New Deputy Lieutenants of Northamptonshire

David Laing, Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Northamptonshire.

Mrs Georgina Fordham
Mr Rupert Fordham
Professor Nicholas Petford
Mr Guy Schanschieff MBE
Mr William Sitwell
Mr Philip Zeidler

New Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey

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

Mrs Bridget Biddell
Colonel (Ret’d) Patrick Crowley
His Honour Judge Robert Fraser MVO
Mr Jim Glover OBE
Mr Michael Hayman MBE
Miss Jane Macaulay

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the following people to the position of Aide-de-Camp within her household.

Group Captain N. M. Worrall
Group Captain J. A. Beck OBE

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

Mr Alec Shelbrooke MP
Mr Chris Skidmore MP
Mr Conor Burns MP
Mr Michael Ellis QC MP
Ms Valerie Vaz MP

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Suffolk

Clare, Countess of Euston, Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Suffolk.

Mr Roger John Finbow
Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Douglas Fairbanks Weston
Mrs Lucinda Hutson MVO
The Lord Somerleyton

New Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

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

Ms Sandra Macdougall

GCMG for the New Governor-General of Solomon Islands

The Queen has appointed The Right Reverend David Vunagi 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 Solomon Islands.

GCMG for the New Governor-General of Bahamas

The Queen has appointed The Most Honourable Cornelius Alvin Smith 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 Bahamas.

LVO for Former Chief Clerk and Accountant to the Household of The Duke of Edinburgh

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Mr Paul Hughes MVO, Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Chief Clerk and Accountant to the Household of The Duke of Edinburgh.

CVO for Former Governor-General of Australia

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed General The Honourable Sir Peter John Cosgrove AK MC, Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Governor-General of Australia.

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Glamorgan

David Byron Lewis CVO, Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Glamorgan.

Mr Martyn Spencer Jenkins
Ms Gaynor Marie Richards MBE

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel C. A. Lockhart MBE, Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel G. H. J. Deacon CBE.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute

Patrick L M Stewart MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute.

Mr Neil Matheson

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed

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

Mr Meurig David Raymond CBE FRAgS

New Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire

Mr Christopher Andrew Crawford Simpson has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire to succeed Mrs Clare Russell CVO who retired on 4th August 2019.

New Lord Lieutenant of Angus

Mrs Patricia Ann Sawers has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Angus to succeed Mrs Georgiana Osborne CVO who retired on 24th August 2019.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

The Rt Hon. The Lord Ashton of Hyde
Mr James Cleverly TD MP

New Honorary Nurse to Her Majesty The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Brigadier S. Archer ARRC VR to the position of Honorary Nurse within her Royal Household in succession to Acting Brigadier D. J. McArthur OBE TD VR who has retired from the role.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

Mr Robert Buckland QC MP
Mr Alister Jack MP
Mr Robert Jenrick MP
The Honourable Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Mr Alok Sharma MP
Mr Jake Berry MP
Mr Oliver Dowden CBE MP
Mr Joseph Johnson MP
Mr Kwasi Kwarteng MP
Mr Mark Spencer MP
Mr Rishi Sunak MP

Former Master of The Horse made a Permanent Lord in Waiting

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Rt Hon. The Lord Vestey GCVO GCStJ to the position of Permanent Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty the Queen.

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.