As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Year Honours and Birthday Honours.
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Honorary
Zeid Raad Al Hussein, Jordanian national – Former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. For services to the promotion and protection of human rights.[34]
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Honorary
Ahmet Üzümcü, Turkish national – Former Director-General, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. For services to international diplomacy and the rule of law – 20 May 2019[34]
Theodor Meron, American national – President, International Residual Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals. For services to criminal justice and international humanitarian law.[34]
Sister Dorothy Mawdsley – on relinquishment of her appointment as Practice Nurse and Manager, Buckingham Palace Surgery – 20 February 2019.[46]
Captain Kiran Pun, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 16 July 2019.[29][47]
Captain Kamal Bahadur Khapung Limbu, The Queen's Gurkha Engineers – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer – 16 July 2019.[29][47]
The Hon. Mrs. Justice Frances Jean Judd, QC – 20 September 2019[49]
The Hon. Mrs Justice Alison Lee Caroline Foster, QC – 14 November 2019[31]
The Hon. Mrs Justice Karen Margaret Steyn, QC – 14 November 2019[31]
Honorary
Kazuo Inamori, Japanese national – Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Kyocera Corporation, Honorary Adviser of KDDI Corporation and of Japan Airlines, and Founder and President of Inamori Foundation – For services to UK commercial and academic interests.[34]
Francis Yeoh, Malaysian national – Managing Director of YTL Group of companies. For services to UK-Malaysian bilateral relations.[34]
Tumani Corrah, Gambian national – Director, Africa Research Excellence Fund, Medical Research Council Unit, The Gambia. For services to medical research in sub-Saharan Africa.[34]
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Military division
Brigadier Simon Lea Humphrey, OBE – 29 November 2019[50]
Honorary
Kathleen Kennedy, American national – Film Producer and President, Lucasfilm – For services to film production in the UK.[34]
Kristin Forbes, American national – Lately Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England. For services to the economy.[34]
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Military division
Acting Captain Donald James Mackinnon – 5 April 2019[51]
Lieutenant Colonel James Maccoll Christie, The Royal Regiment of Scotland. – 5 April 2019[51]
Wing Commander Matthew John Bressani – 5 April 2019[51]
Commander Michael Gerard Carter Quinn – 29 November 2019[50]
Colonel Giles Richard Harris, DSOMBE – 29 November 2019[50]
Wing Commander Matthew David Roberts, DFC – 29 November 2019[50]
Honorary
Dr. Owen Brennan, Irish national – Executive Chairman Devenish Nutrition Ltd, Belfast Northern Ireland – For services to the Northern Ireland agricultural-food industry.[34]
Paul Breyne, Belgian national – Belgian Government Commissioner General for First World War Centenary commemorations, former Governor of West Flanders and Mayor of Ypres – For services to the British commemorations of the First World War Centenary in Belgium.[34]
Professor John McMurray – Professor of Medical Cardiology, University of Glasgow – For services to cardiovascular research.[34]
Michael Joseph Morley – Grade 6, Manager, Office of the District Manager, Jobcentre Plus, North London. For services to vulnerable people in North London.[34]
Thomas Gerard Kelly – Irish national – Lately Chair, Welsh Government Information and Communications Technology Sector Panel. For services to the information and communications technology sector in Wales.[34]
Erik Jørgen Østergaard, Danish national – Non-Executive Officer and Chairman, Danish Transport and Logistics. For services to the UK shipping industry.[34]
Norbert Franz Erich Strohschen, German national – President of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany. For services to UK-German economic relations.[34]
Emmanuel de Merode, Belgian national – Director of Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo. For services to wildlife conservation.[34]
Cristina Fuentes La Roche, Spanish national – International Director at the Hay Festival of Literature and Arts. For services to promoting British culture and values to the Spanish-speaking world.[34]
Avid Larizadeh Duggan, Iranian-French-American national – Former General Partner, GV (formerly Google Ventures). For services to the economy, business and education.[34]
Sally Mulready, Irish national – Director, The Irish Elderly Advice Network. For political service and service to the community.[34]
Professor Barry Edward Gerard O’Sullivan, Irish national – Head of Assessment Research, British Council. For services to the development of English language assessment.[34]
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Civil
Petr Torak, MBE – 12 August 2019 – Honorary appointed on 17 January 2017[48]
Natascha Michele Biebow, MBE – 12 August 2019 – Honorary appointed on 25 September 2018[48]
Military division
Lance Corporal Lewis Staton, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers – 5 April 2019[51]
Squadron Leader Benjamin David Durham – 5 April 2019[51]
Lieutenant Colonel James Edward Bates, The Rifles – 29 November 2019[50]
Flight Lieutenant Jonathan David Simcox – 29 November 2019[50]
Honorary
Gemma Mary Griffin – Vice President, HR and Crewing, DFDS – For services to employment and training in the shipping industry.[34]
Ursula Roosmaa – Country Director, British Council Estonia – For services to promoting British culture and the English language in Estonia.[34]
Ediba-Bakira Trbonja-Kapić – Executive Assistant to HM Ambassador, Bosnia and Herzegovina – For services to the British Embassy in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[34]
Raymond Christopher Donovan – Co-Founder, The Chris Donovan Trust. For services to restorative justice.[34]
Livia Firth – Founder and Creative Director, Eco-Age and Co-Founder of the Green Carpet Challenge. For services to sustainable fashion.[34]
Setsuo Kato – Freelance Photo-Journalist, UK. For services to UK-Japan relations through photo-journalism.[34]
Dr. Sabine Ann Maguire – Paediatric Consultant, Royal Gwent Hospital and Founder, Sparkle Children’s Charity. For services to health and wellbeing of children with disabilities in Wales.[34]
Dr. Elpis Makrygianni – Education Developer and Coordinator, University College London. For services to higher education.[34]
Fatou Baldeh – Charity Worker, Dignity Alert and Research Forum Ltd (DARF), Edinburgh Scotland. For services to women’s health and to Black Minority and Ethnic communities in Scotland.[34]
Gelilawit Damena Duressa – Vice Consul, Consular Section, British Embassy, Addis Ababa. For services to British nationals in Ethiopia.[34]
Yvette Aziz Keriakos – Vice Consul, British Embassy, Cairo, Egypt. For services to British nationals overseas.[34]
Arnaud Marie Jacques André Poidatz – Director Strategic Cooperation and Marketing, MBDA, France. For services to UK/France industrial co-operation.[34]
Yvette Aziz Keriakos – Vice Consul, British Embassy, Cairo, Egypt. For services to British nationals overseas.[34]
Khalid Jumah Khalaf Al Behadily – Local Technical Works Supervisor, British Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq. For services to maintaining the operability of the British Embassy in Baghdad.[34]
Nelly Arghyropoulou – Consular Officer, British Vice Consulate, Rhodes, Greece. For services to British nationals in Greece.[34]
Dr. Sebastião Do Espirito Santo Neto – Honorary Legal Adviser to the British Embassy, Brasilia, Brazil. For services to HMG and UK interests overseas.[34]
Moon-ik Kim – British Honorary Consul, Busan, Republic of Korea. For services to furthering British interests in Busan, South Korea.[34]
Christophe Pascal Stephan Onraet – Lately Military Commander of the Province of West Flanders, Bruges, Belgium. For services to British and Commonwealth military.[34]
Dr. Lutgarde Vandeput – Director, British Institute at Ankara, Turkey. For services to UK/Turkey cultural relations.[34]
John Oruntagirinere Wyse – Head of Freight Clearance and Logistics, British Deputy High Commission, Lagos, Nigeria. For services to the British Deputy High Commission, Lagos, Nigeria.[34]
Wataru Kuwahara – Division Manager, Event Planning Division, Hankyu Hanshin Department Store Inc – For services to the promotion of UK exports to Japan and friendship between the two countries.[34]
Roland Quitevis – Ambassador’s Driver, British Embassy, Manila, Philippines – For services to UK/Philippines relations.[34]
Pierluigi Angelini – Volunteer. For services to the community in Dumfries.[34]
Marije Elisabeth Davidson – Equality and Diversity Adviser, York St John University. For services to education.[34]
Raquel Luisa de Noronha Braga Ferreira – Personal Assistant to the Consul General, British Consulate General, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For services to the UK and UK government interests in Brazil.[34]
Margaret Hilda Francey – Lately Diabetes Specialist Nurse, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to people with Diabetes in Greater Lisburn, Northern Ireland.[34]
Brendan Anthony Gallagher – Chairman, Northern Line Children’s Fund. For services to young people.[34]
Catherine Hélène Hartley – President, Cancer Support France/Languedoc. For services to British nationals in France affected by cancer.[34]
Zabar Khan – Head Bearer, British High Commissioner’s Residence, Islamabad, Pakistan. For services to British interests in Pakistan.[34]
Eve Kugler – Holocaust Survivor. For services to Holocaust education.[34]
Henri Obstfeld – Holocaust Survivor. For services to Holocaust education.[34]
Kathleen Mary Regan – Volunteer. For services to the community in Ballymena, Northern Ireland.[34]
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