CVO for Clerk of the Royal Cellars

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Simon George Francis Graham Berry, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Clerk of the Royal Cellars.

KCVO for Lord Lieutenant of Rutland

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Dr Laurence Howard OBE JP has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Lord Lieutenant of Rutland.

DCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Dr Ingrid Mary Roscoe, has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire.

DCVO for Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Jennifer Ann, Lady Gretton, has been appointed Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) for her service as Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire.

Nine New Companions of Honour

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

Sir Terence Orby Conran for services to Design

Sir Mark Philip Elder CBE for services to Music

Dame Beryl Elizabeth Grey DBE for services to Dance

Sir James Paul McCartney MBE for services to Music

The Rt Hon. The Baron Stern of Brentford FRS FBA for services to Economics, International Relations and Tackling Climate Change

Ms Joanne Kathleen Rowling OBE for services to Literature and Philanthropy

Dame Vera Stephanie Shirley DBE for services to the IT Industry and Philanthropy

Mrs Delia Ann Smith CBE for services to Cookery

Sir John Edward Sulston FRS for services to Science and Society

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017

The Queen’s Birthday honours list 2017 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Sir Terence Conran
Sir Paul McCartney MBE
Ms JK Rowling OBE
Mrs Delia Smith CBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Mr George Benjamin CBE
Mr Billy Connolly CBE
Mr Malcolm Walker CBE

Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Ms Sarah Connolly CBE
Ms Olivia de Havilland
Ms Julie Walters CBE
Ms June Whitfield CBE

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mr Raymond Briggs
Mr Andy McNab DCM MM
Ms June Spencer

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mr Rory Best
Ms Patricia Hodge
Mrs Gloria Hunniford
Ms Natasha Kaplinsky
Ms Sarah Lancashire
Mrs Judy Murray
Ms Erin O'Connor
Ms Heather Stanning MBE
Mr David Walliams

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Mr John Conteh
Mr Steven Davis
Mr George "Johnny" Johnson DFM
Miss Emeli Sande
Ms Sandie Shaw
Mr Ed Sheeran

State Opening of Parliament 2017

The State Opening of Parliament for the 2017/18 session Parliament will take place on 21st June 2017.

New Honorary Nurse of the Army Reserve to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Acting Brigadier D. J. McArthur OBE TD VR Honorary Nurse of the Army Reserve to her Royal Household.

New Honorary Veterinary Surgeon to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel N. C. Smith Honorary Veterinary Surgeon to her household in succession to Colonel D. A. MacDonald.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Western Isles

Donald Martin, Lord-Lieutenant for Western Isles has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Western Isles.

Mrs Elizabeth McAtear DL

New Assistant Private Secretary to The Duke of York

His Royal Highness The Duke of York has appointed Miss Letitia Debenham to the position of Assistant Private Secretary within His Royal Highness’s Household.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Tyne and Wear

Susan Winfield OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Tyne and Wear.

Mr Jeffrey Allen Brown
Ms Deborah Jenkins MBE
Mr John Dennis Mowbray OBE
Squadron Leader H. John E. Robinson RAFVR(T)
Mrs Ruth Thompson OBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire

Toby Dennis, Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Lincolnshire.

Mr Alexander Easton Baxter
Ms Annabel Louise Ward
Mr William Scrimshaw Webb

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

Captain (QGO) Ganeshkumar Tamang 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.

MVO for Queen’s Gurkha Officer

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

New Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire

Ian Dudson CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Staffordshire.

Mrs Julie Arkle
Brigadier (Rtd) Simon Bell QVRM TD
His Honour Judge Paul Glenn
The Earl of Harrowby
Mr Charles Hawley
Dame Asha Khemka DBE
Mr Ben Robinson BEM
Admiral Sir Trevor Soar KCB OBE
Mr Elliott Sharrard-Williams
Mrs Joan Walley-Ostrowski

GCMG for the Governor-General of Papua New Guinea

The Queen has appointed His Excellency the Honourable Robert Dadae the honour of Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) for his service as Governor-General of Papua New Guinea.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Gwynedd

Edmund Seymour Bailey CStJ, Lord-Lieutenant of Gwynedd commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Gwynedd.

Mr John Robert Jones
Mrs Janet Phillips
Dr Peter Harlech Jones

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend (Group Captain) J. R. Ellis Honorary Chaplain to her Household.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk

Alan Simpson OBE, Lord-Lieutenant for Stirling and Falkirk has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk.

Mrs Patricia Anne Greenhill OBE DL