New Deputy Lieutenants of Northumberland

The Duchess of Northumberland, Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Northumberland.

Group Captain Timothy Charles Willbond
Colonel Ian Benjamin Speke

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

Mr Damian Hinds MP
Sir Seamus Treacy

Zara Tindall is expecting her second child

The Queen’s granddaughter Mrs Zara Tindall MBE and her husband Mr Mike Tindall MBE have announced expecting their second child in the summer of 2018.

Buckingham Palace has said Her Majesty and the rest of the royal family are very pleased with the news. 

The baby will be Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal’s fourth grandchild and Her Majesty the Queen’s and His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh’s seventh great-grandchild.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

Ms Claire Perry MP
Ms Caroline Nokes MP

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London

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

Rev'd Martin Hislop
The Rt Hon The Lord Houghton of Richmond GCB CBE ADC Gen
Mr Simon Ovens

High Sheriffs of Northern Ireland for 2018/2019

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of Northern Ireland for 2018/2019.

Northern Ireland

For County Antrim

2018/2019: Miss Gillian May Bingham

For County Armagh

2018/2019: Mrs Catherine Mary Adams

For County Down

2018/2019: Mrs Susan Cunningham

For County Fermanagh

2018/2019: Mr John Patrick Maguire

For County Londonderry

2018/2019: Miss Anna Mary Clyde MBE

For County Tyrone

2018/2019: Mr Barry McGonigle

For County Borough of Belfast

2018/2019: Councillor Carole Beverley Howard

For County Borough of Londonderry

2018/2019: Miss Agnes Geraldine Gavin

RVM for the Yeoman Bed Goer of the Queen’s Body Guard of The Yeomen of The Guard

Mr John Anthony Denton has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Yeoman Bed Goer of the Queen’s Body Guard of The Yeomen of The Guard.

RVM (Gold) for Yeoman of the Glass and China Pantry

Mr Stephen Henry Ronald Marshall MVO RVM has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal in Gold (RVM) for his service as Yeoman of the Glass and China Pantry within the Royal Household.

MVO for Former Clerk to the Lieutenancy of West Sussex

Mr John David Williams MBE has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Clerk to the Lieutenancy of West Sussex.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

Inspector Douglas Ian Thompson has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for the Messenger Sergeant Major to The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

Mr Clive Anthony Stevens has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Messenger Sergeant Major to The Queen’s Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

MVO for Mr John Revill RVM

Mr John Revill RVM has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to His Royal Highness The Duke of York’s Household.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

Inspector Rodney Paul Feichtinger has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Royal Bodyguard

Sergeant Stephen Collingwood has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service to Royalty Protection.

MVO for Former Equerry to His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge

Lieutenant Commander James Alexander Kennedy Benbow RN has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Equerry to His Royal Highness The Duke of Cambridge.

MVO for Former Clerk to the Lieutenancy of County Armagh

Mrs Evelyn Margaret Beattie has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Clerk to the Lieutenancy of County Armagh.

LVO for the Former Gentleman Usher to Her Majesty The Queen

Commodore Laurence Charles Hopkins RN has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Gentleman Usher to Her Majesty The Queen.

LVO for Trainer of The Queen’s Racehorses

Mr Nicholas John Henderson has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Trainer of The Queen’s Racehorses.

LVO for Senior Communications Officer for the Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

Mrs Amanda Jane Foster MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as Senior Communications Officer for the Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

LVO for Mr Brian Edward Ford MVO

Mr Brian Edward Ford MVO has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service to His Royal Highness The Duke of York’s Household.