2000 Birthday Honours Explained

The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 19 June 2000 to celebrate the Queen's Official Birthday in the United Kingdom,[1] Australia (12 June),[2] New Zealand (13 June),[3] Barbados,[4] The Bahamas,[5] Grenada,[6] Papua New Guinea,[7] Tuvalu,[8] Saint Lucia,[9] and Belize,[10]

The recipients of honours are displayed or referred to as they were styled before their new honour and arranged first by country, honour and where appropriate by rank (Knight Grand Cross, Knight Commander etc.) then division (Military, Civil, Overseas or Police list).

United Kingdom

Knight Bachelor

Order of the Bath

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division

Civil Division

Order of St Michael and St George

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

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

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Honorary Commander

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Order of the British Empire

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

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

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

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Military division:

Civil division:

Diplomatic list:

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Military division:

Navy
Army
Royal Air Force

Civil division

Diplomatic and Overseas list:

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

New Zealand

See main article: 2000 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).

Barbados

Knight Bacholar

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander of The Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Commander of The Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Officer of The Order of the British Empire (OBE)

The Bahamas

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

The Most Excellent 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 (MBE)

Grenada

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Commander of The Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Habib Elias Hadeed. For services to business and the community.

Officer of The Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of The Order of the British Empire (MBE)

British Empire Medal

Papua New Guinea

Knight Bachelor

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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

Companion of The Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civilian Division
Military Division

Officer of The Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of The Order of the British Empire (MBE)

The Imperial Service Order

Companion of The Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Service Medal

Military Division

Member of The Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Military Division

Tuvalu

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of The Order of the British Empire

Member of The Order of the British Empire

British Empire Medal

Saint Lucia

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Dame Commander of The Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Officer of The Order of the British Empire (OBE)

British Empire Medal

Belize

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Commander of The Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG)

Member of The Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (MBE)

Notes and References

  1. United Kingdom:
  2. Australia: The Queen's Birthday 2000 Honours (12 June 2000), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia.
  3. New Zealand: The Queen's Birthday Honours 2000 (13 June 2000), New Zealand Gazette.
  4. Barbados:
  5. The Bahamas:
  6. Grenada:
  7. Papua New Guinea:
  8. Tuvalu:
  9. Saint Lucia:
  10. Belize:
  11. News: Honorary Degrees for Sir Antony Sher, Michael Nyman and Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys.