New Deputy Lieutenants for Merseyside

On the 21st of October 2011, Dame Lorna E F Muirhead DBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of Merseyside.
Miss Pauline Lydia Burrows
Mr Alan John Chick
Sir David Clive Clarke
Rt.Hon.Frank Ernest Field MP
Mr John Robert Flamson
Mr Stephen Maddox OBE
Mr Stephen Barry Loy Yip MBE

New Deputy Lieutenants for Greater Manchester

On the 19th of October 2011, Mr Warren J Smith Esq.JP, Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of Greater Manchester.
The Revd Canon Paul Denby
Mr Paul Horrocks
Mr Stephen John McGuirk CBE QFSM FRSA
Mrs Carole M Nash

New Vice Lord and Deputy Lieutenants for the County of Moray

On the 18th of October 2011, Lt Col Grenville Johnston, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Moray
appointed Mr Jim Royan OBE DL Vice Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Moray and commissioned Major General The Hon Seymour Monro CBE LVO to become Deputy Lieutenant of the County of Moray.

Sir Michael Peat GCVO

On the 17th of October 2011, Sir Michael Peat KCVO was appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) upon he’s retirement as Principal Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

New Member of the United Kingdom Privy Council

On the 17th of October 2011, Her Majesty the Queen approved the following person member of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.
Justine Greening MP

Royal Wootton Bassett

On the 16th of October 2011, Princess Anne presented the Letters Patent to the town of Wootton Bassett conferring the title of "Royal" on the town for they tributes during the repatriations of British military personnel that passed though the town from RAF Lyneham. Royal Wootton Bassett is the first town to receive royal status in 100 years.

Peter and Autumn Phillips announced Pregnancy

On the 15th of October 2011, Mr and Mrs Phillips announced they are having a second child and its due in spring 2012.Peter Phillips is 11th in the line of succession to the British throne.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Lincolnshire

On the 13th of October 2011, Mr Tony Worth, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Lincolnshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Lincolnshire.
Mr Nigel Denis Spence Brown
Mr Roger James Douglas
Miss Ursula Frances Rosamond Lidbetter
Mr John William Lockwood
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Robinson
Mr Christopher John Simpkins

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Shropshire

On the 11th of October 2011, Mr Algernon Heber-Percy Esq., Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Shropshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Shropshire.
Mr Robert John Bowring Bland
Dr Geoffrey Davies OBE
Dr Robert Ashley Fraser
Lord Hamilton of Dalzell
Mr Peter Holt
Mrs Fiona Rogers-Coltman
Mr Peter John Stewart
Mrs Anna Turner

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

On the 6th of October 2011, Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.
Dame Anne Rafferty
Sir Andrew McFarlane

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of West Sussex

On the 3rd of October 2011, Mrs Susan Pyper, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of West Sussex commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of West Sussex.
Sally Gunnell OBE
Mr Simon Knight
The Earl of Lytton

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of South Glamorgan

On the 1st of October 2011, Dr Peter Beck, Lord-Lieutenant of the County of South Glamorgan commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of South Glamorgan.
Mr Raj Kumar Aggarwal OBE
Mrs Lisa Nichole Gerson

The Duchess of Alba marries for a third time

On the 5th October, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba married Alfonso Díez Carabantes at the Palacio de las Dueñas in Seville, Spain.

The Duchess is the head of the House of Alba and holds more than 40 titles of nobility. A descendant of  King James II of England, VII of Scotland  and Arabella Churchill and is a distant relative of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge.She is one of the richest people in Spain with a number of palaces and vast amounts of land all over the country, including a priceless collection of paintings and antiques. So when the 85 year old Duchess announced that she intended to marry for a third time to Alfonso Díez Carabantes a 61 year old civil servant, there were objections from her children believing Alfonso was marrying her for her fortune. In August 2011, Cayetana decide to give her children their inheritance in advance and Alfonso formally renounced any claim to her fortune, in an attempt to prove that he is marrying her for love.

New Vice Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Kent

On the 28th of September 2011, Mr Richard John Oldfield DL was appointed Vice Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Kent.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Oxfordshire

On the 26th of September 2011, Mr Tim Sevenson OBE Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Oxfordshire commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Oxfordshire.
Mr Samuel Clarke
Mrs Elizabeth Paris
Mr Bernard John Taylor

The Knights of Glin are no more

On the 14th of September 2011, Desmond FitzGerald 29th Knight of Glin passed away aged 74.The title Knight of Glin was inherited by Desmond upon the death of his farther in 1949; Desmond also inherited the family estate Glin Castle. Desmond went to university to study Architecture and Art History upon leaving he got job at the Victoria and Albert Museum he then went on to work for Christie’s the world famous auctioneers. His passion for Architecture didn't stop there he became involved in the Irish Georgian Society and served as the society’s president from 1991 to his death. He wrote extensively about Irish Architecture and Irish Country Homes. Through out his life he dedicated himself to the restoration of Glin Castle and placing the estate on a sound financial footing. Leaving his wife Olda and his three daughters’ Catherine, Honor and Nesta FitzGerald to continue his work. Sadly on leaving no male heir to succeed him, Desmond Fitzgerald is the last Knight of Glin.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Renfrewshire

On the 1st of September 2011, Mr Guy Clark Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Renfrewshire appointed the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County of Renfrewshire.
Mr Peter Thomas McCarthy
Mr Jonathan Andrew Macfie Muirhead
Mr John Scott Perry
Mr Alexander Stoddart

Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Cornwall

Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE DL has been appointed by the Queen to become Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Cornwall When Lady Mary Holborow DCVO retires on the 19th of September 2011. Colonel Bolitho was born in 1955 and has served in the Grenadier Guards for 20 years. He is the current High Sheriff of Cornwall.

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