THE KING has been pleased by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the Realm dated 14 August 2024 to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom for life upon the following:

In the forenoon

The Right Honourable Dame Margaret Eve Hodge, D.B.E., by the name, style and title of BARONESS HODGE OF BARKING, of Great Massingham in the County of Norfolk.

In the afternoon

The Right Honourable Dame Margaret Mary Beckett, G.B.E., by the name, style and title of BARONESS BECKETT, of Old Normanton in the City of Derby.