National Memorial Arboretum plaque unveiling to Czechoslovak WWII Veterans

On Friday 20th June, The Lord-Lieutenant of Staffordshire, The Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire, and the Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, attended the unveiling […]

Memorial Day at Brookwood American Cemetery

On Sunday 25th May, The Lord-Lieutenant attended the Memorial Day Service at Brookwood American Ceremony with the United States Ambassador […]

Surrey Day 2025

Flying the flag for Surrey Day 2025 with VE Day celebrations, dog-friendly destinations and more With VE Day parties taking […]

VE 80 events across Surrey

Surrey has hosted events across the county to celebrate the 80th anniversary of VE Day Beacons were lit across the […]

May-hem!

On Saturday 10th May, Girlguiding London and South East Region Chief Commissioner Amanda Teasel, welcomed Deputy Lieutenant Mary Zoeller to […]

Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy Conference

On Tuesday 11th March, The Lord Lieutenant was pleased to welcome, as patron to Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy, over 100 […]

King’s Award for Voluntary Service Presentation to Manorcroft United FC

On Sunday 23rd March, The Lord-Lieutenant, accompanied by Deputy Lieutenant, Shahid Azeem, presented Manorcroft United FC with their King’s Award […]

US Air Attaché and Civic Leaders Commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the Reigate Hill Crash

Wednesday 19th March marked the 80th anniversary of the tragic crash of a B-17 Flying Fortress on Reigate Hill during […]

King’s Award for Voluntary Service Presentation to Addlestone Canoe Club

On Saturday 15th March, The Lord-Lieutenant presented the Chair of Addlestone Canoe Club, Mrs Carol Reeves, with their King’s Awad […]

Commonwealth Day 2025

This morning Rob Douglas DL, raised the Commonwealth flag in Farnham this morning to raise a and read HM The […]

Surrey Scouts Chief Scout’s Gold Award Presentations

On Saturday 1st February, Deputy Lieutenant, Mrs Mary Zoeller, accompanied by Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet, Explorer Scout Daniel Booker, presented Chief […]

Oakleaf and Amazon Join Forces to Support Mental Health and Wellbeing in Surrey

Building a Brighter Future for Community Mental Health With demand for mental health support continually rising and costs increasing, Amazon’s […]

Nine Surrey volunteer groups honoured with the King’s Award for Voluntary Service 2024

The volunteers from nine Surrey groups, who dedicate their valuable time and experience to help individuals and communities across this […]

Surrey Hills International Music Festival

6-17 MAY 2025 CONCERTS | TALKS | WALKS Tuesday 6 May Young and Emerging Artists Concert with guided walkand talk […]

The Prostate Project

For 25 years, a Guildford based charity has been helping to establish and maintain Surrey’s position as a global leader […]

Celebrating Black History Month in Surrey

On October 12th the Africa Community in Surrey & Sussex (ACISS) hosted an inspiring Black History Month event at the […]

British Empire Medal Investitures

On Wednesday 9th October the Lord-Lieutenant presented His Majesty The King’s Birthday Honours British Empire Medal’s (BEMs) to six Surrey […]

HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh ‘s Surrey Day Out

Her Royal Highness, The Duchess of Edinburgh,  came to Surrey on 25th September for three visits. The day started with […]

999 Day: National Tribute to Emergency Services Heroes

The UK unites in gratitude for Emergency Services Day, also known as 999 Day. This national day, which takes place […]

The Seafarers Charity – Merchant Navy Day

The Seafarers’ Charity is calling on organisations, communities, and individuals across the UK to honour the people behind the Merchant […]

Surrey Lieutenancy to host Exclusive Webinar on the King’s Award for Enterprise

We are excited to be hosting a special Zoom webinar chaired by Michael Hayman MBE DL, featuring Stephen Welton CBE, […]

Visit to PSDS

On Thursday 11th July, The Lord-Lieutenant visited PSDS, a parent-led registered charity providing support for children and young people who […]

King’s Award for Enterprise Reception

On Tuesday 9th July, His Majesty The King, joined by The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, as well as the […]

Everest hero George Mallory honoured with blue plaque

Everest hero George Mallory has been honoured with a blue heritage plaque at his family home in Surrey, as part […]

Lord-Lieutenant Challenges Local Businesses to Showcase Their Excellence by Applying for a King’s Award for Enterprise

On 4th July, the Lord-Lieutenant encouraged pioneering businesses in Surrey to step up and apply for a King’s Award for […]

Community Foundation for Surrey welcomes new Chair

Community Foundation for Surrey are delighted to welcome their new Chair, Neelam Devesher DL, who has been a trustee with […]

PWRR Freedom Parade

Guildford commemorates the 80th Anniversary of D-Day On Saturday 8th June, Surrey’s local regiment, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment […]

D-Day commemoration at Headley Court to mark Canadian contribution to the war effort

On Friday 7th June, HM Lord Lieutenant and The Honourable Ralph Goodale PC, High Commissioner for Canada in the United […]

D- Day 80th Anniversary in Farnham

Farnham ran a special D-Day commemoration on the 80th anniversary of the world’s greatest amphibious assault.  A number of local […]

Surrey Day

Surrey Minority Ethnic Forum would like to invite us to join them to celebrate, network and strengthen our bonds within […]

Reigate & Banstead ‘Junior Citizen’ event 2024

Wednesday, 7th February 2024 was Child Safety Medias VIP Showcase Day at the offices of Surrey County Council. Deputy Lieutenant, […]

The Kings’s Award for Voluntary Service 2024

The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is the highest Award given to local volunteer groups across the UK to recognise […]

Czechoslovak WWII Veterans at Brookwood

On Sunday 14th May, The Lord-Lieutenant visited Brookwood Military Cemetery to tour the memorials for Czechoslovak Veterans from World War […]

The King’s Awards for Enterprise 2025 are open!

The King’s Awards for Enterprise is the most prestigious award for UK businesses and can bring substantial benefits to winners. The King’s […]

The Lighthouse – New Royal Patron

HRH The Countess of Wessex is to become Patron of The Lighthouse. The announcement was made during a royal visit […]

Remembrance in Surrey

On Remembrance Sunday, The Lord-Lieutenant attended the RAF Memorial in Runnymede. Deputy Lieutenants represented The Lord-Lieutenant at services across the […]

Surrey Day

On Saturday 7th May, The Lord- Lieutenant, his wife Sarah, and granddaughter River celebrated Surrey Day 2022 with visits across […]

Congratulations to the 4 companies in Surrey who are winners of The Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2022!

Many congratulations to all businesses recognised with a Queen’s Awards for Enterprise 2022, especially to the 4 winning Surrey companies, […]

Platinum Champions Awards- Nominations open until 18 April

In honour of Her Majesty The Queen and the great example she has set in her 70 years of service, […]

Platinum Jubilee Medal

The Culture Secretary has unveiled the design of the medal to mark Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee next year. […]

999 Emergency Services Day 9th September

The Lieutenancy are proud to support Emergency Services Day (also known as 999 Day), which is a national event celebrated […]

ROYALS VISIT BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY

The Lord-Lieutenant received His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent and Her Royal Highness The Countess of Wessex when they […]

Armed Forces Week

This morning the Lord-Lieutenant was pleased to attend the Surrey Armed Forces Flag Raising ceremony and outdoor service given by […]

Surrey residents named in the Queen’s Birthday Honours 2021

The Surrey Lieutenancy is delighted to congratulate the 22 Surrey residents who have been recognised in the 2021 Queen’s Birthday […]

2021 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

The prestigious 2021 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) has been awarded to volunteers from five Surrey groups, it was […]

International Nurses Day – Wednesday 12th May- A royal thank you for the nurses at Frimley Health Foundation Trust

Their Royal Highnesses The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit Frimley Park Hospital on International Nurses Day to thank nursing staff for their work during the Covid pandemic.