• He was made a Knight Commander of the
Royal Victorian Order on 31 December 2013 by
Queen Elizabeth II. This affords him the title "
Sir" and the
post nominal letters "KCVO" for life. • He was made a Knight of Justice of the
Order of St John upon taking office as
Lord Lieutenant of Shropshire. Within the order, this affords him the post nominal letters "KStJ" for life. • He served as
honorary colonel of 5th Battalion the
Shropshire and Herefordshire Light Infantry from 1998 to 1999. • He served as
honorary colonel of the
West Midlands Regiment from 1999 to 2005. • In 2017 He was awarded the
honorary degree of
Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) from the
University of Chester. == References ==