New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon Andrew Studdert-Kennedy to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Canon Dr. Paul Avis.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Clackmannanshire

Lt Col (Retd) Johnny Stewart, Lord-Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Clackmannanshire.

Mr Timothy Edward Douglas Allan
Ms Elizabeth Anne Spruce

Life Peerage for the Former Chairman of the BBC Trust

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Ms Rona Alison Fairhead CBE the title of Baroness Fairhead, of Yarm in the County of North Yorkshire for the duration of her life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Ms Fairhead was nominated for a Life Peerage by the Prime Minister following her appointment to the Government as Minister of State in the Department for International Trade.

As Ms Fairhead is not a Member of Parliament (MP) she has to be appointed to the House of Lords so she can take her role in the Government.

Baroness Fairhead CBE will sit in the House of Lords on behalf of the Conservative Party.

Life Peerage for Norfolk Businessman

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Sir Theodore Thomas More Agnew DL the title of Baron Agnew of Oulton, of Oulton in the County of Norfolk for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Sir Theodore was nominated for a Life Peerage by the Prime Minister following his appointment to the Government as Parliamentary Under-Secretary in the Department for Education.

As Sir Theodore is not a Member of Parliament (MP) he has to be appointed to the House of Lords so he can take his role in the Government.

Lord Agnew of Oulton DL will sit in the House of Lords on behalf of the Conservative Party.

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Dr. James Hawkey to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household.

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.

Mr Edward Young CVO

GCVO for Outgoing Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen

The Rt Hon. Sir Christopher Geidt KCB KCVO OBE has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London

Kenneth Olisa OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London.

Sir Michael Dixon KBE
Mr Stephen Howlett
Ms Avril McIntyre MBE
Mr Christopher Muttukumaru CB
Mr Ian Pittaway

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

The Rt Hon. The Lord Keen of Elie QC
The Honourable Lord Justice Deeny Knight
The Honourable Lord Justice Stephens Knight

New Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex

Peter John Field, Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of East Sussex.

Mrs Sarah Kowitz
Mr Timothy Michael Cobb
Mr Christopher Henry Charles Whittick
Mr Andrew Blackman

New Deputy Lieutenants of Glasgow

Cllr Eva Bolander, Lord-Lieutenant of Glasgow has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Glasgow.

Dr Nina Baker
Mr Philip Greene
Mr John F Macleod
Mrs Ruth Maltman

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale

Professor Sir Hew Francis Anthony Strachan, Lord-Lieutenant for Tweeddale has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale.

Mr Gavin Marshall DL 

New Deputy Lieutenants of South Yorkshire

Andrew Coombe, Lord-Lieutenant of South Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of South Yorkshire.

Mrs Sughra Begum
Professor Hilary Anne Chapman CBE
Mr Mark Dransfield
Iman Sheikh Mohammad Ismail
Mr John Michael Marren
Mrs Jane Elizabeth Marshall
Mrs Akeela Mohammed
Mr Desmond George Smith JP
Mr Charles Andrew Warde-Aldam

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel W. J. Catto Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel J. R. Collinge OBE.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire

Helen Nellis, Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire.

Mr Rodney John Calvert OBE
Mr Paul Maurice Fuller CBE QFSM

New Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland

Dr Monica Main, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Ms Frances Elisabeth Gunn

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge announce third Pregnancy

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced that they are expecting a baby. As with the Duchess’s previous pregnancies, the Duchess is suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum - a severe form of morning sickness and has cancelled today’s engagement to the Hornsey Road Children's Centre.

Her Majesty the Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH Prince Harry of Wales are all delighted with the news.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset

Anne Maw, Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset.

Mr Edward William George Bayntun-Coward

The Very Reverend Dr John Harverd Davies

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed

Sara Edwards, Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Dyfed.

Mr James Wilfrid Poyer Lewis

King of Sweden Names Royal Baby

Today King Carl XVI Gustaf announced to the Swedish cabinet that Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his wife Princess Sofia of Sweden have named their son Gabriel Carl Walther, who was born on 31 August 2017.

The baby prince will be styled His Royal Highness Prince Gabriel Carl Walther of Sweden. King Carl XVI Gustaf has given his grandson the title Duke of Darlana. Prince Gabriel is sixth in line to the Swedish throne.