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The Princess of Wales Honoured by the King

On the 23rd April 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales GCVO to be a Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour.

New Grand Master of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

On the 23rd April 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Her Majesty The Queen to be Grand Master and First or Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. The post had been vacant since passing of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 2021.

New Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath

On the 23rd April 2024 His Majesty the King appointed His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG KT ADC, Great Master and Principal Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. The post had been vacant since His Majesty the King succeeded to the throne.

New Members of the Order of the Garter

On the 23rd April 2024 His Majesty the King appointed new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) they are as follows:

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO DStJ CD
Air Chief Marshal The Rt Hon the Lord Peach GBE KCB DL
The Rt Hon the Lord Kakkar KBE
The Rt Hon the Lord Lloyd-Webber

New Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex

In April 2024, Andrew Blackman Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex.

Dr Paul Ernest Henry Davis
Dame Lucy Morgan Firrell DBE KC
Mr Magnus Andrew Eric Spence

New Deputy Lieutenants of Gwynedd

In April 2024, Edmund Seymour Bailey CStJ Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Gwynedd.

Mrs Susan Moules Jones
Her Honour Judge Nicola Saffman

CVO for Member of the Private Secretary’s Office

On the 26th March 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Mr John Lynes LVO MBE, to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service at the Private Secretary’s Office.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset

On the 12th March 2024, Mohammed Saddiq Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset.

Mr Suresh Ariaratnam
Mrs Jennifer Duke
Ms Sheila Wheeler

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester

In March 2024, Diane Hawkins Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester.

Mrs Catherine Louise Scott
Mrs Debra Jean Green OBE
Mrs Lindsey Forbes TD VR
Mr Mark Llewellin
Commodore Phillip Waterhouse MA DipRSA FCILT ESLog
Mrs Sadia Sadf Din LLB

CVO for Apothecary to the late Queen Elizabeth II

On the 20th March 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Dr Timothy Hugh David Evans LVO, to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Apothecary to the late Queen Elizabeth II and Apothecary to the wider Royal Household.

MVO for Former Housekeeper at Llwynywermod House

On the 11th March 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Ms Josephine Wadley to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Housekeeper at Llwynywermod House.

MVO for Former Property Supervisor at Llwynywermod House

On the 11th March 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Mr Jeffrey Wadley to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Property Supervisor at Llwynywermod House.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Rutland

On the 6th March 2024, Dr Sarah Furness Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Rutland.

Dr Sandra McCune
Group Captain Ian Reynolds

High Sheriff for 2024/25 in the Duchy of Cornwall

The Prince of Wales in his position as Duke of Cornwall has appointed the following High Sheriff within the Duchy of Cornwall.

Duchy of Cornwall

For the County of Cornwall
2024/2025: Mr Stamford Timothy John Galsworthy

High Sheriffs for 2024/25 in the Duchy of Lancaster

His Majesty the King acting in his capacity as Duke of Lancaster has appointed the following people to the position of High Sheriff within the Duchy of Lancaster.

Duchy of Lancaster

For the County of Lancashire

2024/2025: Mrs Helen Bingley OBE JP DL

For the County of Greater Manchester
2024/2025: Dr Eamonn Sean O’Neal DL

For the County of Merseyside
2024/2025: Professor John Michael Mohin OBE DL

High Sheriffs of England and Wales for 2024/25

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of England and Wales for 2024/2025 with the exception of Cornwall, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire who are appointed by the Dukes of Cornwall and Lancaster.

England

For the County of Bedfordshire
2024/2025: Mr Bhavesh Shah

For the Royal County of Berkshire
2024/2025: Mr Alexander Barfield

For the County of Buckinghamshire
2024/2025: Ms Kurshida Begum Mirza BEM

For the County of Cambridgeshire
2024/2025: Mr David John Way

For the County of Cheshire
2024/2025: Ms Clare Elizabeth Hayward MBE

For the City of Bristol
2024/2025: The Reverend Richard Norman Pendlebury MBE

For the County of Cumbria
2024/2025: Mr Christopher Nigel Couper Holmes

For the County of Derbyshire
2024/2025: Mr Richard Ian Morgan OBE

For the County of Devon
2024/2025: Commodore John Keith Moores OBE RN

For the County of Dorset
2024/2025: Mr Anthony William Woodhouse

For the County of Durham
2024/2025: Mr Harry Macklyn Swan

For the County of East Riding of Yorkshire
2024/2025: Colonel (Rtd) Christopher James Henson QGM

For the County of East Sussex
2024/2025: Mrs Lucinda Anne Fraser

For the County of Essex
2024/2025: Mr David Trevelyan Hurst

For the County of Gloucestershire
2024/2025: Mr Mark Hurrell

For Greater London
2024/2025: Ms Millicent Leonie Grant KC (Hon)

For the County of Hampshire
2024/2025: Mr Jonathan Charles Whitaker

For the County of Herefordshire
2024/2025: Mrs Patricia Beatrice Churchward

For the County of Hertfordshire
2024/2025: Mrs Anne Patricia Brewster

For the County of Isle of Wight
2024/2025: Mr Graham Robert Biss BEM

For the County of Kent
2024/2025: Dr Gillian Fargher

For the County of Leicestershire
2024/2025: Mr John Henry Chatfeild-Roberts

For the County of Lincolnshire
2024/2025: Mr Philip Henry Marmion Dymoke

For the County of Norfolk
2024/2025: Mr David James Flux

For the County of Northamptonshire
2024/2025: Mrs Amy Louise Crawfurd

For the County of Northumberland
2024/2025: Mrs Lucia Mary Battista Bridgeman

For the County of North Yorkshire
2024/2025: Dr Ruth Madeleine Smith

For the County of Nottinghamshire
2024/2025: Mr Nicholas David Rubins

For the County of Oxfordshire
2024/2025: Mr James Justin Macnamara TD

For the County of Rutland
2024/2025: Mr Richard Adrian Cole TD

For the County of Shropshire
2024/2025: Mr Brian Welti

For the County of Somerset
2024/2025: Mr Robert John Beckley QPM

For the County of South Yorkshire
2024/2025: Mr John Baddeley

For the County of Staffordshire
2024/2025: Mrs Julia Mitchell

For the County of Suffolk
2024/2025: Mrs Yvonne Gilchrist-Mason OBE

For the County of Surrey
2024/2025: Mr Shahid Azeem

For the County of Tyne and Wear
2024/2025: Dr Lindsey Janet Whiterod CBE

For the County of Warwickshire
2024/2025: Mrs Rajvinder Kaur Gill

For the County of West Midlands
2024/2025: Mr Douglas Robertson Wright MBE

For the County of West Sussex
2024/2025: Mrs Philippa Mary Gogarty

For the County of West Yorkshire
2024/2025: Professor Adeeba Malik CBE

For the County of Wiltshire
2024/2025: Dr Susan Olivia Chapple

For the County of Worcestershire
2024/2025: Mr Charles William Moyle

Wales

For the County of Clwyd
2024/2025: Mrs Karen Ann Farrell-Thornley

For the County of Dyfed
2024/2025: Mrs Helen Jones

For the County of Gwent
2024/2025: Her Honour Helen Mifflin

For the County of Gwynedd
2024/2025: Ms Sarah Jane Foskett

For the County of Mid Glamorgan
2024/2025: Dr Richard John Penry Lewis MBE

For the County of Powys
2024/2025: Lady Kathryn Susan Silk

For the County of South Glamorgan
2024/2025: Mrs Janey Elizabeth Howell

For the County of West Glamorgan
2024/2025: Mrs Melanie Jane James

New Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire

On the 12th March 2024, Mrs Beatrice Grant Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire.

Mrs Fiona Charny

New Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

On the 8th March 2024, The Countess Howe Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

Dr Nighat Arif

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross

On the 20th February 2024, Gordon Kenneth Stephen Leckie Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross has commissioned the following person to become Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.

Miss Alexandra Margaret Cairncross DL