Oct 30, 2012 | General News
The Lord-Lieutenant’s Presentation of Meritorious Certificates and other Awards 2012 Viscount De L’Isle MBE, as The Lord-Lieutenant of Kent honoured and thanked 30 members of the Reserve Forces and Cadet Movements from all three services – Sea, Army and Air –...
Oct 23, 2012 | General News
KENT’S finest have been honoured by The Queen with the presentation of their British Empire Medals (BEM), on 15th October, 2012. The BEM was established in 1917 as part of the Order of the British Empire. It was intended to be awarded for meritorious public or...
Oct 12, 2012 | General News
As part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations and led by the national charity Fields in Trust, five public green spaces in East Kent have been accepted as Queen Elizabeth II Fields, and two of these were officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Kent,...
Oct 10, 2012 | General News
BENENDEN SCHOOL The Princess Royal visited Benenden School, which she attended as a pupil, to open the new Science Centre. Having unveiled a plaque at the entrance, HRH toured the building meeting staff and pupils before addressing those people attending the...
Oct 1, 2012 | General News
Colonel James Partridge TD DL has been appointed Honorary Colonel of the Kent Army Cadet Force (ACF). The appointment took effect on 1st October 2012. Colonel Partridge succeeds the now Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Viscount De L’Isle MBE, of Penshurst, who stepped down...
Sep 24, 2012 | General News
KENT’s in-coming civic heads were congratulated by The Queen’s representative in the County at a reception on Thursday 14th June to welcome them at the start of their year of office. It was an opportunity for the new county, borough and district council...
Aug 22, 2012 | General News
FOUR new Deputy Lieutenants of Kent have been appointed, each of them honoured for their positive contributions to the County and the Nation. They are The Lady Colgrain of Sevenoaks, William (Bill) Fawcus of Dover, Colonel James Partridge TD of East Sussex and Trevor...
Jun 19, 2012 | General News
The Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Kent, Mr Richard Oldfield DL, attended this annual event at Leeds Castle where he had the opportunity to meet some of the many dedicated staff that had worked tirelessly for this incredibly important Service. He presented The Queen’s Medal...
May 31, 2012 | General News
TRH The Earl and Countess of Wessex were asked by The Queen to visit Kent, in her stead, as part of The Queen’s Royal Diamond Jubilee regional visits programme. TRH programme took them to Royal Tunbridge Wells, Grove Green and Gillingham. Starting in Tunbridge Wells,...
