New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Cumbria

Mrs Claire Theresa Hensman, Lord-Lieutenant of Cumbria commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Cumbria.

James William Scobie Newcome Esq
Thomas Michael McMullen MBE
Mrs Jane Hasell-McCosh

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester

Warren James Smith KStJ JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester.

Dr Syed Nayyer Abbas Abidi MBE
Mrs Susan S Allison
Ms Melanie Bryan OBE
Mrs Anna Reeves

New Deputy Lieutenant for Roxburgh, Ettrick & Lauderdale

The Hon. Gerald Maitland-Carew, Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick & Lauderdale has commissioned the following to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick & Lauderdale.

Mr John Philip Scott FCII FCSI

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel M. C. Whiteside OBE Aide-de-Camp to her household.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel D. G. Scott Aide-de-Camp to her household.

It’s a girl for Lord Frederick Windsor and Lady Frederick Windsor

On the 15th of August 2013 Lady Windsor gave birth to a baby Girl weighing 7lb at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Centre in Los Angeles, USA. Lord Frederick Windsor was at the birth.

The baby’s name is Maud Elizabeth Daphne Marina Windsor she is currently 42nd in line to the throne of Britain and the Commonwealth realms.

Prince and Princess Michael of Kent are said to be delighted with the news of their first grandchild.

HRH Prince Johan Friso of Orange-Nassau (1968-2013)

Today HRH Prince Johan Friso Bernhard Christiaan David Prince of Orange-Nassau brother to King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands sadly passed away.

The Prince had been in a coma since 17th February 2012 when he was in an avalanche that had buried him causing significant brain damage due to lack of oxygen.

After initial treatment in Austria he was sent to Wellington Hospital in London and on the 9th July 2013 he was moved to Huis ten Bosch Palace in the Netherlands were passed away following compactions.

My thoughts are with his family at this sad time.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Devon

Sir Eric Dancer KCVO CBE JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Devon commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Devon.

Mr Philip Bostock
Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope GCB OBE

Working Peer List 2013

Her majesty the Queen has announced her intention to bestow Life Peerages on following people who will be working peers within the House of Lords for their respected party’s.

Conservative Party

Mr Richard Balfe
Sir Anthony Paul Bamford DL
Mr Nicholas Bourne
Mr Matthew Carrington
Mr Daniel Finkelstein OBE
Miss Annabel Goldie DL MSP
Lady Fiona Hodgson CBE
Mr Christopher Holmes MBE
Mr John R Horam
Mr Howard Leigh
Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG
Sir Stephen Sherbourne
Mr Michael Whitby
Ms Susan Williams

Green Party

Ms Jenny Jones AM

Labour Party

Sir Charles Allen CBE
Sir William Haughey OBE
Lady Alicia Kennedy
Ms Doreen Lawrence OBE
Mr Jonathan Mendelsohn

Liberal Democrat Party

Ms Catherine Mary Bakewell MBE
Ms Rosalind Grender MBE
Ms Christine Mary Humphreys
Ms Zahida Manzoor CBE
Mr Brian Paddick
The Hon. James Palumbo
Mr Jeremy Purvis
Ms Alison Suttie
Mr Rumi Verjee CBE
Sir Ian Wrigglesworth

Disgraced Former minister Chris Huhne’s ex-wife stripped of CB

The Queen has accepted the Honours Forfeiture Committee’s advice and decreed that Mrs Vicky Pryce is to be stripped of the Companion of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB) awarded to her on the 13 June 2009 following her conviction for perverting the course of justice. Her honour has been cancelled and annulled and her name shall cease to be on the register of The Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

RVM (Gold) for Mr John Kerr

Mr John Trodden Kerr RVM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Gold (RVM) for his service as Leading Palace Attendant at Windsor Castle.

MVO for Royal Chauffeur

Mr Daniel Martell RVM BEM has been appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Deputy Head Chauffeur to the Royal Household.

LVO for Mr Alan Ryan

Mr Alan Peter Ryan MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Assistant Property Manager at Buckingham Palace.

KCVO for Clerk of the Duchy of Lancaster

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Mr Paul Robert Virgo Clarke CVO Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Clerk of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster.

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

Captain (QGO) Trilochan Gurung of The Royal Gurkha Rifles has been appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Queen’s Gurkha Officer.

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

Captain (QGO) Devendra Ale of The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment has been appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Queen’s Gurkha Officer.

DCVO for Queen’s Librarian

The Hon. Lady Roberts CVO has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Librarian and Curator of the Print Room to the Royal Household.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Buckinghamshire

Sir Henry Aubrey-Fletcher Bt JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Buckinghamshire.

Mrs Caroline Bridget Abel Smith OBE
Mrs Alison Carolyn Cumming
Mr John Evan Moffoot MBE
Brigadier William Joseph O’Leary TD ADC
Mrs Alison Jane Phillips OBE

The Prince of Cambridge’s name announced

Kensington Palace has announced the name of the Royal baby as His Royal Highness Prince George Alexander Louis of Cambridge.

New Usher of the Purple Rod

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Dame Amelia Chilcott Fawcett DBE Lady Usher of the Purple Rod of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in succession to Sir Alexander Michael Graham GBE who has retired.