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