Sunday, 20 January 2019

New Deputy Lieutenants of Isle of Wight

Major General Sir Martin White KCVO CB CBE JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Isle of Wight commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Isle of Wight.

Brigadier Maurice Sheen CBE QVRM TD
Mr Nicholas Oulton

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed the following people to the position of Aide-de-Camp within her household.

Group Captain D. James
Group Captain C. J. Moon
Group Captain M. M. Radnall
Group Captain C. A. Mullen

High Sheriffs of Northern Ireland for 2019/2020

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of Northern Ireland for 2019/2020.


Northern Ireland

For County Antrim
2019/2020: Mr James Ronald Hassard

For County Armagh
2019/2020: Mr Ian James Chapman

For County Down
2019/2020: Mr Henry Shields

For County Fermanagh
2019/2020: Miss Mary Kathleen Doherty OBE

For County Londonderry
2019/2020: Mr Samuel David Graham Mawhinney

For County Tyrone
2019/2020: Mr Samuel Wesley Atchison

For County Borough of Belfast
2019/2020: Alderman Thomas Henry Sandford

For County Borough of Londonderry
2019/2020: Ms Julia Elizabeth Kee

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 Mark Drakeford AM

New Honorary Nurse to Her Majesty The Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain F. M. Bradley to the position of Honorary Nurse within her Royal Household.

New Honorary Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain D. C. S. Blake to be an Honorary Surgeon to her Royal Household.

New Honorary Dental Surgeon to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen appointed Group Captain M. H. Richardson to be an Honorary Dental Surgeon to her Royal Household.

New Honorary Physician to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Major General P. A. Cain to be an Honorary Physician to her Royal Household.

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Colonel A. J. Rogers, Aide-de-Camp to her household in succession to Colonel C. P. Phillips.

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

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

Sir Edward Leigh MP
Mr Philip Dunne MP
Sir Roger Gale MP

Sunday, 30 December 2018

RVM for Valet to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Mr Andrew John Wightman has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Valet to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

RVM for Former Head Groom to HRH The Duke of Cambridge and HRH The Duke of Sussex

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Mr Austin David Clarke has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as Head Groom of the Household of HRH The Duke of Cambridge and HRH The Duke of Sussex.

RVM for Queen’s Postman

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Mr Stephen Leatherby has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Postman at Buckingham Palace.

RVM for Royal Protector

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Constable Joanne Marie Breen has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for her service as Royalty Protection.

MVO for the Former Media Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Mr Steven Bruce Kingstone has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as The Queen’s Media Secretary.

MVO for Royal Protector

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Constable Simon Nicholas Hart has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Royalty Protection.

MVO for Lieutenancy Clerk for Dyfed

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Ms Sonia Alison Davies has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Lieutenancy Clerk for Dyfed.

MVO for PA to TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Ms Natasha Archer has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Personal Assistant to TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.

LVO for Former Private Secretary to HRH The Duke of Kent

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Mr Nicholas Marden has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Private Secretary to HRH The Duke of Kent.

LVO for the Apothecary to Her Majesty The Queen

In the New Year’s Honours list for 2019, Dr Jeremy Johnston Russell has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Apothecary to Her Majesty The Queen at Sandringham.