Lord Lieutenant


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Lord Lieutenant

n
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in Britain) the representative of the Crown in a county
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (formerly) the British viceroy in Ireland
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BY DAVID MACKAY The outgoing Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire has paid tribute to the people of the county as she steps down from the post after 17 years.
A NEW Lord Lieutenant has been appointed to a north-east community.
A group that works to help the elderly with technology was given a Queens Award at a ceremony attended by the Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire.
A TEAM of students got a unique chance to meet one of the Queen's representatives as the Lord Lieutenant for County Durham visited Stockton Riverside College.
Staffordshire Wildlife Trust's new-look Wolseley Centre headquarters and brand new Kingfisher Cafe, near Rugeley, were officially opened by the Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire and other VIP guests.
The awards event, hosted by the Lord Lieutenant, Mike Kapur OBE at County Hall, Glenfield, celebrates the achievements of young people across Leicestershire.
The Royal Navy welcomed Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire Colonel Peter McCarthy on board HMS Tracker.
"He carried out his role as Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire with enormous dignity and pride; he added value wherever he went."
THE widow of helicopter pilot Barry Dodd, the Lord Lieutenant for North Yorkshire, said she "will miss him enormously" after he was killed in a helicopter crash.
Niki Tennant Pupils from Dalziel High School in Motherwell have helped launch a website to capture the activity of Lanarkshire's Lord Lieutenant.
Forthbank Care Home, Kildean, marked the occasion with a visit from the Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk, Alan Simpson.
Stefanie McCourt Lady Susan Haughey is Lanarkshire's 22nd Lord Lieutenant, following Mushtaq Ahmad OBE.