James Shaw

Lieutenant Colonel James Shaw served as an officer in the Grenadier Guards and British Army from 2003 to 2025. During his time in the Army, he served in over 20 countries around the world, and deployed on operations to Bosnia, Iraq, and twice to Afghanistan, where he was commended for gallantry for his actions during a Taliban ambush in 2007. In other postings he worked in the Ministry of Defence for the Head of the UK Armed Forces and then on UK Counter Terrorism Operations. From 2022 to 2025 he was Head of National Military Ceremonial Operations and led the team that delivered Queen Elizabeth II's Funeral and King Charles III's Coronation. This was a life changing period for James and for his role on the Coronation he was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) by King Charles in the 2024 New Year's Honours List. He has appeared extensively in the media both as a national spokesperson and supporting BBC commentary, although his TV highlight was reading the CBeebies Ch