LVO for Assistant Keeper of the Royal Archives

David James Ryan was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Director of Records and Assistant Keeper of the Royal Archives.

LVO for Private Secretary to Princess Alexandra The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

Mrs Diane Angela Duke DL was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Private Secretary and Comptroller to Princess Alexandra The Honourable Lady Ogilvy.

LVO for Assistant Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex

Mrs Annabelle Mary Galletley MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Assistant Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Lady in Waiting to The Countess of Wessex.

LVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Iain MacRae MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

LVO for Matron at King Edward VII’s Hospital

Miss Caroline Ann Cassels MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Matron at King Edward VII’s Hospital, London.

LVO for Royal Protector

Chief Inspector John Derek Askew MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset

Mrs Valerie Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset.

CVO for New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary

Mr Phillippe Patrick O'Shea CNZM LVO was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary.

CVO for Lady in Waiting to The Queen

Mrs Jennifer Susan Gordon Lennox LVO was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to The Queen.

CVO for Deputy Master of the Household

Mr Edward Charles Griffiths LVO was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Deputy Master of the Household.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd

His Honour Gruffydd Huw Morgan Daniel was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd.

CVO for Private Secretary to Prince Michael of Kent

Mr Nicholas John Lucas Chance LVO JP was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Private Secretary to Prince Michael of Kent.

KCVO for Royal Doctor

Marcus Edward Setchell CVO was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Surgeon-Gynaecologist to Her Majesty the Queen.

KCVO for Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire

Algernon Eustace Hugh Heber-Percy was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire.

DCVO for Lady in Waiting to The Queen

The Honourable Annabel Alice Hoyer Whitehead CVO has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to The Queen.

DCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset

Lady Gass (Elizabeth Periam Acland Hood Gass) has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset.

KCB for The Queen’s Private Secretary

The Rt Hon Sir Christopher Geidt KCVO OBE has been appointed Knight Commander of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB) for his service as Her Majesty The Queen's Private Secretary.

Two New Companions of Honour

Two new members of the Order of Companions of Honour (CH) have been announced in the New Year’s Honours they are as follows:

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CBE For services to Music

Baroness Onora Sylvia O'Neill of Bengarve CBE FRS FBA For services to Philosophy and Public Policy

Two New Members of the Order of the Thistle

Two new members of the The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT) have been announced in the New Year’s Honours they are as follows:

The Rt Hon The Earl of Home CVO CBE (David Alexander Cospatrick Douglas-Home)
The Rt Hon Robert Haldane Smith, Baron Smith of Kelvin

New Members of the Order of Merit

Three new members of the Order of Merit (OM) have been announced in the New Year’s Honours and are as follows:

Sir Simon Denis Rattle CBE
Dr Martin Litchfield West FBA
Professor Sir Magdi Habib Yacoub

New Year’s Honours 2014

The New Year’s honours list has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as:

OM:

Sir Simon Rattle CBE

CH:

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CBE

Knighthood:

Antony Gormley OBE

DBE:

Penelope Keith CBE DL
Angela Lansbury

CBE:

Carlos Acosta
Karren Brady
Michael Crawford OBE
Nicholas Parsons OBE

OBE:

Lynda Bellingham
Katherine Jenkins
Sandi Toksvig

MBE:

Ruth Jones
Kevin McCloud
Pete Tong

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Suffolk

Lord Tollemache, Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Suffolk.

His Honour Judge John Edward Devaux
Sir Thomas Michael Sydney Hughes-Hallett KBE
Anthony James Moxon Lowther-Pinkerton Esq LVO MBE
Andrew William Kennedy Merriam Esq
Timothy Salvin Rowan-Robinson Esq

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of West Yorkshire

Dr Ingrid M Roscoe BA PhD FSA, Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of West Yorkshire.

Mr Richard Robert Clough
Mr David Arthur Pearson JP

Happy Holidays

I would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2014.

Heir to the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha expecting Baby

The Hereditary Prince and Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha are expecting their first child in spring 2014.

Prince Hubertus, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha is the eldest son and heir of Prince Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

Prince Andreas is the Head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Prince Hubertus is the three time great grandson of Queen Victoria.

Miss Maud Windsor’s Christening

On the 16th of December Miss Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor daughter Lord & Lady Frederick Windsor was christened at Chapel Royal within St James palace.

Maud wore the same christening gown as Prince George of Cambridge which is a replica of the one commission by Queen Victoria in 1841.

Prince & Princess Michael of Kent attended along with their daughter Lady Gabriella Windsor.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain H. Smyth OBE DFC Aide-de-Camp to her household.

LVO for Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps

Mr Charles Gray CMG has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain R. C. Maddison OBE Aide-de-Camp to her household.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain M. W. J. Chappell Aide-de-Camp to her household.