New Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Durham

Sir Paul Douglas Nicholson KCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Durham commissioned the following to become a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Durham.
Mr Jonathan Ruffer

New Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Hampshire

Dame Mary Fagan DCVO JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire commissioned the following to become a Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Hampshire.
Lieutenant General Sir Mark Mans KCB CBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of the City of Dundee

Bob Duncan, Lord-Lieutenant of Dundee commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the City of Dundee.
Mr Andrew Dawson
Mr Jim Barrie
Ms Elizabeth Fordyce

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Warwickshire

Mr Martin Dunne, Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Warwickshire.
Mr Andrew John Arkwright
Mr William Matthew Stratford Dugdale
The Most Honourable Henry Jocelyn Seymour The Marquess of Hertford
The Rt. Hon. The Lady Kilmaine
Mr David Stuart Degge Lodder

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

On the 1st of October 2012, Her Majesty the Queen approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.
Tricia Marwick MSP

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of West Yorkshire

Dr Ingrid M Roscoe BA PhD FSA, Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of West Yorkshire.
Peter Ackroyd Esq MBE
Dr G K Akbar MD
Professor R A Cryan
Neil Davidson Esq
Sir John Harman Hon FICE FIEWEM FIWN FSE DCL
Mrs Julia R Lister LLB
Dr Richard Mantle
Mark Ridgway Esq OBE BSc (Hons) MSc Hon.DUniv
James Selka Esq BSc (Hons)
Mrs H Thomson BA (Hons) RGN RM ADM MTD MA
Jonathan Turner Esq

New Companion of Honour

On the 20th of September 2012, The Honourable Sir George Samuel Knatchbull Young Bt MP was appointed a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) for his service as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Essex

On the 14th of September 2012, Lord Petre, Lord-Lieutenant of Essex commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Essex.
Mr Simon Robert Brice
Mr Christopher Patrick Butler
Mr Daniel Worrin Squier
Mr Ian Robert Twinley

LVO for Queen’s Page

On the 13th of September 2012, Mr Paul Kevin Whybrew MVO RVM was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Her Majesty’s Page.

LVO for Queen’s Press Secretary

On the 13th of September 2012, Mrs Colette Benedicta Geraldine Saunders was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Assistant Press Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen.

LVO for Queen’s Secretary

On the 13th of September 2012, Mr Douglas Robert King was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Assistant Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen.

LVO for Queen’s Personal Assistant

On the 13th of September 2012, Miss Mary Angela Kelly MVO was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Her Majesty’s Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser.

CVO for Queen’s Equerry

On the 13th of September 2012, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Charles Richards LVO was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Deputy Master of the Household and Equerry to Her Majesty the Queen.

KCVO for Lord Salisbury

On the 13th of September 2012, The Rt. Hon. Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil Marquess of Salisbury DL was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as chairman of the Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation.

GCVO for Queen’s Treasurer

On the 13th of September 2012, Sir Philip Alan Reid KCVO was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to Her Majesty the Queen.

Royal Tour of Asia and Oceania

On the 11th of September 2012, The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge start their tour to Singapore, Malaysia, Solomon Islands and Tuvalu representing The Queen as part of her Diamond jubilee celebrations
Tour Itinerary
Singapore 11th-13th of September
Malaysia 13th-15th of September
Solomon Islands 16th-18th of September
Tuvalu 18th-19th of September

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 10th of September 2012, Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.
Mr David Jones MP
Mrs Maria Miller MP

Prince Harry in Afghanistan

On the 7th of September 2012, Prince Harry known as Captain Wales in the military was deployed to Afghanistan to start a four month tour of duty with 622 Squadron 3 Regiment Army Air Corps as a co-pilot and gunner for Apache helicopters. I wish him and our troops the best of luck and to come home safe.

New Aide de Camp’s to The Queen

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Colonel C.B. Bird and Colonel S.H. Cowen to be her Aide de Camp’s.

New Secretary for the Duke of York

On the 3rd of September 2012, Prince Andrew, Duke of York appointed Mr James Upsher as his Assistant Private Secretary.