THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 28 October 2022 to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom for life upon the following:

In the forenoon

The Right Honourable Sir Arthur Nicholas Winston Soames, Knight, by the name, style and title of BARON SOAMES OF FLETCHING of Fletching in the County of East Sussex.

In the afternoon

Sharon Jane Taylor, O.B.E., by the name, style and title of BARONESS TAYLOR OF STEVENAGE of Stevenage in the County of Hertfordshire.