Life Peerage for Chief Executive of TalkTalk

The Hon. Diana Mary Harding has been granted the title of Baroness Harding of Winscombe, of Nether Compton in the County of Dorset. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords as a Conservative.

Queen Revokes Headmaster’s Knighthood

The Queen has accepted the Honours Forfeiture Committee’s advice regarding the cancellation and annulment of the honour awarded to the following person.

Alan Seymour Davies is to be stripped of his Knighthood awarded on the 22nd February 2000 after being convicted of multiply counts of false accounting. He was given a 12-month sentence which has been suspended for two years.

Baby girl for Princess Madeleine of Sweden

Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland gave birth to a baby girl on the 20th February 2014 at 10:41pm (EST) in New York, USA. Her husband Christopher O’Neill was at the birth.

The baby‘s name and Title is to be announced by her grandfather King Carl XVI Gustaf

Princess Madeleine and Christopher O’Neill KNO were married in Stockholm on the 8th June 2013.

New Constable of Lancaster Castle

Her Majesty the Queen, acting in her position as Duke of Lancaster has appointed Mrs Pam Barker DL to the position of Constable of Lancaster Castle following the retirement of Mr Gordon Arthur Johnson.

Queen’s Medal for Music 2013

Her Majesty the Queen has awarded The Queen’s Medal for Music to the opera singer and Director Sir Thomas Allen CBE.

The Award was established in 2005 and is given to groups or individuals for outstanding contribution to music.

Sir Thomas Allen will be presented with his award by The Queen later this year.

RVM for Duke of Kent’s Chauffeur

Stephen Joseph Towers has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal for his service as chauffeur within the Duke of Kent’s Household.

RVM for Assistant Dresser to The Duchess of Cornwall

Miss Shona Kay Williams has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal for her service as Assistant Dresser to The Duchess of Cornwall.

RVM for Yeoman of the Royal Cellars

Robert Large has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal for his service as Yeoman of the Royal Cellars within the Royal Household.

RVM for Queen’s Yeomen

Div Sgt Maj Graham James Dear MBE has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal for his service in the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

MVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Andrew Neil Stapleton was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Lord Lyon King of Arms

William David Hamilton Sellar was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as the Lord Lyon King of Arms and Secretary of the Order of the Thistle.

MVO for The Queen's Swan Marker

David Barber was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as the Queen's Swan Marker.

LVO for Assistant Keeper of the Royal Archives

David James Ryan was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Director of Records and Assistant Keeper of the Royal Archives.

LVO for Private Secretary to Princess Alexandra The Honourable Lady Ogilvy

Mrs Diane Angela Duke DL was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Private Secretary and Comptroller to Princess Alexandra The Honourable Lady Ogilvy.

LVO for Assistant Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex

Mrs Annabelle Mary Galletley MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Assistant Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex and Lady in Waiting to The Countess of Wessex.

LVO for Royal Protector

Inspector Iain MacRae MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

LVO for Matron at King Edward VII’s Hospital

Miss Caroline Ann Cassels MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Matron at King Edward VII’s Hospital, London.

LVO for Royal Protector

Chief Inspector John Derek Askew MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

CVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset

Mrs Valerie Lane-Fox Pitt-Rivers was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset.

CVO for New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary

Mr Phillippe Patrick O'Shea CNZM LVO was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as New Zealand Herald of Arms Extraordinary.