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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 and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours

Life Peer

Baronesses

Catherine Ashton, Chair, East and North Hertfordshire Health Authority.
Miss Elizabeth Jean Barker, Field Officer, Age Concern and Member, Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee.
Miss May Blood, MBE, Member, Northern Ireland Women's Coalition.
Anita Gale, General Secretary, Wales Labour Party.
Joan Brownlow, Mrs. Hanham, CBE, JP, Conservative Leader of the Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Angela Felicity, Mrs. Harris, DL, Deputy Chair, National Association of Police Authorities; Liberal Democrat Councillor, Richmond Town Council and North Yorkshire County Council.
Rosalind Patricia-Anne, Mrs. Howells, OBE, Retired Community and Equal Opportunities Worker.
Doreen Elizabeth Massey, Independent Consultant in Health Education, Sex Education and Sexual Health.
Genista, Mrs. McIntosh, Artistic Director, National Theatre.
Diana Warwick, Chief Executive, Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom (CVCP).
Janet, Mrs. Whitaker, Consultant, United Kingdom Commission for Racial Equality and Commonwealth Secretariat.
Rosalie Catherine Wilkins, Information Officer, National Centre for Independent Living.

Barons

Professor William Peter Bradshaw, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, Wolfson College, Oxford.
William Henry Brett, lately General Secretary, Institution of Professionals, Managers and Specialists (IPMS).
Alexander Charles Carlile, QC, former Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Montgomery.
Murray Elder, Special Adviser, Scottish Office.
Richard Oliver Faulkner, First Deputy Chairman, Football Trust, Joint Managing Director, Westminster Communications Group Ltd.
David Geoffrey Nigel Filkin, CBE, Policy Analyst and Writer.
The Right Honourable Sir Michael (Bruce) Forsyth, Director, Robert Fleming & Co. Ltd. Former Conservative Member of Parliament for Stirling and Secretary of State for Scotland.
Sir Norman Foster, OM, to be Baron Foster of Thames Bank, of Reddish in the County of Greater Manchester
Robert Gavron, CBE, Chairman, Folio Society Ltd; Guardian Media Group pic; National Gallery Publications Ltd.
Peter Henry Goldsmith, QC, Barrister and Queen's Counsel.
Anthony Stephen Grabiner, QC, a Recorder.
Lyndon Henry Arthur Harrison, Former Member (Labour) European Parliament, Cheshire West and Wirral.
Tarsem King, Managing Director, Sandwell Polybags Ltd.
Sir Graham Kirkham, Executive Chairman, DFS Furniture.
John Laird, Chairman, John Laird Group of Communication Companies
David Edward Lea, OBE, Assistant General Secretary, Trades Union Congress.
David Lawrence Lipsey, Public Policy Editor, The Economist.
Hector Uisdean Mackenzie, Associate General Secretary, UNISON.
Christopher John Rennard, Director of Campaigns, Liberal Democrat Party.
Colin Morven Sharman, OBE, Chairman, KPMG International.
Peter Smith, Labour Leader, Wigan Borough Council.
The Right Honourable William Arthur Waldegrave, Director of Corporate Finance, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. Former Conservative Member of Parliament for Bristol West, Secretary of State for Health, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
Professor John Watson, CBE, Chairman, Corporate Vision Ltd; Corporate Television Networks, Burson-Marsteller UK, Burson-Marsteller Europe.
Kenneth John Woolmer, Chairman, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds.

Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

Main article: Order of St Michael and St George

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

The Reverend Father John Ini Lapli, Governor-General of the Solomon Islands.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

A8260425 Flight Sergeant Gary Forsyth, Royal Air Force.

Queen's Commendation for Bravery

Lieutenant Robin Metcalf, Royal Navy.
Chief Petty Officer (Diver) Clive Robert Gale, D143099G.
Lieutenant Commander Martin Fredrick Jenrick, Royal Navy.
Colour Sergeant Dennis Charles Lang, Royal Marines PO36530N.
24650262 Corporal David Atkinson, The Parachute Regiment.
24604353 Corporal Carl Hill Bougourd, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Chief Petty Officer Medical Assistant Rikki Douglas Charles Chamberlain, 112676C.
Lieutenant Andrew Nicholas Cunningham, Royal Marines.
Flight Lieutenant (Local Squadron Leader) Trevor Douglas Howie (8023806E), Royal Air Force Regiment.

Mention in Despatches

Squadron Leader Nicholas David Collins, (8029011A), Royal Air Force.

Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air

Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader) Stephen Anthony Hayward, (8028598P), Royal Air Force.

References

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New Year Honours	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 † Not issued because of Birthday Honours of the new monarch (1902) and World War II (1940)
Birthday Honours	1860 1861 1862 1863§ 1864§ 1865§ 1866 1867 1868§ 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876§ 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887† 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911† 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937† 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953† 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 § Not issued † Not issued because of Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937, 1953)
Coronation Honours	1821 1831 1838 1902 1911 1937 1953 2023† † Not issued
Jubilee Honours	1887 (Golden) 1897 (Diamond) 1935 (Silver) 1977 (Silver) 2002 (Golden) 2012 (Diamond) 2022 (Platinum)† † Not issued
Demise Honours	2002 (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret) 2021 (The Duke of Edinburgh) 2023 (Queen Elizabeth II)
Dissolution Honours	1874 1885 1892 1895 1900† 1906† 1910† 1918† 1922 1923† 1924 1929 1931 1935† 1945 1950 1951† 1955† 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (February) 1974 (October) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017† 2019 2024 † Not issued
Prime Minister's Resignation Honours	1895 1905 1916 1923 1924 1945 1951 1955† 1957† 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979† 1990 1997 2007† 2010† 2016 2019 2022 (Johnson) 2022 (Truss) 2024† † Not issued
Special Honours	1923 1952 1972 1973 1974 1981 1982 1983 1985 1987 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1999 2001 2004 2006 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Additional Honours	1911 (Delhi Durbar) 1953 (Korea) 1969 (Investiture of The Prince of Wales) 1990 (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's 90th Birthday)
Honours by nation	Australia Canada Ceylon India New Zealand

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