Disgraced Former minister Chris Huhne’s ex-wife stripped of CB

The Queen has accepted the Honours Forfeiture Committee’s advice and decreed that Mrs Vicky Pryce is to be stripped of the Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB) awarded to her on the 13 June 2009 following her conviction for perverting the course of justice. Her honour has been cancelled and annulled and her name shall cease to be on the register of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

RVM (Gold) for Mr John Kerr

Mr John Trodden Kerr RVM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Gold (RVM) for his service as Leading Palace Attendant at Windsor Castle.

MVO for Royal Chauffeur

Mr Daniel Martell RVM BEM has been appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Deputy Head Chauffeur to the Royal Household.

LVO for Mr Alan Ryan

Mr Alan Peter Ryan MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Assistant Property Manager at Buckingham Palace.

KCVO for Clerk of the Duchy of Lancaster

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Mr Paul Robert Virgo Clarke CVO Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster.

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

Captain (QGO) Trilochan Gurung of The Royal Gurkha Rifles has been appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Queen’s Gurkha Officer.

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

Captain (QGO) Devendra Ale of The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment has been appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Queen’s Gurkha Officer.

DCVO for Queen’s Librarian

The Hon. Lady Roberts CVO has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Librarian and Curator of the Print Room to the Royal Household.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Buckinghamshire

Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher Bt JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Buckinghamshire.

Mrs Caroline Bridget Abel Smith OBE
Mrs Alison Carolyn Cumming
Mr John Evan Moffoot MBE
Brigadier William Joseph O’Leary TD ADC
Mrs Alison Jane Phillips OBE

The Prince of Cambridge’s name announced

Kensington Palace has announced the name of the Royal baby as His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge.

New Usher of the Purple Rod

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Dame Amelia Chilcott Fawcett DBE Lady Usher of the Purple Rod of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in succession to Sir Alexander Michael Graham GBE who has retired.

New Chief of the Royal Air Force

Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford KCB CBE has been appointed Chief of Air Staff and Air Aide-de-Camp to Her Majesty the Queen in succession to Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB ADC.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear

Nigel Sherlock OBE, Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear has appointed the following Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County of Tyne and Wear.

Gavin McFarlane Black Esq

It’s a Boy for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a baby boy at 16:24 GMT weighing 8lb 6oz at the Lindo Wing of St Mary's Hospital, Paddington in London. The Duke of Cambridge was at the birth. Both mother and baby are doing well. A 41 gun salute will be fired in honour of the Royal birth.

Life Peerage for the Outgoing Governor of the Bank of England

Sir Mervyn Allister King GBE has been granted the title of Baron King of Lothbury, of Lothbury in the City of London. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

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.

Mr John Hayes MP

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 Hon. Lord Justice Fulford (Sir Adrian Bruce Fulford)

Life Peerage for Government's New Trade Minister

Ian Livingston has been granted the title of Baron Livingston of Parkhead, of Parkhead in the City of Glasgow. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

New Member of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel Timothy Wilson to be a member of Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in succession to Colonel Michael Robertson who has retired.

New Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Very Reverend John Ballantyne Cairns KCVO to be an Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household of Scotland.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend John Chalmers to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household of Scotland.

New Aide-de-Camp General to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed General Sir Richard Lawson Barrons KCB CBE Aide-de-Camp General to her household.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire

Jennifer, Lady Gretton JP, Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire has appointed the following Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County of Leicestershire.

Colonel Raeburn Murray Longair Colville TD DL

Zara Phillips is expecting a baby

Buckingham Palace has announced that the Queen’s granddaughter Mrs Zara Tindall MBE and her husband Mr Mike Tindall MBE are expecting their first baby in the New Year.

Zara’s parents Princess Anne, The Princess Royal and her ex-husband Captain Mark Phillips are said to be delighted with the news.

This wonderful news has come just days before the expected birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s baby and the future heir to the throne.

New Dean for the Queen’s Chapel in Scotland

The Very Reverend Professor Iain Torrance has been appointed the new Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland. In succession to The Very Reverend John Cairns KCVO who has retired.

KCVO for the Queen’s Chaplain

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Very Reverend John Cairns Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland.

King Albert II of Belgium to Abdicate

In an address to the nation King Albert announced he is abdicating the Belgian Throne in favour of his son Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant.

The Act of Abdication will be signed on the 21st of July 2013 Belgium’s National Day.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Ayrshire and Arran

John Lawrence Duncan QPM, Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of Ayrshire and Arran.

The Very Reverend Dr David William Lacy
Mrs Evelyn McCann
Sheriff Iona Sara McDonald
Mr William Stafford