1998 Birthday Honours Explained

Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in the United Kingdom and some Commonwealth countries. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.

The 1998 Queen's Birthday honours were announced on 12 June 1998 for the United Kingdom[1] and on 1 June 1998 for New Zealand.[2]

Recipients of honours are shown below as they were styled before their new honour.

United Kingdom

Life Peers

Baroness

Barons

Privy Counsellor

Knights Bachelor

Order of the Bath

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

Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB)

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division

Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force

Civil Division

Order of St Michael and St George

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

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

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 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)

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

Companion of Honour (CH)

Order of the British Empire

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

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

Commanders (CBE)

Military Division
Civil Division

Officers (OBE)

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Civil Division
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New Zealand

See main article: 1998 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).

Antigua and Barbuda

Order of the British Empire

Officer (OBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Bahamas

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

Officer (OBE)

Member (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Barbados

Knights Bachelor

Order of the British Empire

Commander (CBE)

Officer (OBE)

Belize

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Dame Commander (DCMG)

Order of the British Empire

Member (MBE)

Cook Islands

Order of the British Empire

Member (MBE)

Grenada

Order of the British Empire

Officer (OBE)

Member (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Papua New Guinea

Knights Commander (KBE)

Commander (CBE)

Military Division
Civil Division

Officer (OBE)

Civil Division

Member (MBE)

Military Division
Civil Division

Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

St Lucia

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Commander (KCMG)

Order of the British Empire

Officer (OBE)

Member (MBE)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion (CMG)

Order of the British Empire

Member (MBE)

Solomon Islands

Order of the British Empire

Member (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Tuvalu

Order of the British Empire

Knights Commander (KBE)

Commander (CBE)

Officer (OBE)

Member (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Notes and References

  1. United Kingdom list:
  2. New Zealand list: Web site: Queen's Birthday honours list 1998 . . 7 June 2020 . Marie . Shroff . 1 June 1998.
  3. Diplomatic Service and Overseas list: