1969 Investiture Honours

The 1969 Investiture Honours were appointments made by Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours released on 7 July 1969,^[1] on the occasion of the investiture of her eldest son to be Prince of Wales. The awards were of a special character compared to most honours lists, in that the awardees were selected due to their links with Wales, or involvement with the investiture ceremony itself.

Knights Bachelor[]

David Joseph Davies, Chairman, Wales Tourist Board.
Geraint Llewellyn Evans . For services to Music.
Robert Charles Evans , Principal, University College of North Wales, Bangor. For services to Mountaineering.
The Reverend Albert Evans-Jones (Cynan). For services to Welsh Literature.
Archibald James Lush. For social services to Wales.

Royal Victorian Order[]

Knight Grand Cross (GCVO)[]

Rt Hon. Antony Charles Robert, Earl of Snowdon

Knight Commander (KCVO)[]

Goronwy Hopkin Daniel
Lieutenant-Colonel William Jones Williams

Commander (CVO)[]

Squadron Leader David John Checketts
Major Francis Jones
Robert Hefin Jones

Member (MVO)[]

At this time the two lowest classes of the Royal Victorian Order were "Member (fourth class)" and "Member (fifth class)", both with post-nominal letters MVO. "Member (fourth class)" was renamed "Lieutenant" (LVO) from the 1985 New Year Honours onwards.

Fourth Class

John Philip Brooke Brooke-Little
Lieutenant-Colonel Rodney Onslow Dennys
Lieutenant-Colonel Sidney Goodchild

Fifth Class

Warrant Officer Class I, Gordon Ivor Amphlett, The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot).
Michael Corfield
Henry Gray

Order of the British Empire[]

Dame Commander (DBE)[]

Civil Division

Lady Olwen Elizabeth Carey Evans. For public services in Wales.

Commander (CBE)[]

Military Division

Royal Navy

Captain Robert Gwilym Lewis-Jones

Civil Division

Ivor Egwad Jones . For services to Rugby Football.
John Eryl Owen-Jones, Clerk of the Caernarvonshire County Council.

Officer (OBE)[]

Civil Division

Thomas Gwynne Davies, Borough Engineer and Surveyor, Royal Borough of Caernarvon.
Arwel Hughes, Head of Music, Welsh Region, British Broadcasting Corporation.
Tegid Lloyd Roberts, County Surveyor, Caernarvonshire County Council.
John Oswald Smith, Town Clerk, Royal Borough of Caernarvon.
Carl Toms, Stage and Interior Designer.
John Spark Wilson, Commander, Metropolitan Police.

Member (MBE)[]

Civil Division

John Langran Pound, Principal Design Officer, Ministry of Public Building and Works.

British Empire Medal[]

Military Division

Army

Lance-Corporal John Swaine, Corps of Royal Engineers.

Civil Division

David Morris Jones, Head Custodian, Caernarvon Castle.

References[]

^ "No. 44888". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1969-07-07. pp. 6967–6968.

[1] "No. 44888". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1969-07-07. pp. 6967–6968.

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