2024 Special Honours Explained

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

See main article: Life peerage.

Conservative Party

• Donald Cameron of Lochiel, to be Baron Cameron of Lochiel, of Achnacarry in the County of Inverness – 4 March 2024^[1]
• Charles Banner,, 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
• Cllr John Fuller,, to be Baron Fuller, of Gorleston-on-Sea in the County of Norfolk – 8 March 2024^[4]
• Stuart Marks,, to be Baron Marks of Hale, of Hale in the County of Greater Manchester – 8 March 2024
• Paul Goodman, to be Baron Goodman of Wycombe, of High Wycombe in the County of Buckinghamshire – 11 March 2024^[5]
• Cllr James Jamieson,, to be Baron Jamieson, of Maulden in the County of Bedfordshire – 11 March 2024
• The Honourable Rosa Monckton,, to be Baroness Monckton of Dallington Forest, of Earlsdown in the County of East Sussex. – 12 March 2024^[6]

Labour Party

• Gerald Shamash, to be Baron Shamash, of West Didsbury in the City of Manchester – 6 March 2024^[2]
• John Hannett,, to be Baron Hannett of Everton, of Bramley-Moore Dock in the City of Liverpool – 12 March 2024
• Jane Ramsey, to be Baroness Ramsey of Wall Heath, of Dulwich in the London Borough of Southwark – 13 March 2024^[7]
• Ayesha Hazarika,, to be Baroness Hazarika, of Coatbridge in the County of Lanarkshire – 14 March 2024^[8]
• Sir Patrick Vallance,, 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
• James Timpson,, to be Baron Timpson, of Manley in the County of Cheshire - 18 July 2024^[10]
• The Right Honourable Richard Hermer,, to be Baron Hermer, of Penylan in the City of Cardiff - 18 July 2024
• The Right Honourable Sir David Hanson, to be Baron Hanson of Flint, of Flint in the County of Flintshire - 19 July 2024^[11]

Plaid Cymru

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

Crossbench

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

Lord Lieutenant

See main article: Lord-lieutenant.

• Lindsay William Tulloch, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Shetland – 5 February 2024^[14]
• Dr Caroline Pryer – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland – 9 April 2024^[15]
• Dr Derrick Anderson, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands – 1 May 2024^[16]

Privy Counsellor

See main article: Privy Council (United Kingdom).

• Michael Tomlinson – 21 February 2024^[17]
• The Honourable Lord Armstrong – 10 April 2024
• The Honourable Lord Beckett – 10 April 2024^[18]
• Stephen Flynn – 10 April 2024^[18]
• Vaughan Gething – 10 April 2024^[18]
• Gavin Robinson – 10 April 2024^[18]
• Owen Thompson – 10 April 2024^[18]
• The Honourable Sir Peter Fraser – 22 May 2024^[19]
• Lucy Powell – 6 July 2024^[20]
• Shabana Mahmood – 6 July 2024^[20]
• Liz Kendall – 6 July 2024^[20]
• Lisa Nandy – 6 July 2024^[20]
• Louise Haigh – 10 July 2024^[21]
• Darren Jones – 10 July 2024^[21]
• Bridget Phillipson – 10 July 2024
• Steve Reed – 10 July 2024^[21]
• Jonathan Reynolds – 10 July 2024^[21]
• Wes Streeting – 10 July 2024^[21]
• Dr Anneliese Dodds – 10 July 2024^[21]
• Richard Hermer – 10 July 2024^[21]
• Peter Kyle – 10 July 2024^[21]
• Ian Murray – 10 July 2024^[21]
• Jo Stevens – 10 July 2024^[21]
• John Swinney – 10 July 2024^[21]

Most Noble Order of the Garter

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

• His Majesty The Emperor of Japan – 25 June 2024^[22]

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

• Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Gloucester, – 23 April 2024^[23]

Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

• Air Chief Marshal the Right Honourable The Lord Peach, – 23 April 2024
• The Right Honourable The Lord Kakkar, – 23 April 2024
• The Right Honourable The Lord Lloyd-Webber – 23 April 2024

Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle

See main article: Order of the Thistle.

Extra Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)

• His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, – 9 March 2024

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

• The Right Honourable The Baroness Black of Strome, – 9 March 2024
• The Right Honourable The Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, – 9 March 2024
• Sir Geoff Palmer, – 9 March 2024

Most Honourable Order of the Bath

See main article: Order of the Bath.

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

• His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, – 23 April 2024

Royal Victorian Order

See main article: Royal Victorian Order.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

• Dr Timothy Hugh David Evans, – lately Apothecary to Queen Elizabeth II, and Apothecary to the Royal Household – 20 March 2024
• John Lynes, – lately Private Secretary’s Office, Royal Household – 26 March 2024

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

• Jeffrey Wadley – lately Property Supervisor at Llwynywermod House – 11 March 2024
• Josephine Wadley – lately Housekeeper at Llwynywermod House – 11 March 2024
• Captain Lakhbahadur Gurung, Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of the role of The King’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 9 July 2024
• Captain Vivek Jung Shah,, The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment – on relinquishment of the role of The King’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 9 July 2024

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)

See main article: Royal Victorian Medal.

Silver - Bar

• Stevan John Turnbull,, Arboriculture Team Supervisor, Crown Estate, Windsor – 7 February 2024

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

See main article: Order of the British Empire.

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

• Her Majesty The Queen, – 23 April 2024

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

Civil

• Harriett Baldwin – Member of Parliament (MP) for West Worcestershire. Formerly Minister of State for Africa and International Development. Currently Chair of the Treasury Select Committee. For Public and Parliamentary Service – 29 March 2024
• Tracey Crouch – Member of Parliament (MP) for Chatham and Aylesford. Formerly Minister for Sport, Civil Society and Loneliness. For Public and Parliamentary Service – 29 March 2024
• Emma Thomas – Film producer. For Services to Film – 29 March 2024
• Professor Philip Chase Bobbitt – 11 June 2024 – Honorary appointed in 2021 to be made Substantive^[24]

Honorary

• Vladimir Jurowski – Former Principal Conductor and Conductor Emeritus, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Former Music Director, Glyndebourne Opera Festival and Principal Artist, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. For services to Music and The Arts
• Wei Shen Lim – Chair, COVID-19 Immunisation, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation. For services to the COVID-19 Vaccination programme
• Sunil Bharti Mittal – Founder and Chairman, Bharti Enterprises. For services to UK and India Business relations^[25]
• Stephen A. Schwarzman – Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and Co-Founder, Blackstone Inc.. For services to Philanthropy^[25]

Military division

Honorary

• General Mark Milley – Former Chair of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff. For services to UK/US Defence Relations^[25]

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil

• Matthew Clifford, – Co-Founder of Entrepreneur First, Adviser to His Majesty’s Government on Artificial Intelligence and Chair of Advanced Research and Invention Agency. For Services to Artificial Intelligence – 29 March 2024
• Ian Hogarth – Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute. For Services to Artificial Intelligence – 29 March 2024
• Gregory Campbell – Member of Parliament (MP) for East Londonderry, and the Democratic Unionist Party Spokesperson for International Development. For Public and Parliamentary Service – 29 March 2024

Honorary

• Lora E Fleming – Chair of Oceans, Epidemiology and Human Health, University of Exeter. For services to the Environment and Human Health^[25]
• Professor Edna Longley – Poetry critic. For services to Academia and the Arts^[25]
• Professor Andrea Nolan, – Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh Napier University. For services to Higher Education^[25]
• Shonda Rhimes – Screenwriter, Producer and Author. For services to UK/US relations^[25]
• Ted Sarandos – Co-Chief Executive Officer of Netflix. For services to Creative Industries
• Björn Savén – Chairman and Investor. For services to Philanthropy^[25]
• Makoto Uchida – President and Chief Executive Officer, Nissan Motor Corporation. For services to UK/Japan business relations^[25]

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil

Honorary

• Robert Chartener – Chairman and Investor. For services to Philanthropy^[25]
• Francesco Giovannini – Co-founder, Green Arrow Capital. For services to Climate Change^[25]
• Yoshitaka Hori – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, HoriPro. For services to UK Culture and Performing Arts in Japan^[25]
• Martina Hunt – Formerly Director, Commercial Models Team, Cabinet Office. For Public Service^[25]
• Kirill Karabits – Chief Conductor, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra. For services to Music and promotion of symphonic works from Ukraine and Eastern Europe in the UK^[25]
• Jun Sawada – Chairman and Member of the Board, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. For services to UK/Japan trade and investment and to UK/Japan relations^[25]

Military

• Commander George Houston Storton – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Lieutenant Colonel Haydn James Gaukroger, The Parachute Regiment – 14 June 2024^[26]

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil

• Martine Clark – 11 June 2024 – Honorary appointed in 2021 to be made Substantive^[24]
• Dr Muhammad Shafie Bin Kamaruddin – 11 June 2024 – Honorary appointed in 2022 to be made Substantive^[24]

Honorary

• Frans Ammerlaan – WWII military commemoration volunteer. For services to Commemorations and British World War II Veterans^[25]
• Brigadier Rustom Darrah – Chairman, Commonwealth Ex-Services Trust. For services to Commonwealth Veterans living in Pakistan who served in the British Armed Forces^[25]
• Katsusada Hirose – Governor of Oita Prefecture. For services to UK-Japan Relations^[25]
• Gaurav Kapoor – Head of Investment Capital Team, British High Commission, New Delhi. For services to International Development in India^[25]
• Lynn Loacker – Founder and Managing Director, Project W. For services to Diversity in Business in the United States and the UK^[25]
• Linda Frances Robertson – Head of Digital Customer Experience, Virgin Money. For services to Ukrainian refugees^[25]
• Dr Maria João Rodrigues De Araujo – President, Portugal-UK 650. For services to UK/Portugal relations^[25]
• Barry Sweetbaum – Founder and Managing Director, SweetTree Home Care Services and SweetTree Farming For All For services to Vulnerable People^[25]
• Shakeel Ur-Rehman – Senior Security Manager, British High Commission Islamabad. For services to UK-Pakistan relations^[25]
• Arjan Veurink – Assistant Coach, England Women’s National Football Team. For services to Association football^[25]

Military

• Lieutenant Commander David Wayne Donbavand – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Warrant Officer Class 2 Osamah Omar Al-Khaldi, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Major Yugal Angbo, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Lance Corporal Charlotte Sophie Parry, Intelligence Corps – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Squadron Leader Graham James Orme – 14 June 2024^[26]

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Honorary

• Junaid Ali – Philanthropist and Community Champion. For services to the community in East London during COVID-19^[25]
• Debbie Bulau – State-recognised Educator and Remembrance Project Leader. For services to the remembrance of British soldiers during World War II^[25]
• 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^[25]
• Joseph Healy – Station Manager, Govia Thameslink Railway. For services to the Railway Industry^[25]
• Maria Petraitis-Williams – Enforcement Case Officer, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Vulnerable Children and Young Adults^[25]
• Petr Vojtisek – Volunteer, CATCH (Community Action to Create Hope). For services to Young People in Leeds, West Yorkshire^[25]

Order of the Companions of Honour

See main article: Order of the Companions of Honour.

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

• Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales, – 23 April 2024

Knight Bachelor

See main article: Knight Bachelor.

• Philip Davies – Member of Parliament (MP) for Shipley. For Public and Parliamentary Service – 29 March 2024
• Dr Demis Hassabis – CEO and Co-Founder of DeepMind. For Services to Artificial Intelligence – 29 March 2024
• Mohamed Mansour – Businessman, Philanthropist and Senior Treasurer of the Conservative Party. For Business, Charity and Political Service – 29 March 2024
• Christopher Nolan – Filmmaker. For Services to Film – 29 March 2024
• Mark Spencer – Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries and Member of Parliament (MP) for Sherwood. For Public and Parliamentary Service – 29 March 2024

Imperial Service Medal (ISM)

See main article: Imperial Service Medal.

• Appointments 5 March 2024.
• Gery Mayzone Pratt, Skill Zone 2, Ministry of Defence – 14 May 2024

King's Gallantry Medal (KGM)

See 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^[27]
• Lawrie Elsdon-Dew – For protecting others during a nine day siege during fierce fighting outside the Sudan Embassy, in April 2023 – 14 May 2024
• Stacey Farrington – For their actions stopping a speeding car from travelling the wrong way on a motorway, on 8 November 2021 – 14 May 2024
• 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
• PC Rowland Printer – For confronting an armed assailant during a shooting in Plymouth, on 12 August 2021 – 14 May 2024
• Jake Walker – For their actions stopping a speeding car from travelling the wrong way on a motorway, on 8 November 2021 – 14 May 2024

King's Commendation for Bravery

See 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
• Chhaganlal Jagatia – For helping to rescue a number of people from a burning hotel in Mati, Greece, in July 2018 – 14 May 2024
• Paul Martin – For intervening in a knife attack on 14 April 2021 – 14 May 2024
• Trooper Lorcan Ignatius Valentine Noel Graydon, The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Acting Corporal Richard David Hayes, The Parachute Regiment – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Major Harry Alexander Robarts Wallace, Royal Regiment of Artillery – 14 June 2024^[26]

King's Commendation for Valuable Service

See main article: King's Commendation for Valuable Service.

• Acting Brigadier Matthew Richard Baker, – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Lieutenant Colonel Shane Stephen Burton, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Major David Alexander Edmondson, Army Air Corps – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Captain Barry Kieron Green, Royal Regiment of Artillery – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Major Ashley Michael Neve, The Parachute Regiment – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Anderson Forrest, The Royal Irish Regiment – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Squadron Leader Daniel Blenkinsop – 14 June 2024^[26]
• Sergeant James Casey – 14 June 2024^[26]

Order of St John

See main article: Order of Saint John (chartered 1888).

Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)

• Peter Richard Bradley, – 7 February 2023
• Michael David Cook – 31 January 2024
• Alderman Professor Michael Raymond Mainelli – 31 January 2024
• The Most Reverend Sir David John Moxon, – 31 January 2024
• James George Naphambo – 31 January 2024
• Dr Norman Jan Piet Walker, – 31 January 2024

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

• Margaret Ann Houston – 31 January 2024
• Sonya Louise Marshall – 31 January 2024

Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ)

• Alexander Lindsay Fraser Bowman, – 31 January 2024
• The Honourable Adam Robert Bruce – 31 January 2024
• Ian Crowe, – 31 January 2024
• Dr Richard Andrew Davies – 31 January 2024
• Mark Donald Dennis – 31 January 2024
• Jess Lawson Love Duncan – 31 January 2024
• Barbara Anne Everiss – 31 January 2024
• Arvind Michael Kapur, – 31 January 2024
• Susan Jane Lousada – 31 January 2024
• Ewan Alexander Macdonald – 31 January 2024
• David Macleod Murdoch – 31 January 2024
• Ratu Vereniki Gordon Vula Raiwalui – 31 January 2024
• Elizabeth Ann Roads, – 31 January 2024
• Johanna Louise Ropner – 31 January 2024
• Alison Ann Shepherd – 31 January 2024
• Kelvan Francis Smith – 31 January 2024
• Karen Susan Sunckell – 31 January 2024
• Derek John Watson – 31 January 2024
• Janice Helen Webster – 31 January 2024
• Michael George Arthur Will, – 31 January 2024

Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ)

• – appointments 31 January 2024

Member of the Order of St John (MStJ)

• – appointments 31 January 2024

Notes and References

1. News: Crown Office . The London Gazette . 6 March 2024.
2. News: Crown Office . The Edinburgh Gazette . 8 March 2024.
3. News: Crown Office . The Edinburgh Gazette . 12 March 2024.
4. News: Crown Office . The Edinburgh Gazette . 12 March 2024.
5. News: Crown Office . The London Gazette . 14 March 2024.
6. News: Crown Office . The Edinburgh Gazette . 15 March 2024.
7. News: Crown Office . The Edinburgh Gazette . 15 March 2024.
8. News: Crown Office . The Edinburgh Gazette . 15 March 2024.
9. News: Crown Office . 22 July 2024 . The Edinburgh Gazette . 19 July 2024.
10. News: Crown Office . The Edinburgh Gazette . 23 July 2024.
11. News: Crown Office . The Edinburgh Gazette . 23 July 2024.
12. News: Crown Office . 7 June 2024 . The Edinburgh Gazette . 7 June 2024.
13. News: Crown Office . 12 June 2024 . The London Gazette . 10 June 2024.
14. Web site: Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Shetland: 5 February 2024. GOV.UK. 5 February 2024. 5 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240205162532/https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-lord-lieutenant-of-shetland-5-february-2024. live.
15. Web site: Appointment of the Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland: 9 April 2024. GOV.UK. 10 April 2024.
16. Web site: Appointment of the Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands: 1 May 2024. GOV.UK. 1 May 2024.
17. Web site: List of Business – 21st February 2024 . Privy Council Office . 26 February 2024 . 21 February 2024.
18. Web site: List of Business – 10 April 2024 . Privy Council Office . 13 April 2024 . 10 April 2024.
19. Web site: List of Business – 22 May 2024 . Privy Council Office . 27 May 2024 . 22 May 2024.
20. Web site: List of Business – 6 July 2024 . Privy Council Office . 8 July 2024 . 6 July 2024.
21. Web site: List of Business – 10 July 2024 . Privy Council Office . 11 July 2024 . 10 July 2024.
22. News: Coughlan . Sean . Gifts and displays given as Japan's emperor visits Palace . 25 June 2024 . BBC News . 25 June 2024.
23. Web site: New appointments to various Orders of Chivalry announced . . 23 April 2024 . 23 April 2024.
24. Web site: Crown Office. www.thegazette.co.uk. 30 June 2024.
25. Web site: Honorary awards to foreign nationals in 2024 . 2024 . Gov.UK . 25 March 2024 .
26. Web site: 2024 Operational Honours . Gov.uk . Ministry of Defence.
27. Web site: Civilian Gallantry List: May 2024 . . 14 May 2024 . 14 May 2024.