2018 Birthday Honours Explained

The 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours are appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight 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. The Queen's Birthday Honours for the United Kingdom were announced on 9 June; the honours for New Zealand were announced on 4 June and for Australia on 11 June.

The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour. They are 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 by 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 with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.[1]

Order of the Thistle

Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)

Order of the Companions of Honour

Member of the Order of Companions of Honour (CH)

Knight Bachelor

Diplomatic and overseas list

Order of the Bath

Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB/DCB)

Civil
Military

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Civil
Military

Order of St Michael and St George

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

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

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)

Silver

Order of the British Empire

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

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

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Military

Civil

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Military

Civil

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Isle of Man

Guernsey

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military

Civil

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Isle of Man

Guernsey

Jersey

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil

Royal Red Cross

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

Major Karen Dorothy Jamieson, Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

England and Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

England and Wales

Scotland

Queen's Ambulance Service Medal (QAM)

England and Wales

Scotland

Northern Ireland

Overseas Territories Police Medal (OTPM)

Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM)

Crown Dependencies

Guernsey
Jersey
Isle of Man

Australia

See main article: 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia). The Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 for Australia were announced on 12 June 2018 by the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove.

New Zealand

See main article: 2018 Birthday Honours (New Zealand). The Queen's Birthday Honours 2018 for New Zealand were announced on 4 June 2018 by the Governor-General, Dame Patsy Reddy.

Cook Islands

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Cook Islands with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

The Bahamas

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of The Bahamas with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.

British Empire Medal

Grenada

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Grenada with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Papua New Guinea

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Papua New Guinea with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.

Knight Bachelor

Order of St Michael and St George

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

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Military
Civil

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military
Civil

Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Military
Civil

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Solomon Islands

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Solomon Islands with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Saint Lucia

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Saint Lucia with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Antigua and Barbuda

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda with honours within her own gift, and with the advice of the Government for other honours.

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

See also

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Notes and References

  1. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/714825/Birthday_Honours_2018_-_the_Prime_Minister_s_list.pdf Birthday Honours lists 2018