Wishing the new Mayor of Bolton, Cllr Morgan, and Mayoress Karen, all the very best for a wonderful year ahead.

It was a pleasure to represent His Majesty the King’s Lord-Lieutenant of Greater Manchester at the Civic Sunday parade and Parish Church service yesterday.

A honour to represent His Majesty's Lord Lieutenant Diane Hawkins DL at #CivicSunday led by The Right Worshipful, The Ceremonial Mayor of the City of Salford Cllr Tanya Birch, her Consort & Mayoress to !Audacious Church Mary-Liz Walker JP DL Sue lomas OBE DL FRGS GM Lieutenancy

Such a privilege to represent GM Lord Lieutenant Diane Hawkins DL GM Lieutenancy for The Civic Service Manchester Cathedral of the Manchester City Council Councillor Paul Andrews Paul Andrews great to see so many people from all faiths, religions, organisations, charities and communities coming together ❤️

Bury fire choir and Encore fire choir, singing in aid of Liv's Trust, remembering the Arena bombing Bury town centre today. Amazing legacy Bury Fire Choir GM Lieutenancy Liv’s Trust

🎉 We were delighted to welcome our Patron, HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh GCVO to The Bridgewater Hall yesterday!

To celebrate Sir Mark Elder's final season as Music Director, HRH spent the afternoon with us watching a concert and meeting the Hallé family.

📸 Alex Burns, The Hallé

🎉 This is the one you've all been waiting for - the lovely video of The Duchess of Edinburgh visiting Seashell. 🎉

What a fantastic day we all had!

You can also read more about Her Royal Highness' visit and watch the video in full here: seashelltrust.org.uk/her-royal-high…

GM Lieutenancy Diane Hawkins DL

An honour to be attending tonight's Rochdale Mayor Making Ceremony at the beautiful Town Hall. A spectacular event. Rochdale Borough Council GM Lieutenancy

For our second video we wanted to share a few words from Mollie Murphy - our Fundraising and Engagement Ambassador.

Mollie couldn't wait to tell The Duchess of Edinburgh what a fantastic place Seashell is.

Don't forget to come back tomorrow as we share more special footage!

What a day! We were delighted to welcome Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Edinburgh to Seashell today (Wed).

Over the next day or two we will be sharing some more special highlights from the day. For our first post, here is CEO Brandon Leigh explaining how the day went.....

The Lord-Lieutenant Diane Hawkins DL will be delighted to welcome HRH The Duchess of Edinburgh to Greater Manchester this morning to carry out a charity and patronage visit.

🎨Today, The King unveiled a new portrait by Jonathan Yeo at Buckingham Palace. The painting - commissioned by The Draper’s Company - is the first official portrait to be completed since His Majesty’s Coronation. It will hang in Draper’s Hall in London.

Would you like to learn more about the King's Award for Enterprise? If so, come along to this event in Rochdale on 7th June and hear from previous winners: eventbrite.co.uk/e/unlocking-su…
GM Lieutenancy The King's Awards #KAE #businessaward

Delighted to join Deputy Lieutenant Ian Sandiford and Rochdale Mayor Councillor Mike Holly Rochdale Borough Council Citizenship Ceremony this morning, 19 new citizens, congratulations to all. Ian’s last ceremony he was thanked for all his work over the last 10 years . GM Lieutenancy #Rochdale

Such an honour to welcome Her Royal Highness Princess Anne to Manchester. Her warmth and dedication were truly inspiring.

Deep admiration for the gracious presence of our Lord Lieutenant, Diane Hawkins, accompanying Her Highness. GM Lieutenancy

#royalty #royalvisit #manchester

12 years ago today I was at Buckingham Palace for my OBE investiture ceremony. What an amazing day. This week my dress made a return visit for a Royal Garden Party. Another memory to treasure! GM Lieutenancy

An informative royal visit from HRH PRincess Anne to Catch22 Manchester. It's an organisation working in partnership with Greater Manchester Police to help victims and witnesses in Greater Manchester to cope and recover from the impact of crime GM Lieutenancy

The Lord-Lieutenant Diane Hawkins DL will be delighted to welcome HRH The Princess Royal to Greater Manchester later today for a patronage and a Lieutenancy visit.

How wonderful to enjoy the gorgeous gardens of Buckingham Palace in the sunshine in the company of such inspirational people including GM Lieutenancy colleagues and friends. Truly a memory to treasure.

What a sunny day at Buckingham Palace for His Majesty The King's Garden Party!

☀️ Enjoyed catching up with old friends, colleagues GM Lieutenancy and meeting new ones.

So great to see The King looking well in his element.