New Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Very Reverend Dr John Chalmers 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 Moira McDonald to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in Scotland, in succession to the Very Reverend Dr John Chalmers.

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend (Group Captain) R. V. Hake MBE , Honorary Chaplain to her household.

New Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Group Captain C. Myhill RAF to be an Honorary Dental Surgeon to her Royal Household.

New Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

Mrs Susan Lousada DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire succeeding Mrs Helen Nellis CVO who retires on the 6th September 2022.

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend A. J. Feltham-White OBE , Honorary Chaplain to her household in succession to The Reverend J. S. Moesel QHC.

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Deputy Chaplain General The Reverend D. J. Barrett, Honorary Chaplain to her household in succession to The Reverend S. P. Swinn QHC.

Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen

On the 3rd of June 2022, a service of thanksgiving was held at St Paul's Cathedral to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee. The Bidding was given by The Very Reverend Dr David Ison, Dean of St Paul's Cathedral. The Collect was given by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally DBE,  Lord Bishop of London and Dean of Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal. 

Readings were conducted by Canon Dr Paula Gooder and the Prime Minister of the UK, The Right Honourable Boris Johnson MP. The Sermon was given by The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell, Lord Archbishop of York. The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Lord Bishop of London gave the Blessing.

The congregation consisted of the Royal Family, the Prime Minister, The Rt Hon. Boris Johnson MP and his wife Mrs Carrie Johnson

Former UK Prime Ministers: The Rt Hon. Sir John Major KG and his wife Dame Norma Major DBE, The Rt Hon. Sir Tony Blair KG and his wife Lady Blair CBE QC, The Rt Hon. Gordon Brown and his wife Mrs Sarah Brown, The Rt Hon. David Cameron and his wife Mrs Samantha Cameron and The Rt Hon. Theresa May MP and her husband Sir Philip May.

As well as representatives from the British and Devolved Governments. Leaders of the opposition, the Speaker of the House of Commons, The Lord Mayor of the City of London, The High Commissioners from the Commonwealth realms, Representatives of British Overseas Territories, The Mayor of London, The Armed Forces and representatives from the Her Majesty's The Queen's patronages.

The Service was attended by the following members of the British royal family: 

First row left side:

His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar

Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex and Forfar

Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor

James, Viscount Severn

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester

His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent

Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

First row right side:

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall

His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge

Her Royal highness The Duchess of Cambridge

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal

Sir Timothy Laurence KCVO CB

Second row left side:

Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank

Mr Jack Brooksbank

(HRH) The Duke of Sussex

(HRH) The Duchess of Sussex

Lady Sarah Chatto

Mr Daniel Chatto

Mr Samuel Chatto

Mr Arthur Chatto

The Earl of Ulster

Lady Davina Windsor

Lady Rose Gilman

Mr George Gilman

Mr James Ogilvy

Mrs Julia Ogilvy

Second row right side:

Mr Peter Phillips

Mrs Zara Tindall MBE

Mr Mike Tindall MBE

The Right Honourable The Earl of Snowdon

Charles, Viscount Linley

The Earl of St Andrews

The Countess of St Andrews

Lady Helen Taylor

Mr Timothy Taylor

Lord Nicholas Windsor

His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent

Her Royal Highness Princess Michael of Kent

Lord Frederick Windsor

Lady Frederick Windsor

Lady Gabriella Kingston

Mr Thomas Kingston

New Grandson of the late King Hassan II of Morocco

His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco and Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Oum Kalthoum have had a second child. A baby boy named Moulay Abdeslam, born 1st June 2022. Prince Moulay Rachid and Princess Lalla Oum Kalthoum married in 2014, they had their first child HRH Prince Moulay Ahmed in 2016.

HRH Prince Moulay Rachid is the youngest child of King Hassan II of Morocco and Princess Consort Lalla Latifa Amahzoune. He is second in the line of succession to the Moroccan throne behind his nephew The Crown Prince of Morocco. The new born Prince Moulay Abdeslam is fourth in line to the throne.

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Down

Gawn Rowan Hamilton, Lord-Lieutenant of County Down has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Down.

Colonel John William Rollins MBE

Queen's Birthday Honour List 2022 appointments to the Royal Victorian Order

Her Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order as part of the Queen's Birthday Honour List 2022.

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

His Grace The Duke of Norfolk DL

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Mr Clive Alderton CVO
Mr Ashok Jivraj Rabheru CVO DL

Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)

Ms Susan Elizabeth Pyper

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Sir Lloyd Marshall Dorfman CBE
Ms Diane Angela Duke LVO DL
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia DBE
Mr Guy Henderson
Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Roy Holcroft LVO OBE
Ms Elizabeth Harriet Bowes-Lyon LVO
Ms Anne Caroline Maw
Ms Helen Gwenllian Nellis
Mr John Frederick Rufus Warren

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Mr Eric Kenneth James Crawford MVO
Colonel Duncan Andrew Dewar OBE
Mr Paul Colin Duffree
Mr Keith Anthony Harrison
Air Vice-Marshal David Anthony Hobart CB
Mr Anthony Eugene George Hylton
Captain Nigel Lamplough Williams

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Mr Paul William Duckett RVM
Ms Karen Janet Emmerson
Mr Christopher Gay RVM
Mr Benjamin Charles Goss OBE
Mr Edward Ernest Green MBE
Dr Matthew Simon Evans Hardy
Mr Michael Graham Hunter
Ms Saranne Elizabeth Malone
Mr Peter McGowran
Ms Jane McKeown
Mr Marc O’Shea
Ms Tina Marie Pipet
Ms Michelle Marie Redpath RVM
Ms Carys Angharad Rees JP
Ms Anna Louise Reynolds
Ms Lorraine Rogers
Ms Carly Anne Rose
Ms Amy Victoria Stocker
Ms Henrietta Matilda Woodford

Honorary Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Mr Jason Clancy

Royal Victorian Medal (Gold) (RVM)

Mr Alan Melton RVM

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Mr John Paul Fallis RVM
Mr Bruce David Kearsey RVM

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Mr James Adam Banham
Ms Marie Ann Barenskie
Ms Jean Margaret Calder
Mr Kenneth Francis Comley
Mr Colin Bryson Coull
Mr James Ekow Eshun
Mr Gary David Flynn
Ms Anne Taylor McCarthy
Mr Malcolm Roberts
Mr Steven Paul Spong
Mr Andrew Jay Stubbs
Mr Christopher Phillip Thomas
Mr Ross Frederick Wheatley

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022

The Queen’s Birthday honours list 2022 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

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

Sir Quentin Blake CBE
Sir Ahmed Salman Rushdie
Dame Marina Warner CBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Mr Ian Rankin OBE DL
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Timms MP
The Rt. Hon. Jeremy Wright QC MP

Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE)

Dame Susan Ion DBE

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

The Rt. Hon. Arlene Foster
Ms Nia Griffith MP
Ms Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle CBE
The Rt. Hon. Maria Miller MP
The Lady Sainsbury of Turville CBE

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

Ms Clare Balding OBE
Ms Tracey Crouch MP
Mr Damian Lewis OBE
Ms Stella McCartney OBE

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

Mr Moeen Ali
Ms Lora Fachie MBE
Mr Neil Fachie MBE
Mr Rio Ferdinand
Mr Michael Foreman
Ms Corrine Hall MBE
Ms Joanne Harris MBE
Mr Justin Hayward
Ms Eve Muirhead MBE
Mr Sean O'Loughlin
The Rt. Hon. Christopher Skidmore MP

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

Mr Gareth Bale
Mr Antony Cotton
Ms Pauline Quirke
Mr Mark Selby
Ms Gaynor Sullivan (Bonnie Tyler)
Mr John Torode
Mr Judd Trump
Mr Gregg Wallace
Ms Helen Worth