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As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure 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 Years Honours and Birthday Honours.

Life peerage

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Main article: Life peerage

Conservative Party

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  • Donald Cameron of Lochiel, to be Baron Cameron of Lochiel, of Achnacarry in the County of Inverness – 4 March 2024[1]
  • Charles Banner, KC, to be Baron Banner, of Barnt Green in the County of Worcestershire – 6 March 2024[2]
  • Franck Petitgas, to be Baron Petitgas, of Bosham in the County of West Sussex – 7 March 2024[3]
  • Peter Booth, to be Baron Booth, of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland – 7 March 2024[3]
  • Cllr John Fuller, OBE, to be Baron Fuller, of Gorleston-on-Sea in the County of Norfolk – 8 March 2024[4]
  • Stuart Marks, CBE, to be Baron Marks of Hale, of Hale in the County of Greater Manchester – 8 March 2024[4]
  • Paul Goodman, to be Baron Goodman of Wycombe, of High Wycombe in the County of Buckinghamshire – 11 March 2024[5]
  • Cllr James Jamieson, OBE, to be Baron Jamieson, of Maulden in the County of Bedfordshire – 11 March 2024[5]
  • The Honourable Rosa Monckton, MBE, to be Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest, of Earlsdown in the County of East Sussex. – 12 March 2024[6]

Labour Party

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  • Gerald Shamash, to be Baron Shamash, of West Didsbury in the City of Manchester – 6 March 2024[2]
  • John Hannett, OBE, to be Baron Hannett of Everton, of Bramley-Moore Dock in the City of Liverpool – 12 March 2024[6]
  • Jane Ramsey, to be Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath, of Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark – 13 March 2024[7]
  • Ayesha Hazarika, MBE, to be Baroness Hazarika, of Coatbridge in the County of Lanarkshire – 14 March 2024[8]
  • Sir Patrick Vallance, KCB, FRS, to be Baron Vallance of Balham, of Balham in the London Borough of Wandsworth – 17 July 2024[9]
  • The Right Honourable Jacqui Smith, to be Baroness Smith of Malvern, of Malvern in the County of Worcestershire – 17 July 2024[9]
  • James Timpson, OBE, to be Baron Timpson, of Manley in the County of Cheshire - 18 July 2024[10]
  • The Right Honourable Richard Hermer, KC, to be Baron Hermer, of Penylan in the City of Cardiff - 18 July 2024[10]
  • The Right Honourable Sir David Hanson, to be Baron Hanson of Flint, of Flint in the County of Flintshire - 19 July 2024[11]
  • The Honourable Catherine Smith, to be Baroness Smith of Cluny, of Cluny in the City of Edinburgh - 9 October 2024
  • Poppy Gustafsson, OBE, to be Baroness Gustafsson, of Chesterton in the City of Cambridge - 15 November 2024

Plaid Cymru

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  • Carmen Smith, to be Baroness Smith of Llanfaes, of Llanfaes in the County of Ynys Môn – 13 March 2024[7]

Crossbench

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  • Dr Alexandra Freeman, to be Baroness Freeman of Steventon, of Abingdon in the County of Oxfordshire – 5 June 2024 [12]
  • Professor Lionel Tarassenko, CBE, to be Baron Tarassenko, of Headington in the City of Oxford – 10 June 2024 [13]

Lord Lieutenant

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Main article: Lord-lieutenant

Privy Counsellor

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Main article: Privy Council (United Kingdom)

Most Noble Order of the Garter

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Ribbon bar of the Order of the Garter
Main article: Order of the Garter

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

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Royal Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter (LG)

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Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

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Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle

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Main article: Order of the Thistle
Order of the Thistle ribbon

Extra Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)

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Knight/Lady of the Order of the Thistle (KT/LT)

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Most Honourable Order of the Bath

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Ribbon bar of the Order of the Bath
Main article: Order of the Bath

Great Master and First / Principal Knight Grand Cross (GCB)

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Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

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Order of St Michael and St George ribbon
Main article: Order of St Michael and St George

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

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Honorary

Royal Victorian Order

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Royal Victorian Order ribbon
Main article: Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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Honorary

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

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Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

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  • Felicity Hugg – Director of Protocol, Australian Government – 22 October 2024[34]

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

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  • Jeffrey Wadley – lately Property Supervisor at Llwynywermod House – 11 March 2024[35]
  • Josephine Wadley – lately Housekeeper at Llwynywermod House – 11 March 2024[35]
  • Captain Lakhbahadur Gurung, Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of the role of The King’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 9 July 2024[36]
  • Captain Vivek Jung Shah, MBE, The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment – on relinquishment of the role of The King’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 9 July 2024[36]
  • Major Neil Patrick Cargill, The Royal Regiment of Scotland, lately Staff Officer, Headquarters 51 Brigade, Scotland – For services in Scotland on the Demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and to the Honours of Scotland Service in St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh – 10 October 2024[37]
  • Leanne Byrne – 22 October 2024[34]
  • Catherine Constanzo – 22 October 2024[34]
  • Lee Dawe – 22 October 2024[34]
  • Clare Magloire – 26 October 2024[34]
  • Moelagi Jackson – 26 October 2024[34]

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)

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Royal Victorian Medal ribbon
Main article: Royal Victorian Medal
Silver - Bar
  • Stevan John Turnbull, RVM, Arboriculture Team Supervisor, Crown Estate, Windsor – 7 February 2024[36]

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Civil)
Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Military)
Main article: Order of the British Empire

Grand Master and First / Principal Dame Grand Cross (GBE)

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

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Civil
Honorary
Military division
Honorary

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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Civil
Honorary

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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Civil
Honorary
Military
  • Commander George Houston Storton – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Lieutenant Colonel Haydn James Gaukroger, The Parachute Regiment – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Wing Commander Jeremy Peter Case, Royal Air Force - 1 November 2024[40]

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

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Civil
  • Martine Clark MBE – 11 June 2024 – Honorary appointed in 2021 to be made Substantive[38]
  • Dr Muhammad Shafie Bin Kamaruddin MBE – 11 June 2024 – Honorary appointed in 2022 to be made Substantive[38]
Honorary
  • Frans Ammerlaan – WWII military commemoration volunteer. For services to Commemorations and British World War II Veterans[29]
  • Enas Al-Arashi – Defence Attaché Advisor, British Embassy Yemen. For services to British Foreign and Defence Policy[29]
  • Roger Beets – Chair, Airborne Commemoration Foundation. For services to Commemorations and to British WWII Veterans[29]
  • Anna Bubnova – British Council Head of Arts, Ukraine. For services to UK/Ukraine cultural relations[29]
  • Jolanta Buzeliene – Personal Assistant, British Embassy Vilnius. For services to British Nationals and the British Embassy in Lithuania[29]
  • Brigadier Rustom Darrah – Chairman, Commonwealth Ex-Services Trust. For services to Commonwealth Veterans living in Pakistan who served in the British Armed Forces[29]
  • Erroll Davis Jnr – Marshall Scholarship Selection Committee Member. For services to the UK/South-Eastern US relationship and to cultural diplomacy. [29]
  • Rajindar Dhatt – Founder Member, Undivided Indian Ex-Servicemen’s Association. For services to the South Asian Community in the UK[29]
  • Dr Rosana Felice – Former Medical Director, GlaxoSmithKline Argentina. For services to science diplomacy between the UK and Argentina[29]
  • Roberto Gattas Santis – Director Eleventh Fire Company, Valparaiso, Chile. For voluntary services to the British Fire Company in Valparaiso, Chile[29]
  • Phillimon Gonamombe – Operations Manager. For services to safety on the Falkland Islands[29]
  • Katsusada Hirose – Governor of Oita Prefecture. For services to UK-Japan Relations[29]
  • Gaurav Kapoor – Head of Investment Capital Team, British High Commission, New Delhi. For services to International Development in India[29]
  • Sarah Kronfol – Head of Security Programme, Conflict, Stability and Security Fund Lebanon, British Embassy Beirut. For services to UK interests in Lebanon[29]
  • Lynn Loacker – Founder and Managing Director, Project W. For services to Diversity in Business in the United States and the UK[29]
  • Karuna Onta – Social Development Advisor (Retired), British Embassy Kathmandu. For services to the UK and Nepal in tackling gender-based violence, discrimination and social exclusion in Nepal[29]
  • Karen Pilkington-Miksa – Founder New English Ballet Theatre. For services to DanceK[29]
  • Subash Rai – Retired Lance Corporal, British Gurkhas Nepal. For services to the UK Defence in Nepal[29]
  • Linda Frances Robertson – Head of Digital Customer Experience, Virgin Money. For services to Ukrainian refugees[29]
  • Dr Maria João Rodrigues De Araujo – President, Portugal-UK 650. For services to UK/Portugal relations[29]
  • Astrid Schon – Head Teacher, London East Alternative Provision, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. For services to Education[29]
  • Barry Sweetbaum – Founder and Managing Director, SweetTree Home Care Services and SweetTree Farming For All. For services to Vulnerable People[29]
  • Captain (Retd) Shakeel Ur-Rehman – Senior Security Manager, British High Commission Islamabad. For services to UK-Pakistan relations[29]
  • Arjan Veurink – Assistant Coach, England Women’s National Football Team. For services to Association football[29]
  • Regula Ysewijn – Author and Food Critic. For services to British food and culture in Belgium and the UK. [29]
Military
  • Lieutenant Commander David Wayne Donbavand – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 Osamah Omar Al-Khaldi, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Major Yugal Angbo, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Lance Corporal Charlotte Sophie Parry, Intelligence Corps – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Squadron Leader Graham James Orme – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Warrant Officer Class 2 (now Warrant Officer Class 1) Russell John Higgins, Army Air Corps - 1 November 2024[40]

British Empire Medal (BEM)

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Ribbon bar of the British Empire Medal (Civil)
Honorary
  • Junaid Ali – Philanthropist and Community Champion. For services to the community in East London during COVID-19[29]
  • Debbie Bulau – State-recognised Educator and Remembrance Project Leader. For services to the remembrance of British soldiers during World War II[29]
  • Bogumil Cwiklak – Area Operations Manager and High Dependency Support Unit Lead, The Orders of St John Care Trust. For services to social care during Covid-19[29]
  • Joseph Healy – Station Manager, Govia Thameslink Railway. For services to the Railway Industry[29]
  • Maria Petraitis-Williams – Enforcement Case Officer, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Vulnerable Children and Young Adults[29]
  • Petr Vojtisek – Volunteer, CATCH (Community Action to Create Hope). For services to Young People in Leeds, West Yorkshire[29]

Order of the Companions of Honour

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Order of the Companions of Honour ribbon
Main article: Order of the Companions of Honour

Royal Companion of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

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Knight Bachelor

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Knight Bachelor ribbon
Main article: Knight Bachelor

Air Force Cross (AFC)

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Ribbon bar of the Air Force Cross
Main article: Air Force Cross (United Kingdom)
  • Lieutenant Commander Andrew John Michael Carter, Royal Navy - 1 November 2024[40]

King's Gallantry Medal (KGM)

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Ribbon bar of the King's Gallantry Medal
Main article: King's Gallantry Medal
  • PC Steven Denniss, Lincolnshire Police – For apprehending a double murder suspect while off-duty in Louth, Lincolnshire, on 1 June 2021 – 14 May 2024[41]
  • Lawrie Elsdon-Dew – For protecting others during a nine day siege during fierce fighting outside the Sudan Embassy, in April 2023 – 14 May 2024[41]
  • Stacey Farrington – For their actions stopping a speeding car from travelling the wrong way on a motorway, on 8 November 2021 – 14 May 2024[41]
  • Georgia Laurie – For saving her sister from a crocodile attack while on an excursion in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, on 6 June 2021 – 14 May 2024[41]
  • PC Rowland Printer – For confronting an armed assailant during a shooting in Plymouth, on 12 August 2021 – 14 May 2024[41]
  • Jake Walker – For their actions stopping a speeding car from travelling the wrong way on a motorway, on 8 November 2021 – 14 May 2024[41]

Imperial Service Medal (ISM)

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Ribbon bar of the Imperial Service Medal
Main article: Imperial Service Medal
  • Appointments 5 March 2024.[42][43]
  • Gery Mayzone Pratt, Skill Zone 2, Ministry of Defence – 14 May 2024[44]
  • Paul Keaney, Northern Ireland Department for Communities – 20 August 2024[45]
  • Appointments 24 September 2024.[46]
  • Appointments 12 November 2024.[47]

King's Commendation for Bravery

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King's Commendation for Bravery
Main article: King's Commendation for Bravery
  • Stephen Ellison – For rescuing a stranger from a river in Chongqing, China in November 2020 – 14 May 2024[41]
  • Chhaganlal Jagatia – For helping to rescue a number of people from a burning hotel in Mati, Greece, in July 2018 – 14 May 2024[41]
  • Paul Martin – For intervening in a knife attack on 14 April 2021 – 14 May 2024[41]
  • Trooper Lorcan Ignatius Valentine Noel Graydon, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Acting Corporal Richard David Hayes, The Parachute Regiment – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Major Harry Alexander Robarts Wallace, Royal Regiment of Artillery – 14 June 2024[39]

King's Commendation for Valuable Service

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King's Commendation for Valuable Service
Main article: King's Commendation for Valuable Service
  • Acting Brigadier Matthew Richard Baker, OBE – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Lieutenant Colonel Shane Stephen Burton, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Major David Alexander Edmondson, Army Air Corps – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Captain Barry Kieron Green, Royal Regiment of Artillery – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Major Ashley Michael Neve, The Parachute Regiment – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Anderson Forrest, The Royal Irish Regiment – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Squadron Leader Daniel Blenkinsop – 14 June 2024[39]
  • Sergeant James Casey – 14 June 2024[39]

Order of St John

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Order of St John ribbon
Main article: Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)

Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)

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

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Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ)

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  • Alexander Lindsay Fraser Bowman, MBE – 31 January 2024[48]
  • The Honourable Adam Robert Bruce – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Ian Crowe, MBE – 31 January 2024[48]
  • His Excellency Dr Richard Andrew Davies – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Mark Donald Dennis – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Jess Lawson Love Duncan – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Barbara Anne Everiss – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Arvind Michael Kapur, OBE – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Susan Jane Lousada – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Ewan Alexander Macdonald – 31 January 2024[48]
  • David Macleod Murdoch – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Ratu Vereniki Gordon Vula Raiwalui – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Elizabeth Ann Roads, LVO – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Johanna Louise Ropner – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Alison Ann Shepherd – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Kelvan Francis Smith – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Karen Susan Sunckell – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Derek John Watson – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Janice Helen Webster – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Michael George Arthur Will, MBE – 31 January 2024[48]
  • Marjorie Neasham Glasgow, BEM – 27 September 2024[33]
  • Bruce Rowan Grant – 27 September 2024[33]
  • Lieutenant Colonel James Peter Johnston, UD – 27 September 2024[33]
  • Innes John Mason – 27 September 2024[33]
  • Dr James Michael Moodie – 27 September 2024[33]
  • Alexis Jane, Lady Redmond, BEM – 27 September 2024[33]
  • Her Excellency Sandra, Lady Williams, wife of the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda – 27 September 2024[33]

Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ)

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  • – appointments 31 January 2024[48]
  • – appointments 27 September 2024[33]

Member of the Order of St John (MStJ)

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  • – appointments 31 January 2024[48]
  • – appointments 27 September 2024[33]

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