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The Ceremonial County of Merseyside

Learn more about the Ceremonial County of Merseyside, including; The City of Liverpool, Wirral, Knowsley, Sefton and St.Helens.

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Meet the Merseyside Lieutenancy

Learn more about our Lieutenants and Deputy Lieutenants of Merseyside here...

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Support for the Community

The Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside and the Merseyside Lieutenancy are very keen on supporting local groups and organisations.

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‘As Lord-Lieutenant of Merseyside I represent his Majesty the King in our County. 

We follow the example of the King in seeking to promote a spirit of co-operation and good atmosphere in the county and foster charitable and voluntary activity.   

To do this we seek to create links between all sectors of the community:  Civic, Business, Religious, the Armed Forces and other Uniformed Services, Legal, Educational, Cultural, Charitable and Voluntary. 

 You can learn more about what we do on the pages on this website.’

Mark Blundell

- Lord-Lieutenant

The Merseyside Lieutenancy

The Lord-Lieutenant, Mark Blundell, is His Majesty’s representative for the Ceremonial County of Merseyside and his foremost duty is to uphold the dignity of the crown. As The King’s representative in Merseyside, the Lord-Lieutenant follows the example of The King in working positively to engage, connect and link with people from the voluntary, faith and third sector, social and community groups, the public sector and the business community.

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The Merseyside Lieutenancy

The key role of the Lord-Lieutenant is to plan, organise and escort Royal visitors when they visit the Liverpool City Region on official duties. 

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What we do

The foremost duty of Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant is to uphold the dignity of the crown. 

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Honours & Awards

Today’s honours system recognises exceptional service, people who have made a real difference to their community or country.

Meet the Deputy Lieutenants

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