RVM (Silver) for Gentleman of the Chapel Royal Choir

Mr Ferris Ash has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Silver (RVM) for his service as Gentleman of the Chapel Royal Choir.

GCVO for Former Dean of the Chapels Royal

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Baron Chartres KCVO has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Dean of the Chapels Royal.

LVO for Queen’s Vicar

The Reverend Canon Denis Ratliffe Mullin was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as a Chaplain at the Chapel Royal within Hampton Court Palace.

Miss Maud Windsor’s Christening

On the 16th of December Miss Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor daughter Lord & Lady Frederick Windsor was christened at Chapel Royal within St James palace.

Maud wore the same christening gown as Prince George of Cambridge which is a replica of the one commission by Queen Victoria in 1841.

Prince & Princess Michael of Kent attended along with their daughter Lady Gabriella Windsor.

Prince George of Cambridge’s Christening

Prince George of Cambridge’s christening will be held today at Chapel Royal within St James’s Palace. The service will take place at 15:00 BST and last about 45 minutes.

The service will be officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury The Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby. The Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, The Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Harry will be attending the service. Clarence House has announced the photographer’s name as Jason Bell Esq.

Prince George will be wearing a replica of a christening gown commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1841 for her daughter Victoria.

Clarence House has announced a total of seven Godparents which are listed below:

Zara Tindall MBE
Emilia d’Erlanger
Hugh van Cutsem
Jamie Lowther Pinkerton LVO MBE
Oliver Baker
Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor
Julia Samuel

New Dean for the Queen’s Chapel in Scotland

The Very Reverend Professor Iain Torrance has been appointed the new Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland. In succession to The Very Reverend John Cairns KCVO who has retired.

KCVO for the Queen’s Chaplain

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Very Reverend John Cairns Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland.