Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire

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The Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire is the British monarch’s personal representative in the county of Buckinghamshire, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and ceremonial activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lord-Lieutenancy
ceremonial county office
appointedBy Charles Philip Arthur George
surface form: King Charles III

monarch of the United Kingdom
assistedBy Deputy Lieutenants
associatedWith Buckinghamshire Council
British Army regiments
surface form: Buckinghamshire armed forces units

Buckinghamshire civic institutions
Buckinghamshire voluntary sector
cannotHold elected political office while in post
category Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lord-Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire
ceremonialRole participates in royal ceremonial events in the county
represents the monarch at local remembrance services
country United Kingdom
duty arrange visits of members of the Royal Family to Buckinghamshire
encourage nominations for the King’s Award for Voluntary Service
encourage nominations for the King’s Awards for Enterprise
encourage nominations for the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
encourage nominations for the honours system
liaise with local authorities on royal visits
participate in civic ceremonies
present certain national honours and awards on behalf of the monarch
promote ceremonial activities in Buckinghamshire
promote civic activities in Buckinghamshire
promote voluntary activities in Buckinghamshire
support armed forces in the county
support cadet forces in the county
hasInsignia badge of a Lord-Lieutenant
hasStyle Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire self-linksurface differs
surface form: His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
isNonPolitical true
jurisdiction Buckinghamshire
legalBasis Lieutenancies Act 1997
locatedIn Buckinghamshire
officeHolderTitle Lord Lieutenant
oversees Deputy Lieutenants
surface form: Deputy Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire
partOf Lieutenancies of England
predecessorOffice King’s or Queen’s Lieutenant in Buckinghamshire
reportsTo monarch of the United Kingdom
represents British monarch
Crown
residenceRequirement must live within Buckinghamshire or its vicinity
role monarch’s personal representative in Buckinghamshire
scope ceremonial county of Buckinghamshire (excluding Milton Keynes unitary authority for some functions)
termLength serves until retirement age (usually 75)
wearsUniform Lord-Lieutenant’s uniform on formal occasions
worksWith High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire
mayors and chairs of Buckinghamshire local authorities

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Buckinghamshire ceremonialLordLieutenant Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire relatedPosition Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Sir Thomas Osborne positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
subject surface form: Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds
John Russell, 6th Duke of Bedford positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Lord Desborough positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire hasStyle Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire category Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lord-Lieutenants of Buckinghamshire
Scroop Egerton, 1st Duke of Bridgewater positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire positionHeld Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
Chandos family heldOffice Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire
this entity surface form: Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire (held by family members)