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 DictionarMonarch 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 authority ...

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

New Years 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 British monarch's official birthday by granting various individuals appointment into national or dynastic orders or the award of decorations and medals. The honours are presen ...

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 ...

* John Rawcliffe Airey Crabtree, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of and in the County of West Midlands. – 3 January 2017 * Chief Constable

Julie Spence Julie Spence, is a retired British police officer and activist. She served as the Chief Constable for Cambridgeshire Constabulary from 10 December 2005 to 5 September 2010, and made headline news over demanding fairer funding due to the rise in ...

, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of and in the County of Cambridgeshire. – 5 April 2017 * Lois Patricia Golding, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of and in the County and City of Bristol. – 27 April 2017 * Jennifer Tolhurst, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of Essex. – 22 June 2017 * Robert Voss, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Hertfordshire. – 4 August 2017 * The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Thurso, - to be Lord Lieutenant of Caithness. – 17 August 2017 * Moira Niven, - to be Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian – 17 August 2017 * Iona Sara McDonald - to be Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran. – 26 October 2017 *The Rt. Hon. The Lady Haughey, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire – 26 October 2017

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

*Dr. Ian Duncan, to be ''Baron Duncan of Springback'', ''of Springbank in the County of Perth'' – 14 July 2017 *Sir Theodore Angnew, to be ''Baron Agnew of Oulton'', ''of Oulton in the County of Norfolk'' – 19 October 2017 * Rona Fairhead, to be ''Baroness Fairhead'', ''of Yarm in the County of North Yorkshire'' – 19 October 2017

Crossbench

*The Rt Hon. Sir

Ian Burnett Ian Duncan Burnett, Baron Burnett of Maldon, (born 28 February 1958) is a British judge and the current Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Early life and education Burnett was born on 28 February 1958. He was educated at St John's Colleg ...

, to be ''Baron Burnett of Maldon'', ''of Maldon in the County of Essex'' – 30 October 2017 *The Rt Hon. Sir Christopher Geidt, to be ''Baron Geidt'', ''of Crobeg in the County of Ross and Cromarty'' – 3 November 2017 *The Rt Rev. & Rt Hon.

Richard Chartres Richard John Carew Chartres, Baron Chartres , FBS (; born 11 July 1947) is a retired bishop of the Church of England. He was area Bishop of Stepney from 1992 to 1995 and Bishop of London from 1995 to 2017. He was sworn of the Privy Council in t ...

, to be ''Baron Chartres'', ''of Wilton in the County of Wiltshire'' – 10 November 2017 *Sir

Bernard Hogan-Howe Bernard Hogan-Howe, Baron Hogan-Howe, (born 25 October 1957) is an English former police officer and was the head of London's Metropolitan Police as Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis from 2011 until 2017. Born in Sheffield, Hogan-Howe ...

, to be ''Baron Hogan-Howe'', ''of Sheffield in the County of South Yorkshire'' – 10 November 2017 *General Sir Nicholas Houghton, to be ''Baron Houghton of Richmond'', ''of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire'' – 20 November 2017

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 ...

Stranger Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

* His Majesty The King of Spain, – 12 July 2017

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 Marcus Alexander Smith, – 30 January 2017 * The Rt Hon.

Mike Penning Sir Michael Alan Penning (born 28 September 1957) is a British Conservative Party politician, who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hemel Hempstead since 2005. Penning was the Minister of State for the Armed Forces from 2016 to 20 ...

, – 12 October 2017 *

Robert Syms The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

, – 12 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice Simon James Bryan, – 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice Akhlaq Ur-Rahman Choudhury, – 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice Jonathan Lionel Cohen, – 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice Julian Nicholas Goose, – 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice Julian Bernard Knowles, – 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice Peter Richard Lane, – 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice Matthew James Nicklin, – 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice Martin Benedict Spencer, – 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice David Basil Williams, – 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mr Justice Antony James Zacaroli, – 27 November 2017

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

* His Excellency The Hon. Robert Dadae –

Governor-General of Papua New Guinea The governor-general of Papua New Guinea () is the vice-regal representative of the Monarchy of Papua New Guinea, Papua New Guinean monarch, currently Charles III, in Papua New Guinea. The governor-general is appointed by the monarch after their ...

– 5 May 2017

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)

* The Rt. Hon. Sir Christopher Geidt, – Upon relinquishing his appointment as Private Secretary to Her Majesty and Keeper of The Queen's Archives – 5 October 2017 * His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, – To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of his marriage to The Queen – 20 November 2017

Knight / Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO / DCVO)

* Rachel Ann Wells, – on her retirement as Assistant Secretary of the

Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood The Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood, or simply the Central Chancery, is an office of the Lord Chamberlain’s department within the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for the administration of or ...

. - 28 July 2017 * Jonathan Marsden, – upon relinquishing his appointment as Director of the Royal Collection and Surveyor of The Queen's Works of Art. - 19 December 2017

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

* Dr.

Simon Case Simon Case (born 27 December 1978) is a British civil servant who is the current Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Home Civil Service since 9 September 2020, succeeding Sir Mark Sedwill. Case was Downing Street Permanent Secretary to Prime M ...

- 7 July 2017 - formerly Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. ;Honorary * Professor

Leon Krier Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

- 7 February 2017

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

* Raymond Wheaton, - on retirement as Page of the Chambers, Royal Household. – 17 January 2017 * Shelley Chambers, - for service as Deputy Head of Audit Services to the Royal Household. – 29 November 2017 * Ian Cornish – on his retirement as Head of Audit Services, Royal Household. – 12 December 2017

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

* Captain (QGO) Ganeshkumar Tamanf, The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer - 12 May 2017 * Captain (QGO) Lakitbahadur Gurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer - 12 May 2017 * Wing Commander Samuel Peter Fletcher, Royal Air Force – on relinquishment of his appointment as Equerry to The Queen. – 25 August 2017

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

* The Hon. Mrs Justice Gwynneth Frances Knowles, - 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mrs Justice Jane Clare Moulder, - 25 October 2017 * The Hon. Mrs Justice Amanda Louise Yip, - 25 October 2017 ;Honorary *

Pauline Philip Pauline Mary Philip, Order of the British Empire, DBE, has been the Chief Executive of Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust since 2010. She has previously worked for the World Health Organization. She was made an Honorary ...

- For services to the

NHS The National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). Since 1948, they have been funded out of general taxation. There are three systems which are referred to using the " ...

. *

Edna O'Brien Josephine Edna O'Brien (born 15 December 1930) is an Irish novelist, memoirist, playwright, poet and short-story writer. Elected to Aosdána by her fellow artists, she was honoured with the title Saoi in 2015 and the "UK and Ireland Nobel" D ...

- For services to literature. *

Ralph Lauren Ralph Lauren, ( ; ; born October 14, 1939) is an American fashion designer, philanthropist, and billionaire businessman, best known for the Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global multibillion-dollar enterprise. He has become well known for his co ...

- For services to fashion. *

Paul Polman Paulus Gerardus Josephus Maria Polman, (born 11 July 1956) is a Dutch businessman and author. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) of the British consumer goods company Unilever. Polman is also the author of ''Net Positive: How Courageous Co ...

- For services to business.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Military division * Air Commodore Martin Elliot Sampson, – 21 April 2017 ;Honorary *

Reid Hoffman Reid Garrett Hoffman (born August 5, 1967) is an American internet entrepreneur, venture capitalist, podcaster, and author. Hoffman was the co-founder and executive chairman of LinkedIn, a business-oriented social network used primarily for prof ...

- For services to promoting UK business and social networking and the

Marshall Scholarship The Marshall Scholarship is a postgraduate scholarship for "intellectually distinguished young Americans ndtheir country's future leaders" to study at any university in the United Kingdom. It is widely considered one of the most prestigious sc ...

scheme. *

Pertti Salolainen Pertti Edvard Salolainen CBE (born 19 October 1940 Helsinki) is a Finnish politician. He has served as MP from the National Coalition Party (1970–1996, 2007–2019) and party chairman (1991–1994) and Minister (1987–1995).

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Military division * Commander Stephen Higham, Royal Navy * Commander Mark Richard Vartan, Royal Navy * Colonel Angus Donald MacGillivray, * Colonel James Rowland Martin, , The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment * Colonel Geoffrey Edward Minton, , The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment * Squadron Leader Emily Elizabeth Rickards, Royal Air Force ;Honorary * Professor

Christian de Boissieu Christian de Boissieu (born 18 March 1947) is a French professor of economics at Pantheon-Sorbonne University, Paris. Biography Christian de Boissieu received a Ph.D. in economics in 1973 at the University of Paris-I Panthéon-Sorbonne. He wa ...

- For services to UK-French relations. * Professor Adrienne Margaret Flanagan - For services to cancer research. * Benoit Marie Jacques Mottrie - For services to commemoration and remembrance of British and Commonwealth armed forces. * Ambassador Jesus Paraiso Tambunting - For services to UK-Philippine trade relations.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Military division * Petty Officer Bethany Victoria Rauccio Burton, Royal Navy – 21 April 2017 * Major George John Robertson Little, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017 * Major Lloyd Benjamin Pritchard, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017 * Acting Major Thomas Joseph Goodall, The Royal Logistic Corps – 21 April 2017 * Lieutenant Colonel David Osborne Lee, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017 * Colour Sergeant William Richard Thomas, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017 ;Honorary * Zainab Lababidi - For services to Oxfam. * Angela Francisco Morado - For services to the British community in Portugal. * Nuttanee Ratanapat - For services to UK interests in Thailand. * Professor José Antonio de Sousa Neto - For services to UK interests and bilateral relations in business, culture, education and sport in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. * Lars-Erik Wiklund - For services to UK-Sweden relations. * Shereen Williams - For services to community service in Wales.

British Empire Medal The British Empire Medal (BEM; formerly British Empire Medal for Meritorious Service) is a British and Commonwealth award for meritorious civil or military service worthy of recognition by the Crown. The current honour was created in 1922 to ...
(BEM)

;Honorary * Mrs Thong-Udom Kerdphiami - For services to the British Embassy, Bangkok. * Luiz Gustavo Miranda Lage - For services to British interests at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. * Maria Clara Mariani - For services to UK-Brazil historical patrimony and the British community in Bahia. * Michael Joseph O’Halloran - For services to the Royal Academy. * Professor Jaime Arturo Ramirez - For services to British interests at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. * George Stanley Tomkins - For services to the community in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland.

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)

* Wing Commander James Robert Edward Walls, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017

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)

* Corporal Nicholas Jezeph, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)

United Kingdom Distinguished Flying Cross ribbon

* Squadron Leader Roger Alexander Cruickshank, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017

Queen's Gallantry Medal The Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) is a United Kingdom decoration awarded for exemplary acts of bravery where the services were not so outstanding as to merit the George Medal, but above the level required for the Queen's Commendation for Braver ...
(QGM)

* Captain Giles Edward George Moon, The Royal Lancers – 21 April 2017 * Acting Corporal Samuel James Butler, Royal Army Medical Corps

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)

;Gold * Brian Alan Ernest Stanley, - on relinquishment of the appointment of Stud Groom of the Royal Paddocks, Hampton Court. – 16 July 2017 ;Silver * Alan Graham – 12 December 2017

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 ...

* Major Daniel Thomas Eaton, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017 * Private Dominic Kyle Hopkins, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017 * Colour Sergeant Steven David Nixon, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017 * Flight Lieutenant Niall Pairman, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017 * Flight Lieutenant Alex Fraser Vaughan, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017

Queen’s Commendation for Bravery

* Marine Mark Andrew Charles Wheeler, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017 * Sergeant Paul Thomas Byrne, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017 * Lance Corporal Thomas Christopher Corrigan, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – 21 April 2017 * Corporal Antony Luke Collins, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017

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 ...

UK Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service device

* Acting Warrant Officer 2 Philip Barlow, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017 * Corporal Adam Paul Carter, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017 * Major James Dutton, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017 * Able Seaman (Seaman Specialist) Sarah Kirstie Griffiths, Royal Navy – 21 April 2017 * Commander Richard Hutchings, Royal Navy – 21 April 2017 * Petty Officer Craig Tyrone Jacobs, Royal Navy – 21 April 2017 * Corporal Edward Frank Main, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017 * Major James Edward Dallas Morris, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017 * Chief Petty Officer Peter Daniel Muir, Royal Navy – 21 April 2017 * Corporal Jamie Christopher Calvert, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017 * Corporal Mahesh Gurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – 21 April 2017 * Major Edward Louis Tabor Harris, Corps of Royal Engineers – 21 April 2017 * Colonel Robert Mackenzie Howieson – 21 April 2017 * Major Edwin Peter Ooldild, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – 21 April 2017 * Major Colin Malcolm Oliver, , The Rifles – 21 April 2017 * Sapper Philippa Proud, Corps of Royal Engineers, Army Reserve – 21 April 2017 * Staff Sergeant Christopher Arthur Rhodes, Royal Corps of Signals – 21 April 2017 * Acting Brigadier James Christopher Roddis, – 21 April 2017 * Major David Joseph Stead, Corps of Royal Engineers – 21 April 2017 * Flight Lieutenant Alex Joseph Douglas Bamber, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017 * Flight Lieutenant George Le Cornu, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017 * Squadron Leader Christopher Michael Pearson, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017 * Miss Lisa Michelle Wain, Civil Servant – 21 April 2017

Order of St John

Baliff / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John

* The Hon. Lady Mary Angela Fiona Barttelot, * The Most Rev. Archbishop Emeritius

Desmond Tutu Desmond Mpilo Tutu (7 October 193126 December 2021) was a South African Anglican bishop and theologian, known for his work as an anti-apartheid and human rights activist. He was Bishop of Johannesburg from 1985 to 1986 and then Archbishop ...

Knight of the Order of St John

* The Rt. Rev. John Davies * Assistant Commissioner Colin Jones, * The Rt. Rev. Barry Cennydd Morgan * Jeremy Gilbert Oakley Stubbs * Dr. Chung Chin Hung

Dame of the Order of St John

* Dame Mary Peters,

Commander of the Order of St John

* Peter Watts Baker * Peter Richard Bradley, * Kwok-hoo Pedro Ching * Major Martin James Everett, * David Charles Joliffe * Adam Keith Johnston * David Christopher Lindsay * Andrew David Mitchell * Derek William Charles Morgan, * John Winston Reynolds * Robert Frederick Sanderson * John Edward Sunckell

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