High Sheriff for 2021/22 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
2021/2022: Mr David Mark Thomas

New Year’s Honours 2021

The New Year’s honours list 2021 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 David Alan Chipperfield CBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Professor Simon Baron-Cohen
The Right Honourable Charles Geoffrey Cox QC MP
Mr Roger Deakins
Mr Lewis Hamilton MBE

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

Ms Angela Eagle MP
Ms Sheila Cameron Hancock CBE
Ms Irene Hays CBE

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

Mr Bob Champion MBE
Ms Lesley Ann Manville OBE

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

Mr Toby Jones
Mr Jed Mercurio
Ms Nina Wadia

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

Ms Anne Keothavong Bretherton
Ms Gillian Coultard
Mr Craig David
Ms Sally Dynevor
Mr Jimmy Greaves

New Deputy Lieutenant of East Lothian

Major Michael Williams MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of East Lothian has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of East Lothian.

Sir Hew Richard Dalrymple Bt

New Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire

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

Professor Elizabeth Barnes CBE
Mr Ashley Brough
Mr Miles Brough
Mr John Leavesley
Mr Jeremy Lefroy
Mrs Jane Sawyers QPM

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire

James Puxley, Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire.

Mr Graham Barker DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of East Sussex

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

Mr Simon Peter Corello JP DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of Western Isles

Donald Martin, Lord-Lieutenant of Western Isles has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Western Isles.

Mr Kenneth John Maclennan, MBE

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.

Colonel Christopher Alastair Campbell DL

Archduchess marries Belgian Racing Driver

On the 20th July 2020, Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Eleonore of Austria, daughter of Karl von Habsburg, Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine married Mr Jérôme d'Ambrosio in a small civil ceremony in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Archduchess Eleonore is a model and Jewellery designer and Jérôme a Formula E racing driver, currently driving for Mahindra Racing.

The couple plan to marry in a religious ceremony once Covid-19 restrictions have been lifted. Congratulations to them both, I wish them a long and happy life together.

New Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute

Mrs Jane Margaret MacLeod has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute succeeding Mr Patrick Stewart CVO MBE who will retire on 25th July 2020.

Twins for the House of Hanover

On the 7th July 2020 HRH Princess Christian (Alessandra) of Hanover, wife of HRH Prince Christian of Hanover gave birth to twins in Madrid, Spain. HRH Prince Christian of Hanover is second son of Prince Ernst August of Hanover, Head of the House of Hanover. The couple have named their children Nicolás and Sofía. Congratulations to them both.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the City of Bristol

Peaches Golding OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the City of Bristol has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of the City of Bristol.

Ms Alexandra Olivia Raikes MBE
Mrs Anne Marie Nisbet
Mr Christopher John Curling
Mr Dominic Paul Wood
Mr Lee John Williams

New Deputy Lieutenants of Sutherland

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

Mr Graeme Smart
Ms Christine MacKay
Ms Catriona Whitfield

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian

Richard Callander LVO OBE TD, Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian.

Mrs Sarah Barron

New Deputy Lieutenants of Wiltshire

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

Mr Piers Farquhar Dibben
Mrs Linda Clare Terry Gibson
Lieutenant General Sir Andrew Richard Gregory KBE CB

HRH Princess Beatrice of York Marries in Secret

Today the 17th July 2020 Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice Elizabeth Mary of York married Mr Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi at All Saints Chapel in Windsor Great Park. Their wedding had been due to take place in May, but was postponed due to COVID-19. Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh attended the ceremony.

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Fermanagh

The Viscount Brookeborough KG, Lord-Lieutenant of County Fermanagh has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of County Fermanagh.

Mr Jisbinder Singh Sembhi
Mrs Jenifer Alison Johnston
Mrs Jennifer Hannah Irvine
Mrs Catherine Mary Maguire

New Deputy Lieutenants of Nottinghamshire

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

Ms Juliette Abrams
Mr Edward Attenborough
Mr Peter Emerson
Professor Dean Fathers
Colonel (Retired) Nicholas Hile
Mr Nadeem Raza
Professor Edward Peck

New Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk

The Lady Dannatt MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Norfolk.

The Lady Agnew of Oulton
Mr James Bagge

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire

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

Mr Benjamyn Hartley Damazer JP DL