New Usher of the Scarlet Rod

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Major General James Gordon CB CBE Gentleman Usher of the Scarlet Rod of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in succession to Major General Charles Vyvyan CB CBE who has retired.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel M. G. Emmett MBE, Aide-de-Camp to her household.

Life Peerage for Socialist Campaigner

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Ms Martha Otito Osamor the title of Baroness Osamor, of Tottenham in the London Borough of Haringey and of Asaba in the Republic of Nigeria for the duration of her life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

She was nominated for a Life Peerage following her work as a Socialist Campaigner. Baroness Osamor will sit in the House of Lords for the Labour Party.

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.

Mrs Patricia Sarah Corbett

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh

The Earl of Caledon KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh.

Mr Simon Cassells QVRM

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

Sir Jonathan Baker
Mr Stephen Barclay MP
Dame Nicola Davies DBE
Sir Nicholas Green
Sir Charles Haddon-Cave
Mr Christopher Pincher MP
Mr Mark Tami MP

New Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire

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

Mrs Joanna Mary Barclay
Dr Sheena Ritchie Dykes
His Honour Judge Francis Anthony Sheridan
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Tuckett JP

New Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

Guy Clark, Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.

Professor Gordon Masterton OBE

Life Peerage and GCB for Permanent Under Secretary to the Cabinet Office

Her Majesty The Queen granted Sir Jeremy John Heywood KCB CVO the title of Baron Heywood of Whitehall, of Glossop in the County of Derbyshire for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

He was nominated for a Life Peerage following his service as Permanent Under Secretary to the Cabinet Office. In addition to his life peerage Lord Heywood of Whitehall promoted to Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. (GCB) Sadly Lord Heywood of Whitehall passed away not long after receiving these honours.

RVM (Gold) for Former Royal Household Welfare and Housing Manager

Mr Philip Shaun Croasdale LVO RVM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Gold (RVM) for his service as Welfare and Housing Manager within the Royal Household.

LVO for Exhibitions and Maintenance Conservator

Mr David Frank Westwood MVO RVM has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Exhibitions and Maintenance Conservator for the Royal Collection Trust.

New Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire

Mrs Johanna Ropner DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire succeeding Mr Barry Dodd CBE who passed away on the 30 May 2018 in a helicopter crash.

New Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire

Mrs Anna Turner DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire succeeding Sir Algernon Heber-Percy KCVO who retires on 2 January 2019.

New Lord Lieutenant for Kirkcudbright

Mrs Elizabeth Patricia Gilroy has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Kirkcudbright succeeding Lieutenant Colonel Sir Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE who retired on 25 October 2018.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Devon

David Fursdon, Lord-Lieutenant of Devon has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Devon.

His Honour Erik Salomonsen

New Deputy Lieutenant of Banffshire

Mrs Clare Russell, Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Banffshire.

Mr Charles Stephen Milne

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 David Russell

New Lord Lieutenant for the Isle of Wight

Mrs Susan Sheldon DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for the Isle of Wight succeeding Major General Sir Martin White KCVO CB CBE who retires on 25 March 2019.

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Tyrone

Robert Scott OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of County Tyrone.

Mr Charles Gregory Parke
Mr Peter David Waterson

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.

Major-General Mark Anthony Armstrong JP
Mrs Penelope Anne Lewis