His Majesty the King Revokes Honours

On the 23rd February 2024, His Majesty The King has decreed that the following persons shall have their Honour cancelled, annulled and their name shall be erased from the Register of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Ms Paula Anne Vennells to be stripped of an CBE awarded on 29th December 2018.
Mr Hugh Richard Vaughan Morgan-Williams to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 14th June 2008.
Mr Richard Cowie to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 30th December 2017.

His Majesty the King Revokes Honours

His Majesty The King has decreed that the following persons shall have their Honour cancelled, annulled and their name shall be erased from the Register of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Mr Anthony John James Bailey to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 14th June 2008.
Mr William McKeeva Bush to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 1996.
Mr Richard John Thornton Pallister to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 15th June 1996.
Mr Nicholas Welch to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 2005.

Mr Peter John Antonelli to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2004.
Mr Paul Martin Cahill to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2003.
Mr Dario Gradi to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 1997.
Mr Thomas William Hogg to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 11th June 2016.
Mr Raymond Harold Parry to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 30th December 2006.
Mr Krishna Ballabh Prasad Singh to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 15th June 2013.
Mr Jonathan Philip Ullmer to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 14th June 2014.

Mr Anthony Griffin to be stripped of an BEM awarded on 29th December 2018.

New Year’s Honours 2022

The New Year’s honours list 2022 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as:

Knight/Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG/LG)

Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall GCVO
The Rt Hon. Mr Anthony Blair
The Rt Hon. Baroness Amos CH PC

Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
The Rt Hon. Lord Field of Birkenhead DL
Sir Paul Maxime Nurse

Knights Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (KCB)
Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance
Professor Christopher John MacRae Whitty CB

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Mr John Boorman CBE
The Rt. Hon. Robert Goodwill MP
Mr Jason Francis Kenny CBE
Mr Ian Livingstone CBE
Professor Jonathan Stafford Nguyen-Van-Tam MBE
Mr William Anthony Bowater Russell
Mr William David Wiggin MP

Companion of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG)
Mr Daniel Craig

Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Mrs Laura Rebecca Kenny CBE
Ms Joanna Lumley OBE
Mrs Vanessa Redgrave CBE

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Ms Barbara Dana Broccoli OBE
Mr Jody Alan Cundy OBE
Mr Anthony John Horowitz OBE
Mr Martin Steven Lewis OBE
Mr Bernie Taupin

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Ms June Muriel Brown MBE
Mr Thomas Robert Daley
Ms Emma Carol Hayes MBE
Mr Adam George Peaty MBE
Mr William Patrick Roache MBE
Ms Hannah Russell MBE
Ms Kate Elizabeth Sutton (Katie Piper)
Mr Max Antony Whitlock MBE

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Mr Ashley Banjo
Ms Melanie Brown
Ms Kate Garraway
Ms Cherylee Houston
Mr Matthew Lee
Ms Lauren Louise Price
Miss Emma Raducanu
Miss Lauren Steadman

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2018

The Queen’s Birthday honours list 2018 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle (KT)

Sir Ian Wood GBE

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Professor Richard Henderson
Dame Kiri Jeanette Te Kanawa DBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Mr Kenneth Dalglish MBE
The Hon. Bernard Jenkin MP
Mr Jim Ratcliffe
Mr Mark Rowley QPM
Professor Simon Schama CBE

Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Professor Mary Beard OBE
Ms Louise Ellman, MP
The Rt Hon. Eleanor Laing MP
Ms Emma Thompson

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Ms Kate Adie OBE
Mr Bamber Gascoigne
Mr Tom Hardy
Ms Jo Malone MBE
The Hon. Hannah Rothschild

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mr Jermain Defoe
Mr Monty Don
Mr Anthony Joshua
Ms Keira Knightley
Ms Lizzy Yarnold

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

The Earl of Portland (Timothy Bentinck)
Ms Niomi McLean-Daley (Ms Dynamite)
Miss Stacey Dooley
Mr William Fox-Pitt
Ms Lucy Worsley

New Lord Lieutenant for Rutland

Dr Sarah Furness DL has been appointed by Her Majesty the Queen to become Lord Lieutenant for Rutland succeeding Sir Laurence Howard KCVO OBE who retires on the 29th March 2018.

Life Peerage for the Former Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen

Her Majesty The Queen has granted The Rt Hon. Sir Christopher Edward Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt GCVO KCB OBE the title of Baron Geidt, of Crobeg in the County of Ross and Cromarty for the duration of his life under the Life Peerage Act of 1958.

Sir Christopher was nominated for a Life Peerage following his retirement as Private Secretary to Her Majesty the Queen.

Lord Geidt will sit in the House of Lords as a Crossbencher.

GCVO for Outgoing Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen

The Rt Hon. Sir Christopher Geidt KCB KCVO OBE has been appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) for his service as Private Secretary to Her Majesty The Queen.

Her Majesty the Queen Revokes Honours

Her Majesty The Queen has decreed that the following persons shall have their Honour cancelled, annulled and their name shall be erased from the Register of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.

Mr Lee Anthony Bushill to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2004.

Mr Robert Neville James Constable to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 1st January 1975 after being convicted of 15 charges of indecent assault, three charges of indecency with a child and five charges of sexual assault. The offences took place between 1993 and October 2015. He was sentenced to a total of thirteen years and six months in prison.

Mr Adrian Lee Stone to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 16th June 2012 after being convicted of six charges of sexual assault on children. He was sentenced to a total of 40 months in prison.

Mr Robert Stanley Poots to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2010 after being convicted of 14 charges including fraud by false representation, false accounting and forgery. The offences took place between October 2006 and November 2011. He was sentenced to an 18-month suspended prison sentence.

Mr Craig Martin Burrows to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 31st December 2004 after being convicted of six charges of indecent assault and three counts of indecency with a child. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

Mr Philip Anthony Knight to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 16th June 2001.

Mr Robert Lovegrove to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 13th June 1998.

Mr Patrick Robert John Rock to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 1992 after being convicted of five charges of downloading indecent images of Children. He was sentenced to a two-year conditional discharge.

Ms Philippa Ann Rodale to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 29th December 2007 after being convicted of animal welfare offences. She was ordered to pay the RSPCA £4000 and £535 in court fees.

Mr Paul Symonds to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 29th December 2007 after allegations that Mr Symonds sexual abused children whilst he was an active Roman Catholic priest. He has since retired and no criminal charges were brought against him.

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2017

The Queen’s Birthday honours list 2017 has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Sir Terence Conran
Sir Paul McCartney MBE
Ms JK Rowling OBE
Mrs Delia Smith CBE

Knight Bachelor (Sir)

Mr George Benjamin CBE
Mr Billy Connolly CBE
Mr Malcolm Walker CBE

Dame Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Ms Sarah Connolly CBE
Ms Olivia de Havilland
Ms Julie Walters CBE
Ms June Whitfield CBE

Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mr Raymond Briggs
Mr Andy McNab DCM MM
Ms June Spencer

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mr Rory Best
Ms Patricia Hodge
Mrs Gloria Hunniford
Ms Natasha Kaplinsky
Ms Sarah Lancashire
Mrs Judy Murray
Ms Erin O'Connor
Ms Heather Stanning MBE
Mr David Walliams

Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Mr John Conteh
Mr Steven Davis
Mr George "Johnny" Johnson DFM
Miss Emeli Sande
Ms Sandie Shaw
Mr Ed Sheeran

New Year’s Honours 2016

The New Year’s honours list has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as:

CH:
Sir Roy Colin Strong

Knighthood:
Mr Henry Bellingham MP
The Rt Hon. Edward Davey
Mr Martyn Lewis CBE
Mr A.P. McCoy OBE
Mr Jack Petchey CBE
Mr Alan Yarrow

DBE:
Ms Sian Philips OBE
Miss Barbara Winsor MBE
The Rt Hon. Rosalie Winterton MP

CBE:
Ms Jacqueline Gold
Mr Denis Law
Mr Francis Lee
Ms Imela Staunton OBE
Mr John Surtees OBE
Mr Simon Weston OBE

OBE:
Mr Damon Albarn
Mrs Sue Barker MBE
Mr Idris Elba
Mr Chris Froome
Mr James Nesbitt
Mr Ronnie O’ Sullivan

MBE:

Mr Mark Cueto
Mr Carl Frampton
Miss Steph Houghton
Goldie (Mr Clifford Joseph Price)
Miss Fara Williams

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2015

The Queen’s Birthday honours list has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Zarine Kharas - DBE
The Rt Hon. Simon Burns MP – Knighthood
Gareth Edwards CBE - Knighthood
Lenny Henry CBE - Knighthood
The Rt Hon. Simon Hughes - Knighthood
Van Morrison OBE - Knighthood
Michael Bond OBE - CBE
Benedict Cumberbatch- CBE
Chiwetel Ejiofor - CBE
Dr Loyd Grossman OBE - CBE
Jonny Wilkinson OBE - CBE
James Anderson - OBE
Michael Ball - OBE
Nicky Campbell - OBE
Martin Clunes - OBE
Caroline Criado-Perez - OBE
Frank Lampard - OBE
Lesley Manville - OBE
Stephen Moffat - OBE
Eddie Redmayne – OBE
John Ashdown-Hill - MBE
Carl Froch - MBE
Philippa Langley - MBE
Jo Pavey - MBE
Casey Stoney - MBE

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2014

The Queen’s Birthday honours list has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Dame Maggie Smith- CH
Laura Davies - DBE
Hilary Mantel - DBE
Dawn Primarolo MP - DBE
Zandra Rhodes - DBE
Bill Cash MP - Knighthood
Daniel Day-Lewis - Knighthood
Andras Schiff - Knighthood
Nicholas Soames MP - Knighthood
Charlotte Edwards - CBE
Roy Lancaster - CBE
Lyse Doucet - OBE
Warren Gatland - OBE
Damian Lewis - OBE
John Barrowman - MBE
Nicola Clarke - MBE
Charlotte Evans - MBE
Kelly Gallagher - MBE
Cerys Matthews - MBE
Stephen Sutton - MBE
Lizzy Yarnold - MBE

New Year’s Honours 2014

The New Year’s honours list has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as:

OM:

Sir Simon Rattle CBE

CH:

Sir Peter Maxwell Davies CBE

Knighthood:

Antony Gormley OBE

DBE:

Penelope Keith CBE DL
Angela Lansbury

CBE:

Carlos Acosta
Karren Brady
Michael Crawford OBE
Nicholas Parsons OBE

OBE:

Lynda Bellingham
Katherine Jenkins
Sandi Toksvig

MBE:

Ruth Jones
Kevin McCloud
Pete Tong

Queen Revokes Honour for Disgraced TV Star

The Queen has accepted the Honours Forfeiture Committee’s advice regarding the cancellation and annulment of the honour awarded to the following person.

James Stuart Hall to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 2011 after being convicted of multiple counts of indecent assault.

Queen’s Birthday Honours 2013

The Queen’s Birthday honours list has been announced honouring more than a thousand people across the commonwealth realms. Including well known people such as

Sir Menzies Campbell - CH
Brendan Barber - Knighthood
Anish Kapoor - Knighthood

Tony Robinson - Knighthood

Rowan Atkinson - CBE

Claire Bloom - CBE
Roger Deakins - CBE

Hilary Devey - CBE
Julian Glover - CBE

Grayson Perry - CBE

Clare Balding - OBE

Jackie Collins - OBE

Dylan Jones - OBE

Paul Lawrie - OBE

Kate Mosse - OBE

Adele - MBE

Rob Brydon - MBE

PJ Harvey - MBE

Aled Jones - MBE

Queen Revokes Honours

The Queen has accepted the Honours Forfeiture Committee’s advice regarding the cancellation and annulment of honours awarded to the Following.

David John Bradley to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 29th December 2007 after being found guilty of unacceptable professional conduct.

Michael Curtis Brewer to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 1994 after being convicted of multiple counts of sexual assault.

Francis John Sheehan to be stripped of a CBE awarded on 14th June 2008 and a QFSM awarded on 14th June 2003 after a formal caution for producing indecent images of children.

GCMG for Governor-General of Grenada

On the 24th April 2013, The Queen appointed Her Excellency Cécile Ellen Fleurette La Grenade OBE Governor-General of Grenada Dame Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.

Queen Revokes Honours

The Queen has accepted the Honours Forfeiture Committee’s advice regarding the cancellation and annulment of honours awarded to the Following.

Peter Andrew Nicholson to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 31st December 2004 after being convicted of fraud

Leslie William Smith to be stripped of an OBE awarded on 11th June 1994 after being convicted of sexual assault

David Russon to be stripped of an MBE awarded on 16th June 2001 after alleged inappropriate contact with children