2016 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 2016 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January. The official lists of the 2016 New Year Honours for civilians and military were announced on 31 December.
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and then divisions i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.

United Kingdom

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift and with the advice of the Government for other honours.

Knight Bachelor

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

;Military
;;Royal Navy
;;Royal Air Force
;Military
;;Army
;Civilian
;Military
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civilian

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

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

;Gold Medal
;Silver Medal

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

;Military
;Military
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civilian
;Military
;;Royal Navy/Royal Marines
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civilian
;Military
;;Royal Navy/Royal Marines
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civilian
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Jersey
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;;Guernsey
;;Isle of Man
;;Jersey
;;Isle of Man
;;Guernsey
;;Jersey
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, on advice of her ministers in Antigua and Barbuda.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of The Bahamas, on advice of the Bahamian Government.

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Dame of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Barbados, on advice of the Barbadian Government.

Knight Bachelor

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Belize, on advice of the Belizean Government.

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Grenada, on advice of the Grenadian Government.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG / DCMG)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis, on advice of the Kittian and Nevisian Government.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Solomon Islands, on advice of the Solomon Islands Government.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Tuvalu, on advice of the Tuvalu Government.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division