GCB for Former Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen

As part of the New Year’s Honours List for 2018, Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Rt Hon The Lord Geidt of Crobeg GCVO KCB OBE a Knight Grand Cross of the Civil Division of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB).

Three New Companions of Honour

Three new members of the Order of Companions of Honour (CH) have been announced in the New Year’s Honours they are as follows:

The Rt Hon. Lord Bragg
For services to Broadcasting and the Arts

Lady Antonia Fraser DBE
For services to Literature.

Professor Margaret Olwen Macmillan
For services to Higher Education, History and International Affairs.

New Knight of the Order of the Thistle

As part of the New Year’s Honours List for 2018, Her Majesty the Queen has appointed His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE a Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT). The Order of the Thistle is the highest honour in Scotland and was founded in 1687.

New Year’s Honours 2018

The New Year’s honours list 2018 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as:

CH:

The Rt Hon. Lord Bragg
Lady Antonia Fraser DBE

Knighthood:

Mr Graham Brady MP
Mr Christopher Chope OBE MP
The Rt Hon. Nick Clegg
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP
Professor John Kevin Curtice FBA FRSE
Mr Barry Gibb CBE
Mr Mark Hendrick MP
The Rt Hon Lindsay Hoyle MP
Mr Michael Morpurgo OBE
Mr Kenneth Olisa OBE
Dr Andrew Charles Parmley
Mr Richard Starkey (Ringo Starr) MBE

CMG:

Ms Helen Sharman OBE

DBE:

Ms Darcey Andrea Bussell CBE
The Rt Hon. Cheryl Gillan MP

CBE:

Ms Jilly Cooper OBE
Mr Hugh Laurie OBE
Mr Rick Stein OBE

OBE:

Mr Eamonn Holmes

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I would like to wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year in 2018. Thank you for following and reading Royal News, I hope to post a lot more in 2018.

Queen Appoints New Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KBE DL FSA FRSE to the position of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2018.

His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry will be the Queen’s personal representative within the Church of Scotland. As the Lord High Commissioner, The Duke will carry out the opening and closing addresses at the General Assembly.

KCVO for Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art

Mr Jonathan Mark Marsden CVO has been appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Director of the Royal Collection and Surveyor of The Queen’s Works of Art.

New Captain General of the Royal Marines

His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales KCVO has been appointed by Her Majesty The Queen to succeed His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GCVO GBE as Captain General of the Royal Marines - a post which HRH the Duke of Edinburgh had held since 1953. Prince Harry’s appointment comes following the Duke of Edinburgh’s retirement from public life in the autumn of this year.

New Lord Lieutenant for Nairnshire

Mr George Russell Asher DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Nairnshire succeeding Mr Ewen Brodie CVO who retired on the 16th December 2017.

New Colonel of the Grenadier Guards

His Royal Highness The Duke of York KG GCVO ADC has been appointed by Her Majesty The Queen to succeed His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GCVO GBE as Colonel of the Grenadier Guards - a post which HRH the Duke of Edinburgh had held since 1975. The Duke of York’s appointment comes following the Duke of Edinburgh’s retirement from public life in the autumn of this year.

Her Majesty the Queen Revokes Honours

Her Majesty The Queen has decreed that the following persons shall have their Honour cancelled, annulled and their name shall be erased from the Register of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Mr Malcolm Belchamber to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 30th December 2004.
Mr Derek Charles Eaglestone to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 10th June 1994.
Mr Trevor George Francis to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 15th June 2012.
Ms Anne Ganley to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 28th December 2012.
Mr David John Kemp to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 30th December 2013.
Ms Paula Marie Vasco-Knight to be stripped of an CBE awarded on 30th December 2013.

Her Majesty the Queen Revokes Top Policeman’s Honour

Her Majesty the Queen has decreed that the award of the Queen’s Police Medal (QPM) to Mr Nicholas James Gargan on the 30th December 2011 shall be cancelled and annulled. Mr Gargan, former Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset police constabulary was stripped of his honour after being found guilty of multiple counts of misconduct.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Aberdeen City

Councillor Barney Crockett, Lord Provost of Aberdeen has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Aberdeen City.

Ms Isabel McIntyre
Mr William David Young

New Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire

Barry Dodd CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire.

Ms Heather Hancock LVO
Captain Stephen Upright RN
Mr Trevor Watson
Ms Clare Wood

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire

Nigel Atkinson, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.

Rear Admiral Iain Henderson CB CBE DL

LVO for Queen’s Head Auditor

Mr Ian David Cornish MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Head of Audit Services to the Royal Household.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire

Nigel Atkinson, Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire.

The Hon Hugo Cubitt
Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel Jarvis CBE
Dame Judith Macgregor DCMG LVO
The Hon Mrs Mary Montagu-Scott

New Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey

Mr Michael More-Molyneux, Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey.

Mr Richard Gordon Whittington
Mr Robert Stewart Napier CBE
Mr Paul John Layzell

New Deputy Lieutenants of Warwickshire

Timothy Cox, Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Warwickshire.

Mr Pal Singh Sanghera
Mrs Janet Alison Smith

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester

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

Sir Howard Bernstein
Ms Lucy Danger
Mrs Elaine Griffiths MBE
Mrs Mary-Liz Walker JP