Thursday 24 August 2023

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

Tuesday 22 August 2023

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.