Wirral Civic Ball
The Mayor of Wirral held his Civic Ball on 10th October , raising funds for his charities which include The Holistic Cancer Centre and Mersey Mind Project. Other Civic Leaders attending this charity fundraising event included Mayors of a number of neighbouring boroughs, the Lord Mayor of Chester and dignitaries from the Peruvian Navy, visiting […]
Announcement from Buckingham Palace 5th September 2025
“It is with deep sorrow that Buckingham Palace announces the death of Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent. Her Royal Highness passed away peacefully last night at Kensington Palace, surrounded by her family. The King and Queen and all Members of The Royal Family join The Duke of Kent, his children and grandchildren in […]
Wirral Citizenship Ceremony
Carmel Stewart JP DL attended a Citizenship Ceremony at Wirral Town Hall in Wallasey on 31st July, on behalf of the Lord-Lieutenant and supporting the Mayor of Wirral, Cllr Brian Kenny and Mayoress Mrs. Helen Kenny. What a wonderful group of happy smiling faces to welcome to Wirral as British Citizens.
Darshana Exhibition – Radha Krishna Temple
Dr. Crispin Pailing MBE DL represented the Lord-Lieutenant on Saturday 5th April 2025 at the ‘Darshana’ Exhibition at the Radha Krishna Temple, the Hindu Cultural Organisation on Edge Lane in Liverpool. Crispin said, “It was really good to see the Hindu community flourishing in Liverpool and to meet the new Chair, Divyesh Patel.” Pictured below […]
Citizenship Ceremony
Julie Lawson BEM DL attended a Citizenship Ceremony at St. George’s Hall on Sunday 20th October with just under forty people made British Citizens. Welcome to all!
Merseyside sees four businesses awarded the King’s Award for Enterprise.
The King’s Awards for Enterprise are the UK’s most prestigious business awards, designed to recognise and encourage the achievements made by businesses in the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Many congratulations to four great Merseyside businesses for being successful in the 2024 round of The King’s Awards for Enterprise. They are: Alfred […]
HRH The Princess Royal visits Merseyside again!
The Lord-Lieutenant was delighted to welcome HRH The Princess Royal back to Merseyside to attend the 125th Anniversary Dinner for the World famous Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine at the magnificent St. George’s Hall in Liverpool on 15th November. The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine was the first institution of its kind in the World […]
See what being awarded the BEM meant to one recipient, Lin Doyle
British Empire Medal presentations.
I was delighted to present British Empire Medals to six of the recipients from the New Year’s Honours List in the splendid surroundings at St. George’s Hall on Monday 3rd July. Hearing the citations of these tremendous local people and their achievements was very humbling. My congratulations to Jane Culkin BEM, Vernon Davis BEM, John […]
Birthday Honours List 2023
The Lord-Lieutenant is delighted to congratulate the following people in Merseyside who have been recognised by His Majesty The King in the 2023 Birthday Honours List: Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE): Colin MORROW OBE, for Public Service. Shiela MURPHY OBE, for Political and Voluntary Services. Peter Daniel OLIVER OBE, for services […]