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.

The Duchess of Norfolk
Mr John Booth
Mr John Nelson
Ms Denise Patterson
Mr Andrew John Stephenson Clarke
Mrs Hilary Tupper

LVO for the Head of Paper Conservation for the Royal Collection

Mr Alan Donnithorne MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as the Head of Paper Conservation for the Royal Collection Trust.

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 Stephen John Irwin
Mr Ken Macintosh MSP

Life Peerage for Former Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister

The Rt Hon. Edward David Gerard Llewellyn OBE has been granted the title of Baron Llewellyn of Steep, of Steep in the County of Hampshire. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Lord Llewellyn of Steep has been appointed to be Her Majesty’s next Ambassador to France and will take office in November 2016.

MVO for Assistant Communications Secretary

Mrs Meryl Walter has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Assistant Communications Secretary in the Royal Household.

Life Peerage for Former Permanent Secretary to the Treasury

Sir Nicholas Ian Macpherson GCB has been granted the title of Baron Macphherson of Earl’s Court, of Earl’s Court in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

LVO for the Fire Safety Manager at Windsor Castle

Mr Peter Charles Taylor MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Fire Safety Manager at Windsor Castle.

CVO for Former Defence Services Secretary

Lieutenant General Richard Nugee CBE has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Defence Services Secretary.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

Guy Clark, Lord-Lieutenant for Renfrewshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.

Colonel Peter Thomas McCarthy DL

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 Oliver Heald QC MP
Mr Brandon Lewis MP
Mr John McDonnell MP
The Honourable Lord Turnbull
Mr James Wolffe QC

Sheriffs of the City of London for 2016/17

On the 28th September 2016, the City of London elected the following to act as Sheriffs of the City of London for 2016/17.

Mr Peter Estlin
Mr William Anthony Bowater Russell

New Deputy Lieutenants of East Riding of Yorkshire

The Hon. Mrs Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Lord-Lieutenant of East Riding of Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Mrs Gillian Mary Mellor
Air Commodore Ian Richard William Stewart CBE BSc FRAeS RAF

New Deputy Lieutenants of Essex

The Rt Hon. The Lord Petre KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Essex.

Mr Leslie David Dennison
Mrs Rosemary Joyce Padfield
Mr Gerald Vincent Bodenham Thompson

New Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire

Sarah Troughton, Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire.

The Honourable Richard John Tennant Arundell
Mrs. Helen Judith Birchenough
Dr Philip Anthony Harding
Dr David Peter Hemery CBE

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel C. P. Phillips Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel D. G. Scott.

Life Peerage for Former Head of the Number 10’s Policy Unit

Ms Hilary Camilla Cavendish has been granted the title of Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice, of Mells in the County of Somerset. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for the Chancellor of the University of Essex

Ms Sharmishta Chakrabarti CBE has been granted the title of Baroness Chakrabarti, of Kennington in the London Borough of Lambeth. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords for the Labour Party.

Life Peerage for Chairman of the Pump House Project

Ms Olivia Caroline Bloomfield has been granted the title of Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, of Hinton Waldrist in the County of Oxfordshire. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for the Leader of Westminster City Council

Ms Philippa Marion Roe has been granted the title of Baroness Couttie, of Downe in the County of Kent. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Life Peerage for Former Director of External Relations at Number 10

Ms Gabrielle Louise Bertin has been granted the title of Baroness Bertin, of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.