Birthday Honours 2026
Simon David Metcalf LVO
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)
lately The King?s Armourer
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 2026 with the Lieutenant 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
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to make the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Royal Victorian Order:
L.V.O.
To be Lieutenants:
Simon David METCALF M.V.O.
lately The King’s Armourer, Royal Collection Trust
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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