William Cubitt

Major General Sir William George Cubitt, (born 19 February 1959 Cubitt was educated at Beechwood Park, Hertfordshire, Stowe School, and the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated BSc in Agriculture.

He is a member of a Norfolk landed gentry family, of Honing Hall, which was inherited by his father. The Cubitts are descended from Captain Thomas Cubitt of Honing (1760–1829).

Career Cubitt was commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1977. He transferred to the Irish Guards in 1998. In 1999 he served in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services during the Kosovo War. In 2004 he served in Northern Ireland and was advanced to Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services in the final stages of Operation Banner.

Cubitt was promoted to major general and appointed Major-General commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 2007. He relinquished this appointment on 29 June 2011 and was invested as a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order.

Cubitt was appointed High Sheriff of Norfolk for 2016–2017, and in 2018 Sir Richard Jewson, Lord Lieutenant of Norfolk, made him one of his Deputy Lieutenants.

He is a farmer and landowner. 2011: Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order