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2017 Special Honours

Lord Lieutenant[edit]

• John Rawcliffe Airey Crabtree, OBE - to be Lord-Lieutenant of and in the County of West Midlands. – 3 January 2017^[1]
• Chief Constable Julie Spence, OBE, QPM - to be Lord-Lieutenant of and in the County of Cambridgeshire. – 5 April 2017^[2]
• Lois Patricia Golding, OBE - to be Lord-Lieutenant of and in the County and City of Bristol. – 27 April 2017^[3]
• Jennifer Tolhurst, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of Essex. – 22 June 2017^[4]
• Robert Voss, CBE - to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Hertfordshire. – 4 August 2017^[5]
• The Rt. Hon. The Viscount Thurso, PC - to be Lord Lieutenant of Caithness. – 17 August 2017^[6]
• Moira Niven, MBE - to be Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian – 17 August 2017^[7]
• Iona Sara McDonald - to be Lord-Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran. – 26 October 2017^[8]
• The Rt. Hon. The Lady Haughey, CBE - to be Lord-Lieutenant of Lanarkshire – 26 October 2017^[9]

Life Peer[edit]

Conservative Party[edit]

• Dr. Ian Duncan, to be Baron Duncan of Springback, of Springbank in the County of Perth – 14 July 2017^[10]
• Sir Theodore Angnew, DL to be Baron Agnew of Oulton, of Oulton in the County of Norfolk – 19 October 2017^[11]
• Rona Fairhead, CBE to be Baroness Fairhead, of Yarm in the County of North Yorkshire – 19 October 2017^[12]

Crossbench[edit]

• The Rt Hon. Sir Ian Burnett, to be Baron Burnett of Maldon, of Maldon in the County of Essex – 30 October 2017^[13]
• The Rt Hon. Sir Christopher Geidt, GCVO, KCB, OBE to be Baron Geidt, of Crobeg in the County of Ross and Cromarty – 3 November 2017^[14]
• The Rt Rev. & Rt Hon. Richard Chartres, KCVO to be Baron Chartres, of Wilton in the County of Wiltshire – 10 November 2017^[15]
• Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, QPM to be Baron Hogan-Howe, of Sheffield in the County of South Yorkshire – 10 November 2017^[15]
• General Sir Nicholas Houghton, GCB, CBE, ADC Gen to be Baron Houghton of Richmond, of Richmond in the County of North Yorkshire – 20 November 2017^[16]

Most Noble Order of the Garter[edit]

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

• His Majesty The King of Spain, GCVO – 12 July 2017

Knight Bachelor[edit]

• The Hon. Mr Justice Marcus Alexander Smith, QC – 30 January 2017^[17]
• The Rt Hon. Mike Penning, MP – 12 October 2017^[18]
• Robert Syms, MP – 12 October 2017^[18]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Simon James Bryan, QC – 25 October 2017^[19]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Akhlaq Ur-Rahman Choudhury, QC – 25 October 2017 ^[19]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Jonathan Lionel Cohen, QC – 25 October 2017 ^[19]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Julian Nicholas Goose, QC – 25 October 2017 ^[19]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Julian Bernard Knowles, QC – 25 October 2017 ^[19]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Peter Richard Lane, QC – 25 October 2017 ^[19]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Matthew James Nicklin, QC – 25 October 2017 ^[19]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Martin Benedict Spencer, QC – 25 October 2017 ^[19]
• The Hon. Mr Justice David Basil Williams, QC – 25 October 2017 ^[19]
• The Hon. Mr Justice Antony James Zacaroli, QC – 27 November 2017^[20]

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

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

• His Excellency The Hon. Robert Dadae – Governor-General of Papua New Guinea – 5 May 2017^[21]

Royal Victorian Order[edit]

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)[edit]

• The Rt. Hon. Sir Christopher Geidt, KCB, KCVO, OBE – Upon relinquishing his appointment as Private Secretary to Her Majesty and Keeper of The Queen's Archives – 5 October 2017^[22]
• His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, OM, ONZ, AK, GBE, CC, CMM, QSO, PC – To celebrate the 70th Anniversary of his marriage to The Queen – 20 November 2017^[23]

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

• Rachel Ann Wells, CVO – on her retirement as Assistant Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. - 28 July 2017^[24]
• Jonathan Marsden, CVO – upon relinquishing his appointment as Director of the Royal Collection and Surveyor of The Queen's Works of Art. - 19 December 2017^[25]

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

• Dr. Simon Case - 7 July 2017^[26] - formerly Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Honorary

• Professor Leon Krier - 7 February 2017^[27]

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

• Raymond Wheaton, MVO, RVM - on retirement as Page of the Chambers, Royal Household. – 17 January 2017^[28]
• Shelley Chambers, MVO - for service as Deputy Head of Audit Services to the Royal Household. – 29 November 2017^[29]
• Ian Cornish – on his retirement as Head of Audit Services, Royal Household. – 12 December 2017^[30]

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

• Captain (QGO) Ganeshkumar Tamanf, The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer - 12 May 2017^[31]
• Captain (QGO) Lakitbahadur Gurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer - 12 May 2017^[31]
• Wing Commander Samuel Peter Fletcher, Royal Air Force – on relinquishment of his appointment as Equerry to The Queen. – 25 August 2017^[32]

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire[edit]

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

• The Hon. Mrs Justice Gwynneth Frances Knowles, QC - 25 October 2017^[33]
• The Hon. Mrs Justice Jane Clare Moulder, QC - 25 October 2017^[33]
• The Hon. Mrs Justice Amanda Louise Yip, QC - 25 October 2017^[33]

Honorary

• Pauline Philip - For services to the NHS.^[34]
• Edna O'Brien - For services to literature.^[35]
• Ralph Lauren - For services to fashion.^[35]
• Paul Polman - For services to business.^[35]

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

Military division

• Air Commodore Martin Elliot Sampson, DSO – 21 April 2017^[36]

Honorary

• Reid Hoffman - For services to promoting UK business and social networking and the Marshall Scholarship scheme.^[34]
• Pertti Salolainen - For services to UK-Finland relations.^[35]

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

Military division

• Commander Stephen Higham, Royal Navy^[36]
• Commander Mark Richard Vartan, Royal Navy^[36]
• Colonel Angus Donald MacGillivray, MC^[36]
• Colonel James Rowland Martin, DSO, MC, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment^[36]
• Colonel Geoffrey Edward Minton, MBE, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment^[36]
• Squadron Leader Emily Elizabeth Rickards, Royal Air Force^[36]

Honorary

• Professor Christian de Boissieu - For services to UK-French relations.^[35]
• Professor Adrienne Margaret Flanagan - For services to cancer research.^[34]
• Benoit Marie Jacques Mottrie - For services to commemoration and remembrance of British and Commonwealth armed forces.^[34]
• Ambassador Jesus Paraiso Tambunting - For services to UK-Philippine trade relations.^[34]

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

Military division

• Petty Officer Bethany Victoria Rauccio Burton, Royal Navy – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Major George John Robertson Little, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Major Lloyd Benjamin Pritchard, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Acting Major Thomas Joseph Goodall, The Royal Logistic Corps – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Lieutenant Colonel David Osborne Lee, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Colour Sergeant William Richard Thomas, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017^[36]

Honorary

• Zainab Lababidi - For services to Oxfam.^[34]
• Angela Francisco Morado - For services to the British community in Portugal.^[34]
• Nuttanee Ratanapat - For services to UK interests in Thailand.^[34]
• Professor José Antonio de Sousa Neto - For services to UK interests and bilateral relations in business, culture, education and sport in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.^[34]
• Lars-Erik Wiklund - For services to UK-Sweden relations.^[34]
• Shereen Williams - For services to community service in Wales.^[34]

British Empire Medal (BEM)[edit]

Honorary

• Mrs Thong-Udom Kerdphiami - For services to the British Embassy, Bangkok.^[34]
• Luiz Gustavo Miranda Lage - For services to British interests at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.^[34]
• Maria Clara Mariani - For services to UK-Brazil historical patrimony and the British community in Bahia.^[34]
• Michael Joseph O’Halloran - For services to the Royal Academy.^[34]
• Professor Jaime Arturo Ramirez - For services to British interests at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.^[34]
• George Stanley Tomkins - For services to the community in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland.^[34]

Distinguished Service Order[edit]

Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)[edit]

• Wing Commander James Robert Edward Walls, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017^[36]

Military Cross (MC)[edit]

• Corporal Nicholas Jezeph, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017^[36]

Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC)[edit]

• Squadron Leader Roger Alexander Cruickshank, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017^[36]

Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM)[edit]

• Captain Giles Edward George Moon, The Royal Lancers – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Acting Corporal Samuel James Butler, Royal Army Medical Corps

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)[edit]

Gold

• Brian Alan Ernest Stanley, LVO, RVM - on relinquishment of the appointment of Stud Groom of the Royal Paddocks, Hampton Court. – 16 July 2017^[24]

Silver

• Alan Graham – 12 December 2017^[30]

Mentioned in Despatches[edit]

• Major Daniel Thomas Eaton, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Private Dominic Kyle Hopkins, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Colour Sergeant Steven David Nixon, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Flight Lieutenant Niall Pairman, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Flight Lieutenant Alex Fraser Vaughan, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017^[36]

Queen’s Commendation for Bravery[edit]

• Marine Mark Andrew Charles Wheeler, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Sergeant Paul Thomas Byrne, The Parachute Regiment – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Lance Corporal Thomas Christopher Corrigan, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – 21 April 2017^[36]
• Corporal Antony Luke Collins, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017^[36]

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service[edit]

Order of St John[edit]

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

Knight of the Order of St John[edit]

Dame of the Order of St John[edit]

Commander of the Order of St John[edit]

References[edit]