KCVO for Lord Lieutenant of Devon

Mr Eric Dancer CBE has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord Lieutenant of Devon.

GCVO for Lady in Waiting to the Queen

The Hon. Dame Mary Anne Morrison DCVO has been appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to Her Majesty the Queen.

GCVO for Lady in Waiting to the Queen

The Lady Susan Katharine Hussey DCVO has been appointed Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for her service as Lady in Waiting to Her Majesty the Queen.

Two New Companions of Honour

Two new members of the Order of Companions of Honour (CH) have been announced in the Queen’s Birthday Honours and are as follows:

The Rt Hon. Sir Walter Menzies Campbell CBE QC MP for services to Public and Political Service

Sir Nicholas Serota for services to Art

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2013

The Queen’s Birthday honours list has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Sir Menzies Campbell - CH
Brendan Barber - Knighthood
Anish Kapoor - Knighthood

Tony Robinson - Knighthood

Rowan Atkinson - CBE

Claire Bloom - CBE
Roger Deakins - CBE

Hilary Devey - CBE
Julian Glover - CBE

Grayson Perry - CBE

Clare Balding - OBE

Jackie Collins - OBE

Dylan Jones - OBE

Paul Lawrie - OBE

Kate Mosse - OBE

Adele - MBE

Rob Brydon - MBE

PJ Harvey - MBE

Aled Jones - MBE

Queen Revokes Bankers Knighthood

Her Majesty the Queen has issued Letters Patent annulling the honour of Knight Bachelor awarded on 6th December 2006 to Mr James Robert Crosby former chief executive of HBOS. Mr Crosby offed to renounce his knighthood following a damming report into the collapse HBOS and his role as chief executive.

Royal Chancellor for Aberdeen University

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Rothesay has become the first female chancellor of Aberdeen University and the first member of the Royal family to hold the post. The Duchess said she felt honoured to be made a chancellor of a university since she left school at sixteen. The Duchess has succeeded Lord Wilson of Tillyorn KT GCMG PRSE who retired after serving as chancellor for fifteen years.  

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Glamorgan

D Byron Lewis CStJ FCA, Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Glamorgan.

Mrs Jane E Clayton
Dr R Bryn John
Mr Mark Linsey Mathias
Mrs Carolyn Wheeler

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Lincolnshire

Mr Tony Worth, Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Lincolnshire.

Mr David Christopher Chambers
Mr Andrew Simon Clark
Mr Charles Alexander Pinchbeck
Professor Muriel Anita Robinson OBE

GCMG for Governor-General of Saint Christopher and Nevis

The Queen has appointed His Excellency Sir Edmund Wickham Lawrence KCMG OBE Governor-General of Saint Christopher and Nevis Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG).

New Deputy Lieutenants of South Glamorgan

Dr Peter Beck FRCP, Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of South Glamorgan.

Mr Alun James Davies
Mr Roger Geraint Thomas OBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Herefordshire

The Countess of Darnley JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Herefordshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Herefordshire.

Reverend Prebendary Kathleen Beatrice Garlick
James Nicholas Esq
Rear Admiral Philip Lawrence Wilcocks CB DSC

RVM for Queen’s Porter

Patrick Joseph Carroll RVM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Gold for his service as a State Porter within the Royal Household.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the Royal County of Berkshire

The Hon. Mary Bayliss JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the Royal County of Berkshire.

Mr Charles David Brims
Mr Christopher Edward Dodson OBE
Mr Khan Mohammad Juna
Brigadier Stephen Charles Matthews FRSA

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Cdre Andrew C Jameson Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Cdre W J Keegan ADC.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Bedfordshire

Helen Nellis, Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Bedfordshire.

Mr Nicholas Hector Kier
Dr Robert Harvey Oakley OBE
Mr Jack Sapsworth MBE

Queen Revokes Honours

The Queen has accepted the Honours Forfeiture Committee’s advice regarding the cancellation and annulment of honours awarded to the Following.

David John Bradley to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 29th December 2007 after being found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.

Michael Curtis Brewer to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 1994 after being convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault.

Francis John Sheehan to be stripped of a CBE awarded on 14th June 2008 and a QFSM awarded on 14th June 2003 after a formal caution for producing indecent images of children.

Sir William Garth Morrison KT CBE (1943-2013)

It is with great regret I announce the death of Sir William Garth Morrison KT CBE. Born on the 8th April 1943 and studied at Pangbourne College, Cambridge then went to Britannia Royal Naval College. He served in the Royal Navy from 1961 to 1973. He was Chief Scout of the UK from 1988-1996.

In 1994 he was awarded the Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE). In 2001 he was appointed Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian and held the office till his death. In 2007 he was made Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT). On the 24th May 2013 he passed away after a brief illness. He was survived by his wife Lady Gill Morrison ad his three children.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Merseyside

Dame Lorna E F Muirhead, Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Merseyside.

Sir Michael Bibby Bt
Mr Robert Tudor Hooson Owen
Mr Allan Dyment Williams MVO

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. Lord Justice Floyd (Sir Christopher David Floyd)
The Rt Hon. Mr Justice Underhill (Sir Nicholas Edward Underhill)
The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Ryder (Sir Ernest Nigel Ryder TD DL)
The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Briggs (Sir Michael Townley Featherstone Briggs)
The Rt Hon. Lady Justice Gloster (Dame Elizabeth Gloster DBE)