Queen's minister who comforted her in final days 'honoured' by King Charles

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A minister who comforted the late Queen in her final days and supported the royal family following her death has said he feels "honoured" to be recognised by the King.Rev Kenneth MacKenzie has been made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in recognition of his distinguished personal service to the monarch and members of the royal family.The minister of the Parish of Braemar and Crathie in Aberdeenshire is a member of the Chapel Royal and has provided pastoral and spiritual support to the royals since 2005.Members of the royal family worship at Crathie Kirk while they are staying at nearby Balmoral Castle - a haven that was loved by Queen Elizabeth II and her husband the late Duke of Edinburgh.Mr MacKenzie, a domestic chaplain, was on hand to comfort the family following the Queen's death at Balmoral in September 2022.Speaking for the first time since being named in the King's Birthday Honours, he said: "I am honoured to have been awarded this recognition directly by His Majesty the King."In making this presentation, he, and by extension other members of the royal family, has once again publicly acknowledged and expressed his gratitude for the prayerful pastoral support that has been offered to him and the family by the church and in particular by the Chapel Royal in Scotland down through the ages, and especially in recent years. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. "These awards are only ever given to individuals, but in every case the recipient has always represented a much wider body."At the time of the late Queen's death in Balmoral, I was the chaplain most closely engaged with the royal family and was simply being and doing what