New Year Honours 2026
Richard Walter John, Duke of Buccleuch And Queensberry GCVO
Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
Recognised in the New Year Honours 2026 with the Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order.
London Gazette notice
The Royal Victorian Order
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased to make the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Royal Victorian Order:
G.C.V.O.
To be a Knight Grand Cross:
Richard Walter John, Duke of BUCCLEUCH AND QUEENSBERRY K.T. K.B.E. C.V.O.
For Public Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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