Knighthood for the Duke of Edinburgh

His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh has been appointed Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) for his service to the people of Australia.

Knighthood for Former Chief of the Defence Force

Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC (Mil) AFC (Retd) has been appointed Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) for his service to the people of Australia.

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 Honourable Lord Malcolm

New Deputy Lieutenants of Kent

Viscount De L’Isle MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Kent has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Kent.

Mr Paul Auston
The Lord Evans of Weardale KCB
Mr Geoffrey Arthur Miles
Mr Benedict Robert Kirwan Moorhead
Lieutenant Colonel John Brian O’Gorman
Mrs Georgie Mary Warner

New Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire

Carol Kinghorn, Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire.

Mr Alistair Charles Stewart Macphie

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.

Reverend Mark E Johnstone MA BD

New Aide-de-Camp of Army Reserve to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Brigadier C. A. Coull to the position of Aide-de-Camp of the Army Reserve to her Royal Household.

New Aide-de-Camp of Army Reserve to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Brigadier J. P. Mooney QVRM TD to the position of Aide-de-Camp of the Army Reserve to her Royal Household.

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Reverend Timothy Alexander Robertson Cole to the position of Honorary Chaplain to her Royal Household.

New Honorary Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel P. F. Mahoney OBE TD to be an Honorary Surgeon to her Royal Household.

New Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend Prebendary William Sievwright Scott CVO to be an Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household.

New Extra Equerry to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Lieutenant Colonel James Michael Vernon to be her Extra Equerry within the Royal Household.

New Lord Lieutenant for Tyne and Wear

Susan Margaret Winfield OBE DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Tyne and Wear succeeding Sir Nigel Sherlock KCVO OBE JP who retired on 12 January 2015.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire

Nigel Atkinson, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.

Mrs Lindsay Fox MBE

High Sheriffs of Northern Ireland for 2015/2016

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of Northern Ireland for 2015/2016.

Northern Ireland

For County Antrim
2015/2016: Mr John Pinkerton

For County Armagh
2015/2016: Mrs Anna Louise Shepherd

For County Down
2015/2016: Mr Patrick Cross

For County Fermanagh
2015/2016: Mrs Hope Kerr

For County Londonderry
2015/2016: Mrs Helen Mark

For County Tyrone
2015/2016: Dr Lisheen Webb

For County Borough of Belfast
2015/2016: Councillor Gareth McKee

For County Borough of Londonderry
2015/2016: Mrs Harvinder Torney

MVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Terence Christopher Leach has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service in Royalty Protection.

MVO for Communications Secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry

Dr Edward William Perkins has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Communications Secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales.

MVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Clive Graham Cox has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service in Royalty Protection.

LVO for Principal Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall

William James Nye was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Principal Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for Queen’s Vicar

The Reverend Canon Denis Ratliffe Mullin was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as a Chaplain at the Chapel Royal within Hampton Court Palace.

LVO for the Assistant Private Secretary to the Duchess of Cornwall

Jonathan David Hellewell was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Assistant Private Secretary to the Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for Queen’s Vet

Nicholas John Wingfield Digby was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Veterinary Surgeon to the Royal Stud.

LVO for Queen’s Art Expert

Dr Martin David Clayton MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Head of Prints and Drawings at the Royal Library in Windsor Castle.

LVO for the Assistant Private Secretary to the Duchess of Cornwall

Joy-Maria Camm was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Assistant Private Secretary to the Duchess of Cornwall.