The list of Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012 was released on 13 September 2012 and made appointments and promotions within the
Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...
(and awards of the
Royal Victorian Medal
The Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) is a decoration established by Queen Victoria in April 1896. On 14 May 1912, King George V further confirmed the institution of the medal with an additional royal warrant. A part of the Royal Victorian Order, it ...
) to recognise contributions to the celebration of the
Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II in 2012. The Royal Victorian Order is a
dynastic order of knighthood
A dynastic order, monarchical order, or house order is an order under royal patronage. Such an order is bestowed by, as a legitimate , a sovereign or the head of a once-sovereign ruling family. These are often considered part of the cultural pat ...
recognising distinguished personal service to the Sovereign, and remains in the personal gift of the monarch.
Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
* Sir
Philip Alan Reid KCVO,
Keeper of the Privy Purse
The Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the King/Queen (or Financial Secretary to the King/Queen) is responsible for the financial management of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. The officeholder is assisted by th ...
and Treasurer to the Queen
Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
*
Michael Vernon Lockett CVO, Chief Executive of the
Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation
*
Robert Michael James Gascoyne-Cecil, 7th Marquess of Salisbury, PC DL, Chairman of the
Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation
*
John Damian Spurling OBE, for services to charity
Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
*
Frances Ann MacLeod, Head of the Diamond Jubilee Unit in the
Department of Culture, Media and Sport
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* Lieutenant Colonel
Anthony Charles Richards LVO,
Deputy Master of the Royal Household and
Equerry to the Queen
*
Simon Howe Brooks-Ward LVO OBE TD, Chief Executive of the
Diamond Jubilee Pageant
The Diamond Jubilee Pageant, also branded ''The World Comes to Windsor'', held between 10 and 13 May 2012 was an equine pageant held in the grounds of Windsor Castle, organised as part of the Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee celebrati ...
and Producer of the
Royal Windsor Horse Show
The Royal Windsor Horse Show is a horse show held annually since 1943 for five days in May or June in Windsor Home Park.
*
Robert Gerrard Williams LVO, Producer of the
Diamond Jubilee Concert
The Diamond Jubilee Concert was a British music concert and celebration held outside Buckingham Palace on The Mall in London on 4 June 2012. The concert was organised by Take That singer-songwriter Gary Barlow and was part of Queen Elizabeth ...
Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
*
Paul Robert Edgar Double,
Remembrancer
The Remembrancer was originally a subordinate officer of the English Exchequer. The office is of great antiquity, the holder having been termed remembrancer, memorator, rememorator, registrar, keeper of the register, despatcher of business. The R ...
in the
City of London
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* Adrian Anthony Joseph Evans, Pageant Master of the
Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant
The Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant was a parade on 3 June 2012 of 670 boats on the Tideway of the River Thames in London as part of the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The Queen, Prince Philip and other members of th ...
* Mary Angela Kelly MVO, Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser to the Queen
* Douglas Robert King, Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen
* Dr
Jill Nicola Nicholls, Chairman of the Trustees of the
Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and is concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. It has planted over 50 million trees since 1972.
The Woodland Tr ...
, for
Jubilee Woods
* Timothy Miles Owen MVO, Chairman of the Licensing, Operating, Safety and Planning Group at
Westminster City Council
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* Bruno Mark Peek OBE MVO, Pageant Master of the
Diamond Jubilee Beacons
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* Terence Alan Pendry MVO BEM, Stud Groom and Manager of the
Royal Mews
The Royal Mews is a mews, or collection of equestrian stables, of the British Royal Family. In London these stables and stable-hands' quarters have occupied two main sites in turn, being located at first on the north side of Charing Cross, and ...
at
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle is a royal residence at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire. It is strongly associated with the English and succeeding British royal family, and embodies almost a millennium of architectural history.
The original cast ...
* Colette Benedicta Geraldine Saunders, Assistant Press Secretary to the Queen
* Philip Benedict Weston, BBC Executive Director of the
Diamond Jubilee Weekend
*
Paul Kevin Whybrew MVO RVM, the
Queen's Page
Members of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
* Sonia Bonici, Senior Correspondence Officer in the Royal Household's Private Secretary's Office
* John Creighton Bridcut, maker of the film ''A Jubilee Tribute to the Queen by the Prince of Wales''
* David Phillimore Clifford, Company Secretary and Treasurer of the
Thames Diamond Jubilee Foundation
* Captain Jules Cope, Captain of the
Motor Yacht Leander
* Captain Ross Geoffrey Ferris OBE,
Royal Fleet Auxiliary
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RFA ensures the Royal Navy is supplied and supported by ...
, Master of the
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Fort Rosalie
* Alexander Garty, Transport Manager in the
Royal Mews
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* Warrant Officer Class 1
William Daran Gillduff Mott OBE,
Garrison Sergeant Major
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for the
London District
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History
In January 1876 a ‘Mobilization Scheme for the forces in ...
* Chief Superintendent Julia Pendry,
Metropolitan Police
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* Commander David George Phillips,
Royal Navy
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, Chief Harbour Master at the
Port of London Authority
* Sergeant Jonathan Lee Reeves,
Metropolitan Police
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* Alexander John Scully, State Invitations Secretary at the
Lord Chamberlain's Office
The Lord Chamberlain's Office is a department within the British Royal Household. It is concerned with matters such as protocol, state visits, investitures, garden parties, royal weddings and funerals. For example, in April 2005 it organised th ...
* Peter John Stewart,
Big Jubilee Lunch (Campaigns Director at the
Eden Project
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)
* Mark Walenty Wasilewski, Park Manager at the
Royal Parks
The Royal Parks of London are lands that were originally used for the recreation, mostly hunting, of the royal family. They are part of the hereditary possessions of The Crown, now managed by The Royal Parks Limited, a charity which manages ...
of
St James's Park
St James's Park is a park in the City of Westminster, central London. It is at the southernmost tip of the St James's area, which was named after a leper hospital dedicated to St James the Less. It is the most easterly of a near-continuous c ...
and
Green Park
Green Park, officially The Green Park, is one of the Royal Parks of London. It is in the southern part – the core part – of the City of Westminster, Central London, but before that zone was extended to the north, to take in Marylebo ...
* Rita Carnelia Frances Broe,
Big Jubilee Lunch
* Francis Damian Byrne, Project Manager of the
Royal Row Barge Gloriana
Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) (Silver)
* Annie Meldrum, for personal services
* Brian Todhunter, restoration of
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia's Royal Barge and Escort Boats
See also
*
2012 Birthday Honours, which includes Diamond Jubilee Honours in New Zealand
References
The 2012 Diamond Jubilee Honours List royal.gov.uk, 13 September 2012
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Diamond Jubilee Honours 2012
2012 awards in the United Kingdom
Diamond Jubilee Honours
Honours
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