New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire

Helen Nellis, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire.

Colonel Christopher Hugh Sharwood-Smith MBE

New Deputy Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry

Dr Angela Garvey, Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry.

Mr Zola Sipo Mzimba

New Chief Yeoman Warder of the Tower of London

Yeoman Gaoler Pete McGowran has been appointed to the position of Chief Yeoman Warder to the Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London. The Yeoman Gaoler succeeds CYW Christopher Morton MVO who has retired from the Tower.

Pete McGowran entered service as a Yeoman Warder in 2009 and was elevated to Yeoman Serjeant in 2013 then went on to become the Yeoman Gaoler in 2017.

Queen Revokes Former Probation Officer’s MBE

Her Majesty The Queen has decreed that the following person shall have their Honour cancelled, annulled and their name shall be erased from the Register of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Mr Michael Nathan Cohen to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 30th December 1998 after being convicted of multiple counts of possessing and making indecent images of children and has been sentenced to an eight month suspended prison sentence, 10 year Sexual Harm Prevention Order and will be registered on the sex offenders register for also 10 years.

Her Majesty the Queen Appoints New Master of the Horse

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Lord de Mauley TD to be Master of the Horse in succession to Lord Vestey KCVO GCStJ. Lord de Mauley will take on the role on the 1st January 2019 when Lord Vestey retires.

LVO for Outgoing Private Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex

Mr Edward Sackville Lane Fox has been appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) for his service as Private Secretary to The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

New Lord Lieutenant for Gloucestershire

Mr Edward William Gillespie OBE DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Gloucestershire succeeding Dame Janet Trotter DBE CVO who retires on the 29th October 2018.

New Lord Lieutenant for Powys

Mrs Tia C Jones has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Powys succeeding Dame Shan Legge-Bourke DCVO who retires on the 10th September 2018.

New Lord Lieutenant for West Yorkshire

Mr Edmund Anderson DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for West Yorkshire succeeding Dame Ingrid Roscoe DCVO who retires on the 1st September 2018.

Life Peerage for the Former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Sir David William Kinloch Anderson KBE QC the title of Baron Anderson of Ipswich, of Ipswich in the County of Suffolk for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

He was nominated for a Life Peerage following his service as Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation. Lord Anderson of Ipswich will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

Life Peerage for Former Creative Director of the Royal Opera House

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Ms Deborah Clare Bull CBE the title of Baroness Bull, of Aldwych in the City of Westminster for the duration of her life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

She was nominated for a Life Peerage following her work as Creative Director of the Royal Opera House. Baroness Bull will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

Life Peerage for Rosel Boycott

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Ms Rosel Marie Boycott the title of Baroness Boycott, of Whitefield in the County of Somerset for the duration of her life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

She was nominated for a Life Peerage following her work as a Journalist. Baroness Boycott will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

Her Majesty The Queen Appoints Pages of Honour

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Master Robert Bruce and Master Max Bowen as her pages of honour in succession to the Marquess of Lorne and Master Thomas Hallé.

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Caithness

Viscount Thurso of Ulbster PC, Lord Lieutenant of Caithness has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Caithness.

Mr William Duncan Watt MBE DL

New Vice Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

His Grace The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry KT KBE, Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale has appointed the following person to the position of Vice Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Mrs Philippa Mary Lee DL

New Deputy Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

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

Brigadier Dennis Hamish Anthony Blease

New Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire

Dame Ingrid Mary Roscoe DCVO, Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of West Yorkshire.

Colonel Patrick Cairns DL MA BA (Hons)
Mr Jon Hammond Booth DL
Mr Zulfiqar Ali Karim DL
Dr Edward Max Ziff OBE DL Hon DBA

Life Peerage for Former Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Ms Amanda Jacqueline Sater the title of Baroness Sater, of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea for the duration of her life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

She was nominated for a Life Peerage following her work as Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party. Baroness Sater will sit in the House of Lords for the Conservative Party.

Life Peerage for Founder of Action Against Abduction

Her Majesty The Queen has granted Lady Catherine Irene Jacqueline Meyer CBE the title of Baroness Meyer, of Nine Elms in the London Borough of Wandsworth for the duration of her life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

She was nominated for a Life Peerage following her work as chief executive of Action Against Abduction. Baroness Meyer will sit in the House of Lords for the Conservative Party.

Life Peerage for the Former MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Her Majesty The Queen has granted The Right Honourable Sir Alexander John Randall the title of Baron Randall of Uxbridge, of Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

He was nominated for a Life Peerage following his service as a Member of Parliament. Lord Randall of Uxbridge will sit in the House of Lords for the Conservative Party.