The 2026 New Year Honours are appointments by King Charles III among the 15 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 and those for 2026 were announced on 29 December 2025.

The recipients of honours are displayed as styled before appointment to the honour awarded upon the advice of the King's ministers and arranged by country, precedence and grade (i.e., Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander, etc.), and then by divisions (i.e., Civil, Diplomatic, and Military), as appropriate.

United Kingdom Below are the individuals appointed by Charles III in his right as King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with honours within his own gift or upon the advice of his Government for other honours.

Knights Bachelor

Cedric Nishanthan Canagarajah – Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester. For services to Higher Education Roy Clarke, – Television Writer. For services to Entertainment Christopher Colin Dean, – For services to Ice Skating and to Voluntary Service Idrissa Akuna Elba, – Activist, Actor and Musician. For services to Young People Ian Stewart Forrester, – Arbitrator and former Judge. For services to International Law. Richard David Harpin – For services to Politics Tristram Julian William Hunt – Director, Victoria and Albert Museum. For services to Museums The Right Honourable Adam Paterson Ingram – For Parliamentary and Political Service Simon Stephen Milne, – Regius Keeper and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. For services to Botany, Conservation and Horticulture John Patrick Robins, – Chief Constable, West Yorkshire Police. For services to Policing David Neil Robinson, – Co-Founder, The Relationships Project, Co-Founder, Community Links, and Co-Founder, Discover Children's Story Centre. For services to Social Innovation Stephen Peter Taylor – Chief Executive Officer, Cabot Learning Federation. For services to Education Christopher Stephen Vajda, – Barrister and former Judge. For services to International Law.

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB / DCB) Military Vice Admiral Michael Keith Utley, Air Chief Marshal Harvey Smyth Civil Sarah Davina Clarke, – Lately Black Rod, House of Lords. For services to Parliament

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Rear Admiral James Miles Benjamin Parkin, Lieutenant General Jeremy Matthew James Bennett, Major General Sarah Helen Johansen, Major General Gerald Mark Strickland, Air Vice-Marshal David Scott Arthurton, Air Vice-Marshal Timothy David Neal-Hopes,

Civil Colum Boyle – Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For Public Service Richard William John Clarke – Director General, Public Safety Group, Home Office. For Public Service Sophie Dean – Director General, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service Katherine Green – Director General, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service Nicholas Joyce – Director General, Corporate Delivery Group, Department for Transport. For services to Transport Colin Geoffrey Lee – Lately Clerk of Legislation, Chamber and Participation Team, House of Commons. For services to Parliament Daljit Singh Rehal – Chief Digital Information Officer, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Technology and to Public Service Andrew Charles Scott – Second Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Parliamentary Counsel, Cabinet Office. For services to Government and the Legislative Process Joanna Elizabeth Clare Shanmugalingam – Lately Second Permanent Secretary, Department for Transport. For services to Transport and Innovation

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

Dame Barbara Woodward – UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, UK Mission to the United Nations, New York, United States of America. For services to British Foreign Policy.

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

Tim Eicke , lately Judge at the European Court of Human Rights elected in respect of the United Kingdom. For services to the protection of Human Rights in Europe. David Mabey , Professor of Communicable Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For services to Global Health. Simon Manley , UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. For services to British Foreign Policy. Tony Redmond , Founder of UK-Med and Professor Emeritus of International Emergency Medicine, University of Manchester. For services to Humanitarian Medical Assistance. Christian Turner , lately Director General, Geopolitics, and Political Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy.

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Sarah Cliffe – former Director, New York University’s Center on International Cooperation. For services to Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and International Development. Nicholas Day – Director, Mahidol Oxford Research Programme and Professor of Tropical Medicine, Oxford University. For services to Global Health. Comfort Ekhuase Ero – President and Chief Executive Officer, International Crisis Group. For services to Crisis Response and Conflict Prevention. Benjamin Fender – Director Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy. Max Gandell – Senior Overseas Security Adviser, Estates, Security and Network Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to UK Security Overseas. Stephen Hickey – Director Middle East and North Africa, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to British Foreign Policy. Bethan Rhiannon Hopkins – Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to National Security. Debbie Palmer – Director, Energy, Climate and Environment, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. For services to International Development. George Williamson – Director, HMGCC. For services to National Security.

The Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) Richard Walter John, Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry – For Public Service.

Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) Celia Janes Innes – Senior Lady-in-Waiting to The Princess Royal. Charlotte Elizabeth Manley – lately Chapter Clerk, College of St George, Windsor Castle.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Edmund John Seward Anderson – lately Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire. The Right Honourable William Jefferson, Baron Hague of Richmond – For services to The Royal Foundation and to Nature Conservation. Catherine Mary Jones – HR Administration Manager, Royal Household. Michael George More-Molyneux – Lord Lieutenant of Surrey. Jeanna Catherine Swan – Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire.

Honorary Adebayo Olawale Edun – Lately Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Foundation.

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Philip Anthony Bloom – Surgeon Oculist to The King. Charles David Seymour Deakin – Travelling Physician to The King and Queen. Simon James Eccles – Surgeon to The King and Queen. Diane Ivy Eddy – Visitor Enterprise Office and Holiday Cottage Manager, Balmoral Estate. Jeffrey Kevin Johnson – Archives Curator, Royal Household. John Edward Morton Morris – For services to the Royal Collection. Edward George Christian Parsons – Land Agent, Sandringham Estate. Ian David Arthur Russell – Registrar and Seneschal of the Cinque Ports. William Edward Scott – Head of Fire and Security, The Palace of Holyroodhouse.

Honorary David Fein – For services to The Earthshot Prize and to Nature Conservation. Aidan David Somers – Manager, Royal Studs, Sandringham.

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Jason Michael Baltov – Inspector, New South Wales Police Force. Alexandra Z Booth – Head of Visitor Operations (London), Royal Collection Trust. Jacques Boucher – lately Honours Advisor, Cabinet of the Lieutenant Governor of Québec. Jade Yasmin Hayward-Browne – lately Operations Manager (C Branch), Royal Household. Katie Charlotte Buckhalter – Press Manager, Royal Collection Trust. Paul Lawrence Burch – Warden, Sandringham Estate. Paula Anne Fitzpatrick – Senior Protocol Officer, New South Wales Premier’s Department. Helen Elizabeth Graham – Events and Programme Manager, Royal Household. Daniel Hatton – Constable, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Royalty and Specialist Protection. Kylie Jayne Hunter – Property Project Manager, Royal Household. Bruce Ian Kirkpatrick – Chief Superintendent, Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Tung Tsin Lam – Photographer, Royal Collection Trust. Benjamin John Murphy – lately Estates Director, Duchy of Cornwall. Anna-Maria Scott – Senior Project Manager, Buckingham Palace Reservicing Programme, Royal Household. Surinder Singh Rawat – Lead Network Engineer, Digital Services, Royal Household. Simon James Soley – Senior Landing Site Officer, The King’s Helicopter Flight. Jason Stibbs – Fire Surveillance Officer, Royal Household. Steven John Tanner – Detective Inspector, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Royalty and Specialist Protection. Jenna Brooke Whitnall – lately Head of Ticketing, Royal Collection Trust.

Honorary Alessandro Nasini – Senior Curator of Photographs, Royal Collection Trust.

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)

Silver Lance Sergeant Scott Robin Bishop – Orderly and Driver to The Prince and Princess of Wales. Maria Teresa Turrion Borrallo – For services to The Prince and Princess of Wales. Lindsay Alexandra Brooks – Assistant Housekeeper, Royal Household. Helen Rosalinde Buckham – Membership and Group Bookings Coordinator, Windsor Great Park. Karen Lesley Smyth-Dice – Groom, The Royal Mews, Windsor Castle. James Richard Earle – Tractor and Machinery Operator, Open Parks, Windsor Great Park. John Anthony Forster – Divisional Sergeant Major, The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Philip Edwin Stafford Hall – Warden, Windsor Castle, Royal Collection Trust. Verity Anne Hardstaff – Footman, Royal Household. Dominic Peter Kent – First Chauffeur, The Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace. Barry Luther Morris – Yeoman Bed Goer, The King’s Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Ludlow Earl Smith – General Catering Assistant, Royal Household. Michael Robin Wheatley – lately Verger, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sandringham.

Honorary (silver) Maria Alice Marques Rito de Freitas – lately Housekeeper, Government House, Guernsey. Manon Mathilde Gaillard – Page of the Cellars, Royal Household. Margaret Concepta Power – Telephone Operator, Royal Household.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) Military Admiral Sir Antony David Radakin,

Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE / DBE) Military Lieutenant General David James Eastman, Civil Sarah Lilian Anderson, – Founder and Trustee, The Listening Place. For services to Mental Health and to Suicide Prevention (to be dated 5 December 2025) Polina Bayvel, – Royal Society Research Professor and Professor of Optical Communications and Networks, University College London. For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications Sonia Blandford – Professor of Social Mobility, Plymouth Marjon University. For services to Education Wendy Joan Carlin, – Professor of Economics, University College London. For services to Economics Jayne Christensen (Jayne Torvill), – For services to Ice Skating and to Voluntary Service