The New Year Honours 2013 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 New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January.

The New Year Honours were announced on 28 December 2012 in the United Kingdom of Great BritainThe United Kingdom: and Northern Ireland,Northern Ireland: on 31 December 2012 in New Zealand, and 28 December 2012 in the Cook Islands,Cook Islands: Barbados,Barbados: Grenada,Grenada: Solomon Islands,Solomon Islands: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Saint Christopher and Nevis,Saint Christopher and Nevis: Belize,Belize: and Antigua and Barbuda,Antigua and Barbuda:

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 Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom, on advice of the British Government.

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

Sebastan Newbold, Baron Coe, , Chair, LOCOG. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Professor Peter Ware Higgs, Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Edinburgh. For services to Physics.

Knights Bachelor Ben Ainslie , Finn Sailor. For services to Sailing. Professor George Thomas Berwick , Head teacher, Ravens Wood School, Bromley, Kent. For services to Education. Quentin Saxby Blake , Illustrator. For services to Illustration. Dave Brailsford , Performance Director, British Cycling. For services to Cycling and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Professor Keith Burnett , Vice-Chancellor, University of Sheffield. For services to Science and Higher Education. Professor Ian David Diamond , Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen. For services to Social Science and Higher Education. Kenneth Henry Grange , Industrial Designer. For services to Design. Michael Aron Heller, Philanthropist. For charitable services. Peter Gerard Hendy , Commissioner, Transport for London. For services to Transport and the community. Bernard Hogan-Howe , Commissioner, Metropolitan Police. For services to Policing. John Mark Nicholas Leighton, Director-General, National Galleries of Scotland. For services to Art. Martin James Narey, Ministerial Adviser on Adoption. For services to Vulnerable People. Robert Stephen O'Brien , Chairman, Barts and London NHS Trust. For services to Healthcare and to the community in London. Professor David Neil Payne , Director, Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton. For services to Photonics Research and Applications. Hector William Hepburn Sants, Lately chief executive officer, Financial Services Authority. For services to Financial Services and Regulation. Richard Charles Scrimgeour Shepherd , Member of Parliament for Aldridge Brownhill. For public service. Martin Gregory Smith, Philanthropist. For charitable services to Education, Science and the Arts. Christopher Stone, Executive Headteacher, The Arthur Terry and Stockland Green Schools, Birmingham. For services to Education. Professor Hew Francis Anthony Strachan , Chichele Professor of the History of War, All Souls College, Oxford. For services to the Ministry of Defence. David Tanner , Performance Director, British Rowing. For services to Rowing and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Professor Simon Charles Wessely. For services to Military Healthcare and to Psychological Medicine. Bradley Wiggins , Cyclist. For services to Cycling. Nicholas Stephen Williams, Lately Principal of The BRIT School, Croydon. For services to Education. David Wootton, Lord Mayor of London. For services to Legal Business, Charity and the City of London. Dr. Hossein Yassaie, chief executive officer, Imagination Technologies Group. For services to Technology and Innovation.

Order of the Bath

Knights / Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB / DCB) Military Division Air Marshal Tim Anderson Lieutenant General James Bucknall late Coldstream Guards Vice Admiral Andrew Mathews Air Marshal Andrew Pulford

Civil Division Ursula, Mrs. Brennan – Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice. For public service. Jonathan Evans – Director-General, the Security Service ("MI5"). For services to Defence. Robert Rogers – Clerk of the House and Chief Executive, House of Commons. For parliamentary and public service.

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division Major General Shaun Burley late Corps of Royal Engineers Major General Ian Copeland late The Royal Logistic Corps Vice Admiral Anthony Johnstone-Burt Rear Admiral Simon Lister Air Vice-Marshal Raymond Pentland Major General Greg Smith late The Royal Green Jackets, Territorial Army Air Vice-Marshal Julian Young

Civil Division Jeremy Beeton – Director-General, Government Olympic Executive. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Mridul Hedge – Director, Financial Stability, HM Treasury. For services to the Stabilisation of the British Banking System. Trevor Llanwarne – Government Actuary. For services to the Actuarial Profession and Public Finances and to Public Service Pension Reform. Stephen Lovegrove – Chief Executive, Shareholder Executive. For services to the Government as Shareholder. Oswyn Paulin – Head of Government Legal Service, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to Government in Northern Ireland and voluntary service through the Scout Association. Alison Saunders – Chief Crown Prosecutor for London, Crown Prosecution Service. For services to Law and Order especially after the 2011 London riots. Michael Weightman – Her Majesty's Chief Nuclear Inspector, Office for Nuclear Regulation, Health and Safety Executive. For services to the Improvement of Nuclear Safety.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knights / Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG/DCMG)

Robert Cooper – Lately Counsellor, European External Action Service. For services to international peace and security. Dr. DeAnne Julius – Lately Chair, Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House. For services to international relations. Iain Lobban – Director, Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). For services to UK national security.

Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Professor William Robert Duncan – Lately Deputy Secretary General, The Hague Conference on Private International Law. For services to the development of international law, particularly international child protection. Charles Peter Grant – Director, the Centre for European Reform. For services to European and wider international policy-making. Robert Peter Hannigan – Director-General of Defence and Intelligence, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to UK national security. Simon Charles Martin – Lately Protocol Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Vice-Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps. For services to UK diplomatic interests. Karen Anne Sage McFarlane – Information Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to information security. Andrew Jonathan Mitchell – Lately Director, London 2012 Olympics, Paralympics and GREAT Campaign, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games and to UK diplomatic interests. Timothy Giles Paxman – HM Ambassador, Spain. For services to UK interests in Spain and Mexico. John Andrew Raine – Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to international diplomacy.

Royal Victorian Order

Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Charles James Dugdale, The Lord Crathorne – Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire. Martin Dunne – Lord-Lieutenant of Warwickshire. Captain John David Bingham Younger – Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale.

Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Roy Brown – Deputy Property Services Director, London Palaces, Royal Household. Jonathan Marsden – Director of the Royal Collection and Surveyor of the Queen's Works of Art. Miriam Watts – formerly Head of Personnel and Administration to the Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall.

Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Clive Alderton – formerly Private Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Nicholas Hall – Senior Director, HSBC Global Asset Management. Rosemary Hamer – Deputy Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex. Heather Hancock – formerly Trustee, The Prince's Trust. Patrick Harverson – Communications Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Lieutenant Colonel Patrick Holcroft – Trustee, The Grenadier Guards Regimental Trust. Catherine Jones – Personnel Officer, Royal Household. Air Vice-Marshal Richard Kyle – Gentleman Usher to The Queen. Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Matheson of Matheson, yr. – Secretary, Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood. Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton – Private Secretary and Equerry to The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales. Brian Stanley – Stud Groom, Royal Paddocks, Hampton Court Palace. David Wilson – Farm Manager, Duchy Home Farm. Honorary Dhruv Sawhney – formerly chairman, International Liaison Group of The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conferences.

Members of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Alison Jane Burke – formerly Personal Assistant to The Private Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Leslie Edwin Chappell – House Manager and Assistant to the Master of the Household to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Andrew Michael Fiddaman – formerly Manager Director, The Prince of Wales's Youth Business International. Ian Michael Grant – Production Controller, Royal Collection Enterprises. Margaret Jean Haines – Lieutenancy Officer, Berkshire. Chief Inspector Vincent John Hoar – Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Inspector Richard Johnathan Lett – Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Alison Flora MacMillan – Deputy Director of Protocol and Assistant Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps. Jacqueline Meakin – Dresser to The Duchess of Cornwall. Clara Pearce – Assistant Treasurer, Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Superintendent John Greg Peters – Director of Strategic Partnerships and Heritage, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Christopher Roy Stevens – Superintendent of the Royal Collection, Hampton Court Palace. Rustom Tata – Partner, DMH Stallard.

Royal Victorian Medal

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) Doreen Fraser – Daily Lady, Palace of Holyroodhouse. Patrick Greenfield – Facilities Co-ordinator, The Prince's Trust. John Heighway – Lay Clerk, St. George's Chapel. Thomas Lee – formerly Head Warden, Crown Estate, Windsor. Anthony Martin – Palace Attendant, Windsor Castle. Frances McCaffery – Principal Attendant, Government House, Wellington, New Zealand. Arthur Pottinger – General Assistant, California Store, Windsor Castle. Michelle Redpath – Switchboard Operator, Royal Household. Divisional Sergeant Major Peter Saul – The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Stephen Searle – formerly Forestry Manager, Crown Estate, Windsor. Robert Turvey formerly Sawmill Sales Manager, Sandringham Estate. (bar) Marion Wortley – Principal Attendant, Government House, Wellington, New Zealand.

Order of the British Empire

Knights / Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)