CVO for Former Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister

Dr Simon Case, has been appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands

John Crabtree OBE, Lord-Lieutenant for West Midlands has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Midlands.

Ms Beverly Lindsay OBE OD DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Borough of Belfast

Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Borough of Belfast has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Borough of Belfast.

Dr Mark Christopher Sheridan

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfries

Fiona Armstrong, Lord-Lieutenant of the Dumfries has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Dumfries.

Mr John Harris Hammond MBE

Life Peerage for Former Head of the Prime Minister’s Appointments Unit

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Ms Laura Lee Wyld the title of Baroness Wyld, of Gosforth in the City of Newcastle for the duration of her life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Ms Wyld was nominated for a Life Peerage by The Rt Hon. David Cameron in his Prime Minister’s Resignation Honours in 2016. It was noted then that Ms Wyld would not be granted her Peerage until the end of the Parliamentary session 2016/17. Baroness Wyld will sit in the House of Lords on behalf of the Conservative Party.

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire

Dame Ingrid Mary Roscoe DCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire.

Mr Christopher John Brown
Major Ian Michael Stoney TD
Mr David Robin Alexander Wright

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Midlands

John Crabtree OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Midlands.

Dr Nasir Awan MBE
Mr Gurpreet Bhatia
Professor Helen Higson OBE
Mr Sukhjinder Singh Khera
Mr Leslie Ratcliffe MBE TD
Mr Edward Jonathan Turpie MBE
Mr Nicholas John Venning
Mr Thomas Philip Westley
Mr John Franklin Wood

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Sir Keir Starmer KCB QC MP

New Lord Lieutenant for Essex

Mrs Jennifer Tolhurst DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Essex succeeding Lord Petre KCVO who retires on 4 August 2017.

Civilian Gallantry List for June 2017

Mr Dominic Troulan QGM has awarded the George Cross (GC) for saving lives in the Westgate shopping mall attack in Kenya on the 21st September 2013.

The George Medal (GM) has been awarded to the following people:

Mr Bernard Kenny for his assistance to Jo Cox MP on the 16th June 2016
PC Keith Palmer (posthumously) for confronting an armed terrorist to protect others and Parliament on the 22nd March 2017

The Queen’s Gallantry Medal (QGM) has been awarded to the following people:

Mr Ian Bugler for attempting to save a trap woman in a cave on the 2nd November 2013
PC Craig Nicholls for arresting the murderer of Jo Cox MP on the 16th June 2016
PC Jonathan Wright for arresting the murderer of Jo Cox MP on the 16th June 2016

Queen’s Commendation for Bravery has been awarded to the following people:

Mr Spencer Bell (posthumously) for attempting to save a life on the 30th January 2014
Mr Chris Norman for subduing an the armed man in the Thalys train attack on the 21st August 2015
Mr Allen Pembroke for aiding victims of the Port El Kantaoui attack on the 26th June 2015
Mr Paul Short for aiding victims of the Port El Kantaoui attack on the 26th June 2015

RVM for Queen’s Hairdresser in Scotland

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Lynn Frances Murray has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for her service as Her Majesty the Queen’s Hairdresser in Scotland.

MVO for Senior Page of the Chambers

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Philip Rhodes has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as the Senior Page of the Chambers.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Inspector William Benedict Renshaw has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Butler to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Antony Kevin Rabey RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as the Butler to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

MVO for the Private Secretary to The Duchess of Cambridge

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Rebecca Anne Priestley has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as the Private Secretary to The Duchess of Cambridge.

MVO for Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Tweeddale

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017Miss Kathleen Craig Mason has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as the Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Tweeddale.

MVO for Former Head Coachman

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mr Mark Geoffrey Hargeaves has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as the Head Coachman within the Royal Mews.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Sergeant Arthur James Harington Clyne has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Programme Co-ordinator to Princess Alexandra of Kent

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Janet Byrne has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as the Programme Co-ordinator to the Household of Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy.

LVO for the Deputy Communications Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

In the Queen’s Birthday Honours list for 2017 Mrs Tosanbanmi Efua Eva Williams has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as the Deputy Communications Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.