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 Queen's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer the award 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. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George C ...

Order of the Thistle The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland, who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order. The ...

Order of Merit The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by K ...

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

and the Order of St John.

Life peer In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. In modern times, life peerages, always created at the rank of baron, are created under the Life Peerages ...

ages are at times also awarded as special honours.

Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...

* Brigadier Robert Aitken, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent. – 21 January 2016 * Morfudd Ann Meredith - to be Lord-Lieutenant of South Glamorgan. – 14 June 2016 *

His Grace His Grace or Her Grace is an English Style (manner of address), style used for various high-ranking personages. It was the style used to address English monarchs until Henry VIII and the Scottish monarchs up to the Act of Union (1707), Act of Unio ...

The Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale. – 30 November 2016

Life Peer In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. In modern times, life peerages, always created at the rank of baron, are created under the Life Peerages ...

Conservative Party

* Mark Ian Price, to be ''Baron Price'', ''of Sturminster Newton in the County of Dorset'' – 4 March 2016

Most Noble Order of the Garter The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George C ...

Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

* The Rt Hon. The Lord Shuttleworth, – 18 May 2016 * Sir David William Brewer, – 18 May 2016

Knight Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the ...

* The Hon. Mr Justice Andrew William Baker – 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Mr Justice Peter Nicholas Francis – 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Mr Justice Neil Stephen Garnham – 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Mr Justice Nicholas Lavender – 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Mr Justice Stephen Nathan Morris – 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Mr Justice Michael Alexander Soole – 16 December 2016

Most Honourable Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as on ...

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

;Honorary * His Excellency

Juan Manuel Santos Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. An economist by profession and a journalist by trade, ...

– President of Colombia – 2016

Most Distinguished 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 IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honou ...

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

;Honorary * Baron

Peter Piot Sir Peter Karel, Baron Piot, (born 17 February 1949) is a Belgian-British microbiologist known for his research into Ebola and AIDS. After helping discover the Ebola virus in 1976 and leading efforts to contain the first-ever recorded Ebola epi ...

- for services to the global response to AIDS and the Ebola epidemicHonorary awards 2016
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Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

UK Royal Victorian Order honorary member ribbon

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

;Honorary *

Kamalesh Sharma Kamalesh Sharma (born 30 September 1941) is an Indian diplomat. He was the fifth Secretary General of the Commonwealth of Nations from 2008 to 2016, having previously served as the High Commissioner for India in London. He has served as the Ch ...

- on retirement as

Secretary General Secretary is a title often used in organizations to indicate a person having a certain amount of authority, power, or importance in the organization. Secretaries announce important events and communicate to the organization. The term is derived ...

of the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Co ...

- 24 March 2016

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

* Major General

Edward Smyth-Osbourne Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom), Lieutenant General Sir Edward Alexander Smyth-Osbourne, (born 18 May 1964) is a retired senior British Army officer. Early life and education Smyth-Osbourne was born on 18 May 1964 in Plymouth, England. He wa ...

, - on relinquishment of the appointment of

Major-General commanding the Household Division The Major-General commanding the Household Division commands the Household Division#United Kingdom, Household Division of the British Army and is also the General officer commanding, General Officer Commanding London District (British Army), Lon ...

. – 17 June 2016

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

* Graham Paul Sharpe, - on relinquishment of the appointment of Director of Property Projects, Royal Household. – 19 July 2016 * Lieutenant General

Richard Nugee Lieutenant General Richard Edward Nugee, CB, CVO, CBE (born 3 June 1963) is a retired senior British Army officer. He served in several senior roles including Defence Services Secretary (2015–2016) and Chief of Defence People (2016–2020), ...

, - on the relinquishment of his appointment as Defence Services Secretary. – 25 October 2016 * Nicholas Altham Kidd, - on retirement as Training Captain/Aircraft Captain, The Queen’s Helicopter Flight. – 11 November 2016

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

* David George Clark, - on retirement as Locksmith/Fitter, Royal Household. – 4 March 2016 * Chief Inspector Timothy Andrew Marriott Nash, - Metropolitan Police - For services to Royalty Protection. – 19 August 2016 * Peter Charles Taylor, - on the relinquishment of his appointment as Fire Safety Manager, Windsor Castle. – 14 October 2016 * Alan Richard Donnithorne, - on retirement as Head of Paper Conservation, Royal Collection Trust. – 28 October 2016

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

* Terence Joseph Lynch - on retirement as Operations Surveyor, London Palaces, Royal Household – 23 February 2016 * Captain (QGO) Buddhibahadur Bhandari, Queen’s Gurkha Engineers – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 15 July 2016 * Captain (QGO) Muktiprasad Gurung, Queen’s Gurkha Engineers – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 15 July 2016 * Henry John Goulding; in recognition of his work for the Sandringham Estate and the Duchy of Lancaster. – 19 July 2016. * Meryl Georgina Walter; formerly Assistant Communications Secretary, Royal Household. – 18 October 2016

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

Order of the British Empire (Military) Ribbon

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Honorary * Prof.

Martin Hairer Sir Martin Hairer (born 14 November 1975) is an Austrian-British mathematician working in the field of stochastic analysis, in particular stochastic partial differential equations. He is Professor of Mathematics at EPFL (École Polytechnique F ...

FRS - for services to Mathematical Sciences ;Military division ;Honorary * General

Martin Dempsey Martin “Marty” Edward Dempsey (born March 14, 1952), is a retired United States Army general who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2011 until September 25, 2015. He previously served as the 37th chief o ...

United States Army The United States Army (USA) is the land service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the eight U.S. uniformed services, and is designated as the Army of the United States in the U.S. Constitution.Article II, section 2, cla ...

- 17 October 2016

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

* The Hon. Mrs Justice

Bobbie Cheema-Grubb Dame Parmjit Kaur "Bobbie" Cheema-Grubb DBE (born Parmjit-kaur Cheema; 6 October 1966), styled The Hon. Mrs Justice Cheema-Grubb, is a judge of the King's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales. She is the first Asian ...

– 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan – 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Mrs Justice Nerys Angharad Jefford – 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Mrs Justice Juliet Mary May – 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Justice Denise McBride – 16 December 2016 * The Hon. Mrs Justice Finola Mary Lucy O’Farrell – 16 December 2016

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Military division * Major General Robert Bernard Bruce, – 18 March 2016 * Brigadier James Richard Hugh Stopford – 18 March 2016

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Honorary *

Gillian Anderson Gillian Leigh Anderson ( ; born August 9, 1968) is an American actress. Her credits include the roles of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the series ''The X-Files'', ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies's film ''The House of Mirth'' ...

- for Services to Drama ;Military division * Captain Nicholas Cooke-Priest,

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...

– 18 March 2016 * Major Edward Gilbert Robin Cartwright, The Parachute Regiment – 18 March 2016 * Acting Colonel (now Colonel) Edward James Marston Dawes,

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 ...

– 18 March 2016 * Colonel (now Acting Brigadier) Angus George Costeker Fair, – 18 March 2016 * Wing Commander Michael Robert Formby,

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

– 18 March 2016

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Honorary * Sophie Katsarava - in recognition of her outstanding contribution to strengthening relations between Georgia and the United Kingdom in the education sector. ;Military division * Lieutenant Commander Andrew Scott Brown,

– 18 March 2016 * Major Andrew Richard Nicklin,

Royal Corps of Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...

– 18 March 2016 * Major Richard Darren Walker,

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 ...

– 18 March 2016 * Flight Lieutenant Rebecca Jane Hutchings,

– 18 March 2016 * Lieutenant Colonel Gary O’Neil, Canadian Army – 23 September 2016

Distinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typ ...

Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

* Captain Michael Olaf Chetwynd Dobbin,

Grenadier Guards "Shamed be whoever thinks ill of it." , colors = , colors_label = , march = Slow: " Scipio" , mascot = , equipment = , equipment ...

– 18 March 2016

Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. Different versions exist for different countries. Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) *Distinguished Service Cross (U ...
(DSC)

* Sergeant (now Acting Colour Sergeant) Robert Baden John Colley,

Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...

– 18 March 2016

Military Cross The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC i ...
(MC)

* Sergeant Nicholas James Hillyard,

– 18 March 2016 * Colour Sergeant Jordan Edward Mckenzie,

The Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior and only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two reserve battalions, plus an incremental company, each formerly an indiv ...

– 18 March 2016

Royal Victorian Medal The Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) is a decoration established by Queen Victoria in April 1896. On 14 May 1912, King George V further confirmed the institution of the medal with an additional royal warrant. A part of the Royal Victorian Order, it ...
(RVM)

;Silver * Georgina Mary Jean Tindal - on retirement as Resident Warden, Pensioner Accommodation at Windsor. – 6 December 2016

Mentioned in Despatches To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face ...

* Colour Sergeant Stephen James Walker,

– 18 March 2016 * Colour Sergeant Andrew Neil Brayshaw, The Parachute Regiment – 18 March 2016 * Colour Sergeant Ian George Gallagher,

– 18 March 2016

Queen’s Commendation for Bravery

* Marine (now Acting Lance Corporal) Kieran Robert Scott,

– 18 March 2016 * Sergeant James Lyndon,

– 18 March 2016 * Staff Sergeant Peter James Ashton,

– 18 March 2016 * Staff Sergeant Edward James Clinton,

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 ...

– 18 March 2016 * Staff Sergeant Richard Thomas McKinnon,

– 18 March 2016 * Sergeant Dhaniram Rai,

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 United ...

– 18 March 2016 * Lance Corporal Sean Joseph Wilson,

The Mercian Regiment The Mercian Regiment (Cheshire, Worcesters and Foresters, and Staffords) is an infantry regiment of the British Army, which is recruited from five of the counties that formed the ancient kingdom of Mercia. Known as 'The Heart of England's Infant ...

– 18 March 2016 * Senior Aircraftsman Shane Joseph Mitchley,

– 18 March 2016

Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air The King's Commendation for Bravery and the King's Commendation for Bravery in the Air are United Kingdom awards,Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
– 18 March 2016

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service The King's Commendation for Valuable Service is a British military award for meritorious service in an operational theatre. It was established in 1994, when the award of the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct and the Queen's Commendation for ...

* Acting Major (now Major) Henry Dowlen, ,
Royal Marines Reserve The Royal Marines Reserve (RMR) is the volunteer reserve force used to augment the regular Royal Marines. The RMR consists of some 750 trained ranks distributed among the four units within the UK. About 10 percent of the force are working with t ...
– 18 March 2016 * Petty Officer Engineering Technician (Weapon Engineering) Luke Ebsworth,
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
– 18 March 2016 * Warrant Officer 1 Engineering Technician (Marine Engineering) Alan Evans,
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
– 18 March 2016 * Commander Stuart Andrew Finn,
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
– 18 March 2016 * Corporal Matthew Goldsworthy,
Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...
– 18 March 2016 * Chief Petty Officer (Underwater Warfare) Julian Lee,
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
– 18 March 2016 * Marine August Emanuel Nils Lersten,
Royal Marines The Corps of Royal Marines (RM), also known as the Royal Marines Commandos, are the UK's special operations capable commando force, amphibious light infantry and also one of the five fighting arms of the Royal Navy. The Corps of Royal Marine ...
– 18 March 2016 * Petty Officer (Diver) Stuart Russell Rice,
Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force. Although warships were used by English and Scottish kings from the early medieval period, the first major maritime engagements were fought in the Hundred Years' War against F ...
– 18 March 2016 * Captain David Bissett Smith,
Royal Fleet Auxiliary The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a naval auxiliary fleet owned by the UK's Ministry of Defence. It provides logistical and operational support to the Royal Navy and Royal Marines. The RFA ensures the Royal Navy is supplied and supported by ...
– 18 March 2016 * Sergeant Lewis David Arthey, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment – 18 March 2016 * Lieutenant Colonel (now Colonel) Dominic Stead James Biddick, ,
The Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the Line Regiments now operating i ...
– 18 March 2016 * Staff Sergeant Andrew John Coy,
Army Air Corps Army Air Corps may refer to the following army aviation corps: * Army Air Corps (United Kingdom), the army aviation element of the British Army * Philippine Army Air Corps (1935–1941) * United States Army Air Corps (1926–1942), or its p ...
– 18 March 2016 * Sergeant (now Acting Staff Sergeant) Thomas Edward Trevithick Dawson, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment – 18 March 2016 * Sergeant (now Acting Staff Sergeant) Paul Anthony Dilloway,
Royal Army Medical Corps The Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) is a specialist corps in the British Army which provides medical services to all Army personnel and their families, in war and in peace. The RAMC, the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, the Royal Army Dental Corps a ...
– 18 March 2016 * Lieutenant Colonel Mark Clement Gidlow-Jackson, ,
The Rifles The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...
– 18 March 2016 * Staff Sergeant Gregory Mitchell Haskins, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police) – 18 March 2016 * Brigadier Andrew Gordon Hughes, – 18 March 2016 * Warrant Officer Class 2 Paul Michael Kearney,
The Royal Anglian Regiment The Royal Anglian Regiment (R ANGLIAN) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It consists of two Regular battalions and one Reserve battalion. The modern regiment was formed in 1964, making it the oldest of the Line Regiments now operating i ...
– 18 March 2016 * Staff Sergeant Richard Charles Kerry, Adjutant General’s Corps (Royal Military Police) – 18 March 2016 * Lieutenant Colonel (now Acting Colonel) Eldon Nicholas Somerville Millar, , Corps of Royal Engineers – 18 March 2016 * Brigadier Charles Spencer Thomas Page, – 18 March 2016 * Major Samuel James Roberts, Intelligence Corps – 18 March 2016 * Captain Philip Charles Rowland,
Royal Corps of Signals The Royal Corps of Signals (often simply known as the Royal Signals – abbreviated to R SIGNALS or R SIGS) is one of the combat support arms of the British Army. Signals units are among the first into action, providing the battlefield communi ...
– 18 March 2016 * Warrant Officer Class 2 Jamie Rufus,
The Rifles The Rifles is an infantry regiment of the British Army. Formed in 2007, it consists of four Regular battalions and three Reserve battalions, plus a number of companies in other Army Reserve battalions. Each battalion of The Rifles was formerly ...
– 18 March 2016 * Acting Staff Sergeant Gareth David Taylor,
Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME ) is a corps 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 to REME's for ...
– 18 March 2016 * Captain Timothy James Hamilton Towler,
The Royal Regiment of Scotland The Royal Regiment of Scotland is the senior and only Scottish line infantry regiment of the British Army Infantry. It consists of three regular (formerly five) and two reserve battalions, plus an incremental company, each formerly an indiv ...
– 18 March 2016 * Flight Lieutenant Samuel John Baker,
Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
– 18 March 2016 * Wing Commander Matthew Edward Lawrence,
Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
– 18 March 2016

Order of St John

Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John
* Lieutenant Colonel Sir Malcolm Ross, * The Right Reverend
Tim Stevens Timothy John Stevens, (born 31 December 1946) is a retired British Anglican bishop. He was Bishop of Dunwich from 1995 to 1999 and was Bishop of Leicester from 1999 to 2015. From 2003 to 2015, he was a member of the House of Lords as a Lord Sp ...
,

Knight of the Order of St John
* John Walker Bain, * Geoffrey Thomas Ridley * Surgeon Rear Admiral
Lionel Jarvis Surgeon Rear Admiral Lionel John Jarvis, CBE, KStJ, QHS, FRCR, DL is a British consultant radiologist. He was previously the Surgeon General of the Royal Navy and the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff for Health. He served as the Royal Na ...
, * Richard Ward Clark * His Excellency Lieutenant General Edward Grant Martin Davis, * Lieutenant General Sir James Benjamin Dutton, * Dr Kenneth Forde * Dennis Clair Hensley * The Very Reverend Ernest Hunt III * The Reverend Preston Telford Kelsey II * The Reverend Dr Joseph Walter Lund * General Sir John Chalmers McColl, * Mark Charles Pigott * The Reverend Carl Dietrich Reimers * John Winthorp * The Reverend Deacon Robert John Amadeus Zito

Dame of the Order of St John
* Dame
Patsy Reddy Dame Patricia Lee Reddy (born 17 May 1954) is a New Zealand lawyer and businesswoman who served as the 21st governor-general of New Zealand from 2016 to 2021. Before becoming governor-general, Reddy was a partner of a law firm, headed a major ...
, * Betty Darlene George Bialek * Anna Mary Curren * Vivian Ann Davidson Hewitt * Karen Miller Lamb * Aimée Madvay Squires * Dr Catherine Dyer Stevenson * Jane Hill Told

Commander of the Order of St John
* Alan Clifford Cook * Sir David Gascoigne, * Lieutenant Colonel John Arthur Pinel * Brigadier Robert Aitken, * The Most Reverend
Paul Kwong Paul Kwong CStJ (; born 28 February 1950) is a retired Anglican bishop from Hong Kong, who served as Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui, Bishop of Hong Kong Island, and Bishop of Macau from 2007 to 2021. Kwong is also the current ...
* Captain (Retired) Roderick Peter Abell Sale * Lee Warwick Short * Kenneth Ivan Williamson, * Souella Maria Cumming * Susan Paiahua Dunn * Miss Sara Elinor Edwards * Roslyn Ellen Smith

Officer of the Order of St John
* Ang Lye Hong, * Michael Keith Bancroft, * Bryan Leslie Dittmer * Colonel (Retired) Stephen John Franklin * Roy Edwin Horwell * The Reverend
Peter Douglas Koon Peter Douglas Koon Ho-ming, (; born 1966) is the provincial secretary general of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui (HKSKH) and a chaplain of HKSKH St John's Cathedral. He is also a member of the Election Committee and 13th Beijing Municipal Committee o ...
* Rodney James Love * Dr Michael Eric Nelson * Trevor John Pelly * Julian Mallory Price * Philip David Rankin * Manin Singh, * Annette Elaine Binnie * Miriama Evans * Ms Barbara Ann Lock * Ms Sheryl-Lee Elizabeth Morrby * Eileen Nancy New

New Zealand

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Lord Lieutenant A lord-lieutenant ( ) is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In 1871, the lieutenant's responsibility ...

Life Peer In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers. In modern times, life peerages, always created at the rank of baron, are created under the Life Peerages ...

Conservative Party

Most Noble Order of the Garter The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. It is the most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system, outranked in precedence only by the Victoria Cross and the George C ...

Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

Knight Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the ...

Most Honourable Order of the Bath The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as on ...

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

Most Distinguished 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 IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honou ...

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Royal Victorian Order The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, o ...

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Distinguished Service Order The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typ ...

Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)

Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. Different versions exist for different countries. *Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) *Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) *Distinguished Service Cross (U ... (DSC)

Military Cross The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC i ... (MC)

Royal Victorian Medal The Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) is a decoration established by Queen Victoria in April 1896. On 14 May 1912, King George V further confirmed the institution of the medal with an additional royal warrant. A part of the Royal Victorian Order, it ... (RVM)

Mentioned in Despatches To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face ...

Queen’s Commendation for Bravery

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service The King's Commendation for Valuable Service is a British military award for meritorious service in an operational theatre. It was established in 1994, when the award of the Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct and the Queen's Commendation for ...

Order of St John

Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John

Knight of the Order of St John

Dame of the Order of St John

Commander of the Order of St John

Officer of the Order of St John

New Zealand

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Distinguished Service Cross The Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) is a military decoration for courage. Different versions exist for different countries. Distinguished Service Cross (Australia) Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom) *Distinguished Service Cross (U ...
(DSC)

Military Cross The Military Cross (MC) is the third-level (second-level pre-1993) military decoration awarded to officers and (since 1993) other ranks of the British Armed Forces, and formerly awarded to officers of other Commonwealth countries. The MC i ...
(MC)

Royal Victorian Medal The Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) is a decoration established by Queen Victoria in April 1896. On 14 May 1912, King George V further confirmed the institution of the medal with an additional royal warrant. A part of the Royal Victorian Order, it ...
(RVM)