New Vice Lord-Lieutenant for Northumberland is appointed

A new Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland has been appointed.
Caroline Pryer, who has been appointed the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland.Caroline Pryer, who has been appointed the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland.
Caroline Pryer, who has been appointed the Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland.

Caroline Pryer will now support and assist the Duchess of Northumberland in her position as Lord-Lieutenant – the Queen’s official representative for the county.

Caroline will also carry out the normal duties of the Lord-Lieutenant should she be away, ill or unable to attend an event.

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The appointment was made following the retirement of Bryony Gibson who previously served in the role for 11 years.

Caroline joined the Armed Forces charity SSAFA Northumberland as a caseworker in 1994, becoming a training officer before moving up to Branch Secretary, chairman of Berwick RNLI twice and a local magistrate.

More recently she has been headteacher at Ponteland Community Primary School.

Caroline said: “I am deeply honoured by this appointment and very much look forward to doing all I can to support the Lord-Lieutenant in her work throughout Northumberland.”

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Her Grace, The Duchess of Northumberland said: “Bryony has been a great support to me over the past 11 years and I will miss her hugely.

"Caroline has made significant contributions to local life and has deep roots within the community, and I know she will contribute wonderfully to the role.”

The Lord-Lieutenant is appointed by Her Majesty the Queen and has a Vice Lord-Lieutenant and Deputy Lieutenants to help with duties.

Apart from acting as The Queen’s representative for the region and covering Royal visits, the Lord-Lieutenant has a community role to support initiatives that help the region and to recognise people and organisations that help others.

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