New Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC to the honorary rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

New Admiral of the Fleet

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Lord Boyce KG GCB OBE DL to the honorary rank of Admiral of the Fleet.

New Field Marshal

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Lord Walker of Aldringham GCB CMG CBE DL to the honorary rank of Field Marshal.

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh

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

Colonel Hubert McAllister OBE TD

LVO for Samuel Fitzsimons

Mr Samuel Fitzsimons MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service within the Northern Ireland Office.

KCVO for Director General of the Northern Ireland Office

Mr Julian King CMG CVO has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Director General of the Northern Ireland Office.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Devon

Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Devon has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Devon.

Commodore Jake Moores OBE BSc FCMI AFNI Cert IoD RN
The Hon Mrs d’Erlanger

New Lord Lieutenant for Northamptonshire

Mr David Eric Laing DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire succeeding The Lady Juliet Townsend DCVO.

New Lord Lieutenant for Berwickshire

Mrs Jeanna Swan DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire succeeding Major Alexander Trotter CVO.

New Lord Lieutenant for Clackmannanshire

Lt-Col (Retd) John Cochrane Stewart DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire succeeding The Rt Hon. Sir George Newlands Reid.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Durham

Mrs Susan Snowdon, Lord-Lieutenant of Durham has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Durham.

Dr Kathryn Gillen
Mr Peter Olsen
Mr Michael Poole

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

The Rt Hon. The Lord Laming CBE DL

New King of Spain

Prince Felipe has now become King Felipe VI of Spain following the abdication of his father King Juan Carlos I on the 18th June 2014. King Juan Carlos signed the Abdication act at the Royal Palace in Madrid.

Prince Felipe was officially sworn in as the new king of Spain today at the Spanish Parliament. The former King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia will retain the style of king and queen for life.

The heir to the Spanish throne is King Felipe’s 8 year old daughter Leonor, as she is heir to the throne she has assumed the title Princess of Asturias.

RVM for Queen’s Bodyguard

Mr Richard Gordon Quirk has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service in the Queen’s body guard of the yeomen of the guard.

RVM for Royal Protector

Constable John Patrick Murphy has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service in Royalty Protection.

RVM for Page of the Presence

Mr Marc David Harrison has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Page of the Presence in the Royal Household.

MVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Jeremy Dawson Woolgar has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service in Royalty Protection.

MVO for the Earl of Wessex’s Butler

Mr Brian William Stephen Birnie RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to the Household of the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

MVO for the Duke of York’s Chef

Mr Graham Paul Richards RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to the Household of the Duke of York.

MVO for the Earl’s of Wessex’s Chef

Mr David Russell Quick RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to the Household of the Earl and Countess of Wessex.