New Deputy Lieutenants of Cheshire

On the 5th of April 2024, Lady Redmond MBE Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Cheshire.

Mr Alan Davies JP

Professor Eunice Angela Simmons

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.