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Charles Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth

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The Right Honourable
The Lord Shuttleworth
KG KCVO KStJ
Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
In office
1997–2023
Preceded bySir Simon Towneley
Succeeded byAmanda Parker
Member of the House of Lords
In office
5 October 1975 – 11 November 1999
Preceded byThe 4th Baron Shuttleworth
Succeeded byHouse of Lords Act 1999
Personal details
Born
The Hon. Charles Geoffrey Nicholas Kay-Shuttleworth

(1948-08-02) 2 August 1948 (age 76)
NationalityBritish
SpouseAnne Mary Whatman
ChildrenThe Hon. Thomas Kay-Shuttleworth
Parent
  • Charles Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 4th Baron Shuttleworth (father)
RelativesShuttleworth family
EducationEton College
Known forBritish peer and politician

Charles Geoffrey Nicholas Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth, KG, KCVO, KStJ (born 2 August 1948) is a British hereditary peer. He is the son of Charles Ughtred Kay-Shuttleworth, 4th Baron Shuttleworth, and his wife, Anne Elizabeth Phillips.[citation needed]

Lord Shuttleworth was educated at Eton before he was elected FRICS and was a Director of Burnley Building Society from 1979, Chairman of National & Provincial Building Society and Deputy Chairman of Abbey National plc 1996–2004. Following the acquisition of Abbey National plc by Santander he was appointed Chairman of the Santander UK Group Pension Fund from 2005 to 2018. He served as Chairman of the Rural Development Commission, the government agency responsible for the economic and social well-being of the rural areas of England, from 1990 to 1997. He was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire on 13 January 1997,[1] and he was Chairman of the Association of Lord Lieutenants 2008–2018. He has served as a Member of the Council of the Duchy of Lancaster since 1998 and was appointed Chairman of the Council from 2006 to 2014. [1]

Lord Shuttleworth was made a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2011 New Year Honours,[2] in addition to being a Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ). He was appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG) on 23 April 2016.[3]

The heir apparent to the barony is his son, the Hon. Thomas Kay-Shuttleworth (born 1976). Lord Shuttleworth is Patron of a number of charitable organisations across Lancashire.

Arms

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Coat of arms of Charles Kay-Shuttleworth, 5th Baron Shuttleworth
Coronet
Coronet of a Baron
Crest
1st: a Cubit Arm in Armour proper, grasping in the gauntlet a Shuttle Sable, tipped and furnished Or (Shuttleworth).

2nd: on a Crescent Azure, a Goldfinch proper (Kay).

Escutcheon
Quarterly: 1st and 4th, Argent, three Shuttles Sable, tipped and furnished Or (Shuttleworth); 2nd and 3rd, Argent, three Ermine Spots within two Bendlets Sable, all between two Crescents Azure (Kay).
Supporters
Dexter: a Weaver habited in Cap and Apron proper, holding in the exterior hand a Shuttle Sable, tipped and furnished Or.

Sinister: a Seaman holding in his exterior hand a Ship's Lamp, all proper.

Motto
KYND KYNN KNAWNE KEPE (Kind kin when known keep)
Orders
Order of the Garter circlet (appointed 23 April 2016)

HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE (Shame on him who thinks evil of it)
Venerable Order of Saint John (appointed KStJ 2011)
Royal Victorian Order (appointed KCVO 2011)

Banner
The banner of the Baron's arms used as knight of the Garter depicted at St George's Chapel.

Styles

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  • The Hon. Charles Kay-Shuttleworth (1948–1975)
  • The Lord Shuttleworth (1975–2011)
  • The Lord Shuttleworth KCVO (2011–2016)
  • The Lord Shuttleworth KG KCVO (2016–present)

Honours

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Ribbon Description Notes
Order of the Garter (KG)
  • Knight Companion
  • 23 April 2016
Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
Order of St John (KStJ)
  • Knight of Justice
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK version of this medal
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK version of this medal
Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
  • 2022
  • UK version of this medal
King Charles III Coronation Medal
  • 2023
  • UK version of this medal

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "No. 54654". The London Gazette. 17 January 1997. p. 675.
  2. ^ "No. 59647". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2010. p. 3.
  3. ^ Benet.Coulber (18 May 2016). "Appointments of Knights Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter". The Royal Family. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

References

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Honorary titles
Preceded by Lord Lieutenant of Lancashire
1997–2023 		Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Shuttleworth
1975–present
Member of the House of Lords
(1975–1999) 		Incumbent
Heir apparent:
Hon. Thomas Kay-Shuttleworth
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