As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours, political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Year Honours and Birthday Honours.
Life Peerage
Conservative Party Richard Harrington, to be Baron Harrington of Watford, of Watford in the County of Hertfordshire – 15 March 2022 Sir Christopher Bellamy, , to be Baron Bellamy, of Waddesdon in the County of Buckinghamshire – 14 June 2022 Nick Markham, , to be Baron Markham, of East Horsley in the County of Surrey – 7 October 2022 Dominic Johnson, , to be Baron Johnson of Lainston, of Lainston in the County of Hampshire – 19 October 2022 Simon Murray, Baron Murray of Blidworth, of Blidworth in the County of Nottinghamshire – 21 October 2022 The Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Soames, to be Baron Soames of Fletching, of Fletching in the County of East Sussex – 28 October 2022 Dr. Ruth Lea, , to be Baroness Lea of Lymm, of Lymm in the Borough of Warrington in the County of Cheshire – 31 October 2022 Professor Andrew Roberts, to be Baron Roberts of Belgravia, of Belgravia in the City of Westminster – 1 November 2022 The Right Honourable Sir Hugo Swire, , to be Baron Swire, of Down St Mary in the County of Devon – 1 November 2022 Sir Michael Hintze, to be Baron Hintze, of Dunster in the County of Somerset – 3 November 2022 Dr. Sheila Lawlor, to be Baroness Lawlor, of Midsummer Common in the City of Cambridge – 3 November 2022 Teresa O'Neill, , to be Baroness O'Neill of Bexley, of Crook Log in the London Borough of Bexley – 7 November 2022 Angie Bray, to be Baroness Bray of Coln, of Coln St. Aldwyns in the County of Gloucestershire – 8 November 2022 Dr. Dambisa Moyo, to be Baroness Moyo, of Knightsbridge in the City of Westminster – 8 November 2022 Graham Evans, to be Baron Evans of Rainow, of Macclesfield in the County of Cheshire – 9 November 2022 Stewart Jackson, to be Baron Jackson of Peterborough, of Peterborough in the County of Cambridgeshire – 16 November 2022 Kate Lampard, , to be Baroness Lampard, of Frinsted in the County of Kent – 17 November 2022 Dr. Cleveland Anthony Sewell, , to be Baron Sewell of Sanderstead, of Sanderstead in the County of Surrey – 16 December 2022
Labour Party Sharon Taylor, , to be Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, of Stevenage in the County of Hertfordshire – 28 October 2022 Sonny Leong, , to be Baron Leong, of Chilton in the County of Oxfordshire and of Camden Town in the London Borough of Camden – 31 October 2022 Kuldip Singh Sahota, to be Baron Sahota, of Telford in the County of Shropshire – 2 November 2022 Dr. Fiona Twycross, to be Baroness Twycross, of Headington in the City of Oxford – 7 November 2022 Ruth Smeeth, to be Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, of Stoke-on-Trent in the County of Staffordshire – 18 November 2022 David Prentis, to be Baron Prentis of Leeds, of Harehills in the City of Leeds – 18 November 2022 Thomas Watson, to be Baron Watson of Wyre Forest, of Kidderminster in the County of Worcestershire – 21 November 2022 Frances O'Grady, to be Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway, of Wood Farm in the City of Oxford – 9 December 2022
Democratic Unionist Party Peter Weir, to be Baron Weir of Ballyholme, of Ballyholme in the County of Down – 16 November 2022
Crossbench Shaista Gohir, , to be Baroness Gohir, of Hall Green in the City of Birmingham – 28 June 2022 Professor Katherine Willis, , to be Baroness Willis of Summertown, of Summertown in the City of Oxford – 8 July 2022 Sir Peter Hendy, , to be Baron Hendy of Richmond Hill, of Imber in the County of Wiltshire – 17 November 2022 Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, , to be Baron Peach, of Grantham in the County of Lincolnshire – 21 November 2022
Non-affiliated Professor Guglielmo Verdirame, , to be Baron Verdirame, of Belsize Park in the London Borough of Camden – 2 November 2022 The Right Honourable Dame Arlene Foster, , to be Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee, of Aghadrumsee in the County of Fermanagh – 9 November 2022
Lord Lieutenant
Lucy Winskell, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear – 21 February 2022 Iain Macaulay – to be Lord-Lieutenant for the Western Isles – 8 March 2022 Lady Emma Barnard – to be Lord-Lieutenant of West Sussex – 23 May 2022 Susan Lousada – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire – 23 May 2022 Mohammed Saddiq – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Somerset – 1 August 2022 Beatrice Grant – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Worcestershire – 15 December 2022
Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle
Lady of the Order of the Thistle (LT) The Right Honourable Dame Elish Angiolini, – 10 June 2022
Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT) The Right Honourable Sir George Reid, – 10 June 2022
Privy Counsellor
Chris Heaton-Harris – 16 February 2022 The Right Honourable The Baroness Williams of Trafford – 3 March 2022 Elin Jones – 16 March 2022 Alison Johnstone – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Lord Doherty – 13 April 2022 The Honourable Lady Wise – 13 April 2022 The Honourable Lord Tyre – 13 April 2022 Shailesh Vara – 8 July 2022 Andrew Stephenson – 8 July 2022 The Honourable Lord Matthews – 19 July 2022 Johnny Mercer – 19 July 2022 Sir Clive Alderton – 13 September 2022 Kemi Badenoch – 13 September 2022 Ranil Jayawardena – 13 September 2022 Wendy Morton – 13 September 2022 The Right Honourable The Lord True – 13 September 2022 Chloe Smith – 13 September 2022 Edward Argar – 13 September 2022 Simon Case – 13 September 2022 Vicky Ford – 13 September 2022 James Heappey – 13 September 2022 Stephen McPartland – 13 September 2022 Chris Philp – 13 September 2022 Graham Stuart – 13 September 2022 Tom Tugendhat – 13 September 2022 The Honourable Sir Thomas Mark Horner – 19 October 2022 David TC Davies – 27 October 2022 Gillian Keegan – 27 October 2022 John Glen – 27 October 2022 The Honourable Victoria Prentis – 27 October 2022 Jeremy Quin – 27 October 2022 Rachel Reeves – 1 November 2022 The Right Honourable The Lord Kennedy of Southwark – 1 November 2022 The Honourable Dame Sarah Falk – 14 December 2022
Knight Bachelor
The Right Honourable Gavin Williamson, – 3 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Charles Gregory Bourne, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Neil Richard Calver, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Barry Paul Cotter, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Stephen John Arthur Eyre, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael John Fordham, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice David Andrew Foxton, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael Anthony Green, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Andrew Raywod Henshaw, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Nicholas Richard Maybury Hilliard, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Michael Robert Humphreys, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Adam Martin Johnson, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Edwin Geoffrey Johnson, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Thomas Alexander Crispin Leech, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Thomas Dominic Linden, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice David Kennedy McFarland, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Edward James Mellor, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert John Miles, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Robert Roger Peel, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Nigel David Poole, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Andrew George Ritchie, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Kevin James Rooney, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice David Alister Scoffield, – 16 March 2022 The Honourable Mr. Justice Mark Arthur Wall, – 16 March 2022 The Right Honourable Jake Berry, – 15 October 2022 – Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen, Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party, former Minister of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth. For political and public service to the North of England. The Right Honourable John Whittingdale, – 15 October 2022 – Member of Parliament for Maldon, former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. For political and public service.
Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Honorary His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa – President of the Republic of South Africa – 22 November 2022
Order of Merit
Six new members of the order were chosen by Elizabeth II shortly before her death. The appointments were formally made by Charles III two months later.
Sir David Adjaye, – 11 November 2022 Professor Dame Elizabeth Anionwu, – 11 November 2022 The Right Honourable The Baroness Benjamin, – 11 November 2022 Professor Margaret MacMillan, (Canadian) – 11 November 2022 Sir Paul Nurse, – 11 November 2022 Venki Ramakrishnan – 11 November 2022
Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) Her Excellency Froyla Tzalam – On her appointment as Governor-General of Belize – 18 March 2022 His Excellency The Reverend Tofiga Vaevalu Falani, , Governor-General of Tuvalu – 18 September 2022Court Circular, 18 September 2022
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) James Duddridge, – 15 October 2022 – Member of Parliament Rochford and Southend East, Minister of State for International Trade; former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Africa, for DEXEU, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury, and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. For political and public service.
Honorary His Excellency Khaled Al-Duwaisan, – 19 July 2022 – upon relinquishing his appointment as Ambassador from the State of Kuwait to the Court of St James's and upon retiring as Dean of the Diplomatic Corps
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Theodor Meron, – 8 March 2022 – Honorary appointment in 2019 to be made Substantive
Honorary Gonzalo Muñoz Abogabir – High-Level Champion for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties. For services to tackling climate change and supporting the UK Presidency of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference.
Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) Admiral Sir James Francis Perowne, – on relinquishment of the appointment of Constable and Governor, Windsor Castle – 19 July 2022
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Rear Admiral James Macleod, – upon relinquishing his appointment as Defence Services Secretary – 16 February 2022 Melissa Sarah Morris, – on relinquishment of the appointment of Secretary, Lord Chamberlain's Office – 22 June 2022 The Reverend Canon Jonathan Byam Valentine Riviere, – on relinquishment of the appointment of Domestic Chaplain at Sandringham – 5 July 2022
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Rachel Ann Jane Gordon, – on relinquishment of the appointment of Housekeeper, Windsor Castle – 31 March 2022 Thomas Robert Laing-Baker – on relinquishment of the appointment of Assistant Private Secretary to The Queen – 27 April 2022 Donal Valentine McCabe – on relinquishment of the appointment of Communications Secretary to the Queen – 6 September 2022
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Captain Sure Limbu, Gurkha Staff and Personnel Support – 14 July 2022 Captain Krishnapresad Loksam, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – 14 July 2022 Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Garry White – on relinquishment of the appointment as Equerry to Her Late Majesty The Queen – 19 October 2022
Honorary Robert Large, – lately Yeoman of the Royal Cellars – 17 July 2022
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE / DBE) Civil division