Overview
- Lieutenant Colonel Jonny Thompson and his wife Olivia welcomed a daughter named Theodora on 20 May 2026, according to a birth notice published in The Times.
- The Times birth column is the primary public confirmation and there has been no separate statement from Buckingham Palace.
- Thompson serves as Super Equerry to King Charles and previously acted as the late Queen’s most senior bodyguard after joining the Army in 2006.
- Media coverage notes a recent rise in attention after he accompanied the King on the US state visit and was photographed at the King’s Trust Gala in New York, and he was also seen at the Royal Windsor Horse Show with Lady Louise Windsor.
- Reports recall Thompson’s private life and ties to the royal world, including his May 2025 marriage to Olivia Lewis, her family’s communications background, and his son from a prior marriage, and they say the birth has renewed public interest in his duties and family life.