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New appointments to the Order of the Garter
The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Rt. Hon. The Baroness Manningham-Buller, DCB to be a Lady Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and The Baron King of Lothbury, GBE, to be a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
Notes for Editors:
The appointment of the Knights and Ladies of the Garter is in The Queen's
gift (i.e. without Prime Ministerial advice). Appointments to the Order of the
Garter are therefore in the same category as the Order of the Thistle, the
Order of Merit and the Royal Victorian Order which are also in The Queen's
gift. Today's announcement brings the number of Companions to twenty-three
(out of a maximum of twenty-four).
The Baroness Manningham-Buller is a former Director General of the Security Service. The Lord King is a former Governor of the Bank of England.
The most recent three vacancies have been created due to the deaths of:
Viscount Ridley (22 March 2012)
The Baroness Thatcher (8 April 2013)
The Lord Kingsdown (24 November 2013)
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