New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 15th November 2023 His Majesty the King approved the following people members of His Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Steve Baker MP
Mr Craig Williams MP
Sir Graham Brady MP

Prince Edward made Duke of Edinburgh on his Birthday

On the 10th March 2023, His Majesty The King granted the title, style and dignity of Duke of Edinburgh to His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar KG GCVO to be held for life only. The 10th March 2023 also marked His Royal Highness's 59th birthday.

His Royal Highness's new title will not pass to his son James. Who will now be styled Earl of Wessex and use it as a courtesy title. James will inherit the Duke's other titles of Earl of Wessex, Earl of Forfar and Viscount Severn after the Duke passes away. The Duke's daughter Lady Louise's style will not change, she is also not in line to the Duke's other title's because only legitimate male-line descendants can inherit them. The Duke's wife will now be styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh GCVO GCStJ.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 22nd February 2023 His Majesty the King approved the following people members of His Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Craig Whittaker MP
Mr Marcus Jones MP
Ms Kelly Tolhurst MP
Ms Maria Eagle MP

New Year’s Honours 2023

The New Year’s honours list 2023 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)
Professor Sir Michael Marmot
Dame Mary Quant DBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)
Mr Christopher Bryant MP
The Rt Hon. Dr Julian Lewis MP
Dr Brian May CBE
Mr Grayson Perry CBE

Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE)

Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Ms Denise Lewis OBE

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Mr Pat Jennings

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Ms Anne Diamond
Mr Stephen Graham
Mr David Harewood
Ms YolanDa Brown
Mr David Sutherland
Ms Leah Williamson

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Ms Kim Little
Mr Frank Skinner
Ms Rachel Riley
Ms Janet Kay
Ms Beth Mead
Ms Lucy Bronze
Ms Ellen White
Ms Lizzie Deignan
Ms Gail Redmond
Mr Chris Kamara

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Ms Lucy Frazer QC MP 

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Stuart Andrew MP
Mr Nigel Evans MP
Mr Mark Pritchard MP
Col Robert Stewart DSO MP
Mr Stewart Hosie MP
Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP
Ms Angela Rayner MP
Mr Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds MP
Mr Jonathan Ashworth MP
The Rt Hon. The Lord Udny-Lister

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

The Honourable Lord Woolman
The Honourable Lord Pentland

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Alec Shelbrooke MP
Mr Chris Skidmore MP
Mr Conor Burns MP
Mr Michael Ellis QC MP
Ms Valerie Vaz MP

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

The Rt Hon. The Lord Ashton of Hyde
Mr James Cleverly TD MP

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Robert Buckland QC MP
Mr Alister Jack MP
Mr Robert Jenrick MP
The Honourable Jacob Rees-Mogg MP
Mr Alok Sharma MP
Mr Jake Berry MP
Mr Oliver Dowden CBE MP
Mr Joseph Johnson MP
Mr Kwasi Kwarteng MP
Mr Mark Spencer MP
Mr Rishi Sunak MP

Former Master of The Horse made a Permanent Lord in Waiting

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Rt Hon. The Lord Vestey GCVO GCStJ to the position of Permanent Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty the Queen.

A Lord in Waiting is someone who helps the Sovereign with various duties a notably one being meeting visiting foreign heads of state as they arrived into the UK.

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Ms Elizabeth Saville Roberts MP

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Sir Edward Leigh MP
Mr Philip Dunne MP
Sir Roger Gale MP

UK State Visit for The King and Queen of the Netherlands

Her Majesty the Queen will host a state visit for Their Majesties The King and Queen of the Netherlands from 23rd to 24th October 2018. The King and Queen of the Netherlands will stay at Buckingham Palace. The visits itinerary is expected at a future date.

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

The Rt Hon. Baroness Chakrabarti CBE

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Sir Peter Coulson
Mr Robert Goodwill MP
Sir George Andrew Midsomer Leggatt
Mr Kevan Jones MP

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

The Right Reverend Dame Sarah Mullally DBE

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Damian Hinds MP
Sir Seamus Treacy

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Ms Claire Perry MP
Ms Caroline Nokes MP

High Sheriffs of Northern Ireland for 2018/2019

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of Northern Ireland for 2018/2019.

Northern Ireland

For County Antrim

2018/2019: Miss Gillian May Bingham

For County Armagh

2018/2019: Mrs Catherine Mary Adams

For County Down

2018/2019: Mrs Susan Cunningham

For County Fermanagh

2018/2019: Mr John Patrick Maguire

For County Londonderry

2018/2019: Miss Anna Mary Clyde MBE

For County Tyrone

2018/2019: Mr Barry McGonigle

For County Borough of Belfast

2018/2019: Councillor Carole Beverley Howard

For County Borough of Londonderry

2018/2019: Miss Agnes Geraldine Gavin