Knighthood for the New Governor-General of Australia

General Peter Cosgrove AC MC has been appointed Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) following his taking office as the 26th Governor-General of Australia.

Damehood for the Former Governor-General of Australia

The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AC CVO has been appointed Dame of the Order of Australia (AD) for her service as the 25th Governor-General of Australia.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian

Sir Robert Maxwell Clerk Bt OBE, Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian.

Lt Col Richard Callander OBE TD DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtown

Marion Teresa Brewis, Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtown has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtown.

Major (Retd) Angus David Torben Carrick-Buchanan TD

New Lord Lyon King of Arms Appointed

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Dr Joseph Morrow DL to become Lord Lyon King of Arms succeeding Mr William David Hamilton Sellar MVO FSAScot FRHistS who retired in December 2013.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester

Warren J Smith JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester.

Mr Martin Ainscough
Mr Eamonn O’Neal
Mr Allen Leitch Whittaker

High Sheriff for 2014/15 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

2014/2015: Mr Charles Henry Williams

New Lord Lieutenant for Gwynedd

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Mr Edmund Seymour Bailey DL to become Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd when His Honour Huw Morgan Daniel CVO retires on the 16th April 2014.

CVO for Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex

Brigadier John Smedley LVO has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex.

State Opening of Parliament 2014

The State Opening of Parliament for the 2014/15 session Parliament will take place on 3rd June 2014.

New British Ambassador to South Korea

Mr Charles John Hay MVO has been appointed to be the next British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea succeeding Mr Scott Wightman CMG who is stepping down in 2015.

New Honorary Physician to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Colonel D. A. F. H. Parkhouse to be an Honorary Physician to her Royal Household in succession to Brigadier P. J. Fabricius.

New British Ambassador to Algeria

Mr Andrew James Noble LVO has been appointed to be the next British Ambassador to the Republic of Algeria succeeding Mr Martyn Roper who is stepping down in June 2014.

New British High Commissioner to Ghana

Mr Jon Benjamin has been appointed to be the next British High Commissioner to Ghana succeeding Mr Peter Jones who is stepping down in June 2014.

New Honorary Physician to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Colonel D. A. Ross to be an Honorary Physician to her Royal Household in succession to Brigadier C. J. R. Parker CBE.

New British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea

Mr Simon Tonge has been appointed to be the next British High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea succeeding Ms Jacqueline Barson MBE who is stepping down in June 2014.

New Governor of the Falklands

Mr Colin Roberts CVO has been appointed to be the next Governor of the Falkland Islands and Commissioner of the South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands succeeding Mr Nigel Robert Haywood CVO who is stepping down in April 2014.

New Honorary Physician to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Brigadier K. C. Beaton OBE to be an Honorary Physician to her Royal Household in succession to Colonel N. A. Hoad.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon John Rees to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon Alison Woodhouse.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire

Rear Admiral Michael Gregory OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire.

Commander James Leatherby RN

High Sheriffs for 2014/15 in the Duchy of Lancaster

Her Majesty the Queen acting in her 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

2014/2015: Mr James Barry Johnson

For the County of Greater Manchester

2014/2015: Mr Paul Anthony Lee DL

For the County of Merseyside

2014/2015: Mrs Abila Pointing MBE DL

High Sheriffs of England and Wales for 2014/15

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of England and Wales for 2014/2015 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

2014/2015: Mr Colin Osborne MBE

For the Royal County of Berkshire

2014/2015: Mr Christopher Teik Kooi Khoo

For the County of Buckinghamshire

2014/2015: Mr Joseph Gurney Barclay

For the County of Cambridgeshire

2014/2015: Mrs Linda Alison Fairbrother

For the County of Cheshire

2014/2015: Mrs Susan Elisabeth Sellers

For the City of Bristol

2014/2015: Mr Henry Louis Michael Bothamley

For the County of Cumbria

2014/2015: Mr Martyn Peter Telford Hart

For the County of Derbyshire

2014/2015: Mr David Frederick Coleman QPM

For the County of Devon

2014/2015: The Hon. John Rous

For the County of Dorset

2014/2015: Mrs Jane Stichbury CBE QPM

For the County of Durham

2014/2015: Mr Gerald Charles Osborne

For the County of East Riding of Yorkshire

2014/2015: Mrs Gail Stafford Mettyear

For the County of East Sussex

2014/2015: Mr Christopher John Gebbie OBE

For the County of Essex

2014/2015: Mr Nicholas Charrington

For the County of Gloucestershire

2014/2015: Mr Thomas Alexander Fortescue Frost

For Greater London

2014/2015: Mr Kevin David McGrath

For the County of Hampshire

2014/2015: Major General James Melville John Balfour CBE

For the County of Herefordshire

2014/2015: Major Patrick James Auchinleck Darling

For the County of Hertfordshire

2014/2015: Mr Fergus John McMullen

For the County of Isle of Wight

2014/2015: Mrs Claire Elizabeth Bradley Locke

For the County of Kent

2014/2015: Mr Hugo Mark Fenwick

For the County of Leicestershire

2014/2015: Mr Richard Charles Griffin Clowes

For the County of Lincolnshire

2014/2015: The Rt Hon. The Earl of Yarborough

For the County of Norfolk

2014/2015: Lady Dannatt MBE

For the County of Northamptonshire

2014/2015: Mrs Virginia Anne Burnett

For the County of Northumberland

2014/2015: Mr John McMorrough Carr-Ellison

For the County of North Yorkshire

2014/2015: Mr Thomas James Ponsonby Ramsden

For the County of Nottinghamshire

2014/2015: Mr Graham Cartledge CBE

For the County of Oxfordshire

2014/2015: Mr Anthony John Stratton

For the County of Rutland

2014/2015: Air Commodore Simon Miles David Williamson-Noble

For the County of Shropshire

2014/2015: Mr Robert John Bowring Bland

For the County of Somerset

2014/2015: Mr Richard David Ayshford Lloyd

For the County of South Yorkshire

2014/2015: Mr John Clive Bramah

For the County of Staffordshire

2014/2015: Mrs Ann Elizabeth Fisher

For the County of Suffolk

2014/2015: Mr Nicholas John Wingfield Digby

For the County of Surrey

2014/2015: Mr Peter John Gorringe Lee

For the County of Tyne and Wear

2014/2015: Mrs Ruth Thompson OBE

For the County of Warwickshire

2014/2015: Mrs Clare Diana Hopkinson

For the County of West Midlands

2014/2015: Mr Timothy Watts

For the County of West Sussex

2014/2015: Mr Jonathan Charles Lucas

For the County of West Yorkshire

2014/2015: The Hon. Mrs Dent

For the County of Wiltshire

2014/2015: Mr Peter John Gerald Addington

For the County of Worcestershire

2014/2015: Mr John Michael Waller Hogan


Wales

For the County of Clwyd

2014/2015: Mr John David Meredith Jones

For the County of Dyfed

2014/2015: Mrs Rachel Elinor Jones

For the County of Gwent

2014/2015: Mrs Gillian Ann Sheddick OBE

For the County of Gwynedd

2014/2015: Mr David Murray Lea-Wilson

For the County of Mid Glamorgan

2014/2015: Mrs Elizabeth Singer

For the County of Powys

2014/2015: Mr Philip Bowen

For the County of South Glamorgan

2014/2015: Mr David Ward Jenkins

For the County of West Glamorgan

2014/2015: Mr Martyn Spencer Jenkins

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry

Dr Angela Garvey, Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry.

Mr Stuart Cameron Keys DL

New Secretary to the Order of the Thistle

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Mrs Elizabeth Ann Roads LVO OStJ FSA to the position of Secretary of The Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle following the retirement of Mr William David Hamilton Sellar MVO FRhistS.

Mrs Roads is the current Lyon Clerk and Keeper of the Records and is also the Snawdoun Herald of Arms in Ordinary.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire

Dame Mary Fagan DCVO JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire commissioned the following to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.

General The Lord Richards of Herstmonceux GCB CBE DSO

New Deputy Lieutenants of Mid Glamorgan

Kathrin Thomas CVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of Mid Glamorgan.

Lt Col Huw Meyrick Evans TD RA
Ms Beverley Anne Humphreys
Mrs Carol Ann Jenkins
Dr Richard Lewis