New Deputy Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire

Lt Col (Retd) Johnny Stewart, Lord-Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire.

Mr Craig Dunbar

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Lieutenant Colonel (Acting Colonel) R. C. Harmer Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel S. J. Shepherd MBE.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester

Sir Warren Smith KCVO KStJ JP, Lord-Lieutenant of the Greater Manchester has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester.

Mr Michael David Rollinson JP

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Sussex

Susan Pyper, Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Sussex.

Her Honour Judge Christine Laing QC
Professor Jane Longmore
The Reverend Rupert Toovey

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh

On the 3rd July 2022, The Viscount Brookeborough KG, Lord-Lieutenant of County Fermanagh appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh.

Mrs Jane Styles DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Dumfries

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

Mr Hardip Singh Atwal
Lord David Patrick Wentworth Hope Johnstone

New Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire

Mr Edward Harley OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire commissioned the following to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Herefordshire.

Mr Tim Howson

New Aide-de-Camp General to Her Majesty the Queen

On the 23 May 2022, Her Majesty the Queen has appointed General Sir James Hockenhull KBE, Aide-de-Camp General to her household. Following his appointment as Commander of the United Kingdom Strategic Command.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire

Elizabeth Fothergill CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire.

Mrs Jacqueline Wendy Bird MBE
The Earl of Burlington
Mr Scott Knowles

King of Norway's Daugther Announces Engagement

On the 7th June 2022, HRH Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, eldest child of King Harald V of Norway and his wife Queen Sonja (nee Haraldsen) has announced her engagement to her boyfriend Mr Durek Verrett (born 1974).

Princess Märtha Louise has previously married in 2002 to Mr Ari Behn and has three children. The Princess and Mr Behn divorced in 2017 and sadly in 2019, Mr Behn took his own life.

Mr Verrett has also been married before to Miss Zaneta Marzalkova from 2005 till they divorced in 2009.

Their Majesties The King and Queen of Norway and Their Royal Highnesses The Crown Prince and Princess of Norway offered their congratulations and best wishes to the couple in an official press release.

Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1st August 1936 – 7th June 2022)

Carl, Duke of Württemberg, Head of the House of Württemberg passed away on the 7th June 2022. Son of Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (1893 – 1975) and his second wife Archduchess Rosa of Austria (1906 – 1983) 

On the 21st July 1960, Carl married  Princess Diane d'Orléans (born 1940) daughter of Henri, Count of Paris (1908 – 1999) and his wife Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza (1911 – 2003).

They have six children, four sons and two daughters. He became Head of the House of Württemberg when his father died 1975. 

Carl, Duke of Württemberg  has been succeeded by his grandson Duke Wilhelm Friedrich von Württemberg (born 1994) as Head of the House of Württemberg. 

Wilhelm is the son of Duke Friedrich of Württemberg (1961 – 2018) and Princess Wilhelmine of Wied (born 1973) Wilhelm's father died in a car accident in 2018. Wilhelm's heir is his uncle Duke Eberhard of Württemberg.

New Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Very Reverend Dr John Chalmers be an Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in Scotland.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Moira McDonald to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in Scotland, in succession to the Very Reverend Dr John Chalmers.

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend (Group Captain) R. V. Hake MBE , Honorary Chaplain to her household.

New Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Group Captain C. Myhill RAF to be an Honorary Dental Surgeon to her Royal Household.

New Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

Mrs Susan Lousada DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire succeeding Mrs Helen Nellis CVO who retires on the 6th September 2022.

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend A. J. Feltham-White OBE , Honorary Chaplain to her household in succession to The Reverend J. S. Moesel QHC.

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Deputy Chaplain General The Reverend D. J. Barrett, Honorary Chaplain to her household in succession to The Reverend S. P. Swinn QHC.

Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen

On the 3rd of June 2022, a service of thanksgiving was held at St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. The Bidding was given by The Very Reverend Dr David Ison, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral. The Collect was given by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE,  Lord Bishop of London and Dean of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal. 

Readings were conducted by Canon Dr Paula Gooder and the Prime Minister of the UK, The Right Honourable Boris Johnson MP. The Sermon was given by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell, Lord Archbishop of York. The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Lord Bishop of London gave the Blessing.

The congregation consisted of the Royal Family, the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon. Boris Johnson MP and his wife Mrs Carrie Johnson

Former UK Prime Ministers: The Rt Hon. Sir John Major KG and his wife Dame Norma Major DBE, The Rt Hon. Sir Tony Blair KG and his wife Lady Blair CBE QC, The Rt Hon. Gordon Brown and his wife Mrs Sarah Brown, The Rt Hon. David Cameron and his wife Mrs Samantha Cameron and The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP and her husband Sir Philip May.

As well as representatives from the British and Devolved Governments. Leaders of the opposition, the Speaker of the House of Commons, The Lord Mayor of the City of London, The High Commissioners from the Commonwealth realms, Representatives of British Overseas Territories, The Mayor of London, The Armed Forces and representatives from the Her Majesty's The Queen's patronages.

The Service was attended by the following members of the British royal family: 

First row left side:

His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar

Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex and Forfar

Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor

James, Viscount Severn

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester

His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent

Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

First row right side:

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall

His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge

Her Royal highness The Duchess of Cambridge

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO CB

Second row left side:

Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank

Mr Jack Brooksbank

(HRH) The Duke of Sussex

(HRH) The Duchess of Sussex

Lady Sarah Chatto

Mr Daniel Chatto

Mr Samuel Chatto

Mr Arthur Chatto

The Earl of Ulster

Lady Davina Windsor

Lady Rose Gilman

Mr George Gilman

Mr James Ogilvy

Mrs Julia Ogilvy

Second row right side:

Mr Peter Phillips

Mrs Zara Tindall MBE

Mr Mike Tindall MBE

The Right Honourable The Earl of Snowdon

Charles, Viscount Linley

The Earl of St Andrews

The Countess of St Andrews

Lady Helen Taylor

Mr Timothy Taylor

Lord Nicholas Windsor

His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent

Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent

Lord Frederick Windsor

Lady Frederick Windsor

Lady Gabriella Kingston

Mr Thomas Kingston

New Grandson of the late King Hassan II of Morocco

His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco and Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Oum Kalthoum have had a second child. A baby boy named Moulay Abdeslam, born 1st June 2022. Prince Moulay Rachid and Princess Lalla Oum Kalthoum married in 2014, they had their first child HRH Prince Moulay Ahmed in 2016.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid is the youngest child of King Hassan II of Morocco and Princess Consort Lalla Latifa Amahzoune. He is second in the line of succession to the Moroccan throne behind his nephew The Crown Prince of Morocco. The new born Prince Moulay Abdeslam is fourth in line to the throne.