New Deputy Lieutenant of Wigtown

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

Mrs Rosalind Ann Evans

KCVO for Former Head of the Medical Household to the Queen

Professor John Cunningham CVO has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Head of the Medical Household and Physician to The Queen.

New Lord Lieutenant for Belfast

Mrs Fionnuala Jay-O’Bolyle CBE DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for the County Borough of Belfast succeeding Dame Mary Peters DBE.

CVO for Queen’s Vet

Mr Euan Curnow LVO has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as veterinary surgeon to The Royal Studs.

LVO for Queen’s Accountant

Mr Michael Ebbage MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as an Accountant at the Sandringham Estate.

KCVO for Dean of the Order of the Thistle

The Very Reverend Gilleasbuig Macmillan CVO FRSE has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Dean of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

New appointments to the Queen’s Medical Household

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the following people to positions within the Medical office of the Royal Household.

Professor Huw Thomas MA PhD FRCP to be Head of the Medical Household and Physician to The Queen
Mr Alan Farthing MD FRCOG to be Surgeon Gynaecologist
Mr Guy Thorpe-Beeston MA MD FRCOG to be Surgeon Gynaecologist to the Household
Professor William Drake DM FRCP to be Physician to the Household

New Lord Lieutenant for Tweeddale

Professor Sir Hew Francis Anthony Strachan DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale succeeding Sir John David Bingham Younger KCVO.

The Queen’s Birthday 2015

Buckingham Palace has announced The Queen’s Official Birthday in 2015 will be on Saturday the 13th of June 2015.

New Member of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel Richard Charrington to be a member of Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms in succession to Major Jeremy Warren LVO who has retired.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon Martin Poll to be a Domestic Chaplain to Her Majesty within the royal chapel at Windsor Great Park.

CVO for the Deputy Ambassador to France

Ms Kara Justine Owen has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for her service as Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy in Paris.

GCVO for Queen’s Ambassador to France

On the 27th June 2014, Sir Peter Forbes Ricketts GCMG was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Ambassador to France.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire

Mr Mushtaq Ahmad OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire.

Mr Fazal Ilahi Buksh
Mrs Marie Clare Gallagher
Mrs Neena Mahal
Mr Alexander Wilkie

New Marshal of the Royal Air Force

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Lord Stirrup KG GCB AFC to the honorary rank of Marshal of the Royal Air Force.

New Admiral of the Fleet

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Lord Boyce KG GCB OBE DL to the honorary rank of Admiral of the Fleet.

New Field Marshal

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Lord Walker of Aldringham GCB CMG CBE DL to the honorary rank of Field Marshal.

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh

The Rt Hon. The Earl of Caledon, Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Armagh.

Colonel Hubert McAllister OBE TD

LVO for Samuel Fitzsimons

Mr Samuel Fitzsimons MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service within the Northern Ireland Office.

KCVO for Director General of the Northern Ireland Office

Mr Julian King CMG CVO has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Director General of the Northern Ireland Office.