2005 Birthday Honours Explained

The Birthday Honours 2005 for the Commonwealth realms were announced on 11 June 2005 to celebrate the Queen's Birthday of2005. The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged first by the country whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.

United Kingdom

Knights Bachelor

Diplomatic and Overseas List

Order of the Bath

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

Military Division
  • Royal Air Force
  • Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB)

    Civil Division

    Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

    Military Division
    Royal Navy
    Civil Division

    Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

    Military Division
    Royal Navy
    Army
    Royal Air Force
    Civil Division

    Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

    Diplomatic Division

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

    Civil Division
    Diplomatic Division
    Military Division
  • Army
  • Royal Victorian Order

    Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)

    Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

    Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

    Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

    Members of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

    Royal Victorian Medal

    Royal Victorian Medal (Gold)

    Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

    Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

    Order of the Companions of Honour

    Order of the British Empire

    Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

    Civil Division

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

    Military division
    Royal Navy

    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Civil division
    Military division
    Royal Navy
    Army
    Royal Air Force

    Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Military division
    Royal Navy
    Army
    Royal Air Force
    Civil Division
    Diplomatic and Overseas List

    Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Civil division

    British Empire Medal (BEM)

    New Zealand

    See main article: 2005 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).

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