New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 13th December 2023 His Majesty the King approved the following people members of His Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Richard Holden MP
Ms Laura Trott MP

LVO for Apothecary to The King

On the 15th December 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Dr Anton Raymond Borg, to be Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Apothecary to The King.

CVO for Communications Secretary

On the 19th December 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Ms Hannah Margaret Louise Howard LVO, to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Communications Secretary.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey

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

Captain Andrew Canale MVO
Mrs Mary Zoeller
Mr Erik Jespersen
Mrs Christine Howard
Mr Mark Carter
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hibbs HAC
Mr James Babbington OBE
Mrs Marilyn Scott MBE

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.

The Reverend Doctor Valerie Cameron

KCVO for The Former Deputy Master of the Household and Equerry to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

On the 28th November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Charles Richards CVO to be Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Deputy Master of the Household and Equerry to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

New Deputy Lieutenants of East Riding of Yorkshire

Mr James Dick OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of East Riding of Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Mrs Jacqueline Bowes
Mr James Cubitt Bloom
Colonel Lisa Violet Brooks

New Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire

Professor Veronica Pickering DL was appointed by the King to become Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire when Sir John Peace CVO retires on the 2nd of March 2024.

MVO for Former Fire Safety Manager

On the 5th December 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Mr Gareth Evans to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as a Fire Safety Manager.

CVO for Former Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales

On the 6th December 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Dr Grahame Clive Davies LVO to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

The Countess Howe, Lord-Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

Sir Francis Habgood QPM DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London

On the 28th November 2023, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London.

Miss Deirdre Barr BEM TD VR
Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE
Major Larry Davis VR
Ms Kate Heaps
Mrs Deborah Wilkinson

New Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset

Mr Mohammed Saddiq, Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset.

Brigadier Nigel Crawford Beacom QVRM TD VR

Mr Justin Andrew Sargent OBE

His Majesty The King appoints to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order for their part in the King and Queen's State Visit to Kenya in October 2023.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Mr Desmond Patrick Wigan OBE

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Ms Josephine Gauld

New Deputy Lieutenants of Merseyside

Mark FW Blundell, Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Merseyside.

Mr Liam Hanlon
Mrs Susan Higginson OBE
Mr William Hui BEM
Mr Peter Oliver OBE
Mrs Natalie Reeves Billing
Mrs Hazel Snell

New Deputy Lieutenants of Roxburgh, Ettrick & Lauderdale

The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT KBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Mrs Katherine Weir
Mrs Rosamund De La Hey

MVO for Royal Policeman

On the 22nd November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Chief Inspector James Charles Robison Fishwick to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Former Assistant Private Secretary to The King

On the 10th November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Ms Jennifer Jordan-Saifl to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Assistant Private Secretary to The King.

CVO for Gardens Manager of the London Palaces

On the 8th November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Mr Mark James Lane LVO to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Gardens Manager of the London Palaces.

KCVO for The Former Clerk of the Closet

On the 15th November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed The Right Reverend James William Scobie Newcombe to be Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Clerk of the Closet.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 15th November 2023 His Majesty the King approved the following people members of His Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Steve Baker MP
Mr Craig Williams MP
Sir Graham Brady MP

New Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire

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

Sir Robin Godfrey Spencer

New Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire

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

Mrs Valerie Mattinson

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfries

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

Mrs Elizabeth Ann Jack

His Majesty The King appoints to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order for their part in the King and Queen's State Visit to France in September 2023.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Dame Menna Frances Rawlings DCMG

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
Mr Alexander Theophilus Rycroft CMG

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
Ms Emily Casey
Ms Emily Holdup
Ms Dominique Olley
Mr Benjamin Edward Newick MBE RVM
Ms Emily Partington

New Deputy Lieutenants of Dorset

Angus Campbell, Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Dorset.

The Rt Hon. The Baroness Rock
Mr Dougie Scarfe OBE

His Majesty The King appoints to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed the following within the Royal Victorian Order for their part in the King and Queen's State Visit to Germany in March 2023.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Ms Jill Gallard CMG


Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Ms Ciara Courtney

Ms Harriet Kyle

Ms Gillian Marks

Mr Nicholas Teller

Mr Nicholas Wareham