On the 1st of August 2012, Her Majesty The Queen has
approved the appointment of His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh as Honorary Air Commodore of Royal Air Force Northolt.
On the 31st of July 2012, Zara Phillips MBE daughter of
Princess Anne and 14th in line to the British throne won sliver in the team
eventing at the Olympics.
On the 27th of July 2012, Mr Stephen Edward Gourmand was
appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as
Assistant to the Master of the Household Services.
On the 27th of July 2012, Mr Alistair Angus Wood MBE was
appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as
Private Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester.
On the 24th of July 2012, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Hugh
Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright commissioned the
following to become Deputy Lieutenants of Kirkcudbright.
On the 15th of July 2012, Colonel Edward Bolitho OBE, Lord-Lieutenant
of Cornwall commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the
County of Cornwall.
On the 3rd of July 2012, Professor Alexander John Trees was
elevated to the title of Baron Trees of The Ross in Perth and Kinross. Under
the Life Peerage Act 1958.
On the 25th of June 2012, Ms Beeban Tania Kidron OBE was
elevated to the title of Baroness Kidron of Angel in the London Borough of
Islington. Under the Life Peerage Act 1958 and will sit in the House of Lords
as a Crossbencher.
On the 19th of June 2012, Viscount De L’Isle MBE, Lord-Lieutenant
of Kent commissioned the following to become Deputy Lieutenants of the County
of Kent.
Today marks the start of The Queen’s and The Duke of
Edinburgh’s tour of Northern Ireland to celebrate The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
The tour will last two days and The Queen will visit Enniskillen and Belfast.
On the 16th of June 2012, Dr Manon Bonner Williams MVO was
appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as
Private Secretary for Wales to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.
On the 16th of June 2012, Miss Helen Elizabeth Asprey MVO
was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for her service as
Personal Private Secretary of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince
Henry of Wales.
On the 16th of June 2012, Mr Trefor Glyn Jones CBE was
appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) for his service as the
Lord-Lieutenant of Clwyd.
On the 16th of June 2012, Dr Donal Arthur John Keegan OBE
was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his
service as the Lord-Lieutenant of Londonderry.
On the 16th of June 2012, Lt-Colonel Andrew Charles Ford was
appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service
as the Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain’s Office.
On the 16th of June 2012, Her Majesty The Queen appointed
The Prince of Wales the honorary ranks of Admiral of the Fleet, Field Marshal
and Marshal of the Royal Air Force.
On the 16th of June 2012, the Queen’s Birthday honours list
was announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth
realms. Including well known people such as Gary Barlow, Mary Berry, Kenneth
Brannagh, Sarah Burton, Luke Donald, David James, Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Gareth
Malone, Shane Williams and Kate Winslet.