The Queen has been pleased by Royal Warrants under Her Royal Sign Manual dated 15 July 2016 to appoint Samuel Richard Woods, Esq, to be a member of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England for a period of five years commencing on and from 1 July 2016 until and concluding on 30 June 2021 and to appoint Dame Nehmat Talaat Shafik D.C.B., to be a member of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England commencing on and from 12 July 2016 until and concluding on 31 July 2019.