New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Reverend C. M. Langston Honorary Chaplain to her household in succession to The Reverend Father I. A. Evans.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey

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

Mr John Anthony Victor Townsend
Mr Max Lu
Mr Timothy Wates

Honorary CVO for Architect of Poundbury

Professor Leon Krier, has been appointed an Honorary Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Architect of Poundbury.

The town of Poundbury is an urban development built on Duchy of Cornwall land under guiding principles set out by the Prince of Wales.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Inverness

Mr Donald Cameron of Lochiel, Lord-Lieutenant of the Inverness has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Inverness.

Mr Ian Peter Macdonald

New Lord Lieutenant for Stirling and Falkirk

Mr Alan Simpson OBE DL MA(Oxon) DUniv has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Stirling and Falkirk succeeding Mrs Marjory McLachlan who retires on 15 February 2017.

New Equerry to the Duke of York

His Royal Highness The Duke of York has appointed Captain Edward Monckton to be his Equerry succeeding Lieutenant Jack Cooper RN.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Nairn

Mr Ewen John Brodie of Lethen CVO, Lord-Lieutenant for Nairn has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Nairn.

Mr George Russell Archer DL

LVO for the Queen's Page of the Chambers

Mr Raymond Wheaton MVO RVM has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as the Queen's Page of the Chambers.

New Chaplains to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Pryce and Reverend Canon Dr Georgina Byrne to be Chaplains to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon George Moffat and the Reverend Canon Gillian Calver.

New Honorary Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain I. D. Sargeant OBE to be an Honorary Surgeon to her Royal Household.

New Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Air Commodore M. Byford to be an Honorary Dental Surgeon to her Royal Household.

The Rt Hon. The Earl of Snowdon GCVO (7 March 1930 – 13 January 2017)

The Rt Hon. The Earl of Snowdon the former husband of Her Majesty the Queen’s Sister Princess Margaret has passed away today at the age of 86 a family spokesperson has just announced.

His only legitimate son David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley will succeed him as the 2nd Earl of Snowdon. David’s only son Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones will now use the courtesy title of Viscount Linley. Charles’s sister will be now known as Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones.

My Condolences and thoughts are with Lord Snowdon's family at this terrible time.

New Lord Lieutenant for the West Midlands

Mr John Crabtree OBE DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for the West Midlands succeeding Mr Paul Sabapathy CBE who resigned in September 2015.

High Sheriffs of Northern Ireland for 2017/2018

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of Northern Ireland for 2017/2018.

Northern Ireland

For County Antrim
2017/2018: Ms Miranda Tisdale DL

For County Armagh
2017/2018: Mr Godfrey William McCartney

For County Down
2017/2018: Mr Henry John Stewart Catherwood

For County Fermanagh
2017/2018: Mr Selwyn Johnston BEM

For County Londonderry
2017/2018: Mrs Jean Thompson Caulfield MBE

For County Tyrone
2017/2018: Mrs Jennifer Hawkes

For County Borough of Belfast
2017/2018: Alderman Thomas Robert Haire

For County Borough of Londonderry
2017/2018: Mrs Mary Teresa Bradley

The Queen Revokes Former Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Knighthood

Her Majesty The Queen has signed Letters Patent to cancel and annul the Knight Bachelor awarded to Mr Allan Kemakeza on the 16 June 2001, for services to policing and politics.

Mr Allan Kemakeza served as Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from the 17 December 2001 to the 20 April 2006.

New Honorary Physician to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Major General Martin Charles Marshall Bricknell OStJ to be an Honorary Physician to her Royal Household in succession to Brigadier K. C. Beaton OBE.

RVM for Yeoman Warder at Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London

Mr Philip Henry Wilson has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Yeoman Warder at Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London.

RVM for Fire Surveillance Officer at Windsor Castle

Mr Gerald Henry Sharp has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Fire Surveillance Officer at Windsor Castle.

RVM for Queen’s Postman

Mr Ramon Ricardo Jagdeo has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Postman at Buckingham Palace.

RVM for Former Gentleman of the Choir at Hampton Court Palace

Mr Christopher John Lambert Maddock has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Gentleman of the Choir at Hampton Court Palace.