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.

The Queen appointed to the Order of the Thistle

On the 16th of June 2023, Her Majesty The Queen was appointed an Extra Lady of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (LT).

CVO for the Medical Officer to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Abroad, and Tour Doctor to His Majesty The King

On the 30th May 2023 His Majesty the King appointed Surgeon Captain David Anthony Hett RN Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Medical Officer to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Abroad, and Tour Doctor to His Majesty The King.

MVO for Equerry to Her Late Majesty The Queen

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Garry White has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Equerry to Her Late Majesty The Queen.

LVO for The Queen’s Communications Secretary

Mr Donal Valentine McCABE has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) by Her late Majesty The Queen for his service as The Queen’s Communications Secretary.

Her Majesty The Queen (1926-2022)

On the 8th of September 2022, Her Majesty The Queen passed away peacefully in the afternoon at Balmoral Castle, aged ninety six.

His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort were at Balmoral Castle with Her Majesty The Queen when she passed away. The announcement was made public at 6.30pm BST. 

In his Statement following Her Majesty The Queen's passing His Majesty The King said

'The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. 

We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother.  I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.  

During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.' 

Following the announcement to the public, Clarence House announced that His Majesty The King intends to take the regnal name of Charles and will be His Majesty King Charles the Third. 

Accession Council will take place on 10th September 2022 at St James's Palace when His Majesty The King will formally be proclaimed.

An online book of condolence has been opened on the royal family website https://www.royal.uk/

I was heartbroken to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. My thoughts are with Her Majesty's family at this terrible time. We have lost a truly remarkable monarch who dedicated her whole life to her people. 

God Save The King

New Lord Lieutenant of Somerset

Mr Mohammed Saddiq DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Somerset succeeding Mrs Annie Maw CVO who retires on the 29th October 2022.

KCVO for the Former Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle

On the 19th July 2022, Admiral Sir James Francis Perowne KBE was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Constable and Governor of Windsor Castle.

New Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland

Major General Patrick Marriott CB CBE has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland succeeding Dr Monica Main CVO who retired in August 2022.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Essex

On the 8th July 2022, Jennifer Tolhurst, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Essex.

Rear Admiral (Ret’d) Roy Alexander George Clare CBE DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

On the 11th July 2022, Helen Nellis CVO CStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Bedfordshire.

Professor Dame Helen Atkinson DBE FREng

CVO for the Domestic Chaplain at Sandringham

On the 5th July 2022 Her Majesty the Queen appointed The Reverend Canon Jonathan Byam Valentine Riviere LVO Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Domestic Chaplain at Sandringham.

CVO for the Secretary to the Lord Chamberlain’s Office

On the 22nd June 2022, Her Majesty the Queen appointed Ms Melissa Sarah Morris LVO Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Secretary in the Lord Chamberlain’s Office.

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

On the 10th of June 2022, Her Majesty the Queen appointed the following people to the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT/LT).

The Right Honourable Dame Elish Angiolini DBE

The Right Honourable Sir George Reid

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Lieutenant Colonel (Acting Colonel) R. C. Harmer Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel S. J. Shepherd MBE.

New Aide-de-Camp General to Her Majesty the Queen

On the 23 May 2022, Her Majesty the Queen has appointed General Sir James Hockenhull KBE, Aide-de-Camp General to her household. Following his appointment as Commander of the United Kingdom Strategic Command.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Derbyshire

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

Mrs Jacqueline Wendy Bird MBE
The Earl of Burlington
Mr Scott Knowles

New Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Very Reverend Dr John Chalmers be an Extra Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in Scotland.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen in Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Moira McDonald to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in Scotland, in succession to the Very Reverend Dr John Chalmers.

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend (Group Captain) R. V. Hake MBE , Honorary Chaplain to her household.