Sir Shridath Surendranath Ramphal OM,often known as Sir Sonny Ramphal,was a Guyanese politician who was the second Commonwealth Secretary-General,holding the position from 1975 to 1990. He was also the foreign minister of Guyana from 1972 to 1975,and assistant attorney general of the West Indies Federation from 1958 to 1962.
Sir Antony Arthur Acland was a British diplomat and a provost of Eton College.
Gordon Francis Joseph Osbaldeston was a Canadian civil servant.
Ralph Thomas Campion George Sherman Stonor,7th Baron Camoys,was a British peer and banker who served as Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom from 1998 to 2000,and the first Catholic Lord Chamberlain since the Reformation.
Robert Fellowes,Baron Fellowes,,was a British courtier who was private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II from 1990 to 1999. He was the brother-in-law of Diana,Princess of Wales,and a maternal first cousin of Ronald Ferguson,the father of Sarah,Duchess of York.
Richard Napier Luce,Baron Luce,is a British politician. He is a former Lord Chamberlain to the Queen,serving from 2000 to 2006,and has been Governor of Gibraltar,a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) from 1971 to 1992,and government minister,and a crossbench member of the House of Lords.
Robin Berry Janvrin,Baron Janvrin,is a British naval officer,diplomat,and courtier who was private secretary to Elizabeth II from February 1999 to September 2007.
Edward Young,Baron Young of Old Windsor,is a British courtier who served as Private Secretary to the Sovereign from 2017 to 2023. In this role,he was the senior operational member of the Royal Households of the United Kingdom. Young was recruited to the Royal Household in 2004,serving as Queen Elizabeth II's assistant and then as deputy private secretary until his promotion to private secretary in 2017. After the death of Elizabeth II in 2022,Young served as joint principal private secretary to King Charles III until he stepped down in May 2023.
Sir Alan Frederick "Tommy" Lascelles, was a British courtier and civil servant who held several positions in the first half of the twentieth century,culminating in his position as Private Secretary to both George VI and Elizabeth II. In 1950,he wrote the Lascelles Principles in a letter to the editor of The Times,using the pen-name "Senex".
Sir Arvi Hillar ParboAC FTSE FRSV HonFAusIMM was a business executive who was concurrently chairman of three of Australia's largest companies,Alcoa World Alumina &Chemicals,Munich Re,and Zurich Australian Insurance.
Lieutenant-Colonel Martin Michael Charles Charteris,Baron Charteris of Amisfield,was a British Army officer and courtier of Queen Elizabeth II. Charteris was the longest-serving Assistant Private Secretary to the Sovereign,having served for over 18 years in that position. Later,he became Private Secretary to the Sovereign.
Sir Stephen Mark Jeffrey Lamport,is a former Receiver General of Westminster Abbey. He was previously a career diplomat and Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales.
Sir Geoffrey de Bellaigue was Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art from 1972 to 1996. His was the first full-time appointment to the office,and he did much to professionalise the Royal Collection department after being made the Director of the Royal Collection in 1988.
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Hugh Malcolm Ross,was a member of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom,and from 2006 to 2008,master of the household to then Prince Charles.
The 1997 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were officially announced in two supplements to The London Gazette of 1 August 1997 and marked the May 1997 resignation of the Prime Minister,John Major.
The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the collective departments that support members of the British royal family. Many members of the royal family who undertake public duties have separate households. They vary considerably in size,from the large household that supports the sovereign to the household of the Prince and Princess of Wales,with fewer members.
Sir Brian James Proetel Fall is a retired British diplomat who was the UK's Special Representative for the South Caucasus 2002–12.
The 1913 Birthday Honours were appointments in the British Empire of King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King,and were published on 3 June 1913 and 6 June 1913.
Sir George Alan Chapman is a New Zealand accountant,businessman and company director. He was president of the National Party from 1973 to 1982.
The 1990 Special Honours in New Zealand were three special honours lists:the first was dated 6 February 1990 and made appointments to the Order of New Zealand and the Queen's Service Order;the second was dated 17 May 1990 made awards of the Polar Medal;and the third was dated 27 November 1990,to recognise the incoming governor-general,Dame Catherine Tizard.
