The Queen has knighted a top aide in her first face-to-face event this year as Prince Philip remains in hospital. Vice-Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt is Master of the Household, running a department responsible for everything involved in official and private entertaining across all the royal residences.
He was awarded the honour on this afternoon during a private socially distanced ceremony at Windsor Castle where the Queen has been spending the lockdown.
In a 2016 interview he praised the Queen, saying: "Her Majesty cares about people deeply. "Often she will say to me, if I've got a personal issue, she will say, 'Master, are you being kind?' and I say, 'Yes, of course Your Majesty'." His team's remit spans hospitality, catering and
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