High Sheriffs of England and Wales for 2023/24

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of England and Wales for 2023/2024 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
2023/2024: Mr Russell Alan Beard

For the Royal County of Berkshire
2023/2024: Mr Simon Huntly Muir

For the County of Buckinghamshire
2023/2024: Dame Ann Geraldine Limb DBE

For the County of Cambridgeshire
2023/2024: Dr Bharatkumar Narshidas Khetani

For the County of Cheshire
2023/2024: Mr Dennis Dunn MBE

For the City of Bristol
2023/2024: Miss Sharon Rosemarie Foster

For the County of Cumbria
2023/2024: Mrs Samantha Scott

For the County of Derbyshire
2023/2024: Miss Theresa Peltier

For the County of Devon
2023/2024: The Rt Rev Nicholas Howard Paul McKinnel

For the County of Dorset
2023/2024: Mr Colin William George Weston MBE

For the County of Durham
2023/2024: Mrs Anne Elizabeth Elliott

For the County of East Riding of Yorkshire
2023/2024: Miss Christina Cerutti

For the County of East Sussex
2023/2024: Mr Edward Richard Bickersteth

For the County of Essex
2023/2024: Mr Charles Richard Maurice Bishop

For the County of Gloucestershire
2023/2024: Mr Henry Claude Winwood Robinson

For Greater London
2023/2024: Mrs Ina De

For the County of Hampshire
2023/2024: Mrs Amelia Sophie Rivière

For the County of Herefordshire
2023/2024: Mr Robert Charles Christian Robinson

For the County of Hertfordshire
2023/2024: Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Green

For the County of Isle of Wight
2023/2024: Mrs Dawn Kirsten Haig-Thomas

For the County of Kent
2023/2024: Mrs Nadra Ahmed OBE

For the County of Leicestershire
2023/2024: Mrs Henrietta Joscelyne Chubb

For the County of Lincolnshire
2023/2024: Mr Richard James Lake OBE

For the County of Norfolk
2023/2024: Professor Krishna Kumar Sethia

For the County of Northamptonshire
2023/2024: Mr Milan Naresh Shah

For the County of Northumberland
2023/2024: Mrs Diana Mary Audrey Barkes

For the County of North Yorkshire
2023/2024: Mrs Clare Deborah Granger

For the County of Nottinghamshire
2023/2024: Mrs Veronica Moraa Pickering

For the County of Oxfordshire
2023/2024: Mrs Sally Patricia Scott

For the County of Rutland
2023/2024: Mrs Geraldine Mary Ethel Feehally

For the County of Shropshire
2023/2024: Mrs Amanda Jillian Thorn MBE

For the County of Somerset
2023/2024: Mr Robert Nicholas Foord Drewett

For the County of South Yorkshire

2023/2024: Professor Jaydip Ray

For the County of Staffordshire
2023/2024: Mrs Victoria Louise Hawley

For the County of Suffolk
2023/2024: Mr John Mark Pendlington

For the County of Surrey
2023/2024: Mr Timothy Andrew de Burgh Wates

For the County of Tyne and Wear
2023/2024: Dame Irene Lucas-Hays DBE

For the County of Warwickshire
2023/2024: Mrs Sophie Elizabeth Hilleary

For the County of West Midlands
2023/2024: Mr Wade Cleone Lyn CBE

For the County of West Sussex
2023/2024: Mr Andrew Graham Bliss QPM

For the County of West Yorkshire
2023/2024: Mr Zulfiqar Ali Karim

For the County of Wiltshire
2023/2024: Mr Pradeep Bhardwaj

For the County of Worcestershire
2023/2024: Mrs Louise Caroline Hewett

Wales

For the County of Clwyd
2023/2024: Mrs Kate Louise Hill-Trevor

For the County of Dyfed
2023/2024: Mr Meurig David Raymond CBE

For the County of Gwent
2023/2024: Professor Simon John Gibson CBE

For the County of Gwynedd
2023/2024: Mrs Janet Phillips

For the County of Mid Glamorgan
2023/2024: Professor Jean White CBE

For the County of Powys
2023/2024: Mr Reginald Cawthorne

For the County of South Glamorgan
2023/2024: Mr David Rhys Hughes James

For the County of West Glamorgan
2023/2024: Mr Alan Brayley

King Appoints New Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

His Majesty the King has appointed The Right Honourable Lord Hodge to the position of Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2023.

Prince Edward made Duke of Edinburgh on his Birthday

On the 10th March 2023, His Majesty The King granted the title, style and dignity of Duke of Edinburgh to His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar KG GCVO to be held for life only. The 10th March 2023 also marked His Royal Highness's 59th birthday.

His Royal Highness's new title will not pass to his son James. Who will now be styled Earl of Wessex and use it as a courtesy title. James will inherit the Duke's other titles of Earl of Wessex, Earl of Forfar and Viscount Severn after the Duke passes away. The Duke's daughter Lady Louise's style will not change, she is also not in line to the Duke's other title's because only legitimate male-line descendants can inherit them. The Duke's wife will now be styled Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh GCVO GCStJ.

New Lord Steward of the Household

On the 22nd February 2023, His Majesty the King appointed The Rt Hon. The Earl of Rosslyn CVO QPM to the position of Lord Steward of the Household succeeding The Rt Hon. The Earl of Dalhousie DL who retired from the role.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry

On the 7th March 2023, Mr Ian Crowe MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry.

Mr Alan John Lindsay Moore OBE TD DL

New Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire

Lady Haughey CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire has commissioned the following people to become a Deputy Lieutenants of Lanarkshire.

Ms Angela Bonomy
Dr William Morrison Young

New Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Joanie Whiteford, Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.

Mr Angus R Watson MBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland

Major General Patrick Marriott CB CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Mrs Dawn McKenzie

New Deputy Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross

Mr Gordon Kenneth Stephen Leckie, Lord-Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross.

Ms Marysia Winifred Lewis

New Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty

Joanie Whiteford, Lord-Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty.

Mrs Norma Young

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland

Major General Patrick Marriott CB CBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland has commissioned the following person to become Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Sutherland.

Mrs Kim Tulloch

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 22nd February 2023 His Majesty the King approved the following people members of His Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Craig Whittaker MP
Mr Marcus Jones MP
Ms Kelly Tolhurst MP
Ms Maria Eagle MP

New Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire

Johanna Ropner, Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of North Yorkshire.

Mr Shafquat Ali
Mrs Rebecca Cottrell
Ms Janet Garrill
Dr William Scott OBE

New Deputy Lieutenants of the Royal County of Berkshire

Mr James Puxley CVO, Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of the Royal County of Berkshire.

Dr Stefan Fafinski JP FBCS FRSA
Mr Tanweer Ikram CBE
Mr Chris Juden JP
Miss Susan Roberts
Mr Mark Sanderson
Mr Rohit Tanna
Mr Julian Walker TD

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.

Mr Ross Logan Wilson BEM

New Deputy Lieutenant of Tweeddale

Professor Sir Hew Strachan, Lord-Lieutenant of Tweeddale has commissioned the following person to become Deputy Lieutenant of Tweeddale.

Mrs Cecilia (Lulu) Benson

New Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland

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

Mr Winton Laurence Keenen QPM

New Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey

Mr Michael More-Molyneux, Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey.

Dr Julie Llewelyn
Dame Lynne Owens DBE CBE QPM
Brigadier Ingrid Rolland VR
Major General Aiden Smyth QVRM TD
Mr Mark Tantam

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian

Moira Niven MBE, Lord-Lieutenant for West Lothian has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian.

Mrs Caroline Maclachlan

New Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

Marjorie Neasham Glasgow BEM, Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire.

Mr Philip Sharman