New Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC to the honorary rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

New Admiral of the Fleet

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Lord Boyce KG GCB OBE DL to the honorary rank of Admiral of the Fleet.

New Field Marshal

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Lord Walker of Aldringham GCB CMG CBE DL to the honorary rank of Field Marshal.

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh

The Rt Hon. The Earl of Caledon, Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh.

Colonel Hubert McAllister OBE TD

LVO for Samuel Fitzsimons

Mr Samuel Fitzsimons MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service within the Northern Ireland Office.

KCVO for Director General of the Northern Ireland Office

Mr Julian King CMG CVO has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Director General of the Northern Ireland Office.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Devon

Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Devon has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Devon.

Commodore Jake Moores OBE BSc FCMI AFNI Cert IoD RN
The Hon Mrs d’Erlanger

New Lord Lieutenant for Northamptonshire

Mr David Eric Laing DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Northamptonshire succeeding The Lady Juliet Townsend DCVO.

New Lord Lieutenant for Berwickshire

Mrs Jeanna Swan DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire succeeding Major Alexander Trotter CVO.

New Lord Lieutenant for Clackmannanshire

Lt-Col (Retd) John Cochrane Stewart DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire succeeding The Rt Hon. Sir George Newlands Reid.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Durham

Mrs Susan Snowdon, Lord-Lieutenant of Durham has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Durham.

Dr Kathryn Gillen
Mr Peter Olsen
Mr Michael Poole

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 Rt Hon. The Lord Laming CBE DL

New King of Spain

Prince Felipe has now become King Felipe VI of Spain following the abdication of his father King Juan Carlos I on the 18th June 2014. King Juan Carlos signed the Abdication act at the Royal Palace in Madrid.

Prince Felipe was officially sworn in as the new king of Spain today at the Spanish Parliament. The former King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia will retain the style of king and queen for life.

The heir to the Spanish throne is King Felipe’s 8 year old daughter Leonor, as she is heir to the throne she has assumed the title Princess of Asturias.

RVM for Queen’s Bodyguard

Mr Richard Gordon Quirk has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service in the Queen’s body guard of the yeomen of the guard.

RVM for Royal Protector

Constable John Patrick Murphy has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service in Royalty Protection.

RVM for Page of the Presence

Mr Marc David Harrison has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Page of the Presence in the Royal Household.

MVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Jeremy Dawson Woolgar has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service in Royalty Protection.

MVO for the Earl of Wessex’s Butler

Mr Brian William Stephen Birnie RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to the Household of the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

MVO for the Duke of York’s Chef

Mr Graham Paul Richards RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to the Household of the Duke of York.

MVO for the Earl’s of Wessex’s Chef

Mr David Russell Quick RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to the Household of the Earl and Countess of Wessex.

MVO for Secretary to The Duke of Edinburgh

Mrs Suzy Juliet Lethbridge has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Correspondence Secretary to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Household.

MVO for Secretary to The Duke of Edinburgh

Miss Mary Victoria Inglefield has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Senior Secretary to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Household.

MVO for Duke of York’s Valet

Mr Andrew Joseph Hitchman RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Valet to the Duke of York.

MVO for Royal Gardener

Mr Adrian John Denman RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Head Gardener at the Royal Gardens in Windsor.

MVO for Master of the Music

Mr Philip John Berg has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Master of the Music in the Queen’s Chapel of the Savoy.

MVO for Serjeant of the Vestry

Mr David John Peter Baldwin RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Serjeant of the Vestry in the Chapel Royal at St James’s Palace.

LVO for Queen’s Bodyguard

Major Jeremy Frederick Warren has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Lieutenant in Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.

LVO for Master of the Household to the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

Wing Commander Richard Edward George Pattle MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Master of the Household to the Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for Deputy Private Secretary to the Duchess of Cornwall

Mrs Amanda Madeleine MacManus has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Deputy Private Secretary to The Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Robert Fulton MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service in Royalty Protection.

LVO for Surgeon-Oculist to the Royal Household

Dr Veronica Mary Geneste Ferguson has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Surgeon-Oculist to the Royal Household.

CVO for the Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown

Mrs Marion Teresa Brewis has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown.

KCVO for Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear

Mr Nigel Sherlock OBE JP was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear.

DCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire

The Lady Juliet Margaret Townsend LVO has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire.

CMG for the British Ambassador to Israel

Mr Matthew Steven Gould MBE has been appointed Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) for his service to British interests in Israel.

CMG for the British Ambassador to South Sudan

Mr Ian Noel Hughes has been appointed Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) for his service to British interests in South Sudan and Sierra Leone.

CMG for the British Ambassador to Iraq

Mr Simon Paul Collis has been appointed Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) for his service to British interests in Iraq and Syria.

KCMG for the British Ambassador to China

Mr James Sebastian Lamin Wood CMG has been appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) for his service to British Prosperity and British interests in China.

KCMG for the British Ambassador to Germany

Mr Simon Gerard McDonald CMG has been appointed Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) for his service to British foreign policy and British interests in Germany.

Knighthood for Sir Winston Churchill’s Grandson

Her Majesty The Queen has conferred a knighthood upon The Rt Hon. Arthur Nicholas Soames MP for his service to parliament.

New Companion of Honour

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Dame Margaret Natalie Cross Smith DBE a member of the Order of Companions of Honour (CH) for her service to Drama.

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2014

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

Dame Maggie Smith- CH
Laura Davies - DBE
Hilary Mantel - DBE
Dawn Primarolo MP - DBE
Zandra Rhodes - DBE
Bill Cash MP - Knighthood
Daniel Day-Lewis - Knighthood
Andras Schiff - Knighthood
Nicholas Soames MP - Knighthood
Charlotte Edwards - CBE
Roy Lancaster - CBE
Lyse Doucet - OBE
Warren Gatland - OBE
Damian Lewis - OBE
John Barrowman - MBE
Nicola Clarke - MBE
Charlotte Evans - MBE
Kelly Gallagher - MBE
Cerys Matthews - MBE
Stephen Sutton - MBE
Lizzy Yarnold - MBE

CVO for the Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park

Philip Everett has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Deputy Ranger of Windsor Great Park.

MVO for Royal Coach Builder

William James Frecklington OAM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as coach builder to the Queen.

King Juan Carlos I of Spain to Abdicate

In a letter to the Spanish Prime Minister King Juan Carlos has announced he is abdicating the Spanish Throne in favour of his son Prince Felipe, Prince of Asturias.

The Act of Abdication has not been signed yet a constitutional amendment is needed to allow the abdication to take place.

It’s a boy for Lord Nicholas Windsor and Lady Nicholas Windsor

On the 27th of May 2014 Lady Windsor gave birth to a baby boy. The baby’s name is Louis Arthur Nicholas Felix Windsor.