RVM for the Yeoman Bed Goer of the Queen’s Body Guard of The Yeomen of The Guard

Mr John Anthony Denton has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Yeoman Bed Goer of the Queen’s Body Guard of The Yeomen of The Guard.

RVM (Gold) for Yeoman of the Glass and China Pantry

Mr Stephen Henry Ronald Marshall MVO RVM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Gold (RVM) for his service as Yeoman of the Glass and China Pantry within the Royal Household.

MVO for Former Clerk to the Lieutenancy of West Sussex

Mr John David Williams MBE has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Clerk to the Lieutenancy of West Sussex.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

Inspector Douglas Ian Thompson has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for the Messenger Sergeant Major to The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

Mr Clive Anthony Stevens has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Messenger Sergeant Major to The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

MVO for Mr John Revill RVM

Mr John Revill RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to His Royal Highness The Duke of York’s Household.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

Inspector Rodney Paul Feichtinger has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

Sergeant Stephen Collingwood has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Former Equerry to His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge

Lieutenant Commander James Alexander Kennedy Benbow RN has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Equerry to His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge.

MVO for Former Clerk to the Lieutenancy of County Armagh

Mrs Evelyn Margaret Beattie has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Clerk to the Lieutenancy of County Armagh.

LVO for the Former Gentleman Usher to Her Majesty The Queen

Commodore Laurence Charles Hopkins RN has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Gentleman Usher to Her Majesty The Queen.

LVO for Trainer of The Queen’s Racehorses

Mr Nicholas John Henderson has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Trainer of The Queen’s Racehorses.

LVO for Senior Communications Officer for the Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

Mrs Amanda Jane Foster MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Senior Communications Officer for the Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for Mr Brian Edward Ford MVO

Mr Brian Edward Ford MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service to His Royal Highness The Duke of York’s Household.

LVO for Assistant Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office

Mr Alexander Christopher de Montfort MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Assistant Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office.

LVO for Chief Pilot of The Queen’s Helicopter Flight

Mr Anthony Richard Bird has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Chief Pilot of The Queen’s Helicopter Flight.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire

Dame Janet Olive Trotter DBE, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire.

CVO for Former Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod

Lieutenant General Arundell David Leakey CMG CBE, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

Mr Guy Wyndham Nial Hamilton Clark, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Lord-Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim

Mrs Joan Christie OBE, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness

Mr Donald Angus Cameron of Lochiel, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness.

KCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of County Londonderry

Mr Denis Fitzgerald Desmond CBE has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord-Lieutenant of County Londonderry.

DCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Mid-Glamorgan

Mrs Kathrin Elizabeth Thomas CVO JP has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Mid-Glamorgan.

DCVO for Lady in Waiting to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

Lady Carew Pole CVO has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal.

New Zealand Honours Former Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen

As part of the New Year’s Honours List for 2018, Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Rt Hon The Lord Geidt of Crobeg GCVO KCB OBE one of the Companions of the Queen's Service Order (QSO) for his service as Private Secretary To the Queen of New Zealand.

GCB for Former Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen

As part of the New Year’s Honours List for 2018, Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Rt Hon The Lord Geidt of Crobeg GCVO KCB OBE a Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB).

Three New Companions of Honour

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

The Rt Hon. Lord Bragg
For services to Broadcasting and the Arts

Lady Antonia Fraser DBE
For services to Literature.

Professor Margaret Olwen Macmillan
For services to Higher Education, History and International Affairs.

New Knight of the Order of the Thistle

As part of the New Year’s Honours List for 2018, Her Majesty the Queen has appointed His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT). The Order of the Thistle is the highest honour in Scotland and was founded in 1687.

New Year’s Honours 2018

The New Year’s honours list 2018 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as:

CH:

The Rt Hon. Lord Bragg
Lady Antonia Fraser DBE

Knighthood:

Mr Graham Brady MP
Mr Christopher Chope OBE MP
The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
Professor John Kevin Curtice FBA FRSE
Mr Barry Gibb CBE
Mr Mark Hendrick MP
The Rt Hon Lindsay Hoyle MP
Mr Michael Morpurgo OBE
Mr Kenneth Olisa OBE
Dr Andrew Charles Parmley
Mr Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) MBE

CMG:

Ms Helen Sharman OBE

DBE:

Ms Darcey Andrea Bussell CBE
The Rt Hon. Cheryl Gillan MP

CBE:

Ms Jilly Cooper OBE
Mr Hugh Laurie OBE
Mr Rick Stein OBE

OBE:

Mr Eamonn Holmes

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2018. Thank you for following and reading Royal News, I hope to post a lot more in 2018.

Queen Appoints New Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE DL FSA FRSE to the position of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2018.

His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry will be the Queen’s personal representative within the Church of Scotland. As the Lord High Commissioner, The Duke will carry out the opening and closing addresses at the General Assembly.

KCVO for Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art

Mr Jonathan Mark Marsden CVO has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Director of the Royal Collection and Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art.

New Captain General of the Royal Marines

His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales KCVO has been appointed by Her Majesty The Queen to succeed His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GCVO GBE as Captain General of the Royal Marines - a post which HRH the Duke of Edinburgh had held since 1953. Prince Harry’s appointment comes following the Duke of Edinburgh’s retirement from public life in the autumn of this year.

New Lord Lieutenant for Nairnshire

Mr George Russell Asher DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Nairnshire succeeding Mr Ewen Brodie CVO who retired on the 16th December 2017.

New Colonel of the Grenadier Guards

His Royal Highness The Duke of York KG GCVO ADC has been appointed by Her Majesty The Queen to succeed His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GCVO GBE as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards - a post which HRH the Duke of Edinburgh had held since 1975. The Duke of York’s appointment comes following the Duke of Edinburgh’s retirement from public life in the autumn of this year.

Her Majesty the Queen Revokes Honours

Her Majesty The Queen has decreed that the following persons shall have their Honour cancelled, annulled and their name shall be erased from the Register of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Mr Malcolm Belchamber to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 30th December 2004.
Mr Derek Charles Eaglestone to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 10th June 1994.
Mr Trevor George Francis to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 15th June 2012.
Ms Anne Ganley to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 28th December 2012.
Mr David John Kemp to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 30th December 2013.
Ms Paula Marie Vasco-Knight to be stripped of an CBE awarded on 30th December 2013.

Her Majesty the Queen Revokes Top Policeman’s Honour

Her Majesty the Queen has decreed that the award of the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) to Mr Nicholas James Gargan on the 30th December 2011 shall be cancelled and annulled. Mr Gargan, former Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset police constabulary was stripped of his honour after being found guilty of multiple counts of misconduct.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Aberdeen City

Councillor Barney Crockett, Lord Provost of Aberdeen has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Aberdeen City.

Ms Isabel McIntyre
Mr William David Young

New Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire

Barry Dodd CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire.

Ms Heather Hancock LVO
Captain Stephen Upright RN
Mr Trevor Watson
Ms Clare Wood

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.

Rear Admiral Iain Henderson CB CBE DL

LVO for Queen’s Head Auditor

Mr Ian David Cornish MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Head of Audit Services to the Royal Household.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire

Nigel Atkinson, Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire.

The Hon Hugo Cubitt
Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis CBE
Dame Judith Macgregor DCMG LVO
The Hon Mrs Mary Montagu-Scott

New Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey

Mr Michael More-Molyneux, Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey.

Mr Richard Gordon Whittington
Mr Robert Stewart Napier CBE
Mr Paul John Layzell

New Deputy Lieutenants of Warwickshire

Timothy Cox, Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Warwickshire.

Mr Pal Singh Sanghera
Mrs Janet Alison Smith

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester

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

Sir Howard Bernstein
Ms Lucy Danger
Mrs Elaine Griffiths MBE
Mrs Mary-Liz Walker JP

New Deputy Lieutenants of Cheshire

David Briggs MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Cheshire.

Ms Sarah Alexandra Mary Callander Beckett
Mr Thomas Emment Meredydd Jones David OBE
Mr Naser Michel Fouad
Mr Nicholas Peter Hopkinson MBE
Ms Lynn Pegler
Mr Howard Wilson Platt
Ms Eleanor Underhill

New Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall

Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Cornwall.

Mrs Jane Margaret Hartley
Mrs Katharine Mary Holborow
Mr James Buller Kitson
Professor John Robert Sneyd

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall

Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, Lord-Lieutenant for Cornwall has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall.

Mr Peter Wilton Davies MBE DL

New Harbinger of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Major David Kennard to be Harbinger of Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms following the retirement of Colonel The Reverend Richard Whittington MBE.

New Assistant Private Secretary to The Duke of York

His Royal Highness The Duke of York has appointed Miss Harriet Lillie to the position of Assistant Private Secretary within His Royal Highness’s Household.

LVO for Queen’s Auditor

Miss Shelley Anne Chambers MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Deputy Head of Audit Services to the Royal Household.

New Honorary Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Air Commodore David C. McLoughlin OBE MB BCh BAO MSc MRCGP FFOM DRCOG DAvMed RAF to be an Honorary Surgeon to her Royal Household.

New Honorary Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Air Commodore Richard D. J. Withnall MA MBBS MSc (Primary Care) FRCGP DRCOG DFFP MRAeS FCMI RAF to be an Honorary Surgeon to her Royal Household.

Nominations for High Sheriffs of England and Wales for 2018, 2019 and 2020

On the 13th of November 2017 the following people were nominated as High Sheriff for the Counties of England and Wales for 2018, 2019 and 2020 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

2018/2019: Mr Arthur Julian George Polhill
2019/2020: Mrs Cora Meryl Dolling
2020/2021: Mrs Susan Jane Lousada

For the Royal County of Berkshire

2018/2019: Mr Graham Eric Barker
2019/2020: Mrs Lucy Violet Zeal
2020/2021: Mrs Mary Elizabeth Riall

For the County of Buckinghamshire

2018/2019: Professor Ruth Sarah Farwell CBE
2019/2020: Mrs Julia Anne Upton MBE
2020/2021: Mr Andrew David Farncombe

For the County of Cambridgeshire

2018/2019: Dr Andrew Charles Harter CBE
2019/2020: His Honour Neil Alastair McKittrick
2020/2021: Brigadier Timothy John Seal TD DL VR

For the County of Cheshire

2018/2019: Mrs Alexis Jane Redmond MBE
2019/2020: Mr Mark Steven Mitchell
2020/2021: Mr Nicholas Peter Hopkinson MBE

For the City of Bristol

2018/2019: Mr Roger Gordon Opie
2019/2020: Mr Charles John Calcraft Wyld
2020/2021: Dr John Cyril Manley

For the County of Cumbria

2018/2019: Mr Simon Frederick Michael Berry
2019/2020: Ms Marcia Elaine Reid Fotheringham
2020/2021: Mrs Julie Elizabeth Barton

For the County of Derbyshire

2018/2019: Mrs Lucy Belinda Palmer
2019/2020: William Cavendish, Earl of Burlington
2020/2021: Mr Anthony James Walker

For the County of Devon

2018/2019: Mrs Grania Tiffany Phillips
2019/2020: Captain Simon Charles Martin LVO OBE RN
2020/2021: Mr Gerald William Vaughan Hine-Haycock

For the County of Dorset

2018/2019: Mrs Jacqueline Anne Swift
2019/2020: Mr Philip Henry Warr
2020/2021: Mr George Henry Streatfeild

For the County of Durham

2018/2019: Dr Stephen Michael Cronin
2019/2020: Mr Peter Haswell Candler
2020/2021: Mr David Andrew Gray

For the County of East Riding of Yorkshire

2018/2019: Mrs Deborah Jane Rosenberg
2019/2020: Mrs Susan Marialouisa Lockwood Stephenson
2020/2021: Mrs Jeanette Elizabeth Dawson OBE

For the County of East Sussex

2018/2019: Major General John David Moore-Bick CBE
2019/2020: Mrs Violet Ltubica Hancock
2020/2021: Mr Andrew John Blackman

For the County of Essex

2018/2019: Mr Bryan Robert Hardy Burrough
2019/2020: Dr Francis James Archibald Bettley
2020/2021: Mrs Julie Ann Fosh

For the County of Gloucestershire

2018/2019: Mr Charles Martell
2019/2020: Mr Robert Charles Grantley Berkeley
2020/2021: Mr Edward William Gillespie OBE

For Greater London

2018/2019: Mr Charles Alexander Evan Spicer
2019/2020: Mr Iqbal Wahhab OBE
2020/2021: Mr John Garbutt

For the County of Hampshire

2018/2019: Mr Mark Edward Thistlethwayte
2019/2020: Mrs Catherine Sarah Le May
2020/2021: Reverend Susan Elizabeth Colman

For the County of Herefordshire

2018/2019: Mr Thomas Nathaniel Hone
2019/2020: Mr James Felton Somers Hervey-Bathhurst CBE
2020/2021: Mrs Patricia Claire Hodsoll Thomas

For the County of Hertfordshire

2018/2019: Mrs Suzana Rose Harvey
2019/2020: Mrs Sarah Margaret Beazley
2020/2021: The Hon. Henry Thurstan Holland-Hibbert

For the County of Isle of Wight

2018/2019: Mrs Gioia Maria Minghella-Giddens
2019/2020: Mr Geoffrey Paul Underwood
2020/2021: Mrs Caroline Jane Peel

For the County of Kent

2018/2019: Mrs Susan Jane Ashton
2019/2020: Mr Paul Jonathan Barrett
2020/2021: Mrs Remony St John Millwater

For the County of Leicestershire

2018/2019: Mrs Diana Thompson, Branston
2019/2020: Mr Timothy Rowland Hercock
2020/2021: Mrs Alison Victoria Smith MBE

For the County of Lincolnshire
2018/2019: Mr Ian Harrup Walter
2019/2020: Mr Robert William Day
2020/2021: Mr Michael John Scott

For the County of Norfolk

2018/2019: Mr Charles Jonathon Watt
2019/2020: Lady Agnew
2020/2021: Lady Roberts

For the County of Northamptonshire

2018/2019: Mr James Saunders Watson
2019/2020: Mr Nicholas Antony Norman Stuart Robertson
2020/2021: Mr Paul Thomas Serge Parsons

For the County of Northumberland

2018/2019: Mr Michael William Orde
2019/2020: The Lady Joicey
2020/2021: Mr Thomas Philip Fairfax

For the County of North Yorkshire

2018/2019: Mr Christopher John Charles Legard
2019/2020: Mrs Linda Lee Fenwick
2020/2021: Mr David Arnold Kerfoot MBE

For the County of Nottinghamshire

2018/2019: Mr Nicholas Richard Brian Ebbs
2019/2020: His Honour Jonathan James Teare
2020/2021: Dame Elizabeth Harriet Fradd DBE

For the County of Oxfordshire

2018/2019: Mr Richard Venables
2019/2020: Lady Jay of Ewelme CBE
2020/2021: Mrs Amanda Ponsonby MBE

For the County of Rutland

2018/2019: Mrs Margaret Susan Jarron
2019/2020: Mrs Margaret Allan Miles
2020/2021: Mr Richard Adrian Cole

For the County of Shropshire

2018/2019: Mr Rhoderick Martin Swire
2019/2020: Mr Jeremy John Dixey
2020/2021: Mrs Amanda Nadine Harris

For the County of Somerset

2018/2019: Mr Denis Andrew Southerden Burn
2019/2020: Mr Jonathan Alexander Newton Halliday
2020/2021: Mrs Mary-Clare Rodwell

For the County of South Yorkshire

2018/2019: Mr Barry Reginald Eldred
2019/2020: Mr John Pickering
2020/2021: Mrs Carole Diane O’Neill

For the County of Staffordshire

2018/2019: Mrs Philippa Jane Gee
2019/2020: Mr Ashley Edward Brough
2020/2021: Commander Charles James Bagot Jewitt RN (Rtd)

For the County of Suffolk

2018/2019: Mr George Moubray William Vestey
2019/2020: Mrs Rosalind Thrale Eminson
2020/2021: Ms Bridget Fiona McIntyre

For the County of Surrey

2018/2019: Mr William James Glover
2019/2020: Mrs Bridget Biddell
2020/2021: Mr Shahid Azeem

For the County of Tyne and Wear

2018/2019: Mr Paul Michael Callaghan CBE
2019/2020: Mrs Catherine Lorna Moran OBE
2020/2021: Mrs Sarah Lesley Stewart OBE

For the County of Warwickshire

2018/2019: Mrs Clare Anna Insull Sawdon
2019/2020: Mr Simon James Victor Miesegaes
2020/2021: Mr Joseph Greenwell CBE

For the County of West Midlands

2018/2019: Mr Christopher Thomas Loughran
2019/2020: Mr Michael Kuo
2020/2021: Mr Wade Cleone Lyn CBE

For the County of West Sussex

2018/2019: Mrs Caroline Nicholls
2019/2020: Mrs Davina Irwin-Clark
2020/2021: Dr Timothy John Charles Fooks

For the County of West Yorkshire

2018/2019: Mr Charles Richard Jackson MBE
2019/2020: Mr Paul David Lawrence
2020/2021: Mr Jonathan Henry Thornton

For the County of Wiltshire

2018/2019: Mrs Nicola Alberry
2019/2020: Mr David Bedingfeld Scott
2020/2021: Major General Ashley Truluck CB CBE

For the County of Worcestershire

2018/2019: Mr Cassian Blaise Luke Lechmere Roberts
2019/2020: Mr Edward Walter Pope Holloway
2020/2021: Mr Mark Lucian Jackson


Wales

For the County of Clwyd

2018/2019: Lady Hanmer
2019/2020: Mrs Stephanie Lynne Catherall
2020/2021: Mr David Heneage Wynne-Finch

For the County of Dyfed

2018/2019: Mr Stephen Mansel Davies
2019/2020: Mrs Anne Helena Jane Lewis
2020/2021: Mr David John Jones MBE

For the County of Gwent

2018/2019: Mrs Sharon Evelyn Lesley Linnard
2019/2020: Dame Claire Elizabeth Clancy DCB
2020/2021: Mr Timothy Mark Sinclair Russen

For the County of Gwynedd

2018/2019: Mrs Kathryn Kerena Griffiths Ellis
2019/2020: Mrs Susan Moules Jones
2020/2021: Mr David Eryl Francis Williams

For the County of Mid Glamorgan

2018/2019: Mr Jonathan Hugh Wall
2019/2020: Colonel Wilma Christina Jean Donnelly (Rtd) CBE TD
2020/2021: Mr Jason Michael Edwards

For the County of Powys

2018/2019: Mr David Rowland Price
2019/2020: Mr David Lloyd Peate
2020/2021: Mrs Rhian Meredydd Duggan

For the County of South Glamorgan

2018/2019: Mr Brian Charles Lakin
2019/2020: Dr Isabel Mary Graham
2020/2021: Mr Andrew Rhys Howell

For the County of West Glamorgan

2018/2019: Mr Henry Michael Gilbert
2019/2020: Ms Sally Ruth Goldstone
2020/2021: Mr Maldwyn Lloyd Pope

Life Peerage for the Former Chief of the Defence Staff

Her Majesty The Queen has granted General Sir John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton GCB CBE the title of Baron Houghton of Richmond, of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

He was nominated for a Life Peerage following his service as Chief of the Defence Staff. Lord Houghton of Richmond will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire

Lt Col (Retd) Johnny Stewart, Lord-Lieutenant for Clackmannanshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire.

Mr John Charles Spruce DL

HRH Prince Henry of Wales KCVO to marry Ms Meghan Markle

Today Clarence House announced the engagement of His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales KCVO and Ms Meghan Markle. The wedding will take place in the spring of 2018, the venue is yet to be announced. The couple began their relationship in June 2016.

Ms Markle is a 36 year old American actress and is currently starring in the American television show ‘Suits’, but will likely leave the show in order to take on royal duties. Ms Markle has been married before to Mr Trevor Engelson in 2011 and they divorced in 2013.

The fact that Ms Markle is a divorcee has raised questions regarding a Church of England wedding for Prince Henry and Ms Markle. In 2002 the Church of England’s General Synod voted in favour of allowing divorcee’s to marry within the church at the discretion of the minister who will be officiating the marriage.

The minister officiating is likely to be the Archbishop of Canterbury who has been informed and has given his good wishes to the couple, paving the way for a Church of England wedding for the couple.

The couple have also announced they will be living together in Nottingham Cottage at Kensington Palace.

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh are said to be delighted for the couple and wish them every happiness.

The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are thrilled and hope they'll be very happy indeed.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have said that they are very excited for Harry and Meghan.

Ms Markle's parents, Mr Thomas Markle and Doria Ragland have wished the couple ‘a lifetime of happiness’.

The Queen Appoints First Female Black Rod

Her Majesty The Queen has approve the appointment of Miss Sarah Clarke to the offices of Lady Usher of the Black Rod, Secretary to the Lord Great Chamberlain and Serjeant at Arms of the House of Lords. Miss Clarke will take on the role in the New Year, succeeding Lt Gen David Leakey CMG CBE who has been Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod since 2011.

GCVO for His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh

His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service to Her Majesty The Queen.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Sir Andrew Moylan
Mr Julian Smith MP
Ms Penelope Mordaunt MP

New Deputy Lieutenants of Clackmannanshire

Lt Col (Retd) Johnny Stewart, Lord-Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Clackmannanshire.

Mr Hector Nicolson
Mr John Robert MacPherson

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian

Moira Niven MBE, Lord-Lieutenant for West Lothian has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian.

Mr George Andrew McNeill DL

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon David Glover to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon John Byrne.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Colonel Mark Lancaster TD VR MP
Mrs Eleanor Laing MP
The Hon. Nick Hurd MP
Mr Sammy Wilson MP

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire

Sir Algernon Heber-Percy KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant for Shropshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire.

Colonel Mark Cuthbert-Brown CBE DL

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute

Patrick L M Stewart MBE, Lord-Lieutenant for Argyll and Bute has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute.

Mrs Jane Margaret MacLeod DL

Life Peerage for the Former Bishop of London

Her Majesty The Queen has granted The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Richard John Carew Chartres KCVO the title of Baron Chartres, of Wilton in the County of Wiltshire for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

He was nominated for a Life Peerage following his retirement as Bishop of London. Lord Chartres will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

Life Peerage for the Former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM the title of Baron Hogan-Howe, of Sheffield in the County of South Yorkshire for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Sir Bernard was nominated for a Life Peerage following his retirement as Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service. Lord Hogan-Howe will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Dame Sarah Jane Asplin DBE
Sir Timothy Victor Holroyde
Sir Peter Arthur Brian Jackson
Sir Guy Richard Newey
Sir Rabinder Singh

Life Peerage for the Former Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty The Queen has granted The Rt Hon. Sir Christopher Edward Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt GCVO KCB OBE the title of Baron Geidt, of Crobeg in the County of Ross and Cromarty for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Sir Christopher was nominated for a Life Peerage following his retirement as Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen.

Lord Geidt will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute

Patrick L M Stewart MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Argyll & Bute.

Mrs Flora Corbett

Life Peerage for New Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Her Majesty The Queen has granted The Rt Hon. Sir Ian Duncan Burnett the title of Baron Burnett of Maldon, of Maldon in the County of Essex for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Sir Ian was nominated for a Life Peerage following his appointment as Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.

Lord Burnett of Maldon will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel M. Quare MBE Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel D. L. D. Bigger.

New Lord Lieutenant for Lanarkshire

Lady Susan Haughey CBE DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Lanarkshire succeeding Mr Mushtaq Ahmad OBE who retires on the 12th November 2017.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon Susan Field to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon Ann Eater.

New Lord Lieutenant for Ayrshire and Arran

Ms Iona Sara McDonald MA LLB DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Ayrshire and Arran succeeding Mr John Duncan CVO QPM who retired on the 15th October 2017.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon Andrew Studdert-Kennedy to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon Dr. Paul Avis.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Clackmannanshire

Lt Col (Retd) Johnny Stewart, Lord-Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Clackmannanshire.

Mr Timothy Edward Douglas Allan
Ms Elizabeth Anne Spruce

Life Peerage for the Former Chairman of the BBC Trust

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Ms Rona Alison Fairhead CBE the title of Baroness Fairhead, of Yarm in the County of North Yorkshire for the duration of her life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Ms Fairhead was nominated for a Life Peerage by the Prime Minister following her appointment to the Government as Minister of State in the Department for International Trade.

As Ms Fairhead is not a Member of Parliament (MP) she has to be appointed to the House of Lords so she can take her role in the Government.

Baroness Fairhead CBE will sit in the House of Lords on behalf of the Conservative Party.

Life Peerage for Norfolk Businessman

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Sir Theodore Thomas More Agnew DL the title of Baron Agnew of Oulton, of Oulton in the County of Norfolk for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Sir Theodore was nominated for a Life Peerage by the Prime Minister following his appointment to the Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Education.

As Sir Theodore is not a Member of Parliament (MP) he has to be appointed to the House of Lords so he can take his role in the Government.

Lord Agnew of Oulton DL will sit in the House of Lords on behalf of the Conservative Party.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Dr. James Hawkey to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household.

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 Edward Young CVO

GCVO for Outgoing Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen

The Rt Hon. Sir Christopher Geidt KCB KCVO OBE has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London

Kenneth Olisa OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London.

Sir Michael Dixon KBE
Mr Stephen Howlett
Ms Avril McIntyre MBE
Mr Christopher Muttukumaru CB
Mr Ian Pittaway

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

The Rt Hon. The Lord Keen of Elie QC
The Honourable Lord Justice Deeny Knight
The Honourable Lord Justice Stephens Knight

New Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex

Peter John Field, Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex.

Mrs Sarah Kowitz
Mr Timothy Michael Cobb
Mr Christopher Henry Charles Whittick
Mr Andrew Blackman

New Deputy Lieutenants of Glasgow

Cllr Eva Bolander, Lord-Lieutenant of Glasgow has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Glasgow.

Dr Nina Baker
Mr Philip Greene
Mr John F Macleod
Mrs Ruth Maltman

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale

Professor Sir Hew Francis Anthony Strachan, Lord-Lieutenant for Tweeddale has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale.

Mr Gavin Marshall DL 

New Deputy Lieutenants of South Yorkshire

Andrew Coombe, Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of South Yorkshire.

Mrs Sughra Begum
Professor Hilary Anne Chapman CBE
Mr Mark Dransfield
Iman Sheikh Mohammad Ismail
Mr John Michael Marren
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Marshall
Mrs Akeela Mohammed
Mr Desmond George Smith JP
Mr Charles Andrew Warde-Aldam

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel W. J. Catto Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel J. R. Collinge OBE.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire

Helen Nellis, Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire.

Mr Rodney John Calvert OBE
Mr Paul Maurice Fuller CBE QFSM

New Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland

Dr Monica Main, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Ms Frances Elisabeth Gunn

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce third Pregnancy

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced that they are expecting a baby. As with the Duchess’s previous pregnancies, the Duchess is suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum - a severe form of morning sickness and has cancelled today’s engagement to the Hornsey Road Children's Centre.

Her Majesty the Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH Prince Harry of Wales are all delighted with the news.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset

Anne Maw, Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset.

Mr Edward William George Bayntun-Coward

The Very Reverend Dr John Harverd Davies

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed

Sara Edwards, Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed.

Mr James Wilfrid Poyer Lewis

King of Sweden Names Royal Baby

Today King Carl XVI Gustaf announced to the Swedish cabinet that Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his wife Princess Sofia of Sweden have named their son Gabriel Carl Walther, who was born on 31 August 2017.

The baby prince will be styled His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel Carl Walther of Sweden. King Carl XVI Gustaf has given his grandson the title Duke of Darlana. Prince Gabriel is sixth in line to the Swedish throne.

MVO for Queen’s Equerry

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Wing Commander Samuel Fletcher a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Equerry to Her Majesty.

Her Majesty The Queen Revokes Corrupt Servant’s MVO

Her Majesty The Queen has decreed that the following person shall have their Honour cancelled, annulled and their name shall be erased from the Register of the Royal Victorian Order.

Mr Ronald Clifford Harper to be stripped of an MVO awarded on 31st December 2004 after being convicted of two counts of conspiracy to make corrupt payments. He was sentenced to five years in Prison.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed

Sara Edwards, Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed.

Professor Elan Closs Stephens CBE

Her Majesty the Queen Revokes Honours

Her Majesty The Queen has decreed that the following persons shall have their Honour cancelled, annulled and their name shall be erased from the Register of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Mr Lee Anthony Bushill to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2004.

Mr Robert Neville James Constable to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 1st January 1975 after being convicted of 15 charges of indecent assault, three charges of indecency with a child and five charges of sexual assault. The offences took place between 1993 and October 2015. He was sentenced to a total of thirteen years and six months in prison.

Mr Adrian Lee Stone to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 16th June 2012 after being convicted of six charges of sexual assault on children. He was sentenced to a total of 40 months in prison.

Mr Robert Stanley Poots to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2010 after being convicted of 14 charges including fraud by false representation, false accounting and forgery. The offences took place between October 2006 and November 2011. He was sentenced to an 18-month suspended prison sentence.

Mr Craig Martin Burrows to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2004 after being convicted of six charges of indecent assault and three counts of indecency with a child. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Mr Philip Anthony Knight to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 16th June 2001.

Mr Robert Lovegrove to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 13th June 1998.

Mr Patrick Robert John Rock to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 1992 after being convicted of five charges of downloading indecent images of Children. He was sentenced to a two-year conditional discharge.

Ms Philippa Ann Rodale to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 29th December 2007 after being convicted of animal welfare offences. She was ordered to pay the RSPCA £4000 and £535 in court fees.

Mr Paul Symonds to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 29th December 2007 after allegations that Mr Symonds sexual abused children whilst he was an active Roman Catholic priest. He has since retired and no criminal charges were brought against him.

New Lord Lieutenant for West Lothian

Ms Moira Niven MBE has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for West Lothian succeeding Mrs Isobel Brydie CVO MBE who retires on the 20th September 2017.

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh

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

Mrs Georgina Walsh

New Lord Lieutenant for Caithness

The Rt Hon. Viscount Thurso PC has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Caithness succeeding Ms Anne Dunnett CVO who retired on the 25th June 2017.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of City of Aberdeen

Councillor Barney Crockett, Lord-Lieutenant for City of Aberdeen and Lord Provost of Aberdeen has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of City of Aberdeen.

Mr Andrew McNab Lawtie OStJ DL

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend Father Michael P. D. Fava Honorary Chaplain to her household in succession to The Right Reverend Peter Andrew Eagles QHC.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire

William Tucker, Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire.

Mr Alan John Goodwin QPM BA (Hons)
Mr David Henry Williams
Mr James Ashton Shuttleworth
Sir Andrew Peter Monro Walker-Okeover Bt
Mr Colin Peter Smith CBE

New Lord Lieutenant for Hertfordshire

Mr Robert Voss CBE DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Hertfordshire succeeding the Countess of Verulam who retired on the 31st July 2017.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain M. H. G. Carver Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Group Captain D. P. Manning.

DCVO for Assistant Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood

Miss Rachel Anne Wells CVO has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Assistant Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood.

RVM (Gold) for The Queen’s Stud Groom

Mr Brian Alan Ernest Stanley LVO RVM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Gold (RVM) for his service as Stud Groom of the Royal Paddocks at Hampton Court.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

Julie Spence OBE QPM, Lord-Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.

Mr Richard Symond Gyles Barnwell DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Essex

The Lord Petre KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Essex.

Mr Nicholas Kenneth Alston CBE
Mr Stephen George Bennett
Colonel (Retd) Roger Ian Stuart Burgess OBE
Mrs Lorna Jane Rolfe JP
Mr Nigel Robin Charles Spencer MBE

Queen Appoints Two New Extra Ladies in Waiting

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Lady Elizabeth Leeming and Mrs Simon Rhodes to be Extra Ladies in Waiting to Her Majesty’s household.

The role of Ladies in Waiting is to assist the Queen in undertaking duties and manging the Queen’s correspondence.

Lady Elizabeth Leeming is the daughter of the 17th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and a maternal cousin to the Queen.

Mrs Simon Rhodes is the wife of Simon Rhodes son of The Hon. Margaret Rhodes LVO a maternal cousin to the Queen.

Life Peerage for Scottish MEP

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Mr Ian James Duncan MEP the title of Baron Duncan of Springbank, of Springbank in the County of Perth for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Mr Duncan was nominated for a Life Peerage by the Prime Minister following his appointment to the Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Scottish and Welsh Offices.

As Mr Duncan is not a Member of Parliament (MP) he has to be appointed to the House of Lords so he can take his role in the Government.

Lord Duncan of Springbank will sit in the House of Lords on behalf of the Conservative Party.

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.

Mrs Louise Anne Janice Bryant JP
The Lord Colgrain
Mr Clive Robert Stevens

King of Spain Honours British Royals

His Majesty the King of Spain as part of the Spanish State Visit to the United Kingdom, awarded the Order of Isabella the Catholic to His Royal Highness Prince Harry of Wales, His Royal Highness the Duke of York and Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal for their role in assisting the King and Queen during the visit.

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 Ian Blackford MP

New Deputy Lieutenants of Northamptonshire

David Laing, Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Northamptonshire.

Mr James Harker OBE
Mrs Joan Kirkbride
Mr Adrian Pryce
Ms Morcea Walker MBE
Mrs Mandy Young

The King of Spain made Knight of the Garter

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed His Majesty The King of Spain a Stranger Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG).

Her Majesty awarded the King the highest honour of the United Kingdom as part of the State Visit that His Majesty and Queen Letizia are currently undertaking in the UK.

The King’s father King Juan Carlos of Spain also holds the honour of Stranger Knight which he received in 1988, during the Queen’s State Visit to Spain.

The award also raises the possibility that the King will attend the next Order of the Garter Service in St George’s chapel, Windsor on the 18th June 2018.

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Armagh

The Earl of Caledon KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of County Armagh.

Mr John Briggs
Dr Gareth A Conway
Dr Eileen Sonniva McAlinden
Mr David Reaney

New Deputy Lieutenants of Isle of Wight

Major General Martin White CB CBE JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Isle of Wight commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Isle of Wight.

Colonel (Retd) Carron E M Snagge OBE
Mrs Katherine E Collins
Mr James R W Attrill

New Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire

The Rt Hon. the Lord Shuttleworth KG KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of the Lancashire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Lancashire.

Mr Stephen Finnigan CBE QPM

New Lord Lieutenant for Merseyside

Mr Mark Blundell DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Merseyside succeeding Dame Lorna Muirhead DCVO DBE who retires on 13 September 2017.

CVO for Former Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister

Dr Simon Case, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands

John Crabtree OBE, Lord-Lieutenant for West Midlands has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands.

Ms Beverly Lindsay OBE OD DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Borough of Belfast

Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Borough of Belfast has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Borough of Belfast.

Dr Mark Christopher Sheridan

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfries

Fiona Armstrong, Lord-Lieutenant of the Dumfries has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfries.

Mr John Harris Hammond MBE

Life Peerage for Former Head of the Prime Minister’s Appointments Unit

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Ms Laura Lee Wyld the title of Baroness Wyld, of Gosforth in the City of Newcastle for the duration of her life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Ms Wyld was nominated for a Life Peerage by The Rt Hon. David Cameron in his Prime Minister’s Resignation Honours in 2016. It was noted then that Ms Wyld would not be granted her Peerage until the end of the Parliamentary session 2016/17. Baroness Wyld will sit in the House of Lords on behalf of the Conservative Party.

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire

Dame Ingrid Mary Roscoe DCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire.

Mr Christopher John Brown
Major Ian Michael Stoney TD
Mr David Robin Alexander Wright

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Midlands

John Crabtree OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Midlands.

Dr Nasir Awan MBE
Mr Gurpreet Bhatia
Professor Helen Higson OBE
Mr Sukhjinder Singh Khera
Mr Leslie Ratcliffe MBE TD
Mr Edward Jonathan Turpie MBE
Mr Nicholas John Venning
Mr Thomas Philip Westley
Mr John Franklin Wood

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.

Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC MP

New Lord Lieutenant for Essex

Mrs Jennifer Tolhurst DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Essex succeeding Lord Petre KCVO who retires on 4 August 2017.

Civilian Gallantry List for June 2017

Mr Dominic Troulan QGM has awarded the George Cross (GC) for saving lives in the Westgate shopping mall attack in Kenya on the 21st September 2013.

The George Medal (GM) has been awarded to the following people:

Mr Bernard Kenny for his assistance to Jo Cox MP on the 16th June 2016
PC Keith Palmer (posthumously) for confronting an armed terrorist to protect others and Parliament on the 22nd March 2017

The Queen’s Gallantry Medal (QGM) has been awarded to the following people:

Mr Ian Bugler for attempting to save a trap woman in a cave on the 2nd November 2013
PC Craig Nicholls for arresting the murderer of Jo Cox MP on the 16th June 2016
PC Jonathan Wright for arresting the murderer of Jo Cox MP on the 16th June 2016

Queen’s Commendation for Bravery has been awarded to the following people:

Mr Spencer Bell (posthumously) for attempting to save a life on the 30th January 2014
Mr Chris Norman for subduing an the armed man in the Thalys train attack on the 21st August 2015
Mr Allen Pembroke for aiding victims of the Port El Kantaoui attack on the 26th June 2015
Mr Paul Short for aiding victims of the Port El Kantaoui attack on the 26th June 2015

RVM for Queen’s Hairdresser in Scotland

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Lynn Frances Murray has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for her service as Her Majesty the Queen’s Hairdresser in Scotland.

MVO for Senior Page of the Chambers

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Philip Rhodes has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as the Senior Page of the Chambers.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Inspector William Benedict Renshaw has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Butler to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Antony Kevin Rabey RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as the Butler to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

MVO for the Private Secretary to The Duchess of Cambridge

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Rebecca Anne Priestley has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as the Private Secretary to The Duchess of Cambridge.

MVO for Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Tweeddale

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017Miss Kathleen Craig Mason has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as the Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Tweeddale.

MVO for Former Head Coachman

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Mark Geoffrey Hargeaves has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as the Head Coachman within the Royal Mews.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Sergeant Arthur James Harington Clyne has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Programme Co-ordinator to Princess Alexandra of Kent

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Janet Byrne has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as the Programme Co-ordinator to the Household of Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy.

LVO for the Deputy Communications Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Tosanbanmi Efua Eva Williams has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as the Deputy Communications Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for the Former Lieutenant of The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Brigadier David James Innes OBE has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as the Lieutenant of The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

LVO for the Keeper of the Archives and Secretary to the Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr David Simon Hutson MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as the Keeper of the Archives and Secretary to the Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for Comptroller of The Duke and Duchess of Kent’s Household

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Miss Antigoni Christodoulou MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as the Comptroller of The Duke and Duchess of Kent’s Household.

CVO for Former Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Paul Chandrasekharan Sabapathy CBE, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Clare Nancy Russell, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Banffshire.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Angus

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Georgiana Louise Osborne, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Angus.

CVO for Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Mark Murray Leishman LVO, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Miss Margaret Annie Geddes Dunnett, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Caithness.

CVO for Former Lady in Waiting to The Princess Royal

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Miss Victoria Lindsay Legge-Bourke LVO, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to The Princess Royal.

CVO for Clerk of the Royal Cellars

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Simon George Francis Graham Berry, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Clerk of the Royal Cellars.

KCVO for Lord Lieutenant of Rutland

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Dr Laurence Howard OBE JP has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland.

DCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Dr Ingrid Mary Roscoe, has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire.

DCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Jennifer Ann, Lady Gretton, has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire.

Nine New Companions of Honour

Nine new members of the Order of Companions of Honour (CH) have been announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honours they are as follows:

Sir Terence Orby Conran for services to Design

Sir Mark Philip Elder CBE for services to Music

Dame Beryl Elizabeth Grey DBE for services to Dance

Sir James Paul McCartney MBE for services to Music

The Rt Hon. The Baron Stern of Brentford FRS FBA for services to Economics, International Relations and Tackling Climate Change

Ms Joanne Kathleen Rowling OBE for services to Literature and Philanthropy

Dame Vera Stephanie Shirley DBE for services to the IT Industry and Philanthropy

Mrs Delia Ann Smith CBE for services to Cookery

Sir John Edward Sulston FRS for services to Science and Society

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017

The Queen’s Birthday honours list 2017 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Sir Terence Conran
Sir Paul McCartney MBE
Ms JK Rowling OBE
Mrs Delia Smith CBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Mr George Benjamin CBE
Mr Billy Connolly CBE
Mr Malcolm Walker CBE

Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Ms Sarah Connolly CBE
Ms Olivia de Havilland
Ms Julie Walters CBE
Ms June Whitfield CBE

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mr Raymond Briggs
Mr Andy McNab DCM MM
Ms June Spencer

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mr Rory Best
Ms Patricia Hodge
Mrs Gloria Hunniford
Ms Natasha Kaplinsky
Ms Sarah Lancashire
Mrs Judy Murray
Ms Erin O'Connor
Ms Heather Stanning MBE
Mr David Walliams

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Mr John Conteh
Mr Steven Davis
Mr George "Johnny" Johnson DFM
Miss Emeli Sande
Ms Sandie Shaw
Mr Ed Sheeran

State Opening of Parliament 2017

The State Opening of Parliament for the 2017/18 session Parliament will take place on 21st June 2017.

New Honorary Nurse of the Army Reserve to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Acting Brigadier D. J. McArthur OBE TD VR Honorary Nurse of the Army Reserve to her Royal Household.

New Honorary Veterinary Surgeon to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel N. C. Smith Honorary Veterinary Surgeon to her household in succession to Colonel D. A. MacDonald.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Western Isles

Donald Martin, Lord-Lieutenant for Western Isles has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Western Isles.

Mrs Elizabeth McAtear DL

New Assistant Private Secretary to The Duke of York

His Royal Highness The Duke of York has appointed Miss Letitia Debenham to the position of Assistant Private Secretary within His Royal Highness’s Household.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Tyne and Wear

Susan Winfield OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Tyne and Wear.

Mr Jeffrey Allen Brown
Ms Deborah Jenkins MBE
Mr John Dennis Mowbray OBE
Squadron Leader H. John E. Robinson RAFVR(T)
Mrs Ruth Thompson OBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire

Toby Dennis, Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire.

Mr Alexander Easton Baxter
Ms Annabel Louise Ward
Mr William Scrimshaw Webb

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

Captain (QGO) Ganeshkumar Tamang 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.

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

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

New Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire

Ian Dudson CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire.

Mrs Julie Arkle
Brigadier (Rtd) Simon Bell QVRM TD
His Honour Judge Paul Glenn
The Earl of Harrowby
Mr Charles Hawley
Dame Asha Khemka DBE
Mr Ben Robinson BEM
Admiral Sir Trevor Soar KCB OBE
Mr Elliott Sharrard-Williams
Mrs Joan Walley-Ostrowski

GCMG for the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea

The Queen has appointed His Excellency the Honourable Robert Dadae the honour of Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) for his service as Governor-General of Papua New Guinea.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Gwynedd

Edmund Seymour Bailey CStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Gwynedd.

Mr John Robert Jones
Mrs Janet Phillips
Dr Peter Harlech Jones

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend (Group Captain) J. R. Ellis Honorary Chaplain to her Household.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk

Alan Simpson OBE, Lord-Lieutenant for Stirling and Falkirk has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk.

Mrs Patricia Anne Greenhill OBE DL

The Sunday Times Rich List 2017

Yesterday the Sunday Times rich list was released. I have made one of my own that lists all the Royalty, Princes and Princess, Dukes, Marquesses, Earls, Viscounts, Barons and Baronesses, Baronets, Dames, Knights and Ladys within the Sunday Times rich list for 2017.

1. The Duke of Westminster and The Grosvenor Family £9520m
2. Sir James Dyson and Family £7800m
3. Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay £7200m
4. Earl Cadogan and Family £6500m
5. Sir Richard Branson and Family £4865m
6. Alejandro Santo Domingo and Lady Charlotte Wellesley £3862m
7. Baroness Howard de Walden and Family £3730m
8. Lord Bamford and Family £3300m
9. Sir Henry Keswick and Family £3260m
10. Sir Anwar Pervez and Family £2950m
11. Sir Philip and Lady Green £2787m
12. Sir Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman £2629m
13. Viscount Portman and Family £2003m
14. Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and Family £1950m
15. Douglas and Dame Mary Perkins and Family £1600m
16. Sir Ian Wood and Family £1600m
17. Robert Miller and Princess Marie-Chantal £1580m
18. Lady Ballyedmond and Family £1420m
19. Lord Ashcroft £1350m
20. Sir Michael Hintze £1280m
21. Lord Sugar £1250m
22. Lord Grantchester and The Moores Family £1202m
23. Sir Cameron Mackintosh £1180m
24. Sir Terry Matthews £1170m
25. Lord Kirkham and Family £1150m
26. Lord Edmiston £1020m
27. Sir Charles Dunstone £946m
28. Viscount Rothermere and Family £930m
29. Sir Brian Souter and Ann Gloag £920m
30. Sir Roger and Peter de Haan £895m
31. The Earl of Iveagh and The Guinness Family 890m
32. The Duke of Devonshire £880m
33. Sir Chris Hohn £820m
34. Sir Donald Gordon and Family £800m
35. Lord Laidlaw £795m
36. Sir Paul McMcartney and Nancy Chevell £780m
37. Prince Jonathan and Princess Gesine Doria Pamphilj £750m
38. Lord Lloyd-Webber £740m
39. Sir David McMurtry £738m
40. Lord Rothschild £735m
41. Lord Vestey and Family £727m
42. The Duke of Bedford £707m
43. Sir Peter Wood £693m
44. Sir Evelyn and Lady de Rothschild £675m
45. Lord Paul and Family £660m
46. Sir Peter Rigby £600m
47. The Duke of Sutherland £580m
48. Sir Tom Hunter £576m
49. Sir David Samworth and Family £575m
50. Lord Alliance and Family £560m
51. Lord Sainsbury of Turville and Family £560m
52. Sir Jack Petchey £550m
53. Sir Paul Marshall and Ian Wace £505m
54. Sir David and Lady Tang and Family £500m
55. Sir Martin Sorrell £495m
56. Sir Ronald Hobson £470m
57. Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones £467m
58. Sir Donald Gosling £421m
59. The Duke of Northumberland £370m
60. Her Majesty The Queen £360m
61. Sir Michael and Dermot Smurfit and Family £359m
62. Sir Martyn Arbib and Family £350m
63. Sir Peter Ogden £350m
64. Lord Palumbo of Southwark £350m
65. Dame Margaret and Helen Barbour and Family £345m
66. Sir Rocco Forte and Olga and Family £340m
67. The Marquess of Salisbury £335m
68. Lord and Apurv Bagri £334m
69. Sir John and Peter Beckwith £302m
70. Sir Harry Djanogly and Family £300m
71. Lord Heseltine and Family £300m
72. Sir Paul Ruddock £300m
73. Sir Elton John £290m
74. Zac and Lady Annabel Goldsmith and Family £282m
75. Sir Paul and Lady Smith £272m
76. Sir Michael Bibby and Family £270m
77. Sir Angus Grossart and Family £270m
78. Lord Iliffe and Family £270m
79. Lord Haughey and Family £265m
80. Sir Mick Jagger £250m
81. Sir Stanley and Peter Thomas £240m
82. Viscount Cowdray and the Pearson Family £238m
83. Sir Michael Marshall and Family £230m
84. Sir John Ritblat and Family £224m
85. Viscount Astor and Family £223m
86. Sir Ronald Cohen and Sharon Harel £220m
87. Lord Alli £218m
88. Sir Richard Sutton and Family £216m
89. The Marquess of Bath £215m
90. The Duke of Buccleuch and Family £213m
91. Sir Philip Hulme £210m
92. The Duke of Richmond and Gordon and Family £210m
93. Sir Colin Giltrap £205m
94. Sir Peter Harrison and Family £205m
95. Sir Chris Evans £200m
96. Lord Glendonbrook £200m
97. The Duke of Marlborough £188m
98. Sir Euan Anstruther-Gough-Calthorpe Bt and Family £178m
99. Sir Peter Vardy and Family £177m
100. Sir Philip Naylor-Leyland Bt £176m
101. Lord Foster of Thames Bank £170m
102. Sir Rod Stewart £170m
103. Sir John Mactaggart and Family £165m
104. Lord Verjee £165m
105. Sir Martin Laing and Family £162m
106. Lord Fink £160m
107. Sir Tom Jones £160m
108. Sir Keith Mills £160m
109. Sir Jonathan Ive £157m
110. Sir Robert Ogden £154m
111. Sir Tim Rice £152m
112. The Duke of Beaufort £150m
113. Sir Peter Michael £150m
114. Sir David Murray and Family £150m
115. Sir Clive Cowdery £147m
116. The Earl of Pembroke £147m
117. Lord Archer £146m
118. Lord and Charles Saatchi £145m
119. Sir Henry Angest £141m
120. Lord Farmer £140m
121. The Duke of Rutland £140m
122. Sir Mike Uren £140m
123. Sir Rod Aldridge £135m
124. Lady Nina Bracewell-Smith and Family £135m
125. Sir Anish Kapoor £134m
126. Sir John Campbell and Family £128m
127. Sir Alan Parker £128m
128. Sir Tom Farmer £127m
129. Sir Damon Buffini £126m
130. The Marquess of Bute £126m
131. Sir George Meyrick £126m
132. The Duke of Roxburghe £125m
133. Earl Spencer £125m
134. Lord Dulverton £120m
135. The Earl of Rosebery £120m
136. The Earl of Stockton and the Macmillian Family £120m
137. Lord Lupton £118m
138. Lord Harris and Family £110m
139. The Marquess of Northampton £110m
140. Sir Simon Robertson £110m
141. Sir Ray Tindle £110m
142. Sir Andy Murray £77m

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend John Witheridge to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon Christopher Andrews.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Gavin Laurence Barwell MP
Mr Melvyn John Stride MP

New Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Reverend Alastair Symington to be an Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in Scotland.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend George Cowie to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in Scotland, in succession to the Reverend Alastair Symington.

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.

Sir Gary Robert Hickinbottom

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Venerable Elizabeth Adekunle to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household.

New Deputy Priest in Ordinary to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Prebendary Jonathan Osborne to be a Deputy Priest in Ordinary to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household.

The Queen’s Birthday 2018

Buckingham Palace has announced The Queen’s Official Birthday in 2018 will be on Saturday the 9th of June 2018.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland

Dr Monica Main, Lord-Lieutenant for Sutherland has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Lieutenant-Colonel Colin Edward Gilmour MBE DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Durham

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

Mrs Andrea Hayley Flynn
Mrs Susan Robertson
Mr Michael Barton QPM

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Air Vice-Marshal Lord BeaverBrook Aide-de-Camp to her household.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

Guy Clark, Lord-Lieutenant of the Renfrewshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Renfrewshire.

Ms Fiona Maxwell

Royal Tours of 2017

Here are the upcoming royal tours abroad for members of the British Royal family for the months of April and May. These are all the overseas tours announced as of the 2nd April.

3rd April 2017 - 4th / 5th April 2017

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will visit the Republic of Ghana.

5th April 2017 – 7th April 2017

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will visit the Republic of Sierra Leone

7th April 2017 – 9th April 2017

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester in her role as Honorary President of the Lawn Tennis Association will attend the Davis Cup in Rouen, France.

2nd May 2017

Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex in her role as Royal Colonel of the 5th Battalion of The Rifles will visit them while they are deployed in Estonia as part of a Nato mission.

11th May 2017

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge will take part in the commemorations of the Treaty of London in Luxembourg.

New Exon of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel Jonathan Schute to be Exon of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard following the promotion of Major Christopher Cox to the position of Ensign of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

New Ensign of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Major Christopher Cox to be Ensign of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard following the promotion of Major Henry Robertson to the position of Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

New Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Major Henry Robertson to be Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard following the promotion of Colonel Michael Kingscote to the position of Lieutenant of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

New Lieutenant of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel Michael Kingscote to be Lieutenant of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard following the retirement of Brigadier David Innes OBE.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Gloucestershire

Dame Janet Trotter DBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Gloucestershire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Gloucestershire.

Ms Eve Jardine-Young
Mr Mark Hurrell
Ms Vivienne Hargreaves
Mr Roger Ernest Deeks
Mr Oliver Christie

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Tobias Ellwood MP
Mr Ben Wallace MP

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown

Mr John Alexander Ross CBE, Lord-Lieutenant for Wigtown has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown.

The Rt Hon. The Earl of Stair DL

High Sheriffs of England and Wales for 2017/18

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of England and Wales for 2017/2018 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
2017/2018: Mr Vinod Bhagwandas Tailor

For the Royal County of Berkshire
2017/2018: Mrs Sarah Patricia Scrope

For the County of Buckinghamshire
2017/2018: Mr Peter Bhupatsing Kara

For the County of Cambridgeshire
2017/2018: Mr Richard Francis Antony Pemberton

For the County of Cheshire
2017/2018: Mrs Sarah Alexandra Mary Callander Beckett

For the City of Bristol
2017/2018: Mr Anthony Roger Ernest Brown

For the County of Cumbria
2017/2018: Mr Alistair George Milne Wannop

For the County of Derbyshire
2017/2018: Mrs Anne Hazel Hall

For the County of Devon
2017/2018: Mrs Heleen Vanda Mary Willson Lindsay-Fynn

For the County of Dorset
2017/2018: Mr Simon John Young MC

For the County of Durham
2017/2018: Mrs Caroline Patricia Peacock

For the County of East Riding of Yorkshire
2017/2018: Mrs Gillian Elizabeth Drewry

For the County of East Sussex
2017/2018: Mrs Maureen Jane Chowen

For the County of Essex
2017/2018: Mr Simon Andrew Dalton Hall MBE

For the County of Gloucestershire
2017/2018: Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew James Tabor

For Greater London
2017/2018: Mr William James Furber

For the County of Hampshire
2017/2018: The Honourable Mrs Mary Rachel Montagu-Scott

For the County of Herefordshire
2017/2018: The Reverend Lady Lisvane

For the County of Hertfordshire

2017/2018: Mr William Arthur Hobhouse

For the County of Isle of Wight
2017/2018: Mr Benedict Malcolm Anthony Sebastian Rouse

For the County of Kent
2017/2018: Mr George Elphinstone Jessel

For the County of Leicestershire
2017/2018: Mr Timothy Paul Maxted

For the County of Lincolnshire
2017/2018: Mr Andrew Simon Clark

For the County of Norfolk
2017/2018: Mr Alfred James Stephen Bagge

For the County of Northamptonshire
2017/2018: Mr Rupert Patrick Fordham

For the County of Northumberland
2017/2018: Mr John Robert Dickinson

For the County of North Yorkshire
2017/2018: Mr Simon Murrough Wrightson

For the County of Nottinghamshire
2017/2018: Colonel David Rupert Sneath TD

For the County of Oxfordshire
2017/2018: Miss Jane Elizabeth Cranston

For the County of Rutland
2017/2018: Mr Craig Lancelot Mitchell

For the County of Shropshire
2017/2018: Mr Charles Edward Lillis

For the County of Somerset
2017/2018: Mr Richard Saladin Hickmet

For the County of South Yorkshire
2017/2018: Mr Stephen Ingram

For the County of Staffordshire
2017/2018: Mr Humphrey David Sneyd Scott-Moncrieff

For the County of Suffolk
2017/2018: Mr Geoffrey Thomas Carwardine Probert

For the County of Surrey
2017/2018: Mr Robert Stewart Napier CBE

For the County of Tyne and Wear
2017/2018: Lieutenant General Robin Vaughan Brims (Rtd) CB CBE DSO

For the County of Warwickshire
2017/2018: Mr Mark Edward Trehearne Davies

For the County of West Midlands
2017/2018: Mr John Lewis Hudson OBE

For the County of West Sussex
2017/2018: The Lady Emma Lavinia Barnard

For the County of West Yorkshire
2017/2018: Dr Terence George Bramall CBE

For the County of Wiltshire
2017/2018: The Lady Marland

For the County of Worcestershire
2017/2018: Mr Stephen Alexander Betts


Wales

For the County of Clwyd
2017/2018: Mrs Charlotte Henrietta Gaylyn Howard

For the County of Dyfed
2017/2018: Mrs Susan Carol Balsom

For the County of Gwent
2017/2018: Mr John Kevin Lynn Thomas

For the County of Gwynedd
2017/2018: Professor Sian Hope OBE

For the County of Mid Glamorgan
2017/2018: Mr David John Davies

For the County of Powys
2017/2018: Mrs Susan Elizabeth Thompson

For the County of South Glamorgan
2017/2018: Mr Gilbert Campbell Lloyd

For the County of West Glamorgan
2017/2018: Mrs Roberta Louise Fleet

High Sheriff for 2017/18 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
2017/2018: Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Coryton

High Sheriffs for 2017/18 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
2017/2018: Mr Robert Mitchel Webb JP DL

For the County of Greater Manchester
2017/2018: Mr Kui Man Gerry Yeung OBE DL

For the County of Merseyside
2017/2018: Mr Stephen Burrows DL

Spain – United Kingdom State Visit

Her Majesty the Queen will host a state visit by King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain from 6th to 8th June 2017. The King and Queen of Spain will stay at Buckingham Palace. The visits itinerary is expected at a future date.

New Lieutenant Governor of Jersey

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB LLD(Hon) DSc(Hon) BSc FRAeS CCMI to the office of Lieutenant Governor of Jersey in succession to General Sir John Chalmers McColl KCB CBE DSO whose term in office has ended.

The Lieutenant Governor is the monarch’s personal representative within the Bailiwick of Jersey and serves for a term of five years.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester

Warren J. Smith, Lord-Lieutenant of the Greater Manchester has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Greater Manchester.

Mr Mark Adlestone OBE

New Chief Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London

Yeoman Gaoler Christopher Morton has been appointed to the position of Chief Yeoman Warder to the Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London. The Yeoman Gaoler succeeds CYW Alan Kingshott MVO who has retired from the Tower.

Christopher Morton entered service as a Yeoman Warder in 1998 and was elevated to Yeoman Serjeant in 2003 then went on to become the Yeoman Gaoler in 2012.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain K. D. Taylor Aide-de-Camp to her household.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain D. C. Tait MBE Aide-de-Camp to her household.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel M. B. Murdoch MBE Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel M. R. Wills MBE.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel C. J. Francis MBE Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel D. N. Corrie MBE.

New Lord Lieutenant for Bristol

Mrs Peaches Golding OBE has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Bristol succeeding Mrs Alice Mary Prior CVO MBE who retires on 22 April 2017.

New Lord Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire

Mrs Julie Spence OBE QPM DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Cambridgeshire succeeding Sir Hugh Duberly KCVO CBE who retires on 4 April 2017.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire

Helen Nellis, Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire.

Mrs Susan Jane Lousada
Professor Gurch Randhawa
Dr Elisabeth Slack

New Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside

Dame Lorna EF Muirhead DCVO DBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the Merseyside has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside.

Professor Sir Jonathan Michael Murphy QPM

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Reverend C. M. Langston Honorary Chaplain to her household in succession to The Reverend Father I. A. Evans.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey

Mr Michael More-Molyneux, Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey.

Mr John Anthony Victor Townsend
Mr Max Lu
Mr Timothy Wates

Honorary CVO for Architect of Poundbury

Professor Leon Krier, has been appointed an Honorary Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Architect of Poundbury.

The town of Poundbury is an urban development built on Duchy of Cornwall land under guiding principles set out by the Prince of Wales.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Inverness

Mr Donald Cameron of Lochiel, Lord-Lieutenant of the Inverness has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Inverness.

Mr Ian Peter Macdonald

New Lord Lieutenant for Stirling and Falkirk

Mr Alan Simpson OBE DL MA(Oxon) DUniv has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Stirling and Falkirk succeeding Mrs Marjory McLachlan who retires on 15 February 2017.

New Equerry to the Duke of York

His Royal Highness The Duke of York has appointed Captain Edward Monckton to be his Equerry succeeding Lieutenant Jack Cooper RN.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Nairn

Mr Ewen John Brodie of Lethen CVO, Lord-Lieutenant for Nairn has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Nairn.

Mr George Russell Archer DL

LVO for the Queen's Page of the Chambers

Mr Raymond Wheaton MVO RVM has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as the Queen's Page of the Chambers.

New Chaplains to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon Dr Mark Pryce and Reverend Canon Dr Georgina Byrne to be Chaplains to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon George Moffat and the Reverend Canon Gillian Calver.

New Honorary Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain I. D. Sargeant OBE to be an Honorary Surgeon to her Royal Household.

New Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Air Commodore M. Byford to be an Honorary Dental Surgeon to her Royal Household.

The Rt Hon. The Earl of Snowdon GCVO (7 March 1930 – 13 January 2017)

The Rt Hon. The Earl of Snowdon the former husband of Her Majesty the Queen’s Sister Princess Margaret has passed away today at the age of 86 a family spokesperson has just announced.

His only legitimate son David Albert Charles Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley will succeed him as the 2nd Earl of Snowdon. David’s only son Charles Patrick Inigo Armstrong-Jones will now use the courtesy title of Viscount Linley. Charles’s sister will be now known as Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones.

My Condolences and thoughts are with Lord Snowdon's family at this terrible time.

New Lord Lieutenant for the West Midlands

Mr John Crabtree OBE DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for the West Midlands succeeding Mr Paul Sabapathy CBE who resigned in September 2015.

High Sheriffs of Northern Ireland for 2017/2018

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of Northern Ireland for 2017/2018.

Northern Ireland

For County Antrim
2017/2018: Ms Miranda Tisdale DL

For County Armagh
2017/2018: Mr Godfrey William McCartney

For County Down
2017/2018: Mr Henry John Stewart Catherwood

For County Fermanagh
2017/2018: Mr Selwyn Johnston BEM

For County Londonderry
2017/2018: Mrs Jean Thompson Caulfield MBE

For County Tyrone
2017/2018: Mrs Jennifer Hawkes

For County Borough of Belfast
2017/2018: Alderman Thomas Robert Haire

For County Borough of Londonderry
2017/2018: Mrs Mary Teresa Bradley

The Queen Revokes Former Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Knighthood

Her Majesty The Queen has signed Letters Patent to cancel and annul the Knight Bachelor awarded to Mr Allan Kemakeza on the 16 June 2001, for services to policing and politics.

Mr Allan Kemakeza served as Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands from the 17 December 2001 to the 20 April 2006.

New Honorary Physician to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Major General Martin Charles Marshall Bricknell OStJ to be an Honorary Physician to her Royal Household in succession to Brigadier K. C. Beaton OBE.