moyle
2025/2026: Mr Ian James Crockatt Smith
2026/2027: Mr Maynard Vincent Burton

Wales


For the County of Clwyd
2024/2025: Mrs Karen Ann Farrell-Thornley
2025/2026: Mrs Julie Annette Gillbanks
2026/2027: Mr David Baden Jones OBE

For the County of Dyfed
2024/2025: Mrs Helen Jones
2025/2026: Mrs Ann Margaret Jones
2026/2027: Mr Andrew Merfyn Phillips

For the County of Gwent
2024/2025: Her Honour Judge Helen Mifflin
2025/2026: Lt. Col. Ralph Radclyffe David Griffin
2026/2027: Mrs Shereen Williams MBE

For the County of Gwynedd
2024/2025: Ms Sarah Jane Foskett
2025/2026: Mr Rhys Meirion Davies
2026/2027: Mrs Llinos Angharad Owen

For the County of Mid Glamorgan
2024/2025: Dr Richard John Penry Lewis MBE
2025/2026: Ms Sharon Iquo Dixon
2026/2027: Mr John Edward Charles TD

For the County of Powys
2024/2025: Lady Kathryn Susan Silk
2025/2026: Mrs Sally Roberts
2026/2027: Mr William Walter Watkins

For the County of South Glamorgan
2024/2025: Mrs Janey Elizabeth Howell
2025/2026: Mrs Janet Davies
2026/2027: Mrs Jane Elizabeth John

For the County of West Glamorgan
2024/2025: Mrs Melanie Jane James
2025/2026: Mrs Diana Sara Stroia
2026/2027: Mr Emrys Shaun Elias

New Deputy Lieutenants of Dunbartonshire

Mrs Jill W Young MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Dunbartonshire.

Mr Nicholas S Allan
Mrs Maureen Cummings
Mrs Isabel E Ewing
Mrs Alexandra Scott
Mrs Margaret A Stewart

HRH The Prince of Wales Honoured

On the 11th of August 2023, His Majesty The King appointed HRH The Prince of Wales the honorary ranks of Commander in the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Colonel in the British Army and Wing Commander of the Royal Air Force.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Joanie Whiteford, Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.

Mr Peter Harrison

New Lord Lieutenant for Royal County of Berkshire

Mr Andrew Aden Mackenzie Try DL was appointed by the King to become Lord Lieutenant for the Royal County of Berkshire succeeding Mr James Puxley CVO who retired on the 23rd October 2023.

GCMG for the New Governor-General of Saint Christopher and Nevis

The King has appointed Her Excellency Marcella Althea Liburd the honour of Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) on her appointment as Governor-General of Saint Christopher and Nevis.

GCMG for the New Governor-General of Tuvalu

The King has appointed His Excellency The Reverend Tofiga Vaevalu Falani MBE the honour of Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) on his appointment as Governor-General of Tuvalu.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire

Dr David J Cameron, Lord-Lieutenant for Aberdeenshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire.

Mr Andrew Lawtie DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of Rutland

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

Mr R A Cole

New Deputy Lieutenants of Herefordshire

Mr Edward Harley CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Herefordshire.

Ms Sarah Louise de Rohan JP
General Sir Mark Alexander Popham Carleton-Smith GCB CBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire

Mrs Amanda Parker JP, Lord-Lieutenant of the Lancashire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire.

Ms Miranda Carruthers-Watt of Burnley

New Deputy Lieutenants of Renfrewshire

Colonel Peter Thomas McCarthy, Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Renfrewshire.

Mr John David McIlroy
Mr Guljar Shan

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.

Mrs Alyson Scott

New Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

Marjorie Neasham Glasgow BEM, Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.

Major (Retd) James Sibbald

New Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire

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

Ms Helen Jackson

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Sussex

Lady Emma Barnard, Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Sussex.

Mrs Marilyn Le Feuvre
Commodore Michael Mansergh CBE
Mrs Olivia Pinkney CBE QPM

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands

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

Mrs Diane Louise Bayliss OBE DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Suffolk

On the 1st September 2023, Clare, Countess of Euston, Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Suffolk.

Mr Edward George Creasy
Mrs Susan Margaret Hughes
The Honourable Mary James
Dr Edmund Garratt OBE

His Majesty the King Revokes Honours

His Majesty The King has decreed that the following persons shall have their Honour cancelled, annulled and their name shall be erased from the Register of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Mr Anthony John James Bailey to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 14th June 2008.
Mr William McKeeva Bush to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 1996.
Mr Richard John Thornton Pallister to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 15th June 1996.
Mr Nicholas Welch to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 2005.

Mr Peter John Antonelli to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2004.
Mr Paul Martin Cahill to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2003.
Mr Dario Gradi to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 1997.
Mr Thomas William Hogg to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 11th June 2016.
Mr Raymond Harold Parry to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 30th December 2006.
Mr Krishna Ballabh Prasad Singh to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 15th June 2013.
Mr Jonathan Philip Ullmer to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 14th June 2014.

Mr Anthony Griffin to be stripped of an BEM awarded on 29th December 2018.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2024. Thank you for following and reading Royal News. May the coming year bring good fortune and health to you and your family.

Former Private Secretary to the King made a Permanent Lord in Waiting

His Majesty the King has appointed The Rt Hon. The Lord Young of Old Windsor GCB GCVO PC the former Private Secretary to the King to the position of Permanent Lord in Waiting to His Majesty the King.

A Lord in Waiting is someone who helps the Sovereign with various duties a notably one being meeting visiting foreign heads of state as they arrived into the UK.

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire

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

Professor Adam Beaumont
Dr Ruby Bhatti OBE
Ms Merran McRae
Ms Yvonne Stocks
Dr Yvette Oade CBE
Ms Claire Sutherley

New Deputy Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire

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

Mr Stephen Alexander Roe

New Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Joanie Whiteford, Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.

Mr Duncan Ferguson

New Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire

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

Mr Jonathan Whitaker JP

MVO for King’s Gurkha Officer

On the 11th July 2023, Captain (KGO) Narendradhoj Gurung of the Queen’s Gurkha Engineers was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as King’s Gurkha Officer.

MVO for King’s Gurkha Officer

On the 11th July 2023, Captain (KGO) Jiwan Prasad Gurung of the Royal Gurkha Rifles was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as King’s Gurkha Officer.

New Deputy Lieutenants of South Yorkshire

Professor Dame Hilary Chapman DBE RN, Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of South Yorkshire.

Mrs Olubukola (Bookey) Oshin
Dr Deborah Anne Bullivant MBE EdD
Reverend Canon Keith Farrow
Lieutenant Colonel Robert (Mac) McPherson MBE
Mr Mark Storey MBA CMgr FCMI

MVO for Deputy Land Agent at Sandringham

Mr Simon James Hickling has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Deputy Land Agent at Sandringham.

LVO for Former Regimental Adjutant of the Welsh Guards

Colonel Tom Christopher Stephen Bonas, has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) by His Majesty The King for his service as Regimental Adjutant of the Welsh Guards.

KCVO for Former Major General Commanding the Household Division

Major General Christopher John Ghika CBE was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Major General Commanding the Household Division.

GCVO for Former Dean of Windsor

The Right Reverend David John Conner KCVO has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Dean of The King’s Free Chapel of St George at Windsor Castle, Domestic Chaplain, and Register of the Order of the Garter.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland

The Duchess of Northumberland, Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland.

Mr Keith Green

New Deputy Lieutenants of Essex

Mrs Jennifer Tolhurst, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Essex.

Mrs Clare Dobie
Professor Timothy Edward Gocher OBE
The Reverend Canon Janet Elizabeth Nicholls
Mr Timothy Robert Stokes

New Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire

Elizabeth Fothergill CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire.

Professor Paula Jane Holt MBE
Dr Amarjit Raju OBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Borough of Belfast

Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Borough of Belfast has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Borough of Belfast.

The Reverend Canon Terence Kevin Declan Graham

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Durham

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

Ms Cynthia Lynn Hughes
Mr David Charles Osborne
Mr Richard John Lofthouse Swart

New Deputy Lieutenant of Powys

Mrs Tia Jones, Lord-Lieutenant of Powys has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Powys.

Mrs Eldrydd Jane Lamp BVSc MRCVS

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

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

Brigadier Tim Seal TD ADC DL VR

King's Birthday Honour List 2023 appointments to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order as part of the King's Birthday Honour List 2023.


Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Mr Nicholas Vincent John Barrett
Mr Paul Christian Bell
Mr Satyajit Bhattacharya LVO
The Rt Hon. The Baron Boateng DL
Mr Alan John Farthing
Dr Angela Josepha Garvey
Ms Sarah Elizabeth Healey CB
Mr Robert Walter Hunter
Mr John Guy Elmhirst Monson
Sir John Wilfred Peace
Mr Andrew Jonathan Smith
Ms Tracy Annette Watkins LVO
Mr Garth John Weston

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Ms Joanne Butcher MVO
Ms Caroline Louise Creer MVO
Colonel Peter Robert Cowley Flach MBE
Ms Gemma Catherine Teresa Kaza MVO
Ms Belinda Margaret Georgiana Kim
Mr Matthew Magee
Mr Timothy Peter Maynard
Ms Linda Susan Savides MVO
Ms Claudia Catherine Spens MVO
Commander Anne Gillian Sullivan MVO RN
Mr Mark Ian Tentori
Ms Susan Elizabeth Theobald MVO

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Mr Timothy John Connery
Ms Sharon Jennifer Ann Gislingham
Mr William John Graham
Ms Anna Margaret Greenleaf
Ms Ruth Hately
Mr Darren Terence Haynes
Ms Natalie Elise Hegarty
Mr Timothy Charles Hewitt
Ms Janice Annette Hook
Ms Laura Louise King
Mr Simon King
Ms Elaine Olive MacLean

Ms Emily Charlotte Louise Martin
Ms Jo-Anne Louise Mead
Ms Sally Ann O’Neill
Ms Shila Patel
Mr Iain Petrie
Mr Julian Charles Phillips
Ms Joanne Sarah Purcell
Ms Anna Maria Rischitelli
Ms Jennifer Helen Wideson
Ms Sophia Katharine Wills
Ms Paula Wilson
Mr Andrew John Wright
Mr Paul Leddington Wright

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Mr Peter Thomas Charles Clayton RVM
Mr Huw Gordon Jones RVM
Mr Nicholas Simon Matthews RVM
Mr Robert James McGee RVM
Mr Gordon Raymond John Robinson RVM

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Mr Stuart Neil Crossan
Mr Terry Alan Humphries
Mr Brian Francis Lees
Ms Stella June McLaren
Mr Stephen John Shand
Ms Anne Theresa Stevens
Ms Estrellita Mateo Talbot
Ms Carol Margaret Leslie Turpie
Mr Peter Whyte

King's Birthday Honours List 2023

On the 16th June 2023, The King’s Birthday Honours List 2023 was 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)

Professor Sir John Irving Bell GBE FRS FREng 

Mr Ian Russell McEwan CBE 

Dame Anna Wintour DBE 

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Mr Martin Louis Amis

The Rt Hon. Benjamin Peter James Bradshaw MP

The Hon. William Hartley Hume Shawcross CVO

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

Ms Jacqueline Marie Baillie

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

Mr John Charles Baron MP

Mr Robert John Blackman MP

Mr William Benedict Hamilton-Dalrymple

Ms Sarah Alice Hunter MBE

Mr Vincent Thomas Keaveny

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

Mr Damian Collins MP

Ms Lucy Mary Elizabeth Crowe

The Countess of Halifax

Ms Heather Kay Wheeler MP

Ms Caron Wheeler

Mr Ian Edward Wright MBE

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

Ms Eniola Aluko

Ms Davina Lucy Pascale McCall

Ms Vicky Lee McClure

The Honourable Kit Moon William Lascelles (Born 4th June 2023)

On the 4th June 2023, Viscountess Lascelles gave birth to The Honourable Kit Moon William Lascelles. This is Viscount and Viscountess Lascelles second child. Kit is second in line to the family titles: the Earl of Harewood, Viscount Lascelles, Baron Harewood. Kit is also currently 64th in line to the throne of Britain and the Commonwealth realms.

The Queen appointed to the Order of the Thistle

On the 16th of June 2023, Her Majesty The Queen was appointed an Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (LT).

The Queen appointed to the Order of New Zealand

On the 5th June 2023, Her Majesty The Queen was made an additional member of the Order of New Zealand (ONZ). For her services to New Zealand.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex

Mr Andrew Blackman, Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex.

Mr Graham Peters DL

New Aide-de-Camp to the King

His Majesty the King has appointed Air Marshal to Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton KCB to be Chief of the Air Staff and Aide-de-Camp to his household in succession to Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston KCB CBE ADC.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk

Alan Simpson OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk.

Mrs Baljit Kaur Dhillon

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire

Professor Dame Hilary Chapman DBE, Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of South Yorkshire.

Mr Anthony P Pedder OBE DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Northamptonshire

James Saunders Watson, Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Northamptonshire.

Air Vice Marshal Luck CB MBE MA DPhil CCMI FRSA
Mr John Brownhill BEM
Ms Miranda Wixon

Master Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank (Born 30th May 2023)

On the 30th May 2023, Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs Brooksbank gave birth to a baby boy weighing 7lb 1oz.

This is Her Royal Highnesses and Mr Jack Brooksbank second child, as well as the third grandchild for HRH The Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York.

The baby has been named Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank, his middle name George is in honour of his 3x Great-Grandfather King George V and his paternal Grandfather George Brooksbank. His middle Ronnie is in honour of his Great-Grandfather Ronald Ivor Ferguson.

Ernest is currently 13th in line to the throne of Britain and the Commonwealth realms.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Kent

On the 9th June 2023, The Lady Colgrain, Lord-Lieutenant of Kent has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Kent.

Mr Paul Jonathan Barrett MBE
Mrs Marian Boswall
Colonel (Retd) Jane Carey-Harris TD VR
Hilary Edridge, Lady Melville
Mr Nicholas Henry Fisher
Professor Asode Ananthram Shetty
Brigadier Andrew Charles Wood TD VR MA rcds

New Deputy Lieutenant of Shropshire

Mrs Anna Turner JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Shropshire.

The Hon. Mrs Selina Graham

New Deputy Lieutenants of Mid Glamorgan

Peter Vaughan QPM CStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Mid Glamorgan.

Mr Martyn Leon Jones JP MSc BSc (Hons)
Mr Jonathan Hugh Wall
Ms Pamela Charlotte Kelly QPM

New Deputy Lieutenant of West Glamorgan

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

Mrs Trudi Karen Meyrick

New Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Julie Spence OBE QPM, Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.

Mr Daniel Schunmann

New Deputy Lieutenants of Cheshire

Lady Redmond MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Cheshire.

Mr Mark Cashin QFSM
Mr Jamie Christon
His Grace The Duke of Westminster
Ms Paula Marie Williams
Mr David Wootton CBE

CVO for the Medical Officer to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Abroad, and Tour Doctor to His Majesty The King

On the 30th May 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Surgeon Captain David Anthony Hett RN Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Medical Officer to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Abroad, and Tour Doctor to His Majesty The King.

KCVO for Former Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral

The Very Reverend Dr David John Ison was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral and Dean of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, and of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire

Toby Dennis, Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire.

Mr Nicholas James Foster DL
Mr Bruce Henry Rowles DL
Ms Meryl Suzanne Ward MBE DL
Ms Sarah Louise Worth DL
Mr Duncan Richard Worth DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

Marjorie Neasham Glasgow BEM, Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.

Sir Ernest Ryder TD PC

Life Peerage for the Former Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty The King

His Majesty The King has granted The Right Honourable Sir Edward Young GCB GCVO the title of Baron Young of Old Windsor, of Old Windsor in the Royal County of Berkshire 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 Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty The King.

Lord Young of Old Windsor will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

GCVO for Former Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty The King

The Rt Hon. Sir Edward Young KCVO has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty The King and former Private Secretary to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

GCB for Former Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty The King

His Majesty the King has appointed The Rt Hon. Sir Edward Young KCVO a Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB) for his service as Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty The King and former Private Secretary to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire

The Countess Howe, Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire.

His Honour Judge Michael Antony Hughes
Dr Julie Mary Mills OBE
Miss Naomi Joy Riches MBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Antrim

On 6th May 2023, Mr David McCorkell, Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of County Antrim.

Mr lain Douglas Getty
Mrs Kathryn Georgina Collie
Mrs Pauline Shields OBE

LVO for Finance Manager in the Royal Collection Trust

Mr Peter Gates MVO, has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) by His Majesty The King for his service as Finance Manager in the Royal Collection Trust.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire

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

Miss Hannah Ault
Mr Lee Bates BEM
Mr Simon Davies RRC VR
Ms Karen Dobson OBE
Lt Col Toby Gaddum
Mr Ian Greaves
Mrs Reena McCourt
Mr Julian Mitchell
Miss Josie Morris MBE
Mrs Judy Scott-Moncrieff
Mr Will Simkin
Mrs Alison Wedgwood

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire

Mr Ian Dudson CBE CStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire.

Mr Graham Robert Morley DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Dyfed

Sara Edwards, Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Dyfed.

Mr Christopher William Lewis
Mr David Rowland Rees-Evans

New Deputy Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross

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

Mrs Catherine Star Violetta Drummond-Herdman

New Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Joanie Whiteford, Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.

Ms Joanna Macpherson

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire

Mr Nigel Atkinson, Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.

Colonel Charles Ackroyd TD RD DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire

Mrs Beatrice Grant, Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire.

Mrs Lucy Chenevix-Trench

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire

Mrs Beatrice Grant, Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Worcestershire.

Dr The Honourable Gilbert Greenall CBE DL

Two New Members of the Order of the Garter

On the 23rd April 2023 His Majesty the King appointed two new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) they are as follows:

The Right Honourable The Baroness Ashton of Upholland GCMG
The Right Honourable The Lord Patten of Barnes CH

New Deputy Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright

On the 14th of April 2023, The Lord Sinclair, Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright commissioned the following person to become Deputy Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright.

Mr Angus H Ferguson

New Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland

Major General Patrick Marriott CB CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Mr Neil Macdonald

New Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire

Lady Haughey CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire has commissioned the following people to become a Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire.

Mr William Tennant
Mrs Alison Plummer

New Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria

Mr Alexander Scott DL has been appointed by His Majesty the King to become Lord Lieutenant of Cumbria succeeding Mrs Claire Hensman CVO who will retire on 5th July 2023.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County Borough of Londonderry

Mr Ian Crowe MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County Borough of Londonderry.

Mr Michael Allen
Mrs Tracy Regina Hegarty MBE

New Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire

Mrs Amanda Parker DL has been appointed by His Majesty the King to become Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire succeeding The Rt Hon. The Lord Shuttleworth KG KCVO KStJ who will retire on 2nd August 2023.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire

Julie Spence OBE QPM, Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire.

Mrs Gillian Beasley OBE
The Very Reverend Mark Bonney
Mrs Jennifer SooMi Crompton
Lord Edward Grimthorpe
Mr James Hutt
Ms Hanadi Jabado
Dr Neil Modha
Mr Rizwan Rahemtulla
Mr Jonathan Spence

Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II Demise Honours List

On 25 March 2023 His Majesty The King appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order as part of the Queen Elizabeth II Demise Honour List.

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

The Marquess of Cholmondeley KCVO
The Earl of Dalhousie

Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)

Ms Helen Andrea Louise CROSS CVO
Ms Philippa De Pass CVO
Ms Jennifer Susan Gordon Lennox CVO

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Ms Sarah Davina Clarke OBE
Ms Lucy Clare D’Orsi QPM
Ms Mary Angela Kelly LVO
Mr Simon Nicholas Henry Hayward Knapp LVO
Dr Joseph John Morrow CBE
Mr Terence Alan Pendry LVO BEM
Mr Paul Kevin Whybrew LVO RVM

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Ms Ellen Atkinson
Ms Jane Sophie Connors QPM
Mr Alexander Garty MVO
Mr David Hardcastle MVO
Mr James Stephen Hynd
Commodore Catherine Jordan
Mr Peter William Lee
The Lady Elizabeth Mary Cecilia Leeming
Ms Carol Margaret McCall OBE
Mr Barry John Mitford MVO RVM
Ms Susan Willa Rhodes
Ms Clare Louise Sloan

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Lieutenant Commander Jason Allen
Mr John McDonald Andrew
Mr Trevor Andrews OBE
Lieutenant Colonel David Andrew Barringer MBE
Mr David William Beck QPM
Flight Lieutenant Stephen Frank Bethell
The Reverend Mark Russell Birch
Lieutenant William James Bird
Lieutenant Commander Michael Bray
Ms Elizabeth Sarah Briant
Lieutenant Colonel Jason Burcham
Mr Thomas Joseph Callagher
Warrant Officer Class 2 Gareth William Chambers
Major Andrew Roger Chatburn
Captain Amy Victoria Cooper
Warrant Officer Class 2 Scott James Heron Cox
Commander Nicola Cripps
Mr Stewart Ian Drummond
Commander Stephen Elliot
Wing Commander William Richard Skeen Essex
Major Paul Anthony Fagin
Ms Ruth Barbara Fiddis
Captain Iain Alexander Forat
Warrant Officer Class 1 Anthony Carl Gibson
Master Aircrew Mark Hamer
Lieutenant Commander Richard Hanks
Lieutenant Richard Frederick Michael Hobbs
Flying Officer James Michael Stewart Hudson
Ms Katherine Anne Jerram
Warrant Officer Class 2 Dean Andrew Jones
Warrant Officer Class 2 Christopher Clive Mace
Warrant Officer David John Martin
Flight Lieutenant Grant Richard Mauldon
Flight Lieutenant Andrew James McDowell
Master Aircrew Kenneth Scott Mitchell
Wing Commander Piers Lawrence Morrell OBE
Acting Warrant Officer William Paul Phelan
Mr Nicholas Paul Reuter
Ms Lorraine Rossdale
Ms Hazel Scott
Mr Barry Lyndon Jacob Shrubb RVM
Warrant Officer Class 1 Benjamin Gary Townley
Ms Iona Wyn Turner
Warrant Officer Class 1 Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Darren Wearing MBE
Ms Vivienne Ann Weaver (Vivienne Johnson)

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Air Specialist Class 1 Craig Lorcan Anderson
Guardsman Jared Kent Bailey
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Ross Barker
Leading Naval Nurse Russell Beardsall
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Angus Bellamy
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Sacha Louise Bellwood
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Laurynas Berenis
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Tyler Gibson Beswick
Lance Corporal Dominic Bird
Lance Corporal John Nicholas Blanks
Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) 1 Sam Harley Booth
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Michael James Bowley
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Joshua Connor Stephen Norman Brace
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 David John Brennan
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 1 Shaunna Tina Eve Broderick
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Harry Stephen Brookman
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Alexander Wynter Burbury
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) 1 Joseph Edward Burton
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Kieron Lee Caldwell
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Colin Martin Campbell
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Elizabeth Grace Carberry
Leading Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Communication and Information Systems) Dean Thomas Carns
Mr Martin Paul Castledine
Naval Airman (Aircraft Controller) 2 Thomas James Clements
Leading Logistician (Steward) Michael Coleman
Chief Technician Stuart Peter Collins
Naval Airman (Aircraft Controller) 2 Oakley Cooper
Guardsman Fletcher Harry Cox
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Tactical) 2 Cameron John Crawford
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Jay Paul Crawford
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Jack Crompton
Air Engineering Technician 1 Jack Christopher Cross
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Kyle Paul Robert Cuthbertson
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Oliver George Davis
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Thomas Oliver Day
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Owen Elliot Deakin
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 1 Dylan McKenzie Dugdale
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering Submarines) David Eastcroft
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Alexander Howard Fulton Edge
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Molly Rose Ellis
Able Seaman Diver 2 Toby David Evans
Leading Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) Abubakar Farooq
Mr Andrew Richard Fitzgerald
Guardsman Wayne Anthony Flint
Lance Corporal Tony John Flynn
Private Lyle Vincent Foot
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Connor William James Forgan
Air Engineering Technician 2 Benjamin Thomas Forrest
Mr Jonathan Foulkes
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Levi Derek Gilmore
Lance Corporal Stuart Grant
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Thomas Grant
Guardsman Robert David Gray
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Declan James Green
Lance Sergeant Ryan Ronald Griffiths
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Scott Gregory Stuart Groat
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Adam George Guy
Able Seaman Diver 2 William Ian Alan Halliwell
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Josh Harrison
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Hattie Mae Haycock
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) James Marc Hayes
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Daniel Leslie Hill
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Nicholas Craig Holland
Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) 2 Toby Alan Holland
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Liam Hollands
Able Seaman (Hydrography and Meteorology) 1 Oscar Joseph Holt
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) James David House
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Alun Christopher Hughes
Leading Logistician (Supply Chain) Carl Stephen Hughes
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Matt Iceton
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Adam Anthony Irvine
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Jack Joseph James
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Gareth John Jenkins
Sergeant Thomas Frederick Jenks
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Jordan Michael Johnston
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Joshua Jones
Leading Airman (Aircrewman) Samuel Jones
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Shanon Ann Page Jones
Able Seaman Diver 2 Millie Meerloo-Jones
Bombardier Tara Kelly
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Laurie Taylor Kidman
Sergeant Jamie Lee Kinder
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Communication and Information Systems) 1 Jessica Rose King
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Tyler Reece King
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Charlie Lawrence Knight
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Joe Aaron Knight
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Samuel Robert Knowles
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 David Antony Lawrence
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Ethan James Layburn
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Cameron Adam Dennis Leigh
Leading Airman (Aircraft Handler) Thomas Lenszner
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Dael Nicholas Lett
Air Specialist Class 1 Nicholas Richard Lloyd
Able Seaman Diver 1 Matthew Ian Luxton
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Benjamin Merick MacDonald
Able Seaman Mine Warfare 2 Steven Maciver
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 2 Debra Louise Malt
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Christopher Matthew
Private Ryan McEachran McAllister
Private Cameron Robson McCabe
Chief Petty Officer Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Samuel McGaw
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Sam Robertson McGeary
Air Specialist Class 1 James Leslie McKay
Able Seaman Diver 2 Daniel McKell
Private Kian Meikle
Leading Warfare Specialist (Sensors Submarine) Darran Miles
Chief Petty Officer Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Timothy Mills
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Josh Ashe Moores
Air Specialist Class 1 Connor James Morris
Engineering Technician (Marine Engineer Submarines) 2 Leon James Morris
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Nicholas Morrison
Lance Bombardier Daniel Paul Morton
Corporal Robbie William Morton
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Avionics) Hassan Samier Nada
Leading Physical Trainer El-Leigh Anne Nevill Neale
Air Specialist Class 1 Thomas Daniel Newman
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Eva Rose Nicholl
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Sebastian Mark Jefferson Nunn
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 2 Kiaran Sidney O’Dwyer
Air Engineering Technician 2 Kai Officer
Able Seaman Diver 2 Callum Oliver
Chief Petty Officer Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Edward O’Malley
Sergeant Robert John O’Neil
Lance Sergeant Elias Jake Orlowski
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Jack Kenneth Osborne
Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) 1 Samuel Louis Lindsey Paine
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Benjamin William Panniers
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Oliver Dean Parker
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Emerson Richard Parkinson
Guardsman James Robert Patterson
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Oliver Jaques Pattinson
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Reece Pearson
Air Specialist Class 1 Oscar Anstee-Pinnock
Leading Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) Rizwan Qadir
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Hollie Anne Randle
Logistician (Writer) 1 Summer Jay Rawlins
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Guy Alan Reason
Private Ryan Robert Ritchie
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Mason Myers- Roberts
Able Seaman Cryptologic Technician 2 Macy Robins
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 2 Ashley David Rosser
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Adam Joshua Rowling
Guardsman David John Sanderson
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Lewis James Sandford
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Underwater Warfare) 2 Nathan Luke Searle
Able Seaman Diver 2 Jordan William Shepherd
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 John Duncan Sim
Guardsman Luke John Simpson
Private Tom Penman Sinclair
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Harrison Thomas Smith
Leading Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) Jake Mitchell Smith
Gunner Rosie Grace Smith
Medical Assistant 2 Paisley Chambers-Smith
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 George Philip South
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Harley Joe Stephens
Lance Corporal Jonathan Stevenson
Corporal Conrad William Joseph Mepham-Stone
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) (Communication and Information Systems) 1 Joshua Strang
Air Specialist Class 1 Toby Robert John Stratford
Leading Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) Alexander William Isaac Stuart
Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering Submarines) 1 Teddy Enow Tabe
Leading Survival Equipment Technician Steven Philip Taylor
Able Seaman (Seaman) 2 Alfie George Tearall
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Benjamin David Tetley
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Ewan Alexander Thomas
Private Graeme David Thomson
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Abovewater Warfare Weapons) 2 Jack Thomson
Air Engineering Technician 2 Brandon James Thorpe
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Warren Jay Tobin
Private Peni Vuiyale Tubuna
Lance Sergeant Alexander Turner
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) 2 Lawrence Andrew Turner
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Oliver John Turner
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering Submarines) Robert David Turner
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Joseph Edward McGonagle-Turner
Leading Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Ratu Rusiate Busanavanua Vadiga
Leading Air Engineering Technician (Mechanical) Adam Walker
Able Seaman (Mine Warfare) 2 Samuel Alexander Ward
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) 2 Ryan Reggie Warren
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Electronic Warfare) 2 Benjamin Howard Warrington
Able Seaman Warfare Specialist (Sensors Submarines) 1 Calum Frank Fleming Webster
Air Engineering Technician 2 Jeremy Peter Robert Wiggins
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering Submarines) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Brandon Connor Wood
Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) (Communication and Information Systems) 2 Nathan Woods

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Midlands

Sir John Crabtree OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Midlands.

Dr Derrick Bancroft Anderson CBE
Ms Sandra Bowker CBE
Professor Carl Chinn MBE
Major General Timothy John Hodgetts CBE KHS
Dr Lucy Martin
Mr David Moorcroft OBE
Miss Sarah Rennie
Mr Amrick Singh Ubhi
Ms Carmen Watson

New Deputy Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire

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

Mrs Anita Davies
Mr Anthony May
Cdr (RNR) Rtd Martin Clegg
Mrs Nora Senior CBE
Mrs Tracey Davenport

New Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex

Andrew Blackman, Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex.

Mr Michael James Bedingfield
Mr Tanjit Singh Dosanjh OBE
Mrs Lucinda Anne Fraser
Professor Nick Anthony David John Webborn CBE

New Extra Equerries to the King

His Majesty the King has appointed the following people to be his Extra Equerries within the Royal Household.

Vice Admiral Sir Tom Blackburn KCVO CB CStJ
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford GCVO
Commodore Anthony Morrow CVO
Admiral Sir George Zambellas GCB DSC ADC DL
Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin KCB CBE
Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer KCB DSO MBE
Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Johnstone-Burt KCVO CB OBE DL
Lieutenant Colonel Sir Alexander Matheson of Matheson Bt LVO DL
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon
Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave
Sir Nicholas Bacon KCVO OBE DL
Commander Richard Aylard CVO
Major General Arthur Denaro CBE DL
Sir Stephen Lamport GCVO DL
Mr Ashe Windham CVO

New Lords in Waiting

His Majesty the King has appointed following people Lord in Waiting to His Majesty the King.

The Rt Hon. The Lord Luce KG GCVO PC DL
The Rt Hon. The Lord Janvrin GCB GCVO QSO PC
The Most Honourable The Marquess of Cholmondeley GCVO DL

A Lord in Waiting is someone who helps the Sovereign with various duties a notably one being meeting visiting foreign heads of state as they arrived into the UK.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Mrs Joanie Whiteford, Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.

Mr Andrew Townsend DL

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast

On the 19th March 2023, Dame Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle DBE DStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast.

Dr Robert Alan Logan DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Glamorgan

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

Mrs Emma Louise Grant
Reverend Canon Mrs Lynda Elizabeth Newman
Lieutenant Colonel Huw Gruffydd Williams MBE

High Sheriff for 2023/24 in the Duchy of Cornwall

The Prince of Wales in his position as Duke of Cornwall has appointed the following High Sheriff within the Duchy of Cornwall.

Duchy of Cornwall

For the County of Cornwall
2023/2024: Mr Toby George Howell Ashworth

High Sheriffs for 2023/24 in the Duchy of Lancaster

His Majesty the King acting in his capacity as Duke of Lancaster has appointed the following people to the position of High Sheriff within the Duchy of Lancaster.

Duchy of Lancaster

For the County of Lancashire
2023/2024: Mr David Wilson Taylor CBE DL

For the County of Greater Manchester
2023/2024: Mrs Mary-Elizabeth Walker JP DL

For the County of Merseyside
2023/2024: Dr Ruth Mary Hussey CB OBE DL

High Sheriffs of England and Wales for 2023/24

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of England and Wales for 2023/2024 with the exception of Cornwall, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire who are appointed by the Dukes of Cornwall and Lancaster.

England

For the County of Bedfordshire
2023/2024: Mr Russell Alan Beard

For the Royal County of Berkshire
2023/2024: Mr Simon Huntly Muir

For the County of Buckinghamshire
2023/2024: Dame Ann Geraldine Limb DBE

For the County of Cambridgeshire
2023/2024: Dr Bharatkumar Narshidas Khetani

For the County of Cheshire
2023/2024: Mr Dennis Dunn MBE

For the City of Bristol
2023/2024: Miss Sharon Rosemarie Foster

For the County of Cumbria
2023/2024: Mrs Samantha Scott

For the County of Derbyshire
2023/2024: Miss Theresa Peltier

For the County of Devon
2023/2024: The Rt Rev Nicholas Howard Paul McKinnel

For the County of Dorset
2023/2024: Mr Colin William George Weston MBE

For the County of Durham
2023/2024: Mrs Anne Elizabeth Elliott

For the County of East Riding of Yorkshire
2023/2024: Miss Christina Cerutti

For the County of East Sussex
2023/2024: Mr Edward Richard Bickersteth

For the County of Essex
2023/2024: Mr Charles Richard Maurice Bishop

For the County of Gloucestershire
2023/2024: Mr Henry Claude Winwood Robinson

For Greater London
2023/2024: Mrs Ina De

For the County of Hampshire
2023/2024: Mrs Amelia Sophie Rivière

For the County of Herefordshire
2023/2024: Mr Robert Charles Christian Robinson

For the County of Hertfordshire
2023/2024: Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Green

For the County of Isle of Wight
2023/2024: Mrs Dawn Kirsten Haig-Thomas

For the County of Kent
2023/2024: Mrs Nadra Ahmed OBE

For the County of Leicestershire
2023/2024: Mrs Henrietta Joscelyne Chubb

For the County of Lincolnshire
2023/2024: Mr Richard James Lake OBE

For the County of Norfolk
2023/2024: Professor Krishna Kumar Sethia

For the County of Northamptonshire
2023/2024: Mr Milan Naresh Shah

For the County of Northumberland
2023/2024: Mrs Diana Mary Audrey Barkes

For the County of North Yorkshire
2023/2024: Mrs Clare Deborah Granger

For the County of Nottinghamshire
2023/2024: Mrs Veronica Moraa Pickering

For the County of Oxfordshire
2023/2024: Mrs Sally Patricia Scott

For the County of Rutland
2023/2024: Mrs Geraldine Mary Ethel Feehally

For the County of Shropshire
2023/2024: Mrs Amanda Jillian Thorn MBE

For the County of Somerset
2023/2024: Mr Robert Nicholas Foord Drewett

For the County of South Yorkshire

2023/2024: Professor Jaydip Ray

For the County of Staffordshire
2023/2024: Mrs Victoria Louise Hawley

For the County of Suffolk
2023/2024: Mr John Mark Pendlington

For the County of Surrey
2023/2024: Mr Timothy Andrew de Burgh Wates

For the County of Tyne and Wear
2023/2024: Dame Irene Lucas-Hays DBE

For the County of Warwickshire
2023/2024: Mrs Sophie Elizabeth Hilleary

For the County of West Midlands
2023/2024: Mr Wade Cleone Lyn CBE

For the County of West Sussex
2023/2024: Mr Andrew Graham Bliss QPM

For the County of West Yorkshire
2023/2024: Mr Zulfiqar Ali Karim

For the County of Wiltshire
2023/2024: Mr Pradeep Bhardwaj

For the County of Worcestershire
2023/2024: Mrs Louise Caroline Hewett

Wales

For the County of Clwyd
2023/2024: Mrs Kate Louise Hill-Trevor

For the County of Dyfed
2023/2024: Mr Meurig David Raymond CBE

For the County of Gwent
2023/2024: Professor Simon John Gibson CBE

For the County of Gwynedd
2023/2024: Mrs Janet Phillips

For the County of Mid Glamorgan
2023/2024: Professor Jean White CBE

For the County of Powys
2023/2024: Mr Reginald Cawthorne

For the County of South Glamorgan
2023/2024: Mr David Rhys Hughes James

For the County of West Glamorgan
2023/2024: Mr Alan Brayley

King Appoints New Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

His Majesty the King has appointed The Right Honourable Lord Hodge to the position of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2023.

Prince Edward made Duke of Edinburgh on his Birthday

On the 10th March 2023, His Majesty The King granted the title, style and dignity of Duke of Edinburgh to His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar KG GCVO to be held for life only. The 10th March 2023 also marked His Royal Highness's 59th birthday.

His Royal Highness's new title will not pass to his son James. Who will now be styled Earl of Wessex and use it as a courtesy title. James will inherit the Duke's other titles of Earl of Wessex, Earl of Forfar and Viscount Severn after the Duke passes away. The Duke's daughter Lady Louise's style will not change, she is also not in line to the Duke's other title's because only legitimate male-line descendants can inherit them. The Duke's wife will now be styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh GCVO GCStJ.

New Lord Steward of the Household

On the 22nd February 2023, His Majesty the King appointed The Rt Hon. The Earl of Rosslyn CVO QPM to the position of Lord Steward of the Household succeeding The Rt Hon. The Earl of Dalhousie DL who retired from the role.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry

On the 7th March 2023, Mr Ian Crowe MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry.

Mr Alan John Lindsay Moore OBE TD DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire

Lady Haughey CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire has commissioned the following people to become a Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire.

Ms Angela Bonomy
Dr William Morrison Young

New Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Joanie Whiteford, Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.

Mr Angus R Watson MBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland

Major General Patrick Marriott CB CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Mrs Dawn McKenzie

New Deputy Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross

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

Ms Marysia Winifred Lewis

New Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Joanie Whiteford, Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.

Mrs Norma Young

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland

Major General Patrick Marriott CB CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland has commissioned the following person to become Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Mrs Kim Tulloch

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 22nd February 2023 His Majesty the King approved the following people members of His Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Craig Whittaker MP
Mr Marcus Jones MP
Ms Kelly Tolhurst MP
Ms Maria Eagle MP

New Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire

Johanna Ropner, Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire.

Mr Shafquat Ali
Mrs Rebecca Cottrell
Ms Janet Garrill
Dr William Scott OBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of the Royal County of Berkshire

Mr James Puxley CVO, Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of the Royal County of Berkshire.

Dr Stefan Fafinski JP FBCS FRSA
Mr Tanweer Ikram CBE
Mr Chris Juden JP
Miss Susan Roberts
Mr Mark Sanderson
Mr Rohit Tanna
Mr Julian Walker TD

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 Ross Logan Wilson BEM

New Deputy Lieutenant of Tweeddale

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

Mrs Cecilia (Lulu) Benson

New Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland

The Duchess of Northumberland, Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland.

Mr Winton Laurence Keenen QPM

New Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey

Mr Michael More-Molyneux, Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey.

Dr Julie Llewelyn
Dame Lynne Owens DBE CBE QPM
Brigadier Ingrid Rolland VR
Major General Aiden Smyth QVRM TD
Mr Mark Tantam

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.

Mrs Caroline Maclachlan

New Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

Marjorie Neasham Glasgow BEM, Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.

Mr Philip Sharman

New Deputy Lieutenants of Dyfed

Sara Edwards, Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Dyfed.

Mrs Ann Jones
Dr Chris Martin

New Deputy Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran

Iona S McDonald OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran.

Mr James Alexander Hair

New Deputy Lieutenant of Lanarkshire

Lady Haughey CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Lanarkshire.

Mr Alastair Peat

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.

Jennifer Erskine

New Deputy Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire

James Dick OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire.

Mr Andrew Nigel Horncastle MBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of Essex

Mrs Jennifer Tolhurst, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Essex.

Mr Duncan Allen Clark
Mrs Alix Elizabeth Mason
Professor Jules Nicholas Pretty OBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute

Jane MacLeod, Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute.

Dr Allison M Davies

New Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

Marjorie Neasham Glasgow BEM, Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.

Mr James Justin MacNamara

New Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall

Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall.

Air Commodore John Bessell
Mrs Coralie Green
Mrs Fiona Hargreaves
Mr Mark Thomas CVO

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Somerset

Mr Mohammed Saddiq, Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has commissioned the following person to become Vice Lord Lieutenant of Somerset.

Mr Edward James Allen Esq DL

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire

Sarah Troughton DStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire has commissioned the following person to become Vice Lord Lieutenant of Wiltshire.

Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Richard Gregory KBE CB DL

New Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry

Mr Ian Crowe MBE DL has been appointed by His Majesty the King to become Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry succeeding Dr Angela Garvey who retired in March 2022.

New Year Honour List 2023 appointments to the Royal Victorian Order

Her Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order as part of the New Year Honour List 2023.

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Sir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon Bt OBE DL

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Ms Eleanor Arran MBE DL
Mr David Mark Bevan
The Honourable Virginia Carington LVO
Professor Justin Peter Cobb
Mr Jonathan Rupert Crow KC
Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Marion Dessau AC
Mr Paul Robert Edgar Double LVO
Mr Adrian Anthony Joseph Evans LVO
Ms Margaret Eleanor Hammond LVO
Ms Claire Theresa Hensman
Mr Donald Martin
Her Honour the Honourable Vicki Susan O’Halloran AO
Mr Bruno Mark Peek LVO OBE
Ms Claire Louise Popplewell
Mr James Henry Lavallin Puxley
Mr John Holmes Stephen
Mr Bernard John Taylor CBE DL
Mr David Mark Thomas
Mr Michael Lindo Charles Webster
Mr James Piran Williams DL

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Mr David Charles Curtis MVO
Dr Alasdair John Emslie
Mr William James Furber
Ms Barbara Ann Gray QPM
Mr Christopher Michael Gregory MVO
Ms Siân Elizabeth Joseph
Ms Ceri Jane Ellen King
Mr Jason Matthew Knauf
Ms Sara Matthews Latham
Colonel Crispin Alexander Lockhart MBE
Ms Rosanna Manuela Machado
Ms Amanda Felicity Mackenzie OBE
Colonel Michael John Miller
Dr James Anthony O’Donnell
Mr Robert John Pooley MBE
Mr Louis William Edward Randall
Mr Stephen John Martin Sheasby MVO
Mr Peter John Stewart MVO
Mr Rustom Tata MVO
Mr Peter Laurence Taylor
Mr Mark Walenty Wasilewski MVO
The Reverend Canon Paul Stephen Wright

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Mr Adesola Monsuru Adelekan
Mr Dale Bone
Ms Lindsey Jane Brummitt
Mr James Chih Kin Chin
Ms Carey Elizabeth Chung
Mr Charles Fraser Craven
Ms Katherine Elizabeth Eaton
Ms Kathryn Elizabeth Gillham
Ms Celia Helen Guy
Mr Simon David Hammett
Ms Catriona Innes
Ms Julia Margaret Knight
Ms Emma Rose Mager
Mr Alun Thomas Mainwaring
Ms Katharine Owen
Ms Michelle Poole
Mr Mark Anthony Randall
Ms Cathy Lynne Bursey-Sabourin
Ms Zoë Alexandra Ware
Ms Fiona Ann Wilson
Mr David Zolkwer

Honorary Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Ms Katrin Richardt

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Mr David Gerald Hutchins RVM

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Mr Andrew Alloway
Mr Jonathan David Brown
Mr Wayne David Coupland
Mr Michael Devlin
Mr Christopher James Drewitt
Ms Dawn Patricia Murphy
Mr William Tuffs
Mr Peter James Wilson

Honorary Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Mr Krzysztof Janusz Nowak

High Sheriffs of Northern Ireland for 2023/2024

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of Northern Ireland for 2023/2024.

Northern Ireland

For County Antrim

2023/2024: Mr Peter Thomas Watts Mackie DL

For County Armagh

2023/2024: Mr Gary Myles Dickson

For County Down

2023/2024: Professor William Michael Mawhinney MBE TD

For County Fermanagh

2023/2024: Ms Noelle Mary McAlinden

For County Londonderry

2023/2024: Mr Peter Arnold Wilson BEM

For County Tyrone

2023/2024: Mrs Helen Irene Anderson

For County Borough of Belfast

2023/2024: Councillor Samuel John Kyle

For County Borough of Londonderry

2023/2024: Mrs Angela Norma Mary Thompson MBE OStJ

New Year’s Honours 2023

The New Year’s honours list 2023 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)
Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Dame Mary Quant DBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)
Mr Christopher Bryant MP
The Rt Hon. Dr Julian Lewis MP
Dr Brian May CBE
Mr Grayson Perry CBE

Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE)

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Ms Denise Lewis OBE

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Mr Pat Jennings

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Ms Anne Diamond
Mr Stephen Graham
Mr David Harewood
Ms YolanDa Brown
Mr David Sutherland
Ms Leah Williamson

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Ms Kim Little
Mr Frank Skinner
Ms Rachel Riley
Ms Janet Kay
Ms Beth Mead
Ms Lucy Bronze
Ms Ellen White
Ms Lizzie Deignan
Ms Gail Redmond
Mr Chris Kamara