New Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Lieutenant Colonel John Kaye to be Clerk of the Cheque and Adjutant of Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms following the promotion of Colonel Christopher Mackenzie-Beevor.

New Lieutenant of the Queen’s Body Guard

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel Christopher Mackenzie-Beevor to be Lieutenant of Her Majesty’s Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms following the retirement of Colonel Timothy Purdon.

New Honorary Nurse to Her Majesty The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel A. L. McCourt OBE ARRC to the position of Honorary Nurse within her Royal Household in succession to Colonel K. J. Irvine RRC whose term has ended.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Oxfordshire

Tim Stevenson OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Oxfordshire.

Mr Brian Buchan
Miss Jane Cranston
The Honourable Martin Fiennes
Lady Cynthia Hall
Mr John May
Sir Thomas Shebbeare KCVO

New Deputy Lieutenant's of West Lothian

Moira Niven MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of West Lothian has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenant's of West Lothian.

Earl of Hopetoun
Reverend John McLintock Povey

New Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the Reverend Canon Geraldine Pond to be a Chaplain to Her Majesty within the Royal Ecclesiastical Household in succession to the Reverend Prebendary Paul Lockett.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Suffolk

Clare, Countess of Euston, Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Suffolk.

Miss Valerie Hill MVO
Lady Howes
Lieutenant General Philip Jones CB CBE
Mr Terence Hunt
Mr Geoffrey Probert

New Serjeant-at-Arms of the Royal Household

Her Majesty The Queen has appointed Mr Barry John Mitford MVO RVM to be a Serjeant-at-Arms to Her Majesty’s Royal Household in succession to Mr Brian Alan Ernest Stanley LVO RVM.

New Lord Lieutenant for Rutland

Dr Sarah Furness DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Rutland succeeding Sir Laurence Howard KCVO OBE who retires on the 29th March 2018.

New Honorary Chaplain to The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Reverend Wing Commander P. Mellor, Honorary Chaplain to her household in succession to The Reverend Group Captain T. Wright QHC.

New Honorary Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Brigadier R.G. Simpson to be an Honorary Surgeon to her Royal Household in succession to Brigadier R. H. B. Williamson whose term of office has ended.

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Tyrone

Robert Scott OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of County Tyrone.

Mr Malachy Stephen McAleer
Ms Mary Murnaghan

HRH Prince Henrik of Denmark has Passed Away

His Royal Highness Prince Henrik of Denmark husband and consort of Her Majesty Queen Margrethe of Denmark passed away last night at Fredensborg Castle at the aged 83. Her Majesty Queen Margrethe and their two sons Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim were at his bedside.

My thoughts and condolences to Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark, her two sons Crown Prince Frederik and Prince Joachim and the rest of the Danish royal family at most difficult time.

GCMG for the New Governor-General of Barbados

The Queen has appointed Her Excellency Sandra Prunella Mason the honour of Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) on her appointment as Governor-General of Barbados.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire

Julie Spence OBE QPM, Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire.

Ms Lily Bacon
Mr Christopher Parkhouse
Mr Richard Pemberton
Mrs Miranda Rock
Mr Jaspal Singh

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Tyrone

Robert Scott OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of County Tyrone has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Tyrone.

Mr Malachy Stephen McAleer

New Deputy Lieutenants of Orkney

James William Spence, Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Orkney.

Mr Thomas Stephen Hagan
Ms Elizabeth Elaine Grieve
Mr Craig David Spence
Mrs Sarah Lindsey Scarth

Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York to Marry in the Autumn

His Royal Highness The Duke of York and Sarah, Duchess of York have announced today that their youngest daughter Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie of York has got engaged to Mr Jack Brooksbank. 

The wedding will take place at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle and will be in the autumn of this year.

Caspian Donald Hicks (born.January 21st 2018) son of Mr Ashley Hicks and Mrs Katalina Hicks

Caspian Donald Hicks was born today, the son of Mr Ashley Hicks and Mrs Katalina Hicks, Mr Ashley Hicks is the only son of Lady Pamela Hicks née Mountbatten the younger daughter of the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma and her husband Mr David Nightingale Hicks, Caspian is Lady Pamela Hicks’s tenth grandchild.

Mr Ashley Hicks is the godson of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, he is also a cousin of the Duke via his grandfather the 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma who was the Duke’s maternal uncle.

Mr Ashley Hicks already has two children by his first wife but Caspian is his first son and first child by his second wife. Caspian like is father is distantly in the line of succession to the British throne. The announcement was made on their Instagram pages. @ashleyhicks1970 @katahicks

GCMG for the New Governor-General of Saint Lucia

The Queen has appointed His Excellency the Honourable Emmanuel Neville Cenac the honour of Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG) on his appointment as Governor-General of Saint Lucia.