As part of the

British honours system In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours. The honours system consists of three types of award: *Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement a ...

, Special Honours are issued at the

Monarch A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest ...

pleasure Pleasure is experience that feels good, that involves the enjoyment of something. It contrasts with pain or suffering, which are forms of feeling bad. It is closely related to value, desire and action: humans and other conscious animals find ...

at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours, political honours and other honours awarded outside the

New Year Honours The New Year Honours is a part of the British honours system, with New Year's Day, 1 January, being marked by naming new members of orders of chivalry and recipients of other official honours. A number of other Commonwealth realms also mark this ...

and

Birthday Honours The Birthday Honours, in some Commonwealth realms, mark the reigning monarch's official birthday in each realm by granting various individuals appointment into national or dynastic orders or the award of decorations and medals. The honours are ...

Royal peerages

* His Royal Highness The Duke of Cornwall, Rothesay and Cambridge, the additional titles ''Prince of Wales'' and ''Earl of Chester'' – 13 February 2023 * His Royal Highness The Earl of Wessex and Forfar, the additional title ''Duke of Edinburgh'' for life – 9 March 2023

Life peerage

* The Right Honourable Sir Edward Young, , to be ''Baron Young of Old Windsor'', ''of Old Windsor in the Royal County of Berkshire'' – 13 June 2023 * Darren Mott, , to be ''Baron Mott'', ''of Chatteris in the County of Cambridgeshire'' – 19 June 2023 * Dr.

Kay Swinburne Jacqueline Kay Swinburne, Baroness Swinburne (; born 8 June 1967) is a British politician and life peer. She was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wales between 2009 and 2019, representing the Conservative Party, and became a member ...

, to be ''Baroness Swinburne'', ''of Llandysul in the County of Ceredigion'' – 20 June 2023 * The Right Honourable Dame Sue Carr, , to be ''Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill'', ''of Walton-on-the-Hill in the County of Surrey'' – 6 November 2023 * The Right Honourable

David Cameron David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. Until 2015, he led the first coalition government in the UK s ...

, to be ''Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton'', ''of Chipping Norton in the County of Oxfordshire'' – 17 November 2023 * Robbie Douglas-Miller, , to be ''Baron Douglas-Miller'', ''of The Hopes in the County of East Lothian'' – 15 December 2023

Lord Lieutenant

* Ian Crowe, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Londonderry – 12 January 2023 * Andrew Try – to be Lord-Lieutenant of the Royal County of Berkshire – 1 August 2023 * Amanda Parker – to be Lord-Lieutenant for the County of Lancashire – 3 August 2023 * Alexander Scott – to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Cumbria – 6 July 2023 * Professor Veronica Pickering – to be

Lord-Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Nottinghamshire. Since 1694, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Nottinghamshire. *Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland 1552–1563? *Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of R ...

– 6 December 2023

Privy Counsellor

Maria Eagle Maria Eagle (born 17 February 1961) is a British Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Liverpool Garston, previously Garston and Halewood, since 1997 Unit ...

– 15 February 2023 * Marcus Jones – 8 March 2023 *

Craig Whittaker Craig Whittaker (born 30 August 1962) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Calder Valley from 2010 to 2024. He served as Government Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer of the Household from ...

– 8 March 2023 *

Kelly Tolhurst Kelly Jane Tolhurst (born 23 August 1978) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester and Strood from 2015 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Minister of State for Schools and Chi ...

– 8 March 2023 *

Alex Chalk Alexander John Gervase Chalk (born 8 August 1976) is a British politician and barrister. He served as Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from April 2023 to July 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as the Memb ...

– 26 April 2023 *

Humza Yousaf Humza Haroon Yousaf (; born 7 April 1985) is a Scottish politician who served as First Minister of Scotland and Leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) from March 2023 to May 2024. He served under his predecessor Nicola Sturgeon as Scottish ...

– 17 May 2023 *

Claire Coutinho Claire Coryl Julia Coutinho (; born 8 July 1985) is a British politician and former investment banker who has been Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero and Shadow Minister for Equalities since 2024. A member of the Cons ...

– 15 September 2023 * Steve Baker – 15 November 2023 * Craig Williams – 15 November 2023 * Sir Graham Brady – 15 November 2023 *

Victoria Atkins Victoria Mary Atkins (born 22 March 1976) is a British politician who served in various ministerial positions under Prime Ministers Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak between 2017 and 2024, lastly as Secretary of State for Health and S ...

– 15 November 2023 * Richard Holden – 13 December 2023 * Laura Trott – 13 December 2023

Lord-in-waiting

;Permanent Lord-in-waiting * The Most Honourable The Marquess of Cholmondeley, – 17 March 2023 * The Right Honourable Sir Edward Young, – 15 May 2023

Equerry

;Extra Equerry to the King * Vice Admiral Sir Anthony Blackburn, – 17 March 2023 - Position as extra equerry renewed, originally appointed in 2000. * Lieutenant Colonel Sir Andrew Ford, – 17 March 2023 - Position as extra equerry renewed, originally appointed in 2005. * Commodore

Anthony Morrow Anthony Jarrad Morrow (born September 27, 1985) is an American former professional basketball player and executive who was most recently an executive for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college b ...

, – 17 March 2023 * Admiral Sir George Zambellas, – 17 March 2023 * Lieutenant General Sir Alistair Irwin, – 17 March 2023 * His Excellency Lieutenant General Sir John Lorimer, – 17 March 2023. * Vice Admiral Sir Tony Johnstone-Burt, – 17 March 2023 - Position as extra equerry renewed, year originally appointed unknown. * Lieutenant Colonel Sir Alexander Matheson, 8th Baronet, – 17 March 2023 - Position as extra equerry renewed, originally appointed in 2006. * Lieutenant Colonel Michael Vernon – 17 March 2023 - Position as extra equerry renewed, originally appointed in 2015. * Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Segrave – 17 March 2023 - Position as extra equerry renewed, originally appointed in 2019. *

Sir Nicholas Bacon, 14th Baronet Sir Nicholas Hickman Ponsonby Bacon, 14th and 15th Baronet, (born 17 May 1953), is a British landowner, businessman and philanthropist. Sir Nicholas is also the Premier Baronet of England. Life and education Bacon is the only son of Sir Edmun ...

, – 17 March 2023 * Commander Richard Aylard, – 17 March 2023 * Major General

Arthur Denaro Major General Arthur George Denaro, (born 23 March 1948) is a retired British Army officer. He led his regiment, the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, during the Gulf War and later became Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He comm ...

, – 17 March 2023 * Sir Stephen Lamport, – 17 March 2023 *

Ashe Windham Ashe Windham (17 February 1673 – 4 April 1749), of Felbrigg, Norfolk, was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1708 to 1710. Life Windham was the eldest son of William Windham of Felbrigg (died 1689) an ...

, – 17 March 2023

Most Noble Order of the Garter

Knight/Lady Companion (KG/LG)

* The Right Honourable The Baroness Ashton of Upholland, – 23 April 2023 * The Right Honourable The Lord Patten of Barnes, – 23 April 2023

Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle

Extra Lady of the Order of the Thistle (LT)

* Her Majesty The Queen, – 16 June 2023

Most Honourable Order of the Bath

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

* The Right Honourable Sir Edward Young, – 15 May 2023 ;Honorary * His Excellency

Frank-Walter Steinmeier Frank-Walter Steinmeier (; born 5 January 1956) is a German politician who has served as President of Germany since 2017. He was previously Minister for Foreign Affairs (Germany), federal minister for foreign affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again f ...

– President of Germany – 29 March 2023 * His Excellency

Yoon Suk Yeol Yoon Suk Yeol (; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and former prosecutor who served as the 13th president of South Korea from 2022 until Impeachment of Yoon Suk Yeol, he was removed from office in 2025. The shortest-serving ...

– President of South Korea – 21 November 2023

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

* The Right Honourable David Davis . Member of Parliament for Haltemprice and Howden, formerly Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union. For public and political service – 29 December 2023.

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

* Major General Michael Richard Elviss, – 14 April 2023

Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

* Her Excellency

Marcella Liburd Dame Marcella Althea Liburd (born 10 July 1953) is a Kittitian politician who is the fifth governor-general of Saint Kitts and Nevis, serving since 2023. Trained as a teacher and then as a barrister and solicitor, Liburd was the first woman to se ...

, – On her appointment as

Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ...

– 26 January 2023 * Her Excellency The Most Honourable Cynthia Alexandria Pratt, –

Governor-General of the Bahamas Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ...

– 11 December 2023

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

* The Right Honourable Sir Edward Young, – on relinquishing his appointment as Joint Principal Private Secretary to His Majesty The King, and former Private Secretary to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – 15 May 2023 * The Right Reverend David John Conner, – on relinquishing his appointment of Dean of The King's Free Chapel of St George at Windsor Castle,

Domestic Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intelligen ...

, and Register of the

Order of the Garter The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. The most senior order of knighthood in the Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom, British honours system, it is outranked in ...

– 19 July 2023

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

* The Very Reverend Dr. David Ison – on relinquishing his appointment as

Dean of St Paul's The dean of St Paul's is a member of, and chair of the Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral in London in the Church of England. The dean of St Paul's is also '' ex officio'' dean of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of th ...

, and Dean

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding valuable service in a wide range of useful activities. It comprises five classes of awards across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two o ...

and

Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George, Prince of Wales (the future King George IV), while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III ...

– 30 May 2023 * Major General Christopher Ghika, – on relinquishing his appointment of General Officer Commanding

London District London District (LONDIST) is the name given by the British Army to the area of operations encompassing the Greater London area. It was established in 1870 as ''Home District''. History In January 1876 a ‘Mobilization Scheme for the forces i ...

, and Major General Commanding the Household Division – 28 June 2023 * The Right Reverend James William Scobie Newcome – on relinquishing his appointment as

Clerk of the Closet The College of Chaplains of the Ecclesiastical Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom is under the Clerk of the Closet, an office dating from 1437. It is normally held by a diocesan bishop, who may, however, remain in office after leav ...

– 15 November 2023 * Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Charles Richards, – lately Deputy Master of the Household and Equerry to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II – 28 November 2023

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

* Her Excellency

Jill Gallard Jill Gallard is a British diplomat who served as List of diplomats of the United Kingdom to Germany, British Ambassador to Germany from November 2020 to September 2024. Previously she was the British Ambassador to Portugal, director of human re ...

, –

British Ambassador to Germany The British ambassador to Germany is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in the Federal Republic of Germany, and in charge of the UK's diplomatic mission in Germany. The official title is ''His Britannic Majesty's Ambassado ...

– 29 March 2023 * Surgeon Captain David Hett – upon relinquishing his appointment as Medical Officer to Queen Elizabeth II Abroad, and Tour Doctor to The King – 30 May 2023 * Her Excellency Dame Menna Rawlings, –

British Ambassador to France The British Ambassador to France is the United Kingdom's foremost diplomatic representative in France, and is the head of Britain's diplomatic mission in Paris. The official title is ''His Majesty's Ambassador to France''. Traditionally, the ...

– 22 September 2023 * His Excellency Neil Wigan, – British High Commissioner to Kenya – 3 November 2023 * Mark James Lane, – lately Gardens Manager, London Palaces, Royal Household – 8 November 2023 * Dr. Grahame Clive Davies, – lately Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales – 6 December 2023 * Hannah Howard – upon relinquishing her appointment as Communications Secretary, Royal Household – 19 December 2023

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

* Peter Gates, – on his relinquishment of the appointment of Finance Manager,

Royal Collection Trust The Royal Collection of the British royal family is the largest private art collection in the world. Spread among 13 occupied and historic royal residences in the United Kingdom, the collection is owned by King Charles III and overseen by the ...

– 8 May 2023 * Colonel Tom Christopher Stephen Bonas – on relinquishment of the role of Regimental Adjutant,

Welsh Guards The Welsh Guards (WLSH GDS; ), part of the Guards and Parachute Division, Guards Division, is one of the Foot guards, Foot Guards regiments of the British Army. It was founded in 1915 as a single-battalion regiment, during the World War I, First ...

– 28 June 2023 * Alexander Theophilus Rycroft, – Minister and Deputy Head of Mission at the

Embassy of the United Kingdom, Paris The Embassy of the United Kingdom in Paris is the chief diplomatic mission of the United Kingdom in France. It is located on one of the most famous streets in France, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The curre ...

– 22 September 2023 * Josephine Gauld – Deputy British High Commissioner to Kenya and Permanent Representative to the UNEP and UN Habitat – 3 November 2023 * Dr Anton Borg – for service as Apothecary to The King – 15 December 2023

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

* Ciara Courtney – 29 March 2023 * Harriet Kyle – 29 March 2023 * Gillian Marks – 29 March 2023 * Nicholas Teller – Honorary Consul, British Consulate Hamburg – 29 March 2023 * Nicholas Wareham – Head of Communications & Bilateral Team, British Embassy Berlin – 29 March 2023 * Simon James Hickling – on relinquishment of the role of Deputy Land Agent at

Sandringham Sandringham can refer to: Places Australia * Sandringham, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney * Sandringham, Queensland, a rural locality * Sandringham, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne **Sandringham railway line **Sandringham railway station * ...

– 11 July 2023 * Captain Jiwan Prasad Gurung,

The Royal Gurkha Rifles The Royal Gurkha Rifles (RGR) is a rifle regiment of the British Army, forming part of the Brigade of Gurkhas. Unlike other regiments in the British Army, RGR soldiers are recruited from Nepal, which is neither a dependent territory of the Unit ...

– on relinquishment of the role of The King's Gurkha Orderly Officer – 11 July 2023 * Captain Narendradhoj Gurung,

Queen's Gurkha Engineers The 36 Engineer Regiment is a regiment of the Corps of Royal Engineers within the British Army. The regiment trace their history back to before World War II as 36 Army Engineer Regiment. The regiment today is a general support engineer regiment pr ...

– on relinquishment of the role of The King's Gurkha Orderly Officer – 11 July 2023 * Emily Casey – 22 September 2023 * Emily Holdup – First Secretary (Foreign Policy), British Embassy Paris – 22 September 2023 * Dominique Olley – Consul, British Consulate Bordeaux – 22 September 2023 * Benjamin Edward Newick, – Butler to HM Ambassador, Paris – 22 September 2023 * Emily Partington – Head of Protocol & VIP Visits, British Embassy Paris – 22 September 2023 * Jennifer Jordan-Saifi – lately Assistant Private Secretary to The King (Commonwealth and Sustainability) – 10 November 2023 * James Charles Robison Fishwick, Chief Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service – For services to Royalty Protection – 22 November 2023 * Gareth Evans – lately Fire Safety Manager, Royal Household – 5 December 2023

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE / DBE)

;Civil division *

Angela Ahrendts Dame Angela Jean Ahrendts, (born 7 June 1960) is an American-British businesswoman who was previously the senior vice president of retail at Apple Inc. She was the CEO of Burberry from 2006 to 2014. She left Burberry to join Apple in 2014. She wa ...

, – 18 January 2023 – ''Honorary appointed in 2013 to be made Substantive'' * Professor

Adrian Hill Adrian Keith Graham Hill (24 March 1895 – 1977) was a British artist, writer, Art therapy, art therapist, educator and broadcaster. Hill served with the Honourable Artillery Company during World War I and was the first artist commissioned by ...

, – 18 January 2023 – ''Honorary appointed in 2021 to be made Substantive'' * The Right Honourable Michael Ellis, – Member of Parliament for Northampton North, formerly Attorney General. For public and political service – 16 June 2023 * The Honourable Mrs. Justice Julia Amanda Dias, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mrs. Justice Eleanor Mary Henrietta Hill, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mrs. Justice Sarah Mary Morgan, – 11 July 2023 * The Right Honourable

Karen Bradley Dame Karen Anne Bradley (; born 12 March 1970) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Staffordshire Moorlands (UK Parliament cons ...

. – Member of Parliament for Staffordshire Moorlands, formerly was Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. For public and political service – 29 December 2023. ;Honorary * Dr

Jeffrey Cheah Jeffrey Cheah Fook Ling (; pinfa: ''Qia4 Fu4 Ngian2''; born 1945 or 1946) KBE is a Malaysian entrepreneur who is the founder and current chairman of the Sunway Group, a Malaysian conglomerate operating in 12 industries with core busines ...

– Founder and Chairman of

Sunway Group Sunway Group (, zh, 双威集团) is a Malaysian conglomerate. It is headquartered at Sunway City, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia. History The Sunway Group commenced operations in 1986, primarily focused on the development of Bandar S ...

. For services to higher education, the

National Health Service The National Health Service (NHS) is the term for the publicly funded health care, publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom: the National Health Service (England), NHS Scotland, NHS Wales, and Health and Social Care (Northern ...

and philanthropy

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil division * Bryn St. Pierre Parry – For services to members of the Armed Forces, Veterans and their Families – 8 February 2023 ;Military division * Brigadier Christopher King, British Army – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 27 October 2023 ;Honorary * Professor Peter Halligan – Former Chief Scientific Adviser for Wales. For services to neuropsychology research and to science in Government. *

Anil Kashyap Anil K. Kashyap, (born 1960) is the Stevens Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business. Kashyap's research focuses on price setting, the Japanese economy, monetary policy, fi ...

– Lately External Member,

Financial Policy Committee The Financial Policy Committee (FPC) is an official committee of the Bank of England, modelled on the already well established Monetary Policy Committee. It was announced in 2010 as a new body responsible for monitoring the economy of the United K ...

Bank of England The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the Kingdom of England, English Government's banker and debt manager, and still one ...

. For services to the economy * Professor Shabir Madhi – Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences,

University of the Witwatersrand The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (), commonly known as Wits University or Wits, is a multi-campus Public university, public research university situated in the northern areas of central Johannesburg, South Africa. The universit ...

. For services to science and public health in a global pandemic

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Military division * Lieutenant Colonel Oliver James Stead, Army Air Corps – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 14 April 2023 * Lieutenant Colonel Simon Paul Worth,

Royal Tank Regiment The Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) is the oldest tank unit in the world, being formed by the British Army in 1916 during the World War I, First World War. Today, it is an Armoured warfare, armoured regiment equipped with Challenger 2 main battle tanks ...

– in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 14 April 2023 * Lieutenant Colonel Edward Charles Malet Hall, , Royal Marines – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 27 October 2023 * Captain John Matthew Punch, , Royal Navy – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 27 October 2023 * Lieutenant Colonel Martin Gerard Windsor,

The Royal Logistic Corps The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army. History The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps: * Royal Engine ...

– in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 27 October 2023 * Group Captain Andrew Chisholm, Royal Air Force – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 27 October 2023 ;Honorary * Professor Salvatore Bordonali – Professor Emeritus of Ecclesiastical Law. For services to the Church of England in Italy *

Alina Cojocaru Alina Cojocaru (born 27 May 1981) is a Romanian ballet dancer. She was previously a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet and a lead principal with the English National Ballet. Early years Alina Cojocaru was born and raised in Bucharest, Ro ...

– Ballet Dancer. For services to Ballet *

Piotr Cywiński Piotr Mateusz Andrzej Cywiński, (Polish: ; born 16 April 1972 in Warsaw) is a Polish historian, medievalist and social activist. He has served as Director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum since 2006. From 2000 to 2010, he was the Director ...

– Director of the

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum The Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum () is a museum on the site of the Nazi German Auschwitz concentration camp in Oświęcim, Poland. The site includes the main concentration camp at Auschwitz I and the remains of the concentration and e ...

, President of the

Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation, created in 2009 by Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, aims to gather and manage an endowment from which income shall finance the long-term, global preservation program of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Site. Aim and objecti ...

. For services to

Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...

education and inter-faith dialogue *

Dimitris Daskalopoulos Dimitris Daskalopoulos, (; born 1957, Athens) is a Greek entrepreneur who is known as founder and chairman of DAMMA Holdings SA, a financial services and investment company. He served as the Chairman of the Board of the Hellenic Federation of Ent ...

– Art collector and Entrepreneur. For services to the arts and philanthropy * Colonel Joachim Nils Göran Isacsson – Assistant Head 2, Futures and Strategic Analysis Programme, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre. For services to the UK/Sweden defence relationship *

John Kani Bonisile John Kani (born 30 August 1942) is a South African actor. He is known for portraying T'Chaka in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) and ''Black Panther'' (2018), Rafiki in ''The Lion King'' (201 ...

– Actor, writer and director. For services to drama * Ronald Kind –

Congressman A member of congress (MOC), also known as a congressman or congresswoman, is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The t ...

US House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the lower house, with the U.S. Senate being the upper house. Together, the House and Senate have the authority under Article One of th ...

. For services to UK/US relations *

Patrick Leahy Patrick Joseph Leahy ( ; born March 31, 1940) is an American politician and attorney who represented Vermont in the United States Senate from 1975 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he also was the pr ...

– former

US Senator The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the ...

. For services to UK/US relations * Ravindra Limaye – Managing Director, Wockhardt UK. For services to health, particularly during COVID-19 * Hugo MacNeill – Lately Chair of the British-Irish Association. For services to British-Irish relations * Dr. Margaret McGuire – Nursing and Midwifery Council member (Scotland); former Executive Nurse Director, National Health Service, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Scotland. For services to the

* Sandra Morgan – Honorary Consul, Ohio. For services to UK/US relationship * Dr Vahé Nafilyan – Health Statistician at the

Office for National Statistics The Office for National Statistics (ONS; ) is the executive office of the UK Statistics Authority, a non-ministerial department which reports directly to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, UK Parliament. Overview The ONS is responsible fo ...

. For services to statistics and public health during COVID-19 * David Brenton Simons – President and Chief Executive Officer,

New England Historic Genealogical Society The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is the oldest and largest genealogical society in the United States, founded in 1845. NEHGS provides family history services through its staff, scholarship, website,June O'Sullivan – Chief Executive Officer,

London Early Years Foundation The London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) is a British charitable organisation and social enterprise which works in the field of early childhood education. Founded in 1903 as the City of Westminster Health Society primarily focused on health visit ...

. For services to Education * Gonzalo Ulloa Y Suelves – Lately Honorary Legal Adviser, British Embassy Madrid. For services to British interests in Spain

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Military division * Lance Corporal Elizabeth Duggleby-Cantrell, Intelligence Corps – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 14 April 2023 * Captain Darren Johnson,

The Royal Dragoon Guards The Royal Dragoon Guards (RDG) is a cavalry regiment of the British Army. It was formed in 1992 by the amalgamation of two other regiments: The 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards and the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards. Based in Battlesbury Ba ...

– in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 14 April 2023 * Staff Sergeant Jodi Marie Johnson, Intelligence Corps – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 14 April 2023 * Major Mark Richard Hort Player,

– in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 14 April 2023 * Major Lauren Frances Shepherd,

– in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 14 April 2023 * Acting Warrant Officer James William Putland, Royal Air Force – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 14 April 2023 * Lieutenant Colonel Paul James Martin, Royal Irish Regiment – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 27 October 2023 * Major Sam Anthony John Tooth, The

Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME ) is the maintenance arm of the British Army that maintains the equipment that the Army uses. The corps is described as the "British Army's professional engineers". History Prior t ...

– in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 27 October 2023 * Captain Laurence David Jones,

General Service Corps The General Service Corps (GSC) is a corps of the British Army. Role The role of the corps is to provide specialists, who are usually on the Special List or General List. These lists were used in both World Wars for specialists and those not allo ...

, Army Reserve – in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 27 October 2023 ;Honorary * Anthony Barclay – Volunteer,

RNIB RNIB (formally, the Royal National Institute of Blind People and previously the Royal National Institute for the Blind) is a British charity, founded in 1868, that serves people living with visual impairments. It is regarded as a leader in th ...

. For services to visually impaired people in Northern Ireland *

Rachael Blackmore Rachael Blackmore (born 11 July 1989) is an Irish former National Hunt jockey. In 2021, she became the first female jockey to win the Grand National in the 182-year history of the race. She also became the first woman to be leading jockey at t ...

– Jockey. For services to sport * Mridula Chakaborty – Principal Engineer, TUV NEL Ltd. For charitable services to the Asian community in Scotland * Elżbieta Dabrowska – Lately Vice-Consul, British Embassy Warsaw. For services to British nationals * Ayşen Guven – Director for Education,

British Council The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international cultural and educational opportunities. It works in over 100 countries: promoting a wider knowledge of the United Kingdom and the English language (and the Welsh lang ...

, Turkey. For services to cultural relations between the UK and Turkey * Dr. William Hardy – Senior Medical Officer,

Ascension Island Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island, 7°56′ south of the Equator in the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean. It is about from the coast of Africa and from the coast of South America. It is governed as part of the British Overs ...

Government. For services to the Health and Well-being of the Ascension Island Community * Dr. Aoife Hunt – Market Leader, Movement Strategies (a GHD company). For services to the COVID-19 response * Ahmad Shoaib Jawad – lately British Council Project Manager, English for Security and Defence, Afghanistan. For services to English language training * Stefan Kitanov – Founder and Director,

Sofia International Film Festival Sofia International Film Festival (SIFF) (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: ''Международен София Филм Фест, София Филм Фест''), also known as Sofia Film Fest, is an annual film festival in Sofia, capital city of ...

. For services to UK film in Bulgaria * Kazumasa Kuwahara – Senior Advisor to

International Nuclear Services International Nuclear Services (INS) is a United Kingdom company involved in the management and transport of nuclear fuels. INS is based near Whitehaven, in Cumbria and is operated by Nuclear Transport Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of th ...

, Japan (INSJ). For services to the UK nuclear industry in Japan * Ross McMahon – Chief Executive Officer, Kendal Nutricare (Kendamil). For services to international trade and the community in Kendal, Cumbria * Dr. Sarah Meisch Lionetto – lately Director of Arts and Creative Industries, British Council, Singapore. For services to British arts and inclusivity in Singapore * Mattur Nandakumara – Executive Director, The Bhavan. For services to the teaching, performance and accessibility of Indian classical arts in the UK * Lynne Rickabaugh – Chair,

Royal Oak Foundation The Royal Oak Foundation is an alliance of American citizens supporting the mission of the National Trust of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which is Britain's largest heritage organisation. The foundation is headquartered in New York City. E ...

. For services to the

National Trust The National Trust () is a heritage and nature conservation charity and membership organisation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The Trust was founded in 1895 by Octavia Hill, Sir Robert Hunter and Hardwicke Rawnsley to "promote the ...

* Gorazd Vecko – Performance Director, Paralympics GB Table Tennis. For services to Paralympics Table Tennis * Kim Ji-soo – Advocate for the COP26 Summit *

Jennie Kim Jennie Kim (; born January 16, 1996), known mononymously as Jennie, is a South Korean singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. Born and raised in South Korea until 2004, Jennie later lived in New Zealand before returning to South Korea to suc ...

– Advocate for the COP26 Summit * Roseann Park – Advocate for the COP26 Summit * Lalisa Manoban – Advocate for the COP26 Summit

Knight Bachelor

* The Right Honourable

Brandon Lewis Sir Brandon Kenneth Lewis (born 20 June 1971) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor from September to October 2022. He previously served as Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2018 to 201 ...

. Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth, formerly

Lord Chancellor The Lord Chancellor, formally titled Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, is a senior minister of the Crown within the Government of the United Kingdom. The lord chancellor is the minister of justice for England and Wales and the highest-ra ...

and

Secretary of State for Justice The secretary of state for justice is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Ministry of Justice. The incumbent is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom. Since the office's inception ...

. For public and political service - 16 June 2023. * The Honourable Mr. Justice Joel Nathan Bennathan, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert Graham Bright, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mr. Justice Adam Michael Constable, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mr. Justice Stephen Alexander Fowler, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mr. Justice Patrick Joseph Kinney, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mr. Justice Eason Thurai Rajah, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mr. Justice Jonathan Michael Richards, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mr. Justice Richard James Smith, – 11 July 2023 * The Honourable Mr. Justice Derek Antony Sweeting, – 11 July 2023 * The Right Honourable Dr

Liam Fox Sir Liam Fox (born 22 September 1961) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Trade from 2016 to 2019 and Secretary of State for Defence from 2010 to 2011. A member of the Conservative Party (UK), Conservative ...

. Member of Parliament for North Somerset, formerly Secretary of State for International Trade and Secretary of State for Defence. For public and political service – 29 December 2023. * The Right Honourable

Jeremy Quin Sir Jeremy Mark Quin (born 24 September 1968) is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Horsham from 2015–2024. He served as Minister of State for Defence Procurement from February 2020 to September ...

. Member of Parliament for Horsham, formerly Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire for the Home Office. For public and political service – 29 December 2023.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Honorary * Smita Arattukulam – lately Vice Consul, British Embassy Oman. For services to British nationals in Oman * Andries Du Plessis – Social Worker Older Adults, NHS Highland. For services to older people in Ullapool * Margaret Gregg – Secretary, South Tyneside Asylum Seekers and Refugees Church Help. For services to asylum seekers and refugees * Professor Olexiy Haran – Head of Democratic Initiatives Foundation. For services to UK/Ukrainian relations * Militsa Pribetich-Gill – lately Head of Employee Wellbeing, Yeovil District Hospital and lately Health and Wellbeing Lead, Nightingale Hospital Bristol. For services to National Health Service staff during COVID-19 * Tomas Reichental – Holocaust survivor and educator. For services to holocaust education, awareness and commemoration * Nataliia Rybak – Vice-Consul, British Embassy Kyiv. For services to UK consular interests in Ukraine * Clare Slight – Founding Member, Broke Not Broken. For services to tackling the effects of poverty * Valentin Valyoski – Residence Gardener, British Embassy Sofia. For services to strengthening UK/Bulgaria relations * Dr. Svitlana Yavorska – Policy Officer, British Embassy Kyiv. For services to UK interests in Ukraine

Royal Red Cross

Associate Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

* Captain Richard Harry Ainsworth-Masiello,

Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps (QARANC; known as ''the QAs'') was the nursing branch of the British Army Army Medical Services, Medical Services. In November 2024, the corps was amalgamated with the Royal Army Medical Corps and Ro ...

– in recognition of gallant and distinguished service in the field – 27 October 2023

Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM)

These are the last recipients to be awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal; all future recipients will receive the King's Gallantry Medal (KGM). ;For intervening in an armed attack on 5th May 2020. * Lisa Way * Ayette Bounouri * John Rees (posthumous) ;For their actions during the terrorist attack at the Learning Together event in Fishmongers' Hall, London on 29th November 2019. * Steven Gallant * John Crilly * Darryn Frost * Lukasz Koczocik

Imperial Service Medal (ISM)

* Michael James Andrews, Field Interviewer, Office for National Statistics – 4 January 2023 * Ms. Victoria Louise Rushton, Ministry of Defence – 24 January 2023 * Mrs. Victoria Jayne Howard, Ministry of Defence – 24 January 2023 * Mrs. Wendy Margaret Cracroft, Ministry of Defence – 7 February 2023 * Appointments 14 March 2023 * Mrs. Bridget Anne Kerr, Administrative Officer, Northern Ireland Department for Infrastructure – 21 March 2023 * Jeffrey William James Gow Simpson, Ministry of Defence – 28 March 2023 * Appointments 9 May 2023 * Appointments 14 August 2023 * Paul Stephen Fisher, Ministry of Defence – 19 September 2023 * Appointments 21 November 2023

King's / Queen's Commendation for Bravery

Queen's Commendation for Bravery

These are the last recipients to be awarded the Queen's Commendation for Bravery; all subsequent recipients receive the King's Commendation for Bravery. ;For his actions during the terrorist attack at the Learning Together event in Fishmongers' Hall, London on 29th November 2019. * Adam Roberts ;For rescuing the occupants of a vehicle that crashed and caught fire on the A38 on 21st June 2021. * Ed Durante * Craig Jones ;For rescuing her neighbour from a house fire on 28th January 2020. * Bardha Kola ;For rescuing a distressed man from the River Irwell on 17th February 2018. * PC Mohammed Nadeem ;For rescuing a woman from a fatal house fire on 1st January 2019. * Kenneth Wood * Rafal Majchrzak ;For rescuing a motorist from their vehicle following a head on collision on 11th May 2019. * Andrew Lax

King's Commendation for Bravery

;For attempting to save the life of a fellow soldier, who was critically injured by a herd of charging elephants, in Malawi on 5th May 2019. * Lance Sergeant Robert John Padgham,

Coldstream Guards The Coldstream Guards is the oldest continuously serving regular regiment in the British Army. As part of the Household Division, one of its principal roles is the protection of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, monarchy; due to this, it often ...

– 14 April 2023 ;For assisting in saving the lives of five sailors aboard a stricken yacht which was taking on water in very difficult conditions in the Central English Channel on 10th November 2022. * Chief Petty Officer Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Stephen Froom, Royal Navy – 27 October 2023 ;For demonstrating extraordinary boat handling in order to assist in saving the lives of five sailors aboard a stricken yacht which was taking on water in very difficult conditions in the Central English Channel on 10th November 2022. * Able Seaman First Class Alfie Hulme, Royal Navy – 27 October 2023

King's Commendation for Valuable Service

* Staff Sergeant Kenneth Robert Copeland, Army Air Corps – 14 April 2023 * Major Stephanie Ann Manning-Degobertiere,

Royal Regiment of Artillery The Royal Regiment of Artillery, commonly referred to as the Royal Artillery (RA) and colloquially known as "The Gunners", is one of two regiments that make up the artillery arm of the British Army. The Royal Regiment of Artillery comprises t ...

– 14 April 2023 * Captain Lucy Monica Manners Powell, The

Royal Logistic Corps The Royal Logistic Corps provides logistic support functions to the British Army. It is the largest Corps in the Army. History The Royal Logistic Corps (RLC) was formed on 5 April 1993, by the union of five British Army corps: * Royal Engine ...

– 14 April 2023 * Major Benjamin Andrew White,

Corps of Royal Engineers The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is the engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces ...

– 14 April 2023 * Private Harry James Dear, The

– 14 April 2023 * Leading Photographer Belinda-Jane Alker, Royal Navy – 27 October 2023 * Lieutenant Commander Oliver Richard Beedom Ayers, Royal Navy – 27 October 2023 * Warrant Officer Class 2 Jamie David Forbes, The

– 27 October 2023 * Captain Robert Malcolm Jenkins,

– 27 October 2023 * Sergeant Michael Joseph Ogden, The

Grenadier Guards The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is the most senior infantry regiment of the British Army, being at the top of the Infantry Order of Precedence. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth's Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect ...

– 27 October 2023 * Corporal Navin Kumar Rai,

The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment, also known as 10 The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment or 10 QOGLR, is a regiment of the British Army's Royal Logistic Corps. History The regiment was created on 5 April 2001. It was formed as a mer ...

– 27 October 2023 * Major Alanda Christine Scott,

– 27 October 2023 * Major Laurence Malcolm Crozier Wilson, The

– 27 October 2023 * Major Paul William Young, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – 27 October 2023 * Wing Commander Henry Michael Austin Cummins, ,

Royal Auxiliary Air Force The Royal Auxiliary Air Force (RAuxAF), formerly the Auxiliary Air Force (AAF), together with the Air Force Reserve, is a component of His Majesty's Reserve Air Forces ( Reserve Forces Act 1996, Part 1, Para 1,(2),(c)). It provides a primary re ...

– 27 October 2023

Order of St John

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John (GCStJ)

* Ann Elizabeth Cable, – 7 February 2023

Dame of Justice of the Order of St John (DStJ)

* Her Royal Highness Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein – 12 April 2023

Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ)

* John Andrew Armitt – 7 February 2023 * Dr. Cheryle June Berry, – 7 February 2023 * Reverend Stephen Alastair Blakey – 7 February 2023 * Dr. Dale Cartwright, JP – 7 February 2023 * Lieutenant General Richard John Cripwell, – 7 February 2023 * Michael Robert Crosbie – 7 February 2023 * David Miles Davies – 7 February 2023 * Meryl Catherine Dean – 7 February 2023 * The Reverend Neil Norman Gardner – 7 February 2023 * The Right Reverend Bishop Andrew William Lindsay Hedge – 7 February 2023 * Georgina Alice Holloway – 7 February 2023 * Sir John Wilfred Peace, – 7 February 2023 * Professor Sir Keith MacDonald Porter – 7 February 2023 * Simon Aeneas Mackintosh – 7 February 2023 * Dorothy Noelene Marks – 7 February 2023 * William Ramsay McGhee – 7 February 2023 * Professor Paul Mealor – 7 February 2023 * Christopher George Reynolds – 7 February 2023 * Susan Jean Sheldon, JP – 7 February 2023 * Andrew Ian Smith – 7 February 2023 * Diane Margaret Smith – 7 February 2023 * Agnes Gray Taylor – 7 February 2023 * Peter Gerard Tranter – 7 February 2023 * Sheriff George Alexander Way of Plean – 7 February 2023 * The Reverend Louis Zampese – 7 February 2023 * Andrew John Blackman – 12 April 2023 * David Thomas Boven – 12 April 2023 * Charles Palmer Carroll – 12 April 2023 * Christine Ruth Clarke – 12 April 2023 * Caryn Laura Cox – 12 April 2023 * Douglas Daniel Garson – 12 April 2023 * Dr. Stephen Chung Ka-Leung – 12 April 2023 * Colonel Robert Cecil John Martin, OBE, DL – 12 April 2023 * Jane Elizabeth Mermelstein – 12 April 2023 * Dr. Benita Louis Atiyeh Miller – 12 April 2023 * Elizabeth Ann Paul – 12 April 2023 * John Michael Allen-Petrie – 12 April 2023 * Catherine Anne Pyke – 12 April 2023 * Jon Malcom Swenson – 12 April 2023 * Sian Elizabeth Thomas – 12 April 2023 * Commander (Retd) James Gearey Ward – 12 April 2023 * Albert Norman Williams – 12 April 2023 * Brian Arthur Wingate – 12 April 2023 * Dr. Andrew Yu – 12 April 2023

Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ)

* – appointments 7 February 2023 * – appointments 12 April 2023

Member of the Order of St John (MStJ)

* – appointments 7 February 2023 * – appointments 12 April 2023

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