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2013 Special Honours

† indicates an award given posthumously.

Life Peer[edit]

Conservative Party[edit]

• Sir Anthony Bamford, to be Baron Bamford of Daylesford in the County of Gloucestershire and of Wootton in the County of Staffordshire – 7 October 2013^[1]
• Annabel Goldie, to be Baroness Goldie of Bishopton in the County of Renfrewshire – 7 October 2013^[1]
• Susan Frances Maria Williams, to be Baroness Williams of Trafford of Hale in the County of Greater Manchester – 25 September 2013^[2]

Labour Party[edit]

• Sir Charles Lamb Allen, CBE, to be Baron Allen of Kensington of Kensington in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – 4 October 2013^[3]

Liberal Democrat Party[edit]

• The Hon. James Palumbo, to be Baron Palumbo of Southwark of Southwark in the London Borough of Southwark – 4 October 2013^[3]
• Mike Storey, CBE, to be Baron Storey of Childwall in the City of Liverpool – 14 October 2013^[4]

Green Party of England and Wales[edit]

• Jennifer Helen Jones, to be Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb of Moulsecoomb in the County of East Sussex – 25 September 2013^[2]

Crossbench[edit]

• The Rt Hon. Sir Roger John Laugharne Thomas, QC, to be Baron Thomas of Cwmgiedd of Cwmgiedd in the County of Powys – 7 October 2013^[1]

Victoria Cross[edit]

• Lance Corporal James Ashworth † – 22 March 2013^[5]

Most Noble Order of the Garter[edit]

Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter (KG)[edit]

• Air Chief Marshal The Rt. Hon. The Lord Stirrup GCB AFC ADC – 26 April 2013^[6]

Order of the Companions of Honour[edit]

Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)[edit]

• The Rt. Hon. The Lord Strathclyde PC – 1 March 2013^[7]

Knight Bachelor[edit]

• The Hon. Mr Justice Thomas Mark Horner – 22 February 2013^[8]
• The Hon. Mr Justice George Andrew Midsomer Leggatt – 22 February 2013^[8]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Paul Richard Maguire – 22 February 2013^[8]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Stephen Martin Males – 22 February 2013^[8]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Jeremy Hugh Stuart-Smith – 22 February 2013^[8]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Jeremy Russell Baker^[9]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Colin Ian Birss^[9]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Stephen William Scott Cobb^[9]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Robert Maurice Jay^[9]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Michael Joseph Keehan^[9]
• The Hon. Mr Justice John Ailbe O'Hara^[9]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Stephen Paul Stewart^[9]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Mark George Turner^[9]
• The Rt. Hon. Greg Knight MP -25 October 2013^[10]
• The Rt. Hon. John Randall MP – 25 October 2013^[10]

Most Honourable Order of the Bath[edit]

Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)[edit]

Honorary

• Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea^[11]

Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George[edit]

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

• Cécile La Grenade OBE, Governor-General of Grenada – 14 May 2013^[12]
• Edmund Lawrence OBE, Governor-General of Saint Christopher and Nevis – 7 June 2013^[13]

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

Honorary

• Count Jacques Rogge, For services to the London 2012 Olympic Games and British and international sport^[11]
• His Highness Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, Minister of Foreign Affairs^[11]
• Yun Byung-se, Minister of Foreign Affairs^[11]

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)[edit]

Honorary

• Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs^[11]

Royal Victorian Chain[edit]

• The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Rowan Williams PC FBA FRSL FLSW, retired Archbishop of Canterbury – 15 January 2013^[14]

The Royal Victorian Order[edit]

Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)[edit]

• The Honourable Priscilla Jane Stephanie, Lady Roberts CVO, on retirement as Librarian and Curator of the Print Room, Windsor Castle – 30 July 2013^[15]

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)[edit]

• Nigel McCulloch, on retirement as Lord High Almoner – 8 March 2013^[16]
• Major General George Norton CBE, on relinquishing the appointment of Major General Commanding the Household Division – 12 July 2013^[17]
• John Cairns, on retirement as Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland – 12 July 2013^[17]
• Paul Robert Virgo Clarke CVO, on retirement as Clerk of the Council, Duchy of Lancaster – 30 July 2013^[15]

Honorary

• His Excellency Lim Sung-nam, Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland^[11]

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)[edit]

Honorary

• Abdul Rahman Ghanem Al Mutaiwee, UAE Ambassador to the United Kingdom^[11]
• Chul-ki, Senior Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs and National Security^[11]
• Cho Won-dong, Senior Secretary to the President for Economic Affairs^[11]
• Lee Jung-hyun, Senior Secretary to the President for Public Relations^[11]

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)[edit]

• Richard Frederick Griffin MVO, For services to Royalty Protection – 5 April 2013^[18]
• Robert Andrew Ball MVO, on retirement as Senior Horological Conservator, Royal Household – 9 April 2013^[19]
• Alan Peter Ryan MVO, on retirement as Assistant Property Manager, Buckingham Palace – 30 July 2013^[15]
• John Charles Rodger Gray CMG, On the relinquishment of his appointment as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps – 17 December 2013^[20]

Honorary

• Kim Hyoung-zhin, Secretary to the President for Foreign Affairs (honorary)^[11]
• Amb Choe Jong-hyun, Deputy Minister for Protocol Affairs (Chief of Protocol) (honorary)^[11]
• Ha Tae-Youk, Director-General for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (honorary)^[11]
• Seokhee Kang, Counsellor, South Korean Embassy, London (honorary)^[11]

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)[edit]

• Joseph Geoffrey Last RVM BEM, on retirement as Head Chauffeur, Royal Household – 22 February 2013^[21]
• Captain Devendra Ale, The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen's Gurkha Orderly Officer – 26 July 2013^[22]
• Captain Trilochan Hurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen's Gurkha Orderly Officer – 26 July 2013^[22]
• Daniel Martell RVM BEM, on retirement as Deputy Head Chauffeur, Royal Household – 30 July 2013^[15]
• Squadron Leader Dale Alexander White, On relinquishment of his appointment as Equerry to The Duke of Edinburgh – 18 October 2013^[23]
• Michael Robert Sykes RVM, On retirement as Chief Carpet Planner, Royal Household – 15 November 2013^[24]

Honorary

• Hyon Du Kim, First Secretary, South Korean Embassy, London^[11]

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)[edit]

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) & Bar[edit]

• Elizabeth Maud Wilkinson RVM, on retirement as Groom, the Royal Studs, Hampton Court – 12 March 2013^[25]
• Janet Margaret Doel RVM, on retirement as The Queen's Housemaid, Windsor Castle – 12 March 2013^[25]
• Keith Andrew Rembridge RVM, On retirement as Telegraph Clerk, Court Post Office, Buckingham Palace – 30 July 2013^[26]

Royal Victorian Medal (Gold)[edit]

• Patrick Joseph Carroll RVM, For services as a State Porter, Royal Household – 31 May 2013^[27]
• John Trodden Kerr RVM, On retirement as Leading Palace Attendant, Windsor Castle – 30 July 2013^[15]
• Keith Howard GRIFFITHS RVM, On retirement as Courier, Royal Household – 17 December 2013^[20]

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)[edit]

• Warrant Officer Class 1 Derek William James Potter, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, on relinquishment of his appointment as The Queen's Piper – 11 January 2013^[28]

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire[edit]

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)[edit]

• The Hon. Mrs. Justice Sarah Jane Asplin – 5 March 2013^[8]
• The Hon. Mrs. Justice Janice Mesadis Pereira, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court – 7 May 2013^[29]
• The Hon. Mrs. Justice Vivien Judith Rose – 22 October 2013^[9]

Honorary

• Angela Ahrendts, For services to business^[11]
• Melinda Gates, For services to philanthropy and international development^[11]

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)[edit]

Honorary

• Hisashi Hieda, For services to UK/Japan cultural and media relations^[11]
• Richard Lugar, For services to UK-US defence relations and international security^[11]
• Minoru Makihara, For services to UK/Japan business and trade relations^[11]
• His Highness Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs^[11]
• His Highness Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince's Court^[11]
• His Highness Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Department of Civil Aviation^[11]
• Her Excellency Lubna bint Khaled Al Qasimi, Minister of International Cooperation and Development^[11]
• Choi Mun-kee, Minister of Science, ICT and Future Planning^[11]
• Yoon Sang-jick, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy^[11]

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)[edit]

Honorary

• Camila Batmanghelidjh, For services to children and young people^[11]
• His Grace The Duke of Rohan, For services to UK/French relations^[11]
• Jacques Gounon, For services to UK transport^[11]
• Duncan L. Niederauer, For services to the Northern Ireland economy^[11]
• Jin Park, For services to strengthening UK/Republic of Korea bilateral relations^[11]
• Adam Simon Posen, For services to the economy^[11]
• Antoine Jan Macgiel Valk, For services to British public transport and strengthening the Anglo-Dutch Commercial relationship^[11]
• Hans Wijers, For services to British industry^[11]
• Ahmed Juma Al Zaabi, Deputy Minister of Presidential Affairs^[11]
• Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Affairs Authority^[11]
• Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, Adviser, Ministry of Presidential Affairs^[11]
• DrSultan Ahmed Sultan al Jaber, Minister of State and member of the Cabinet^[11]
• Major General Essa Saif Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Deputy Chief of Staff, UAE Armed Forces^[11]

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)[edit]

Military division

• Commander Nicholas Geoffrey Dunn, RN – 8 January 2013^[30]

Honorary

• General Luis Alejandre Sintes, For services to British/Spanish relations and cultural ties^[11]
• Hoda Ibrahim Alkhamis-Kanoo, For services to arts and cultural exchange between the UK and UAE^[11]
• Khalid Rashid Shaikh Abdulrahman Al Zayani, For services to UK business overseas and UK/Bahraini relations^[11]
• Douglas Burns Arnot, For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games^[11]
• Michel Claude Joseph Dubarry, For services to the promotion of Rolls-Royce and wider UK interests in France^[11]
• Professor David Frank Ford, For services to theological scholarship and inter-faith relations^[11]
• Ehab Abdalla Attia Gaddis, For services to the British community and British Embassy in Egypt^[11]
• Professor Eileen Harkin-Jones, For services to higher education in Northern Ireland^[11]
• Doctor Eva Henriëtte Reina Renée Lloyd-Reichling, For services to education^[11]
• Malachy Stephen McAleer, For services to education and young people in Northern Ireland^[11]
• Professor Andrea Mary Nolan, For services to veterinary science and higher education^[11]
• Judith L O’Rourke, For services to the communities of Syracuse and Lockerbie following the attack on Pan Am 103 in 1988^[11]
• Shunichi Sugioka, For services to UK relations in the fields of commerce and cultural exchange^[11]
• Mario Eduardo Testino, For services to photography and charity^[11]
• Jean-Paul Pierre Villain, For services to British education and inward investment to the UK^[11]
• Susan Janet Wade, For services to criminal justice reform and to the community in Winchester, Hampshire^[11]

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)[edit]

Honorary

• Walid Mohmed Al Fagih, For services to the British Embassy, Tripoli^[11]
• Farouk Al Najah, For services to the British Embassy, Tripoli^[11]
• Shaker Mohamed Ben Milad, For services to the British Embassy, Tripoli^[11]
• Stéphane Bern, For services to UK/French cultural relations^[11]
• Maria Magdalena Cremaschi, For services to the arts and UK/Spain cultural relations^[11]
• Professor Keith Scott Delaplane, For services to beekeeping^[11]
• Mary Teresa Doherty, For services to the Labour Party and to the community in Dulwich, London Borough of Southwark^[11]
• Desiree Allison Downes, For services to legislative drafting in the Turks and Caicos Islands^[11]
• Natalie du Toit, For services to Paralympic sport^[11]
• Michel Euxibie, For services to UK/France relations and British veterans^[11]
• Doctor Anna Gedeon, For services to the British Embassy in Hungary^[11]
• Sandra Joan Hamilton, For services to cancer sufferers^[11]
• Tuan Jainudeen Ishak Ismail, For services to protecting British interests in Sri Lanka^[11]
• Gareth Paul Mc Callion, For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games^[11]
• Shari Lynn McGraw, For services to British interests in the USA^[11]
• Antonio Millozzi, For services to charity^[11]
• Clarence Hendry October, For services to the community of Tristan de Cunha^[11]
• June Antoinette O’Sullivan, For services to young people in London^[11]
• Bernadette Edel Porter. For services to nursing^[11]
• Pedro Antonio Serra Bauza, For services to the local British resident community in Mallorca, Spain^[11]
• Hassen Amer Shebani, For services to the British Embassy, Tripoli^[11]
• Eileen Mary Strevens, For services to the rights of disabled children and children with special educational needs^[11]
• Brian Neville Tarpey, For services to British war graves in Malta^[11]
• Dijana Zrilic, For services to UK/Croatia defence relations^[11]
• Jamal Ahmed Al Muhairi, Presidential Protocol^[11]

British Empire Medal[edit]

Honorary

• Senor Jacques Jean Pierre Coudry, For services to the British interests in Brazil^[11]
• Jawaahir Daahir, For services to the Somali community in Leicester^[11]
• Titus Anno Sjoerd Vogt, For services to the community in Faringdon, Oxfordshire^[11]

Order of St John[edit]

Bailiff / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St John[edit]

• Professor Jonathan Simon Christopher Riley-Smith^[31]
• Judith Ann Hoban^[31]
• Stuart James Shilson LVO^[32]

Knight / Dame of the Order of St John[edit]

• Alderman Michael Roger Gifford^[33]
• Lawson Rennie^[33]
• Ian William John Wallace^[33]
• Willem van der Westhuizen Louw^[33]
• Tessa Elnora, Mrs van Antwerpen^[33]
• Professor Beverley Joy Wilson^[33]
• Elliott Belgrave KCMG , Governor-General of Barbados^[34]
• Chen Sze Hua^[31]
• Lim Chye Huat^[31]
• Brigadier-General Epeli NailatikauCFLVO OBE CSM MSD, President of Fiji^[31]
• Royston Clive Rooke^[31]
• Mark Sean Sisk^[32]
• Patricia Staples Horne Dresser^[32]
• Victoria Mary Sheffield^[32]
• Richard Denis Blundell^[35]
• Paul Ndiritu Ndungu^[35]
• Ian John Rae^[35]
• Andries William de Villiers^[35]
• Rex Bertie Wheeler^[35]
• Colonel Kevin Thomas Williams, SD SM MMM^[35]
• Peter Damian Wood^[35]
• Shirley Marion Hennessy^[35]
• Jillian, Mrs Mludek^[35]
• Rear Admiral Frederick Brian Goodson CB OBE^[36]
• Peter John Field^[36]
• William Arthur Spence^[36]
• Susan Elizabeth Pyper^[36]
• Alderman Mrs Fiona Catherine Woolfe CBE^[36]

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