New Deputy Lieutenants of Gwent

Simon Boyle, Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Gwent.

Mrs Elizabeth Broome
Mr Richard David Sandy Blair CBE
Miss Susan Vida Kent MBE SRN RSCN
The Right Revd. Dominic Walker OGS
Mr Christopher John Freegard OBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Londonderry

Denis Desmond CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Londonderry has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Londonderry.

The Reverend Canon Samuel McVeigh MBE TD

Two New Members of the Order of the Garter

Two new members of the The Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG) have been announced today they are as follows:

The Rt Hon The Baroness Manningham-Buller DCB
The Rt Hon The Lord King of Lothbury GBE

Royal Visit to France 2014

Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh have been invited by President Hollande of France to visit France from the 5th of June to the 7th of June 2014.

Tour Itinerary

On 6th June The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will attend events in Normandy to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.

From the 6th and 7th June Her Majesty The Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh will attend events in Paris and will stay at the Elysee Palace.

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 Sajid Javid MP
Ms Nicky Morgan MP

CVO for Future Head of the New Zealand Secret Service

Ms Rebecca Kitteridge has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council of New Zealand.

Ms Kitteridge has been appointed to succeed Warren Tucker as Director of the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service at the end of April.

Royal Visit to Italy and the Vatican City

Her Majesty the Queen and His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh have been invited by President Napolitano of Italy to visit Rome on the 3rd April 2014.

Tour Itinerary

The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh will visit the Presidential Palace where they will attend a private lunch hosted by President Napolitano.

The Royal couple will also have an audience with His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican.

Knighthood for the New Governor-General of Australia

General Peter Cosgrove AC MC has been appointed Knight of the Order of Australia (AK) following his taking office as the 26th Governor-General of Australia.

Damehood for the Former Governor-General of Australia

The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AC CVO has been appointed Dame of the Order of Australia (AD) for her service as the 25th Governor-General of Australia.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian

Sir Robert Maxwell Clerk Bt OBE, Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian.

Lt Col Richard Callander OBE TD DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtown

Marion Teresa Brewis, Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtown has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtown.

Major (Retd) Angus David Torben Carrick-Buchanan TD

New Lord Lyon King of Arms Appointed

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Dr Joseph Morrow DL to become Lord Lyon King of Arms succeeding Mr William David Hamilton Sellar MVO FSAScot FRHistS who retired in December 2013.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester

Warren J Smith JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester.

Mr Martin Ainscough
Mr Eamonn O’Neal
Mr Allen Leitch Whittaker

High Sheriff for 2014/15 in the Duchy of Cornwall

The Prince of Wales in his position as Duke of Cornwall has appointed the following High Sheriff within the Duchy of Cornwall. 

Duchy of Cornwall

For the County of Cornwall

2014/2015: Mr Charles Henry Williams

New Lord Lieutenant for Gwynedd

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Mr Edmund Seymour Bailey DL to become Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd when His Honour Huw Morgan Daniel CVO retires on the 16th April 2014.

CVO for Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex

Brigadier John Smedley LVO has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex.

State Opening of Parliament 2014

The State Opening of Parliament for the 2014/15 session Parliament will take place on 3rd June 2014.

New British Ambassador to South Korea

Mr Charles John Hay MVO has been appointed to be the next British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea succeeding Mr Scott Wightman CMG who is stepping down in 2015.

New Honorary Physician to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Colonel D. A. F. H. Parkhouse to be an Honorary Physician to her Royal Household in succession to Brigadier P. J. Fabricius.

New British Ambassador to Algeria

Mr Andrew James Noble LVO has been appointed to be the next British Ambassador to the Republic of Algeria succeeding Mr Martyn Roper who is stepping down in June 2014.