2026 Special Honours

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 Year Honours and Birthday Honours.

Life peerage

Lord-Lieutenant

Privy Counsellor

Order of the Garter

Ribbon bar of the Order of the Garter

Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)

Order of the Thistle

Ribbon bar of the Order of the Thistle

Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)

Royal Victorian Order

Royal Victorian Order ribbon

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

  • Margaret Rose Walker, MVO – on relinquishment of the appointment as Housekeeper, Birkhall – 19 January 2026[16]
  • Mark Peter Andrews, MVO – For services to The King and Queen – 28 January 2026[17]
  • David William Blacks, MVO – Property Information Manager, Privy Purse and Treasurer’s Office – 3 February 2026[18]
  • The Reverend Canon Martin Poll – lately Domestic Chaplain to King Charles III – 12 February 2026[19]
  • Laura Sullivan – on relinquishment of the appointment as Press Secretary, Private Secretary’s Office – 9 March 2026[20][21]
  • James Paul Roscoe, MVO – lately Deputy Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States of America – 30 April 2026[15]
  • Bernard Patrick John Flannery, MVO RVM – on retirement as Head Butler to the King – 7 August 2026

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

  • Dr Nathan Ross – on relinquishment of his appointment as Assistant Private Secretary to The King – 5 January 2026[16]
  • Senay Bulbul, OBE – Minister Counsellor, British Embassy Washington D.C. – 20 May 2026[15]
  • Rachel Hunter – British Embassy Washington D.C. – 20 May 2026[15]
  • Judith Louise Muxworthy, MBE – Consul-General, British Embassy Washington D.C. – 20 May 2026[15]
  • Eleanor Tankard – Director of Visits, British Embassy Washington D.C. – 30 April 2026[15]
  • Oliver Christian – British Trade Commissioner for North America and Consul General to New York – 29 April 2026[15]
  • Captain Shiva Rai, Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of the role of The King’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 7 July 2026[22][23]
  • Captain Prithi Chhantyal, The Queen's Gurkha Engineers – on relinquishment of the role of The King’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 7 July 2026[22][23]

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Civil)

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

Civil

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Honorary
  • Dr Wendy Reid – Former National Director, Education and Quality and Medical Director, Health Education England. For Services to Health Education.[26]

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Honorary
  • Michael Dreier – Mayor of Paderborn. For Services to UK/Germany Relations.[26]
  • Mónica Duwe – Former Chief Executive Officer, HSBC Chile and former Director, British-Chilean Chamber of Commerce. For Services to UK Interests in Chile.[26]
  • Shernitta La-Chun Lindsay – Chief Operating Officer, Welsh Government Envoy to the United States. For Services to Business Operations, Diversity and the Promotion of British Interests Overseas.[26]
  • Seán Dermot O'Leary – Television and Radio Broadcaster. Patron, Cinemagic Film and Television Festival; Patron, The London Irish Centre; Founder, The Tuskar Trust; and Patron, Coppafeel. For services to Charity.[26]
  • Andrés Rozental – President, Rozental & Asociados. For Services to UK/Mexico Relations.[26]
  • Julia Schafranek – Director and Owner, Vienna’s English Theatre, Vienna. For Services to UK Theatre and Culture in Austria.[26]
  • Shawqi Abdulredha Sultan – Former Secretary General, Oman-British Friendship Association​. For Services to UK/Oman Relations.[26]
  • Carol Wheeler – Founder Washington Ireland Programme. For Services to Peace and Reconciliation and Leadership Development in Northern Ireland.[26]

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil
  • Dr. Tala El Samad, MBE – Honorary appointed in 2023 to be made Substantive[25]
  • Barry Sweetbaum, MBE – Honorary appointed in 2024 to be made Substantive[25]
Honorary
  • Irfan Bakhtiar – Multi-stakeholder Forestry Programme Phase 5 Co-Director, Palladium. For services to UK/Indonesia Relations on Climate and Nature.[26]
  • José Luís Benitez Mulero – President International Nightlife Association, Director Institutional Relations, Palladium Group. For Services to British Nationals in Spain.[26]
  • Richard Carter – Climate Change Team Leader, Caribbean, British High Commission Bridgetown. For Services to British Foreign Policy and Humanitarian Response in Dominica and the Wider Caribbean.[26]
  • Iryna Dubish – Defence Officer, British Embassy Kyiv. For services to British Foreign Policy in Ukraine.[26]
  • Gabriel Juan Escarrer Jaune – Chairman, Melia Hotels. For Services to British Nationals in Spain.[26]
  • Major (Rtd) Hitman Gurung – Chair Royal Gurkha Rifles Regimental Association, Nepal. For Services ​​to the families of Gurkha Soldiers.[26]
  • Manami Yuasa Komai – British Council Regional Arts Director, East Asia. For services to Arts and Cultural Collaborations with Japan and ASEAN.[26]
  • Professor Hannah Lessing – Managing Director, National Fund of Austria for Victims of National Socialism. For Services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.[26]
  • Nawroz Mardokhi – Home Office International Operations Programme Adviser, British Consulate General Erbil. For Services to the UK in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.[26]
  • Mohamed Mustafa Mohamed Osman – Former Post Security Manager, British Embassy Khartoum, Sudan. For Services to British Interests Overseas.[26]

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Ribbon bar of the British Empire Medal (Civil)
Civil
  • Marije Elisabeth Davidson, BEM – Honorary appointed in 2019 to be made Substantive[25]
  • Ashraf Hamido Desouki, BEM – Honorary appointed in 2020 to be made Substantive[25]
  • The Reverend Simone Ramacci, BEM – Honorary appointed in 2024 to be made Substantive[25]

Knight Bachelor

Knight Bachelor ribbon
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Simon Birt, KC – 2 June 2026[24]
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Mark Cawson – 2 June 2026[24]
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Jason Coppel, KC – 2 June 2026[24]
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Richard Kimblin, KC – 2 June 2026[24]
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Gavin Mansfield, KC – 2 June 2026[24]
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Paul McLaughlin, KC – 2 June 2026[24]
  • The Honourable Mr Justice Neil Moody, KC – 2 June 2026[24]

Imperial Service Medal

Ribbon bar of the Imperial Service Medal
  • Appointments 17 February 2026[27]

Order of St John

Order of St John ribbon

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

Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)

  • Franco Cassar – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Victor Clydesdale, MBE – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Thomas Morgan Hyers – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Michael George More-Molyneux, CVO – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Richard James Paskell, MBE – 21 April 2026[29]

Dame of the Order of St John (DStJ)

Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ)

  • Margaret Ellen Coleman – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Paul Bytheway – 25 February 2026[28]
  • David Martin Thomson – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Wendy Westwood – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Marlene Reid – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Dr Arthur Francis Sands – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Lee Wing-tak, Patre – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Kwan King-Fat, Kaiser – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Dr Waleed Shaqoura – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Sir Robert William Lowry Scott, KCVO OBE – 25 February 2026[28]
  • Shirley Abrathat – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Roger David Aksamit – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Todd Gifford Ammermann – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Mark Thomas Bennett – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Stephen Brooks Bodwell – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Geoffrey Scott Connor – 21 April 2026[29]
  • René Clarke Cooper – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Tieman Henry Dippel, Jr – 21 April 2026[29]
  • The Right Reverend Charles Andrew Doyle – 21 April 2026[29]
  • The Reverend Russell Jones Levenson, Jr – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Dr Shawn Christopher Merys – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Kevin David Munday – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Judith Musallam – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Alexandra Mary Nixon – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Patricia Tatum Otstott – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Alice Douglas Pidgeon – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Venerable Michelle Pilet – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Corinne Elizabeth Ritsick – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Lt Col Christopher Andrew St. Victor-de Pinho – 21 April 2026[29]
  • The Reverend Canon Carl Francis Turner – 21 April 2026[29]
  • Michael David Yon – 21 April 2026[29]

Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ)

  • Appointments 25 February 2026[28]
  • Appointments 21 April 2026[29]

Member of the Order of St John (MStJ)

  • Appointments 25 February 2026[28]
  • Appointments 21 April 2026[29]

King's Commendation for Bravery

King's Commendation for Bravery
  • Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole – 21 January 2026 (posthumous) – for rescuing a woman from drowning in the River Thames on 24 April 2021[30]
  • Joaquin Garcia – 21 January 2026 – for rescuing a woman from drowning in the River Thames on 24 April 2021[30]
  • Callum Baker-Osborne – 21 January 2026 (posthumous) – for an attempt to rescue multiple people from drowning at sea in Dorset on 26 July 2021[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire: 16 January 2026". GOV.UK. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey: 6th March 2026". GOV.UK. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "No. 65046". The London Gazette. 21 April 2026. p. 8186.
  4. ↑ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London: 13 July 2026". GOV.UK. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Appointment of Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Essex: 17 July 2026". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "11 March 2026 Privy Council Meeting". Privy Council Office. 11 March 2026. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
  7. ↑ "4 June 2026 Privy Council Meeting". Privy Council Office. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Privy Council appointments: 10 June 2026". Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. 10 June 2026. Retrieved 11 June 2026.
  9. ↑ "15 June 2026 Privy Council Meeting". Privy Council Office. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 16 June 2026.
  10. ↑ "9 July 2026 Privy Council Meeting". Privy Council Office. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "22 July 2026 Privy Council Meeting". Privy Council Office. 22 July 2026. Retrieved 22 July 2026.
  12. 1 2 "No. 65106". The London Gazette. 23 June 2026. p. 12398.
  13. ↑ "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "No. 64998". The London Gazette. 23 February 2026. p. 3186.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Honours and Awards". The London Gazette. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Honours & Awards". London Gazette. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  17. ↑ "Honours & Awards". London Gazette. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "Honours & Awards". London Gazette. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "Court Circular: February 12, 2026". The Times. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "Honours & Awards". London Gazette. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  21. ↑ "No. 65022". The London Gazette. 23 March 2026. p. 5542.
  22. 1 2 "No. 65130". The London Gazette. 21 July 2026. p. 14350.
  23. 1 2 "Court Circular: July 7, 2026". The Times. Retrieved 10 July 2026.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Crown Office". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Crown Office". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  26. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Honorary awards to foreign nationals in 2026". Gov.UK. 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "No. 64992". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 February 2026. p. 2786.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "No. 65001". The London Gazette. 25 February 2026. p. 3434.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 "No. 65060". The London Gazette. 7 May 2026. p. 9242.
  30. 1 2 3 "Civilian Gallantry List: January 2026". Gov.UK. 21 January 2026. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
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