Monday 7 January 2013

Political Honours

THE QUEEN has been pleased to appoint the Rt Hon the Lord Strathclyde PC to the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH).

The Order of the Companions of Honour is conferred on people for recognised services of national importance, for a pre-eminent and sustained contribution in the arts, science, medicine or government.

It confers no Knighthood or other title or status, but recipients are entitled to use the post-nominal letters “CH”.

The Order was instituted in 1917 by GEORGE V at the same time as the Order of the British Empire was founded.  The Order of CH consists of the Sovereign and 65 members.


HER MAJESTY has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Lord Henley, the Lord Brabazon of Tara DL, the Earl Howe, and the Lord Williams of Elvel CBE to Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council.

The Queen has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Lord Hill of Oareford CBE to Her Majesty’s Most Honourable Privy Council. Lord Hill will be a member of the Cabinet.

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