New Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian

Mr Roderick Macduff Urquhart has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian succeeding Major Michael Williams MBE who will retire on the 15th March 2021.

High Sheriffs of Northern Ireland for 2021/2022

The following people have been appointed High Sheriff for the Counties of Northern Ireland for 2021/2022.

Northern Ireland

For County Antrim
2021/2022: Mrs Susan Jane Pinkerton

For County Armagh
2021/2022: Dr Alan Manson Turtle MBE

For County Down
2021/2022: Mrs Kathleen Mary Spencer

For County Fermanagh
2021/2022: Mrs Catherine Jane Irwin MBE

For County Londonderry
2021/2022: Miss Paula Margaret McIntyre MBE

For County Tyrone
2021/2022: Mr Bernard Joseph Curran

For County Borough of Belfast
2021/2022: Councillor Michael Andrew Long

For County Borough of Londonderry
2021/2022: Miss Linda Heaney

New Privy Councillors of the United Kingdom

Her Majesty the Queen approved the following people members of Her Majesty’s most Honourable Privy Council.

Mr Stuart Andrew MP
Mr Nigel Evans MP
Mr Mark Pritchard MP
Col Robert Stewart DSO MP
Mr Stewart Hosie MP
Dame Diana Johnson DBE MP
Ms Angela Rayner MP
Mr Nicklaus Thomas-Symonds MP
Mr Jonathan Ashworth MP
The Rt Hon. The Lord Udny-Lister

New Deputy Lieutenants of Leicestershire

Mike Kapur OBE, Lord-Lieutenant of Leicestershire has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Leicestershire.

Ms Anne Ceridwen Davies
Mrs Diana Elizabeth Brooks MBE
Mrs Alison Victoria Smith MBE
Mr Lars Broholm Tharp
Mr Amrik Singh Basra

New Deputy Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire

Mrs Jill W Young MBE, Lord-Lieutenant of the Dunbartonshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire.

Mr James Paterson Rogers

New Deputy Lieutenants of Dyfed

Sara Edwards, Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed has commissioned the following people to become Deputy Lieutenants of Dyfed.

Miss Maria Battle
Mr David Parry Williams
Mrs Jayne Picouto

MVO for Former Queen’s Equerry

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Lieutenant Colonel Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Equerry to Her Majesty The Queen.

KCVO for Former Secretary of the Master of the Household’s Department

Mr Michael Charles William Norreys Jephson CVO was appointed Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) for his service as Secretary of the Master of the Household’s Department.

New Deputy Lieutenants of the County Borough of Belfast

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

Mrs Ann Theresa McGregor-Sistern MBE
Professor Ian Andrew Greer

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain J. P. White Aide-de-Camp to her household.

New Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire

Carol Kinghorn CVO, Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Kincardineshire.

Mr Gordon J. N. Ritchie MVO

New Aide-de-Camp to the Queen

Her Majesty the Queen has appointed Group Captain P. J. Wadlow Aide-de-Camp to her household.

New Deputy Lieutenant of City of Edinburgh

Lord Provost of the Edinburgh has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of City of Edinburgh.

Mr Donald Young

New Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset

Mrs Anne Maw, Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset has commissioned the following person to become a Deputy Lieutenant of Somerset.

General Sir Gordon Kenneth Messenger KCB DSO OBE

New Great-Grandson for Lady Pamela Hicks

Mrs Maddison May Modupe-Ojo and Mr Olaoluwa Olamide Modupe-Ojo have had a third child. A baby boy named Moses born 18th December 2020. Baby Moses's arrival was announced on Instagram.

Mrs Maddison May Modupe-Ojo is the eldest child of Mr Jeremy Alexander Rothwell Brudenell and Mrs Edwina Victoria Louise Brudenell (née Hicks) and Granddaughter of Lady Pamela Carmen Louise Hicks (née Mountbatten) and Mr David Nightingale Hicks.

RVM for Former Divisional Sergeant Major of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

In the New Year's Honours List 2021, Mr Keith Robinson has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Divisional Sergeant Major of The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard.

RVM for Yeoman Warder

In the New Year's Honours List 2021, Mr Paul William Cunliffe MBE has been awarded the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) for his service as a Yeoman Warder at Her Majesty’s Palace and Fortress The Tower of London.

MVO for Personal Secretary to The Prince of Wales

In the New Year's Honours List 2021, Ms Lynne Diana Thompson, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for her service as Personal Secretary to The Prince of Wales.

MVO for Deputy Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall

In the New Year's Honours List 2021, Mr Scott Leonard Furssedonn-Wood, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Deputy Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

MVO for Travel Officer for the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

In the New Year's Honours List 2021, Mr Tifare Joseph Alexander, has been appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) for his service as Travel and Logistics Officer for the Household of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.