The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 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 Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.

They were announced on 14 June 2008 in the United Kingdom,United Kingdom list: on 9 June 2008 in Australia,Australia list: on 2 June 2008 in New Zealand,New Zealand list: and on 14 June 2008 in Barbados,Barbados list: The Bahamas,The Bahamas list: Grenada,Grenada list: Papua New Guinea,Papua New Guinea list: Solomon Islands,Solomon Islands list: Saint Lucia,Saint Lucia list: and Belize.Belize list:

The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) 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

Knight Bachelor Dr. James Iain Walker Anderson, . For public and voluntary service. William Samuel Atkinson, Headteacher, Phoenix High School, Hammersmith and Fulham, London. For services to Education and to Community Relations. The Right Honourable Alan James Beith, , Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed. For services to Parliament. Professor James Drummond Bone, , Vice-Chancellor, University of Liverpool. For services to Higher Education and to Regeneration in the North West. Professor Christopher Richard Watkin Edwards. For services to Higher Education, Medical Science and to Regeneration in the North East. Mark Philip Elder, , Conductor and Music Director, Hallé Orchestra. For services to Music. Leonard Raymond Fenwick, , Chief Executive, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare and to the community in Tyne and Wear. Dr. Philip John Hunter, , Chief Schools Adjudicator. For services to Education. Moir Lockhead, , Chief Executive, FirstGroup. For services to Transport. Professor Andrew James McMichael, , Professor of Molecular Medicine and Director, Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Science. William Moorcroft, Principal, Trafford College. For services to local and national Further Education. William Desmond Sargent, , Executive Chair, Better Regulation Executive, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform. For services to Business. Michael John Snyder. For services to Business and to the City of London Corporation. Paul Robert Stephenson, , Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to the Police. Professor Anthony John Newman Taylor, , lately Chair, Industrial Injuries Advisory Council. For public service. Peter John Viggers, , Member of Parliament for Gosport. For services to Parliament. Professor Nicholas John Wald, Professor of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London. For services to Preventive Medicine.

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List Dr. Richard John Roberts. For services to molecular biology and UK science, USA.

Order of the Bath

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Military Division Admiral Sir Jonathon Band, . Air Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Lester Torpy, KCB, CBE, DSO, ADC, Royal Air Force.

Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB) Civil Division Helen Frances Ghosh, Permanent Secretary, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Military Division Lieutenant General John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton, , (497441), late The Green Howards.

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Division Royal Navy Rear Admiral Richard Jeffery Ibbotson, . Rear Admiral Paul Lambert.

Army Major General Gary Robert Coward, , (497393), late Army Air Corps. Major General Gerald Cavendish Grosvenor, The Duke of Westminster, .(494683), late The Queen's Own Yeomanry, Territorial Army.

Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Steven Chisnall.

Civil Division Timothy John Burr, Comptroller and Auditor-General, National Audit Office. Louise Casey. For public service. Jeremy Carl Groombridge, Director of Transformation and Product Management, Jobcentre Plus. For public and voluntary service. Lin Homer, Chief Executive, Border and Immigration Agency. For public and voluntary service. William Roy Junkin, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland. Stephen Quinn, Permanent Secretary, Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Northern Ireland Executive.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) Diplomatic Service and Overseas List Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order Geoffrey Doyne Adams, , HM Ambassador, Iran. Nigel Kim Darroch, , UK Permanent Representative, Brussels.

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Michael David Apted. For services to the British film and television industries, USA. Nigel Conrad Chapman, Director of the BBC World Service and Chair of the BBC World Service Trust. For services to international broadcasting. Michael James Crawford, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Karen Elizabeth Pierce, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York. Mark Sedwill, lately Director, UKVisas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office/Home Office. David Arthur Slinn, , lately Head, Provincial Reconstruction Team, Helmand, Afghanistan. Anthony Donald Raymond Smith, Director, European Political Affairs, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Nicholas Simon Syrett, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Royal Victorian Order

Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) Julia Charity Cleverdon, , formerly Chief Executive, Business in the Community.

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) Hugo Laurence Joseph Brunner, , Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire. Charles Michael Henderson, The Lord Faringdon, Lord-in-waiting to The Queen. Commodore Robert Cameron Hastie, , formerly Lord Lieutenant of West Glamorgan.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Nicolas Clark Adamson, , Private Secretary to The Duke of Kent. Robin Orr Blair, , formerly Lord Lyon King of Arms and Secretary of the Order of the Thistle. William Edward Chapman, formerly Prime Minister's Secretary for Appointments. Robert George Clinton, formerly Senior Partner, Farrer & Co LLP. Professor John Cunningham, Head of the Medical Household and Physician to The Queen. Brigadier Donald Graeme Hardie, , formerly Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire. Diane Elizabeth Morcom, formerly Secretary of the Cabinet and Clerk of the Executive Council in New Zealand.Appointed a Commander of The Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the UK list and a Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the NZ list. Rachel Anne Wells, , Assistant Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood.

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Nigel Joseph Arch, Director, Kensington Palace, Historic Royal Palaces. Allan Bridgewater, . For services to The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conferences. Pamela Margaret Clark, , Registrar, Royal Archives. Veronica Anne (Polly) Courtice, Co-Director and Chief Executive, The Prince of Wales's Business in the Environment Programme. Philip Brian Everett, Deputy Ranger, Windsor Great Park Crown Estate. Angela Christine Mary Heylin (Mrs. Minzly), , Formerly Trustee, Historic Royal Palaces. Nicholas Altham Kidd, Training Captain/Aircraft Captain, The Queen's Helicopter Flight. Martin Ronald Watson, Partner, Forest House Veterinary Group. Dr. David Anthony Zideman, Honorary Physician (Civilian) to The Queen.

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Jennifer Margaret Cannon, Legal Executive, Farrer & Co LLP. Squadron Leader Jayne Susan Casebury, Royal Air Force, Equerry to the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. Frances Amelia Eason, Senior Secretary, The Princess Royal's Household. Diane Eddy, Administration Secretary, Balmoral Estate. Angela Michèle Edwards (Mrs. Clark), Information Officer, Press Office, Royal Household. Sergeant Christopher John Gislingham, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Terence Dennis Gough, Head of Gardens and Estates, Historic Royal Palaces. Jill Patricia Hurdman, formerly Administrator, The Royal Warrant Holders Association. Roderick Andrew Lane, Head Book Conservator, Royal Library, Windsor Castle. Christopher Paul Matthews, Deputy Land Steward, Western District, Duchy of Cornwall. Moira McDougall, Secretary to the Resident Factor, Balmoral Estate. Superintendent Timothy Andrew Marriott Nash, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Caroline Lucy Whitaker, Assistant Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures, Royal Collection.

Medal of the Royal Victorian Order (RVM) Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) David Cartledge, , Senior Stallion Handler, Royal Studs.

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) Charles Thomas Bouch, formerly Yeoman Bed Goer, The Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Paul Lawrence Burch, Gamekeeper, Sandringham Estate. Bernadette Therese Darbin, Telephone Operator, Royal Household. Corporal Brian Diggle, Orderly to The Duke of Edinburgh. John Paul Fallis, Warden, The Great Park, Windsor Crown Estate. Peter Ivor Jeffery, Estate Foreman, Eastern District, Duchy of Cornwall. Margaret Susan Mattocks, Telephone Operator, Royal Household. Paul David Murray, Senior Storeman, Master of the Household's Department, Royal Household. Maria Sizaltine (Tina) Peti, Housekeeper to Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy. Paul Eric Southwell, House Foreman, Sandringham Estate.

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) Richard George, The Lord Rogers of Riverside. For public service and for services to Architecture.

Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) Civil Division Joan Dawson Bakewell, , Broadcaster and Writer. For services to Journalism and to the Arts. Professor Christine Joan Beasley, , Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health. For public and voluntary service. Hilary Sharon Braverman Blume. For services to the Voluntary Sector. Professor Janet Valerie Finch, , Vice-Chancellor, Keele University. For services to Social Science and to Higher Education. Clara Hedwig Frances Furse, Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange. For services to the Financial Services Industry. Margaret, Lady Holroyd (Mrs. Drabble), , Author. For services to Literature. Donna Kinnair, Director of Clinical Leadership, Southwark Primary Care Trust. For services to Nursing in London. Monica Margaret Mason, , Director of the Royal Ballet. For services to Dance. Barbara Mary Stocking, , Chief Executive, Oxfam GB. For services to Humanitarian work.

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) Military Division Vice Admiral Anthony Knox Dymock, .

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Military Division Royal Navy Rear Admiral Neil Degge Latham. Commodore James Patrick. Commodore Simon David Whalley.

Army Colonel William Neville Aldridge, , (510002), late The Royal Regiment of Fusiliers. Colonel Richard William Currie (504911), late The Queen's Royal Hussars. Brigadier Clive Richard Elderton, , (495507), late The Royal Logistic Corps. Brigadier Colin Andrew Findlay, , (500092), late Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police). Brigadier Iain Robert Thomson (504514), late Army Air Corps. Brigadier Carew Lovell Wilks, , (507072), late Corps of Royal Engineers.

Royal Air Force Group Captain Sean Keith Paul Reynolds, . Air Commodore Mark Lee Roberts, .

Civil Division