2018 New Year Honours


The 2018 New Year Honours are 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 and were officially announced in The London Gazette on 30 December 2017. Australia, an independent Realm, has a separate honours system and its first honours of the year, the 2018 Australia Day Honours, coincide with Australia Day on 26 January. New Zealand, also an independent Realm, has its own system of honours.
The 2018 honours list includes knighthoods for music legends Ringo Starr—which was reported by the press a week before the list was made public—and Barry Gibb. Veteran actor Hugh Laurie, who was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2007, was advanced to a Commander of the Order. Former ballerina Darcey Bussell was created a Dame Commander of the Order and Lady Antonia Fraser, author and historian, received the Order of the Companions of Honour.
The highest chivalric honour was awarded to Richard Scott, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry, who was appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle, filling the vacancy since the death of Lady Marion Fraser on 25 December 2016. The ancient order is reserved for Scots and is limited to 16 ordinary members.
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.

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Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle (KT)

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

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

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Knight / Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO / DCVO)

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

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Members of the Royal Red Cross, First Class (RRC)

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Queen's Police Medal For Distinguished Service
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;Scotland
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Queen's Fire Service Medal For Distinguished Service
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Queen's Ambulance Service Medal For Distinguished Service
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;Royal Air Force
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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, on advice of Her Majesty's Ministers in Antigua and Barbuda.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Bahamas, on advice of Her Majesty's Ministers in the Bahamas.

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)

Queen's Police Medal For Distinguished Service
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Barbados, on advice of Her Majesty's Barbados Ministers.

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 Belize, on advice of Her Majesty's Belize Ministers.

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 Grenada, on advice of Her Majesty's Grenada Ministers.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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 Her Majesty's Saint Christopher and Nevis Ministers.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Queen's Police Medal For Distinguished Service
Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Solomon Islands, on advice of Her Majesty's Solomon Island Ministers.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)