Titles, Styles, Honours and Arms of Thomas Carew

Styles of Marquess of Dorchester
Reference style	Your Lordship
Spoken style	The Most Honourable

Thomas Carew, The Marquess of Dorchester has recieved numerous appointments, Honours and Titles in recognition for his continued public service.

Carew is currently the Earl of Devon, having recieved an Earldom in the January 2025 Accession Honours of HM King George VII. He previously recieved the Earldom of Devon, the Viscountcy of Sidmouth and the Barony of Knightstone during his first tenure as Prime Minister, from HM King Charles III. He has recieved numerous honours, currently being: Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Knight of the Order of Saint Patrick, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of the Order of Merit, Chancellor and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Member of the Order of New Zealand.

Titles and styles

See also: Marquess of Dorchester, Earl of Devon, Viscount Sidmouth, and Baron Knightstone

History of Titles and Styles

Date	Style	Name and Title
18 May 2023 - 18 August 2023	Mr	Thomas Baker-Carew
18 August 2023 - 20 September 2023	Mr	Thomas Wright
20 September 2023 - 4 January 2024	The Honourable	Thomas Wright
4 January 2024 - 22 February 2024	The Honourable	Thomas Carew
22 February 2024 - 1 March 2024	The Honourable	Sir Thomas Carew
1 March 2024 - 6 April 2024	The Right Honourable	Sir Thomas Carew
6 April 2024 - 23 June 2024	The Right Honourable	Lord Thomas Carew, The Baron Knightstone
23 June 2024 - 1 January 2025	The Right Honourable	Lord Thomas Carew, The Viscount Sidmouth
1 January 2025 - 29 April 2025	The Right Honourable	Lord Thomas Carew, The Earl of Devon
29 April 2025 - Present	The Most Honourable	Lord Thomas Carew, The Marquess of Dorchester

Full style

The Most Honourable His Lordship Thomas Humphrey Christopher Eric Carew, Marquess of Dorchester, Earl of Devon, Viscount Sidmouth, Baron Knightstone, Lord of the Manor of Knightstone, Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, Knight of the Order of Saint Patrick, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of the Order of Merit, Chancellor and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Member of the Order of New Zealand.

Appointments

Sovereign	Date	Appointment	Post-nominal letters
Charles III	1 March 2024 - 27 May 2024	Privy Counsellor of Charles III (Lord Chamberlain)	PC
	5 March 2024 - 1 July 2024	Privy Counsellor of Charles III (Lord High Treasurer)	PC
	27 May 2024 - 1 January 2025	Privy Counsellor of Charles III (Lord High Steward)	PC
	27 August 2024 - 8 October 2024	Privy Counsellor of Charles III (Lord High Treasurer)	PC
	6 December 2024 - 1 January 2025	Privy Counsellor of Charles III (Lord High Treasurer)	PC
George VII	1 January 2025 - Present	Privy Counsellor of George VII (Lord High Steward)	PC
	1 January 2025 - 5 January 2025	Privy Counsellor of George VII (Lord High Treasurer)	PC

Honours

Sovereign	Date	Honour	Ribbon	Post-nominal letters	Reason
Edward IX	28 July 2023	Member of the Order of New Zealand		ONZ	Services to Regional Culture
	19 November 2023	Member of the Order of Merit		OM	Services to Parliament and Regional Culture
	22 February 2024	Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath		KCB	Services to Government, Parliament, the Crown, and Regional Culture
Charles III	23 May 2024	Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order		GCVO	Services to the Crown
	23 June 2024	Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick		KP	Services to the Region as Prime Minister
	14 July 2024	Chancellor of the Royal Victorian Order		-	Services to the Crown
	29 September 2024	Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath		GCB	For loyalty to the Empire of Great Britain in unexpectedly answering the call to serve as Prime Minister of Great Britain
	6 December 2024	Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter		KG	Services to the Crown as Prime Minister of the Empire of Great Britain
	6 December 2024	Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle		KT	Services to the Crown as Lord High Steward & First Clerk of the Green Cloth
George VII	29 April 2025	Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George		CMG	Services to the Crown as Lord High Steward and as Vice-Chair of the Coronation Committee
	21 June 2025	Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire		MBE	Services to journalism and media

Decorations and Medals

Sovereign	Date	Honour	Ribbon
Edward IX	22 February 2024	Recipient of the Edward IX Jubilee Medal
Charles III	1 March 2024	Companion of the Royal Order of Charles III
	13 April 2024	Recipient of the Charles III Coronation Medal
George VII	29 April 2025	Companion of the Royal Order of George VII
		Recipient of the George VII Coronation Medal

Coats of Arms

Coat of arms of the Marquess of Dorchester

Adopted 29 April 2025 Coronet A coronet of a Marquess Crest Plume of three ostrich feathers (Carew) Escutcheon Quarterly, 1st and 4th vert an otter's head erased argent, 2nd per pale gules and sable three towers or, 3rd per pale gules and sable an owl argent, over all a fess or a lion passant sable armed sable langued gules. Supporters Dexter and Sinister griffins argent, beak and arms or, langued and armed gules, winged or, standing on a compartment of grass. Motto Nunquam Ruunt Perfectio (Perfection never rushes) Orders Collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (appointed Knight Companion on 6 December 2024).

Coat of arms of the Earl of Devon

Adopted 10 January 2025 Coronet A coronet of an Earl Crest Plume of three ostrich feathers (Carew) Escutcheon Quarterly, 1st and 4th vert an otter's head erased argent, 2nd per pale gules and sable three towers or, 3rd per pale gules and sable an owl argent, over all a fess or a lion passant sable armed sable langued gules. Supporters Dexter and Sinister griffins argent, beak and arms or, langued and armed gules, winged or, standing on a compartment of grass. Motto Nunquam Ruunt Perfectio (Perfection never rushes) Orders Collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (appointed Knight Companion on 6 December 2024).

Coat of arms of the Viscount Sidmouth

Adopted 1 November 2024 Coronet A coronet of a Viscount Crest On a mount Vert a horse passant Argent (Crumby Crumpet) holding in the mouth a plume of one ostrich feather Or (Carew) Escutcheon Quarterly, 1st and 4th vert an otter's head erased argent, 2nd per pale gules and sable three towers or, 3rd per pale gules and sable an owl argent, over all a fess or a lion passant sable armed sable langued gules. Supporters Dexter and Sinister griffins argent, beak and arms or, langued and armed gules, winged or, standing on a compartment of grass. Motto Nunquam Ruunt Perfectio (Perfection never rushes) Orders Collar of the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick (appointed Knight Commander on 23 June 2024).

Coat of arms of the Baron Knightstone

Adopted 28 April 2024 Coronet A coronet of a Baron Escutcheon Quarterly, 1st and 4th vert an otter's head erased argent, 2nd per pale gules and sable three towers or, 3rd per pale gules and sable an owl argent, over all a fess or a lion passant sable armed sable langued gules. Motto Nunquam Ruunt Perfectio (Perfection never rushes) Orders Circlet of the Order of the Bath (appointed Knight Commander on 22 February 2024).