KCVO for Private Secretary to The Princess Royal

Captain Nicholas Wright RN has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Private Secretary to The Princess Royal.

GCVO for The Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford KCVO has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office.

GCVO for The Master of the Horse

The Rt Hon. The Lord Vestey GCStJ has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Master of the Horse.

New Prelate of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Right Reverend Dame Sarah Mullally, DBE, Bishop of London to become Prelate of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in succession to The Right Reverend and Right Honourable the Lord Chartres KCVO who has retired.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Caithness

The Right Honourable The Viscount Thurso PC, Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Caithness.

Ms Katherine Elizabeth Gillian Coghill

New King of Arms of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB King of Arms of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath in succession to Admiral of the Fleet the Lord Boyce KG GCB OBE DL who has retired.

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.