Queen Honours Former Lord Chamberlain

Her Majesty the Queen invested The Right Honourable The Earl Peel GCVO PC DL with the Royal Victorian Chain for his service as Lord Chamberlain of the Household. 

The Royal Victorian Chain is a personal award from the monarch there are currently only 9 living recipients following the recent passing of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Worcestershire

Lt Col Patrick Holcroft LVO OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Worcestershire.

Professor David Mino Allen Green CBE
Dr. The Honourable Gilbert Greenall CBE
Sir Nicholas Anthony Hungerford Lechmere Bt
Mr Nicholas Philip Wentworth-Stanley

Former Lord Chamberlain made a Permanent Lord in Waiting

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Rt Hon. The Earl Peel GCVO PC DL to the position of Permanent Lord in Waiting to Her Majesty the Queen.

A Lord in Waiting is someone who helps the Sovereign with various duties a notably one being meeting visiting foreign heads of state as they arrived into the UK.

New Deputy Lieutenants of Shropshire

Mrs Anna Turner JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Shropshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Shropshire.

Dr Josh Dixey
Mrs Katherine Garnier
Miss Gill Hamer
Mrs Nichola Peers
Mr Martin Stevens
Sir Edward Tate Bt

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Midlands

John Crabtree OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Midlands.

Ms Fiona Jean Sutcliffe Allan
Professor Stuart John Croft
Mr Wade Cleone Lyn CBE CD
Ms Katharine Merry

High Sheriff for 2021/22 in the Duchy of Cornwall

The Prince of Wales in his position as Duke of Cornwall has appointed the following High Sheriff within the Duchy of Cornwall.

Duchy of Cornwall

For the County of Cornwall
2021/2022: Mr David Mark Thomas

High Sheriffs of England and Wales for 2021/22

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of England and Wales for 2021/2022 with the exception of Cornwall, Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Lancashire who are appointed by the Dukes of Cornwall and Lancaster.

England

For the County of Bedfordshire
2021/2022: Mr Eric Masih

For the Royal County of Berkshire
2021/2022: Mr Robin Derek Hartley Russell MVO

For the County of Buckinghamshire
2021/2022: Mr George Rupert Anson

For the County of Cambridgeshire
2021/2022: Mrs Caroline Laura Elizabeth Margaret Bewes

For the County of Cheshire
2021/2022: Mr Robert James Mee

For the City of Bristol
2021/2022: Mrs Susan Joan Davies BEM

For the County of Cumbria
2021/2022: Mr David George Beeby

For the County of Derbyshire
2021/2022: Mrs Louise Telford Potter

For the County of Devon
2021/2022: Lady Studholme

For the County of Dorset
2021/2022: Mr Michael Matthew Patrick Dooley

For the County of Durham
2021/2022: Mr John Robert Harle

For the County of East Riding of Yorkshire
2021/2022: Mr Edward Richard Shepherdson

For the County of East Sussex
2021/2022: Mr Miles Anthony Jenner

For the County of Essex
2021/2022: Mr Simon Robert Brice

For the County of Gloucestershire
2021/2022: Mrs Rosina Jane Tufnell

For Greater London
2021/2022: Mrs Lynn Alexandra Cooper

For the County of Hampshire
2021/2022: Mr Phillip Rodney Sykes

For the County of Herefordshire
2021/2022: Mrs Joanna Phyllis Hilditch

For the County of Hertfordshire
2021/2022: Mr Lionel Colin Wallace

For the County of Isle of Wight
2021/2022: Mr James Robert Woodward Attrill

For the County of Kent
2021/2022: Mr John Charles Harold Weir

For the County of Leicestershire
2021/2022: Mr Ian Thomas Mattioli MBE

For the County of Lincolnshire
2021/2022: Mrs Claire Victoria Birch

For the County of Norfolk
2021/2022: Mr Michael Anthony James Gurney

For the County of Northamptonshire
2021/2022: The Hon. Mrs Amanda Ursula Georgina Lowther

For the County of Northumberland
2021/2022: Mrs Joanna Lucy Riddell

For the County of North Yorkshire
2021/2022: Mrs Venetia Anne Wrigley

For the County of Nottinghamshire
2021/2022: Professor Harminder Singh Dua

For the County of Oxfordshire
2021/2022: Mr Imam Monawar Hussain MBE

For the County of Rutland
2021/2022: Mr Roger David Wood

For the County of Shropshire
2021/2022: Mr Robert Anthony Morris-Eyton

For the County of Somerset
2021/2022: Mr William Henry Thomas Sheppard

For the County of South Yorkshire
2021/2022: Mr Martin James Claude McKervey

For the County of Staffordshire
2021/2022: Mr James Irvine Hinchliffe Friend

For the County of Suffolk
2021/2022: Mr Edward George Creasy

For the County of Surrey
2021/2022: Dr Julie Anne Llewelyn

For the County of Tyne and Wear
2021/2022: Mr Farooq Hakim

For the County of Warwickshire
2021/2022: The Lady Willoughby de Broke

For the County of West Midlands
2021/2022: Mrs Louise Diane Bennett OBE

For the County of West Sussex
2021/2022: Mr John Neil Hart

For the County of West Yorkshire
2021/2022: Mr Clive Roland Lloyd

For the County of Wiltshire
2021/2022: Sir Charles Hobhouse Bt

For the County of Worcestershire
2021/2022: Mr Richard John Amphlett

Wales

For the County of Clwyd
2021/2022: Mr John Stephen Thomas

For the County of Dyfed
2021/2022: Mr Jonathan Thomas Gravell

For the County of Gwent
2021/2022: Mr Phillip Martyn Alderman

For the County of Gwynedd
2021/2022: Mr Gwyn Peredur Owen

For the County of Mid Glamorgan
2021/2022: Mr Jeffrey Edwards MBE

For the County of Powys
2021/2022: Mr Peter Ronald James MBE

For the County of South Glamorgan
2021/2022: Mr Peter Richard Dewey

For the County of West Glamorgan
2021/2022: Mrs Joanna Lewis Jenkins MBE

HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921-2021)

Friday 9th April 2021

Today Her Majesty announced the passing of her beloved husband His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh who passed away peacefully in the morning at Windsor Castle, aged ninety nine.

The Government has announced that all official flags, including the Union Flag, are to be flown half-masted on all UK government buildings until 8am on the day following His Royal Highness’s funeral.

In light of the ongoing situation with Covid-19, the Royal Household has asked that people not gather at Royal Residences and lay floral tributes.

An online book of condolence has been opened on the royal family website because it was thought inappropriate to have physical books of condolence because of Covid-19. Link here:https://www.royal.uk/condolence 

Tomorrow Saturday, 10th April at midday, a Gun Salute will be fired at locations across the United Kingdom and Gibraltar and onboard Her Majesty’s Ships (HMS). The Gun Salutes will be broadcast online and on television, members of the public are encouraged to watch from home because of Covid-19.

Prince Philip’s titles Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich now pass to his eldest son HRH The Prince of Wales.

HRH The Prince Philip Duke of Edinburgh is survived by his wife, Her Majesty The Queen.

His four children: HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Princess Royal, HRH The Duke of York and HRH The Earl of Wessex and Forfar.

His eight grandchildren: Mr Peter Phillips, Mrs Zara Tindall, HRH The Duke of Cambridge, HRH The Duke of Sussex, HRH Princess Beatrice, Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, HRH Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank, Lady Louise Windsor and James,Viscount Severn.

Finally his ten great-grandchildren: Miss Savannah Phillips, Miss Isla Phillips, HRH Prince George of Cambridge, Miss Mia Tindall, HRH Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, HRH Prince Louis of Cambridge, Miss Lena Tindall, Master Archie Mountbatten-Windsor, Master August Brooksbank, Master Lucas Tindall.

High Sheriffs for 2021/22 in the Duchy of Lancaster

Her Majesty the Queen acting in her capacity as Duke of Lancaster has appointed the following people to the position of High Sheriff within the Duchy of Lancaster. 

Duchy of Lancaster

For the County of Lancashire
2021/2022: Mr Edwin John Booth CBE DL

For the County of Greater Manchester
2021/2022: Mrs Diane Mary Hawkins JP DL

For the County of Merseyside
2021/2022: Mr Nigel Stuart Lanceley DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Cambridgeshire

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

Mrs Caroline Bewes
Mr Daryl Brown
Dame Polly Courtice DBE LVO
Mrs Karen Daber
Mr Christopher Walkinshaw
Professor Roderick Watkins
Mr Jason Wing

New Deputy Lieutenants of Bedfordshire

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

Mr Ismail Anilmis
Dr Joan Debra Bailey MBE JP FRSA
Mr Mostaque Koyes
Mr Arthur Julian George Polhill
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Toogood

New Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

Tim Stevenson OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. 

Mr Ronald Spurs

New Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk

The Lady Dannatt MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Norfolk has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Norfolk.

Mr Michael Gurney 

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.

Ms Lucy Frazer QC MP 

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant for the Isle of Wight

Susie Sheldon, Lord-Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of the Isle of Wight. 

Brigadier Maurice Sheen CBE QVRM TD DL

Queen appoints new Lord Chamberlain

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed The Right Honourable The Lord Parker of Minsmere KCB to succeed The Right Honourable The Earl Peel GCVO PC DL as Lord Chamberlain of the Household. Lord Peel retires on 31st March 2021 and Lord Parker of Minsmere will take up his appointment on 1st April 2021.

The Lord Chamberlain of the Household heads the Lord Chamberlain's Office and is a part-time position, the day to day running of the Lord Chamberlain's Office is done by the Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office.

Lord Parker of Minsmere's career background is in the British Security Service with nearly 40 years service culminating in becoming Director General of MI5, a role which he retired from in 2020.

Master August Philip Hawke Brooksbank (Born 9th February 2021) son of Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank and Mr Jack Brooksbank

August Philip Hawke Brooksbank was born on the 9th February 2021 at 8:55am, weighing 8lbs 1oz at The Portland Hospital,Westminster. Mr Jack Brooksbank was present at the birth.

This is Her Royal Highnesses and Mr Brooksbank’s first child, as well as the first grandchild for HRH The Duke of York and his ex-wife Sarah, Duchess of York. August is the ninth great-grandchild for Her Majesty The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. August is currently 11th in the line of succession to the thrones of the Commonwealth realms.

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Lincolnshire

Toby Dennis, Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire.

Mr Andrew Simon Clark DL

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Dorset

Angus Campbell, Lord-Lieutenant of Dorset has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Dorset.

The Honourable Charlotte Anne Townshend DL

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.

Mr Jonathan George Shelton Agar
Mrs Deborah Ann Cadman OBE
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Kemball
Air Vice-Marshal The Honourable David Paul Murray CVO OBE
Mr Gareth Ian Wilson QPM