THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 20 August 2024 to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom for life upon the following:

In the forenoon

The Right Honourable Sir Alok Kumar Sharma, K.C.M.G., by the name, style and title of BARON SHARMA, of Reading in the Royal County of Berkshire.

In the afternoon

The Right Honourable Christopher Stephen Grayling, by the name, style and title of BARON GRAYLING, of Ashtead in the County of Surrey.