New Deputy Lieutenants of Kent

On the 31st October 2022, The Lady Colgrain, Lord-Lieutenant of Kent has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Kent.

Ms Judith Jane Armitt
Sir Stephen Deuchar CBE
Mrs Tracy Luke MBE
Mr Paul James O’Grady MBE
Mr James Gregory Ryeland
Mr Gurvinder Sandher MBE
Mrs Susie Warran-Smith CBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of County Antrim

On 4th November 2022, Mr David McCorkell, Lord-Lieutenant of County Antrim commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of County Antrim.

Mrs Jane Allen

Professor Mark Alexander Taylor CStJ

New Deputy Lieutenants of Suffolk

On the 4th November 2022, Clare, Countess of Euston, Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Suffolk.

Commodore Robert James Astley Bellfield CBE ADC
Mr Mark Joseph Brennan
Mrs Erika Constance Jane Clegg
The Honourable Selina Karen Hopkins
His Honour Judge Martyn Levett
Mrs Bridget Mcintyre MBE
Mr Oliver William Paul
Mr Stephen Singleton MBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of West Lothian

Ms Moira Niven MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of West Lothian has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of West Lothian.

Mrs Allison Kennedy OBE

New Members of the Order of Merit

On the 11th November 2022, His Majesty The King appointed six new members of the Order of Merit (OM) and they are as follows:

Sir David Frank Adjaye OBE
Professor Dame Elizabeth Nneka Anionwu DBE
The Rt Hon. Baroness Benjamin of Beckenham DBE
Professor Margaret Olwen MacMillan CH CC
Sir Paul Maxime Nurse CH
Sir Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear

Ms Lucy Winskell OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear.

Mr Gavin MacFarlane Black CBE DL JP

New Deputy Lieutenants of Fife

Mr Robert Balfour, Lord-Lieutenant of Fife has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Fife.

Mrs Linda Bissett MVO DL
Mrs Clare Mitchell DL
Professor Jean Ker OBE DL
Group Captain James Leggat OBE DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire

Robert Voss CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Hertfordshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Hertfordshire.

The Reverend Patrick Moriarty

New Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London

On the 11th October 2022, Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater London.

Brigadier Patrick Davidson-Houston CBE
Mr Pablo Blackwood
Mr Matthew Burrow
Mr Ian Dyson QPM
Mr Himanshu Jain
Ms Manju Malhi BEM
Ms Geraldine Norris
Mr David Utting
Major Richard Wilson MBE
Miss Patricia Windsor MVO
Mrs YolanDa Brown

New Deputy Lieutenants of Shropshire

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

Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Brettell
Mrs Clarissa Daly
Mr Robert Anthony Morris-Eyton Frics
Mr Gareth John Lancaster Williams

New Deputy Lieutenants of Orkney

On the 30th September 2022, Ms Elaine Grieve, Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Orkney.

Mrs Jacqueline Seatter
Mr Kevin Kirkpatrick
Mrs Kristen Norquoy
Mr Les Donaldson

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County Borough of Belfast

Dame Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle DBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County Borough of Belfast.

Ms Cheryl Lamont CBE
Dr Howard James Hastings OBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of Hampshire

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

The Rt Hon The Lord Ashburton
Mrs Maggie Carver CBE
Mr Simon Tufnell

Her Majesty The Queen (1926-2022)

On the 8th of September 2022, Her Majesty The Queen passed away peacefully in the afternoon at Balmoral Castle, aged ninety six.

His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen Consort were at Balmoral Castle with Her Majesty The Queen when she passed away. The announcement was made public at 6.30pm BST. 

In his Statement following Her Majesty The Queen's passing His Majesty The King said

'The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family. 

We mourn profoundly the passing of a cherished Sovereign and a much-loved Mother.  I know her loss will be deeply felt throughout the country, the Realms and the Commonwealth, and by countless people around the world.  

During this period of mourning and change, my family and I will be comforted and sustained by our knowledge of the respect and deep affection in which The Queen was so widely held.' 

Following the announcement to the public, Clarence House announced that His Majesty The King intends to take the regnal name of Charles and will be His Majesty King Charles the Third. 

Accession Council will take place on 10th September 2022 at St James's Palace when His Majesty The King will formally be proclaimed.

An online book of condolence has been opened on the royal family website https://www.royal.uk/

I was heartbroken to hear of the passing of Her Majesty The Queen. My thoughts are with Her Majesty's family at this terrible time. We have lost a truly remarkable monarch who dedicated her whole life to her people. 

God Save The King

New Deputy Lieutenants of Aberdeenshire

Mr Alexander Philip Manson, Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Aberdeenshire.

Mr James Imlach Buchan
Mr Melfort Andrew Campbell OBE FRSE
Professor Dr James Michael Olu N'Dow
Mr William John Burney Paton
Viscountess Petersham
Mrs Lorna Diana Montgomery Smith
Mrs Rosemary Jean Winter Walker

New Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire

Elizabeth Fothergill CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Derbyshire.

Brigadier Adam Fraser-Hitchen

New Deputy Lieutenant of Worcestershire

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

Sir Nicholas Coleridge CBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of County Londonderry

Mrs Alison Millar, Lord-Lieutenant of County Londonderry has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of County Londonderry.

Miss Paula McIntyre MBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire

Alastair Macphie, Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire.

Mr John A Cruickshank

New Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset

Mrs Annie Maw CVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Somerset.

Mrs Sarah Flannigan
Mrs Polly Marsh
Mr William Henry Thomas Sheppard
Brigadier Richard Hardy Duncan Toomey CBE