Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2025. Thank you for following and reading Royal News. May the coming year bring good fortune and health to you and your family.

The Princess of Wales Honoured by the King

On the 23rd April 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales GCVO to be a Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour.

New Grand Master of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

On the 23rd April 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Her Majesty The Queen to be Grand Master and First or Principal Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. The post had been vacant since passing of HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in 2021.

New Great Master of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath

On the 23rd April 2024 His Majesty the King appointed His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales KG KT ADC, Great Master and Principal Knight of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. The post had been vacant since His Majesty the King succeeded to the throne.

New Members of the Order of the Garter

On the 23rd April 2024 His Majesty the King appointed new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) they are as follows:

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester GCVO DStJ CD
Air Chief Marshal The Rt Hon the Lord Peach GBE KCB DL
The Rt Hon the Lord Kakkar KBE
The Rt Hon the Lord Lloyd-Webber

New Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex

In April 2024, Andrew Blackman Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex.

Dr Paul Ernest Henry Davis
Dame Lucy Morgan Firrell DBE KC
Mr Magnus Andrew Eric Spence

New Deputy Lieutenants of Gwynedd

In April 2024, Edmund Seymour Bailey CStJ Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Gwynedd.

Mrs Susan Moules Jones
Her Honour Judge Nicola Saffman

CVO for Member of the Private Secretary’s Office

On the 26th March 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Mr John Lynes LVO MBE, to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service at the Private Secretary’s Office.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset

On the 12th March 2024, Mohammed Saddiq Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset.

Mr Suresh Ariaratnam
Mrs Jennifer Duke
Ms Sheila Wheeler

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester

In March 2024, Diane Hawkins Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester.

Mrs Catherine Louise Scott
Mrs Debra Jean Green OBE
Mrs Lindsey Forbes TD VR
Mr Mark Llewellin
Commodore Phillip Waterhouse MA DipRSA FCILT ESLog
Mrs Sadia Sadf Din LLB

CVO for Apothecary to the late Queen Elizabeth II

On the 20th March 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Dr Timothy Hugh David Evans LVO, to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Apothecary to the late Queen Elizabeth II and Apothecary to the wider Royal Household.

MVO for Former Housekeeper at Llwynywermod House

On the 11th March 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Ms Josephine Wadley to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Housekeeper at Llwynywermod House.

MVO for Former Property Supervisor at Llwynywermod House

On the 11th March 2024 His Majesty the King appointed Mr Jeffrey Wadley to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Property Supervisor at Llwynywermod House.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Rutland

On the 6th March 2024, Dr Sarah Furness Lord-Lieutenant of Rutland has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Rutland.

Dr Sandra McCune
Group Captain Ian Reynolds

High Sheriff for 2024/25 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
2024/2025: Mr Stamford Timothy John Galsworthy

High Sheriffs for 2024/25 in the Duchy of Lancaster

His Majesty the King acting in his 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

2024/2025: Mrs Helen Bingley OBE JP DL

For the County of Greater Manchester
2024/2025: Dr Eamonn Sean O’Neal DL

For the County of Merseyside
2024/2025: Professor John Michael Mohin OBE DL

High Sheriffs of England and Wales for 2024/25

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of England and Wales for 2024/2025 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
2024/2025: Mr Bhavesh Shah

For the Royal County of Berkshire
2024/2025: Mr Alexander Barfield

For the County of Buckinghamshire
2024/2025: Ms Kurshida Begum Mirza BEM

For the County of Cambridgeshire
2024/2025: Mr David John Way

For the County of Cheshire
2024/2025: Ms Clare Elizabeth Hayward MBE

For the City of Bristol
2024/2025: The Reverend Richard Norman Pendlebury MBE

For the County of Cumbria
2024/2025: Mr Christopher Nigel Couper Holmes

For the County of Derbyshire
2024/2025: Mr Richard Ian Morgan OBE

For the County of Devon
2024/2025: Commodore John Keith Moores OBE RN

For the County of Dorset
2024/2025: Mr Anthony William Woodhouse

For the County of Durham
2024/2025: Mr Harry Macklyn Swan

For the County of East Riding of Yorkshire
2024/2025: Colonel (Rtd) Christopher James Henson QGM

For the County of East Sussex
2024/2025: Mrs Lucinda Anne Fraser

For the County of Essex
2024/2025: Mr David Trevelyan Hurst

For the County of Gloucestershire
2024/2025: Mr Mark Hurrell

For Greater London
2024/2025: Ms Millicent Leonie Grant KC (Hon)

For the County of Hampshire
2024/2025: Mr Jonathan Charles Whitaker

For the County of Herefordshire
2024/2025: Mrs Patricia Beatrice Churchward

For the County of Hertfordshire
2024/2025: Mrs Anne Patricia Brewster

For the County of Isle of Wight
2024/2025: Mr Graham Robert Biss BEM

For the County of Kent
2024/2025: Dr Gillian Fargher

For the County of Leicestershire
2024/2025: Mr John Henry Chatfeild-Roberts

For the County of Lincolnshire
2024/2025: Mr Philip Henry Marmion Dymoke

For the County of Norfolk
2024/2025: Mr David James Flux

For the County of Northamptonshire
2024/2025: Mrs Amy Louise Crawfurd

For the County of Northumberland
2024/2025: Mrs Lucia Mary Battista Bridgeman

For the County of North Yorkshire
2024/2025: Dr Ruth Madeleine Smith

For the County of Nottinghamshire
2024/2025: Mr Nicholas David Rubins

For the County of Oxfordshire
2024/2025: Mr James Justin Macnamara TD

For the County of Rutland
2024/2025: Mr Richard Adrian Cole TD

For the County of Shropshire
2024/2025: Mr Brian Welti

For the County of Somerset
2024/2025: Mr Robert John Beckley QPM

For the County of South Yorkshire
2024/2025: Mr John Baddeley

For the County of Staffordshire
2024/2025: Mrs Julia Mitchell

For the County of Suffolk
2024/2025: Mrs Yvonne Gilchrist-Mason OBE

For the County of Surrey
2024/2025: Mr Shahid Azeem

For the County of Tyne and Wear
2024/2025: Dr Lindsey Janet Whiterod CBE

For the County of Warwickshire
2024/2025: Mrs Rajvinder Kaur Gill

For the County of West Midlands
2024/2025: Mr Douglas Robertson Wright MBE

For the County of West Sussex
2024/2025: Mrs Philippa Mary Gogarty

For the County of West Yorkshire
2024/2025: Professor Adeeba Malik CBE

For the County of Wiltshire
2024/2025: Dr Susan Olivia Chapple

For the County of Worcestershire
2024/2025: Mr Charles William Moyle

Wales

For the County of Clwyd
2024/2025: Mrs Karen Ann Farrell-Thornley

For the County of Dyfed
2024/2025: Mrs Helen Jones

For the County of Gwent
2024/2025: Her Honour Helen Mifflin

For the County of Gwynedd
2024/2025: Ms Sarah Jane Foskett

For the County of Mid Glamorgan
2024/2025: Dr Richard John Penry Lewis MBE

For the County of Powys
2024/2025: Lady Kathryn Susan Silk

For the County of South Glamorgan
2024/2025: Mrs Janey Elizabeth Howell

For the County of West Glamorgan
2024/2025: Mrs Melanie Jane James

New Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire

On the 12th March 2024, Mrs Beatrice Grant Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire.

Mrs Fiona Charny

New Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

On the 8th March 2024, The Countess Howe Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

Dr Nighat Arif

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross

On the 20th February 2024, Gordon Kenneth Stephen Leckie Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross has commissioned the following person to become Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.

Miss Alexandra Margaret Cairncross DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County Borough of Belfast

On the 1st March 2024, Dame Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle DBE Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County Borough of Belfast .

Mr Shane Quinn BEM
Mr Richard James Gregg Yarr MBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire

On the 27th February 2024, Jill Young MBE Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire.

Professor Elaine J Boyd OBE

New Members of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle

On the 10th of March 2024, His Majesty the King appointed the following people to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT/LT).

The Right Honourable the Baroness Black of Strome DBE
The Right Honourable the Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws KC
Sir Godfrey Palmer OBE

King appoints the Duke of Edinburgh to the Order of the Thistle

On the 10th of March 2024, His Majesty the King appointed His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG, GCVO to be an Extra Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

New Chancellor of the Order of the Thistle

On the 10th of March 2024, His Majesty the King appointed His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT KBE CVO to the Office of Chancellor of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle after the passing of The Rt Hon the Earl of Airlie KT GCVO.

New Aide-de-Camp to the King

On the 23rd January 2024 His Majesty the King has appointed Air Commodore W. R. Gibson MBE Aide-de-Camp to his household.

His Majesty the King Revokes Honours

On the 23rd February 2024, His Majesty The King 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.

Ms Paula Anne Vennells to be stripped of an CBE awarded on 29th December 2018.
Mr Hugh Richard Vaughan Morgan-Williams to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 14th June 2008.
Mr Richard Cowie to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 30th December 2017.

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

On the 9th February 2024, His Majesty the King approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Michael Tomlinson KC MP 

New Lord-Lieutenant of Shetland

Mr Lindsay William Tulloch QPM DL was appointed by the King to become Lord-Lieutenant of Shetland when Mr Robert Walter Hunter CVO retired on the 3rd of April 2024.

2024 Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

His Majesty the King appointed His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh to the position of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2024.

New Aide-de-Camp to the King

On the 1st March 2024 His Majesty the King has appointed Air Commodore R. A. Woods OBE Aide-de-Camp to his household in succession to Air Commodore R. A. Williams.

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire

James Saunders Watson, Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire has commissioned the following person to become Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire.

Ms Virginia Anne Burnett DL

GCMG for the New Governor-General of The Bahamas

The King has appointed Her Excellency The Most Honourable Cynthia Alexandria Pratt the honour of Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) on her appointment as Governor-General of The Bahamas.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Hertfordshire

Robert Voss CBE CStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Hertfordshire.

Mr Mark Bretton MBE TD
Mr Adam K Ginder
Ms Margaret Elizabeth Green MStJ
Mr Dawid Konotey-Ahulu CBE
Lieutenant General Sir George Pemberton Ross Norton KCVO CBE
Mr Luke Thomas Rigg MBE JP
Dr Deborah Mary Taverner

New Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland

Major General Patrick Marriott CB CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Mr David MacAskill

New Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire

Sarah Troughton, Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire.

Mr Mohammed Makram Ali

Mrs Rachel Gowshall JP

Mrs Josephine Del Mar

The Very Reverend Nicholas Papadopulos

General Sir Nick Parker KCB CBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire

Elizabeth Fothergill CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire.

Dr Helen Mary Phillips

Miss Theresa Maria Peltier

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Antrim

David McCorkell, Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Antrim.

Mrs Jacqueline Dixon MBE

High Sheriffs of Northern Ireland for 2024/2025

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of Northern Ireland for 2024/2025.


Northern Ireland


For County Antrim
2024/2025: Mrs Patricia Elizabeth Perry

For County Armagh
2024/2025: Mr Michael Alexander Curran

For County Down
2024/2025: Ms Suzanne Carol Wild

For County Fermanagh
2024/2025: Mr Norman Joseph Coalter

For County Londonderry
2024/2025: Miss Linda Jane Steele

For County Tyrone
2024/2025: Mr John David William Moore

For County Borough of Belfast
2024/2025: Councillor Samuel Douglas MBE

For County Borough of Londonderry
2024/2025: The Venerable Robert Stephen Miller MStJ

New King of Denmark

On the 14th January 2024 Queen Margrethe II abdicated after fifty two years on the throne.The Queen signed the declaration of her abdication at Christiansborg Palace.

Her son Crown Prince Frederik assumed the throne as His Majesty King Frederik X. Crown Princess Mary is now styled Queen of Denmark and Prince Christian is now Crown Prince of Denmark. The former Queen will now be styled Her Majesty Queen Margrethe.

A Baby boy for Prince Félix and Princess Claire of Luxembourg

On the 7th January 2024 Princess Claire of Luxembourg gave birth to a baby boy. His name is His Royal Highness Prince Balthasar Felix Karl of Nassau. Prince Balthasar is currently 7th in line to the Luxembourg throne.

New Year Honour List 2024 appointments to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order as part of the New Years Honour List 2024.


Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
The Right Honourable and the Most Reverend Justin Portal Welby

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
Colonel Edward Thomas Bolitho OBE
The Very Reverend Dr David Michael Hoyle MBE


Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)
Ms Rowena Jane Feilden CVO


Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Mr Ian Angus Campbell
Ms Sophia Louisa Densham LVO
Mr Patric Laurence Dickinson LVO
Dr Veronica Mary Geneste Ferguson LVO
Mr Alastair Gilbert Martin
The Right Honourable The Lord Offord of Garvel
Sir Antonio Pappano
Professor James Roy Robertson LVO MBE

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
Mr Ian Scott Anderson MVO
Mr Mark Appleby
Colonel Jeremy David Bagshaw CBE
Major Grant Vincent Ashley Baker
Mr Paul David Baumann CBE
Mr Charles Harcourt James Davies MVO
Ms Karen Ross Findlay
Dr Michael Terence Isaac
Air Vice-Marshal Richard Howard Lacey CBE
Ms Charlotte Elizabeth Martin MVO
Mr Jonathan David Rogerson Martin
Mr Ian Donald McCowan
Professor Paul Mealor
Mr Graham Paul Midgley
Mr Gavin Donald Reid
Mr Paul John Sedgwick
Lieutenant Colonel James Edward Noel Bridgeman Shaw
Mr Nicholas Kester Smith
Mr David William Courtenay Whelton OBE
Mr James Wyndham Williams


Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
Mr Russell Adams RVM
Captain Andrew Mark Aspden
Mr Ian Charles Bartlett
Mr Nicholas John Birch
Mr Ian Leslie Bullock RVM
Ms Emma Jane Clarke
Ms Nicola Charlotte Craig
Mr Andrew John Cranidge
Ms Anne Maria Curran
Ms Sarah Louise Davis
Ms Julie Elizabeth Denby
Mr Michael Robert Duncan
Ms Hannah Elizabeth Evans
Mr David Irwin Foy
Mr Christopher William Andrew Hallworth
Ms Stephanie Kate Howard
Ms Adelaide Georgina Gray Izat
Mr Daniel James Kevin Johnson
Mr Kevin Malkin
Ms Louise Michelle Walker-Pickett
Ms Nicola Jane Pritchard
Warrant Officer Class 1 David Alexander Roper
Warrant Officer Class 2 Julian Philip Desmond Sandford
Mr Christopher Charles Savage
Mr Derrick Andrew Scott
Mr Thomas Nicholas McKinlay Service
Ms Elizabeth Fiona St Clair
Ms Kathryn Elizabeth Stone
Mr Paul Stonell
Mr Christopher Tombling
Ms Karen Louise Willemsen

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)
Mr Gary William Adams RVM
Mr Andrew John Buckland RVM
Mr Neil Hepple Dodds RVM
Mr Jose Manuel Lazarczuk RVM

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)
Mr Andrew David Basson
Mr Gary Clarke
Mr Edward Peter Evans
Mr Malcolm Greenland
Ms Helen Hitchcock
Ms Isabel Lorna Laylo
Mr Matthew Simon Murphy
Mr Timothy James Rayson
Ms Elisabeth Michelle Roberts
Corporal of the Horse Kate Elizabeth Sandford
Mr James Richard Shaw
Ms Fiona Ailsa Smith
Mr John Spelzini
Ms Monica Jane Tandy
Ms Vanessa Anne Wakeford
Mr Barry James Whearty

Honorary Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)
Mr Jorge Manuel Martins Fernandes José

New Year’s Honours 2024

The New Year’s honours list 2024 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)
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey DBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)
Mr Michael Eavis CBE
The Right Honourable Sajid Javid MP
Mr Tim Martin

Knight Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE)
Sir Ridley Scott

Dame Grand Cross of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (GBE)
The Right Honourable Dame Margaret Beckett DBE MP

Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Ms Siobhain McDonagh MP
Ms Felicity Dahl
Ms Jilly Cooper CBE

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
The Duke of Richmond, Lennox and Gordon
Mr Rob Burrow
Mr Kevin Sinfield
Mr Stuart Broad
Mr Peter Shilton OBE

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Ms Leona Lewis
Ms Millie Bright
Mr Tony Blackburn
Ms Mary Portas
Mr Mark Garnier MP
Ms Maggie Throup MP

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Miss Emilia Clarke
Miss Anna Lapwood
Ms Lauren Hemp
Ms Mary Earps
Mr Paul Hollywood
Mr Steve Wright

The Count and Countess of Paris have a baby Boy

The Count and Countess of Paris have announced the birth of their sixth child, a boy born on the 31st December 2023. The couple have named him Prince Alphonse Charles François Marie d'Orléans.

Prince Jean, Count of Paris is Head of the House of Orléans and claimant to the defunct Throne of France, Inheriting the role from his father in 2019.The couple married in 2009 and now have three boys and three girls.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 13th December 2023 His Majesty the King approved the following people members of His Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Richard Holden MP
Ms Laura Trott MP

LVO for Apothecary to The King

On the 15th December 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Dr Anton Raymond Borg, to be Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Apothecary to The King.

CVO for Communications Secretary

On the 19th December 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Ms Hannah Margaret Louise Howard LVO, to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Communications Secretary.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey

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

Captain Andrew Canale MVO
Mrs Mary Zoeller
Mr Erik Jespersen
Mrs Christine Howard
Mr Mark Carter
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Hibbs HAC
Mr James Babbington OBE
Mrs Marilyn Scott MBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of Midlothian

Richard Callander LVO OBE TD, Lord-Lieutenant of the Midlothian has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Midlothian.

The Reverend Doctor Valerie Cameron

KCVO for The Former Deputy Master of the Household and Equerry to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

On the 28th November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Charles Richards CVO to be Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Deputy Master of the Household and Equerry to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

New Deputy Lieutenants of East Riding of Yorkshire

Mr James Dick OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of East Riding of Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of East Riding of Yorkshire.

Mrs Jacqueline Bowes
Mr James Cubitt Bloom
Colonel Lisa Violet Brooks

New Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire

Professor Veronica Pickering DL was appointed by the King to become Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire when Sir John Peace CVO retires on the 2nd of March 2024.

MVO for Former Fire Safety Manager

On the 5th December 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Mr Gareth Evans to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as a Fire Safety Manager.

CVO for Former Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales

On the 6th December 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Dr Grahame Clive Davies LVO to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

The Countess Howe, Lord-Lieutenant for Buckinghamshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire.

Sir Francis Habgood QPM DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London

On the 28th November 2023, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London.

Miss Deirdre Barr BEM TD VR
Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE
Major Larry Davis VR
Ms Kate Heaps
Mrs Deborah Wilkinson

New Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset

Mr Mohammed Saddiq, Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset.

Brigadier Nigel Crawford Beacom QVRM TD VR

Mr Justin Andrew Sargent OBE

His Majesty The King appoints to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order for their part in the King and Queen's State Visit to Kenya in October 2023.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Mr Desmond Patrick Wigan OBE

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Ms Josephine Gauld

New Deputy Lieutenants of Merseyside

Mark FW Blundell, Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Merseyside.

Mr Liam Hanlon
Mrs Susan Higginson OBE
Mr William Hui BEM
Mr Peter Oliver OBE
Mrs Natalie Reeves Billing
Mrs Hazel Snell

New Deputy Lieutenants of Roxburgh, Ettrick & Lauderdale

The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT KBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Mrs Katherine Weir
Mrs Rosamund De La Hey

MVO for Royal Policeman

On the 22nd November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Chief Inspector James Charles Robison Fishwick to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Former Assistant Private Secretary to The King

On the 10th November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Ms Jennifer Jordan-Saifl to be Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Assistant Private Secretary to The King.

CVO for Gardens Manager of the London Palaces

On the 8th November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Mr Mark James Lane LVO to be Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Gardens Manager of the London Palaces.

KCVO for The Former Clerk of the Closet

On the 15th November 2023 His Majesty the King appointed The Right Reverend James William Scobie Newcombe to be Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Clerk of the Closet.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 15th November 2023 His Majesty the King approved the following people members of His Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Steve Baker MP
Mr Craig Williams MP
Sir Graham Brady MP

New Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire

Lady Redmond MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the Cheshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire.

Sir Robin Godfrey Spencer

New Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire

Sir John Peace, Lord-Lieutenant of the Nottinghamshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire.

Mrs Valerie Mattinson

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfries

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

Mrs Elizabeth Ann Jack

His Majesty The King appoints to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed or promoted the following within the Royal Victorian Order for their part in the King and Queen's State Visit to France in September 2023.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Dame Menna Frances Rawlings DCMG

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
Mr Alexander Theophilus Rycroft CMG

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
Ms Emily Casey
Ms Emily Holdup
Ms Dominique Olley
Mr Benjamin Edward Newick MBE RVM
Ms Emily Partington

New Deputy Lieutenants of Dorset

Angus Campbell, Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Dorset.

The Rt Hon. The Baroness Rock
Mr Dougie Scarfe OBE

His Majesty The King appoints to the Royal Victorian Order

His Majesty has appointed the following within the Royal Victorian Order for their part in the King and Queen's State Visit to Germany in March 2023.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Ms Jill Gallard CMG


Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Ms Ciara Courtney

Ms Harriet Kyle

Ms Gillian Marks

Mr Nicholas Teller

Mr Nicholas Wareham