2025 Special Honours

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, political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Year Honours and Birthday Honours.

Highness

Prince Rahim, Aga Khan V – 10 February 2025

Life peerage

Amanda Spielman – Former HM Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills; to be Baroness Spielman, of Durlston in the County of Dorset – 9 May 2025
Dame Katherine Grainger, – Chair of the British Olympic Association, former Chair of UK Sport and former Olympian. Former Chancellor of Oxford Brookes University, currently Chancellor of the University of Glasgow – announced on 17 June 2025, life peerage yet to be created
Dr Simon Case, – lately Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service. Former Private Secretary to HRH Prince William, Duke of Cambridge. Former Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister; to be Baron Case, of Fairford in the County of Gloucestershire – 17 July 2025
Dame Sharon White, Lady Chote, – former Chair of the John Lewis Partnership, former Chief Executive of the Ofcom and former Second Permanent Secretary at HM Treasury; to be Baroness White of Tufnell Park, of Tufnell Park in the London Borough of Islington – 17 July 2025
Sir Tim Barrow, – lately National Security Adviser. Former Second Permanent Under-Secretary and Political Director at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ; to be Baron Barrow, of Penrith in the County of Cumbria – 18 July 2025
Jason Stockwood – Appointed Minister of State for Investment; to be Baron Stockwood, of Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes in the County of Lincolnshire – 9 October 2025
Liz Lloyd, – Appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and the Department for Business and Trade, and Baroness in Waiting ; to be Baroness Lloyd of Effra, of Tulse Hill in the London Borough of Lambeth – 13 October 2025
Dr Alan Whitehead, – Appointed Minister of State for Energy Security and Net Zero; to be Baron Whitehead, of St Mary's in the City of Southampton – 19 November 2025
Professor Dame Clare Gerada, – former President of the Royal College of General Practitioners; to be Baroness Gerada, of Kennington in the London Borough of Lambeth – 24 November 2025
Polly Neate, – former Chief Executive of Shelter and former Chief Executive of Women's Aid to be Baroness Neate, of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham – 24 November 2025

Lord Lieutenant

Sarah Barron, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian – 21 February 2025
Air Commodore Alistair Monkman, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Moray – 21 February 2025
Colonel Charles Wallace, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk – 24 February 2025
Professor Elizabeth Barnes, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Staffordshire – 15 April 2025
John Jeffrey, – to be Lord-Lieutenant for Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale – 30 June 2025
Michael Butterwick, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of County Durham – 3 November 2025
Peter Daniel Oliver, – to be Lord-Lieutenant for Merseyside – 16 December 2025
Professor Adeeba Malik, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of West Yorkshire – 23 December 2025

Privy Counsellor

The Honourable Sir Anthony Smellie – 5 February 2025
Ellie Reeves – 2 April 2025
The Right Honourable The Baroness Chapman of Darlington – 6 May 2025
The Honourable Lord Ericht – 11 June 2025
The Honourable Lady Carmichael – 11 June 2025
James Murray – 10 September 2025
Emma Reynolds – 10 September 2025
Anna Turley – 10 September 2025
The Honourable Sir Stephen Cobb – 12 November 2025
The Honourable Sir Adrian Colton – 10 December 2025
The Honourable Sir Ian Dove – 10 December 2025
The Honourable Dame Juliet May – 10 December 2025

Most Honourable Order of the Bath

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

;Honorary

His Excellency Sergio Mattarella, – President of Italy – 8 April 2025
His Holiness Pope Leo XIV – Sovereign of Vatican City – 23 October 2025

Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

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

His Excellency The Reverend David Tiva Kapu – On his appointment as Governor-General of Solomon Islands – 25 February 2025
His Excellency Errol Charles – On his appointment as Governor-General of Saint Lucia – 13 March 2025

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

His Excellency Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher – Secretary for Relations with States, Holy See – 22 October 2025

;Honorary

John Forbes Kerry – Former US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate. For services to Tackling Climate Change – 17 April 2025

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

His Eminence Cardinal Michael Felix Czerny – Prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, Holy See – 22 October 2025

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Sir Michael John Stevens, – upon relinquishing his appointment as Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to The King – 3 June 2025
Vice Admiral Sir Timothy James Hamilton Laurence, – 21 August 2025

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Lieutenant Colonel Michael James Michael Vernon – upon relinquishing his appointment as Comptroller, Lord Chamberlain's Office – 1 July 2025
Colonel William Toby Browne, – on relinquishment of the appointment as Crown Equerry, Lord Chamberlain’s Office – 18 December 2025

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Keith Anthony Harrison, – on his retirement as Director of Finance, Royal Collection Trust – 29 January 2025
Tosanbanmi Efua Eva Omaghomi, – on relinquishment of the appointment as Director of Community Engagement to The King and The Queen – 20 February 2025
The Right Honourable The Lord Llewellyn of Steep, – Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Italy – 10 April 2025
Richard Robert Gledson, – upon relinquishing his appointment as Resident Factor, Balmoral Estate – 17 July 2025
Christopher Trott – Ambassador to the Holy See – 23 October 2025
Charlette Helen Robinson, – on relinquishment of the appointment as Administrator, Privy Purse and Treasurer’s Office – 19 November 2025

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Christopher Michael Fitzgerald – on relinquishing his appointment as Deputy Private Secretary to the King – 29 January 2025
Scott Furssedonn-Wood, – on relinquishing his appointment as High Commissioner of the United Kingdom to Barbados – 21 May 2025
Stephen Henry Ronald Marshall, – on relinquishment of the appointment as Yeoman of the Glass and China Pantry, Royal Household – 18 November 2025
Peter George Kaye, – National Chief Executive Officer, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Australia – 30 November 2025

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Alison Kerr – Political Counsellor, British Embassy Rome – 10 April 2025
Kassim Ramji – British Consul-General Milan and Director of the Department for Business and Trade in Italy – 10 April 2025
Mirella Vertecchi – British Embassy Rome – 10 April 2025
Captain Tarjan Gurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of the role of The King's Gurkha Orderly Officer – 16 July 2025
Captain Jagatram Rai, Queen's Gurkha Engineers – on relinquishment of the role of The King's Gurkha Orderly Officer – 16 July 2025
Commander William Thornton, Royal Navy – on relinquishment of the appointment as Equerry to The King – 6 August 2025
Dr Anabel Inge – Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy to the Holy See – 23 October 2025
Major Oliver Plunket – on relinquishing his appointment as Equerry to The Queen – 30 November 2025

;Honorary

Silvia Marinoni – Political Analyst, British Embassy Rome – 10 April 2025

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)

;Silver

Pipe Major Paul Burns – on relinquishment of the appointment as His Majesty's Piper – 22 September 2025

Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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

;Civil Division

The Honourable Ms. Justice Ruth Henke, – 21 January 2025
The Honourable Ms. Justice Sonia Harris, – 21 January 2025

;Honorary

Sarina Wiegman – England Women’s National Football Head Coach. For services to Association Football.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Honorary

Joshua Bell – Music Director, Academy of St Martin in the Fields. For services to Music – 16 October 2025
Thomas Joseph Cahill – Former Chief Executive, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Mental Health – 17 April 2025
Professor Bart De Strooper – Professor in Dementia Research at the University College London and Francis Crick Institute; Founding Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute. For services to Dementia research in the UK and internationally – 16 October 2025
Dr Sunshik Min – Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of YBM. For services to UK/South Korea relations and UK Higher Education – 17 April 2025
Christine Schwarzman – Founder and President of No Guarantees Productions. For services to UK Arts – 16 October 2025

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Honorary

Mark Peter Beddy – Former Trustee and Chair of Finance Committee, British Council; Former Chair, English Touring Opera; Director and Chair of Finance Committee, London Symphony Orchestra. For services to Arts and Culture in the UK
Michael Hadjiconstantas – Senior Crown Counsel, Sovereign Base Areas, Cyprus. For services to Defence and to law enforcement
Maria Gertrude Hinfelaar – Former Vice Chancellor, Wrexham University. For services to Higher Education
Atsushi Horiba – Chairman & Group CEO, HORIBA Ltd. For services to the UK automotive sector
Karl John – Offshore Wind Specialist, Department for Business and Trade. For services to Offshore Wind Investment and Supply Chain Development in the UK
Derek Kilmer – Former US Congressman, US House of Representatives. For services to UK/US relations – 17 April 2025
Masayoshi Matsumoto – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. For services to UK/Japan trade and investment
Darragh McCarthy – Founder and Chief Executive Officer, FinTrU Ltd. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland
Santiago Oñate Laborde – Former Lead of Investigation and Attribution Team, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. For services to International Diplomacy and the Rule of Law – 17 April 2025
Professor Dimitra Simeonidou, – Director, Smart Internet Lab, University of Bristol. For services to Communications Technologies research and scientific policy – 17 April 2025
Ana Paula Dente Vitelli – Former President, British Chamber of Commerce, Brazil. For services to British business in Brazil – 17 April 2025
Dr Zoé Whitley – Art historian and Curator. For services to Art

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Honorary

Geert Prosper Paul Bekaert – Area Director Central and Southern Europe, Commonwealth War Graves Commission. For services to UK and Commonwealth First and Second World War commemorations
Carla Bradshaw-Van Den Akker – SRMA for the Department for Education, Chair of the Federation of the Church Schools of Shalfleet and Freshwater & Yarmouth, and Chair of Ed-WISE Isle of Wight. For services to Education – 17 April 2025
Miriam Patricia Brown – Honorary Secretary and Vice President, London Irish Amateur Rugby Football Club. For services to Grassroots Sport
Bao Cao – Director Corporate Compliance, British Council Vietnam. For services to UK cultural relations in Vietnam – 17 April 2025
Lynn Carvill – Chief Executive Officer WOMEN'STEC and Chair and Founder, Northern Ireland Women’s Budget Group. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland – 17 April 2025
Martina Cummins – Clinical Director Infection Prevention and Control, Bart's Health NHS Trust. For services to Infection Prevention and Patient Safety
Young Hwoon Kim – Technology Champion, Northern England. For Services to Technology in Northern England
Justyna Kubica – Director Defence & Security Exports, British Embassy Warsaw. For services to UK/Poland Defence relations
Teresa McCarthy-Dixon – Founder, The McCarthy-Dixon Foundation. For services to the community in Northamptonshire – 17 April 2025
Darren O’Brien – Deputy Head, Retail, South-Eastern Railway. For services to the Victims of Domestic Abuse – 17 April 2025
Lucas Parreira Lorini – Director, Market Access & Implementation, Latin America & Caribbean, Department for Business and Trade. For services to trade and investment – 17 April 2025
Grant Elliott Rodney – Retired Lead for Paediatric Anaesthesia and Paediatric Surgical Services, Ninewells Hospital, NHS Tayside. For services to Children's Anaesthesia and Surgery, Dundee, Scotland – 17 April 2025
Geraldine Roseberry – Foster Carer, London Borough of Redbridge. For services to Foster Care
Maria da Anunciação Luísa de Sá Carneiro Soraes Beirão – National Director, Duke of Edinburgh International Award Portugal. For services to The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award in Portugal – 17 April 2025
Beatrix Schlarb-Ridley – Director of Innovation and Impact, British Antarctic Survey. For services to Innovation and Inclusion in Science
Paul Senger-Weiss – Supervisory Board Chair Gebrüder Weiss, Honorary Consul Vorarlberg. For services to British nationals in Austria and to UK/Austria relations
Zhanna Sevastianova – Head of English and School Education, British Council Ukraine. For services in support of UK/Ukraine cultural relations
Rakiya Suleiman – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead, NHS Lothian. For services to Eliminating Discrimination and Advancing Equality
Dr Elizabeth Tissingh – Orthopaedic Surgeon and Head of King's College London Global Health Partnerships' work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. For services to Health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Peter Wallroth – Founder and Chief Executive, Mummy's Star. For services to Women’s Cancer Support

British Empire Medal (BEM)

;Honorary

Bashir Ahmed – Chair, Pathfinderhub. For services to the Bangladeshi community in the UK – 17 April 2025
Andreja Anžur Černič – Chair, MEPI. For services to UK-Slovenia bilateral relations – 17 April 2025
Moumini Bamogo – Gardener, British Embassy Abidjan. For services to the British Embassy in Abidjan
Heike Bates – Caterer, HM Prison Full Sutton. For Public Service
Dr Caroline Dowsett – Nurse Consultant, East London NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS
Ali Fakieh – Embassy Driver, British Embassy Beirut. For services to the British Embassy in Beirut
Noel Franklin – Chairman Royal British Legion, Wexford. For services to the Royal British Legion in Ireland – 17 April 2025
Pere Garriga Solà – Mayor of Arbúcies, Spain. For services to the memory of British nationals in Spain – 17 April 2025
Sarah Goler Solecki – Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Engagement and Change Manager, Medical Research Council. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Medical Research – 17 April 2025
Lyubov Kostova – Member of Board of Trustees, Beautiful Science Foundation. For services to UK Science and Education – 17 April 2025
Arunima Kumar – Dancer, Teacher and Choreographer. For services to Indian classical dance and community
Bridget Patricia Mahon – Hotelier. For services to the community in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Anders Mankert – Golf coach and PGA Master Professional. For services to Golf and to People with Disabilities
Nain Bala Minhas – Director, Networking Key Services Limited. For services to empowering people experiencing Isolation and Deprivation in Edinburgh – 17 April 2025
Pedro José Molina López – Driver, British Embassy, Spain. For services to the British Embassy in Spain – 17 April 2025
Timo Pesonen – Residence Chef, British Embassy Helsinki. For services to the British Embassy Helsinki
Marie Reilly – Shared Lives Coordinator, London Borough of Islington. For services to supporting families – 17 April 2025
Albert Sifrar – Gardener, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Klagenfurt. For services to First and Second World War commemorations
Michele Upton – Lately Head of Maternity and Newborn Safety, NHS England. For services to Patient Safety in Maternity and Neonatal Services
William Wright – Chief Creative Officer, Galveston Historic Foundation. For services to UK/US relations – 17 April 2025

Knight Bachelor

The Honourable Mr. Justice Nicholas Cusworth, – 21 January 2025
The Honourable Mr. Justice Timothy Mould, – 21 January 2025
The Honourable Mr. Justice Clive Sheldon, – 21 January 2025
The Honourable Mr. Justice Stephen Trowell, – 21 January 2025
The Honourable Mr. Justice Dexter Dias, – 21 January 2025
The Honourable Mr. Justice Nicholas Thompsell, – 21 January 2025
The Honourable Mr. Justice Damian Garrido, – 21 January 2025
The Honourable Mr. Justice Richard Harrison, – 21 January 2025

Imperial Service Medal

Appointments 21 January 2025
Appointments 8 April 2025
Appointment 13 May 2025
Appointments 14 October 2025

Order of St John

Great Officers of the Order

As Prelate – Archbishop Emeritus Sir David Moxon, – 24 June 2025
As Sub Prior – Dr Michel C Doré – 24 June 2025

Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of St John (GCStJ)

Sir David Hempleman-Adams, – 23 January 2025
Stuart Waetzel – 23 January 2025

Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)

Alderman Alastair John Naisbitt King, – 23 January 2025
Rear Admiral Simon Paul Williams, – 23 January 2025
Major Brendan Patrick Wood, – 23 January 2025
Captain Mark Charles Keyworth Broughton – 7 April 2025
Professor Kevin Davies, – 7 April 2025
Marc Maitland Farror – 7 April 2025
John Macaskill – 7 April 2025
Paul Anthony Martin – 7 April 2025
Daniel Edward Riley – 7 April 2025
Yau Shu-fung – 7 April 2025
Professor Mark Alexander Taylor, – 7 April 2025
James Richard Terzian – 7 April 2025
David Morris Yudain – 7 April 2025

Dame of the Order of St John (DStJ)

Nicola Nora Gini – 23 January 2025
Beryl Ann Greenaway – 23 January 2025
Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn, – 23 January 2025
Ellen Metzger Lecompte – 7 April 2025

Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ)

Appointments 23 January 2024

Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa – 7 April 2025
Hilda Naa Sakua Commey – 7 April 2025
Butler Carson Derrick III – 7 April 2025
Maryann Morgan Davis – 7 April 2025
David Alan Disi – 7 April 2025
Kathryn Elizabeth Doul – 23 September 2025
The Reverend David Michael Goldberg – 7 April 2025
Linda Heaney – 7 April 2025
Howard Bicknell Hodgson Jr – 7 April 2025
Craig Alexander Jones – 7 April 2025
Dr. Andrew Derek Ronald Kerr – 7 April 2025
Matthew Sterrett Leddicotte – 7 April 2025
Air Marshal Clare Samantha Walton – 23 September 2025
Professor Mark Sheridan, QVRM, DL – 23 September 2025

Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ)

Appointments 23 January 2024
Appointments 7 April 2025
Appointments 23 September 2025

Member of the Order of St John (MStJ)

Appointments 23 January 2024
Appointments 7 April 2025
Appointments 23 September 2025

George Medal (GM)

Grace O'Malley-Kumar – 6 October 2025 – for intervening in an armed attack in Nottingham on 13 June 2023
Nathan Newby – 6 October 2025 – for intervening in a suspected bombing at St James's University Hospital in Leeds on 20 January 2023

King's Gallantry Medal (KGM)

Richard O'Brien – 6 October 2025 – for intervening in an armed attack in Barnet on 21 September 2021
Thomas Cook – 6 October 2025 – for intervening in an armed attack on an approved premises in Hampshire on 1 December 2023
Daniel Jones – 6 October 2025 – for his actions during an insurgent attack on the Anjuman base, Kabul, in November 2018

Meritorious Service Medal

;Navy

POLOG, W. S. Champs, RN, D216846M – 14 January 2025
WO1, S. Clark, RM, P051720B – 14 January 2025
WO2, B. T. Coker, RM, P061242W – 14 January 2025
WO1ET, R. T. Crozier, RN, D204498X – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. V. Dean, RN, D237311W – 14 January 2025
WO2, M. J. Doherty, RN, D247532F – 14 January 2025
CPOET, I. G. C. Hamblin, RN, D207938U – 14 January 2025
WO1WS, N. J. Harvey, RN, D205492U – 14 January 2025
CPOET, A. J. Hunt, RN, W145723P – 14 January 2025
WO2LOG, D. R. S. Knibbs, RN, D232711X – 14 January 2025
WO1WS, D. Lennon, RN, D235001K – 14 January 2025
CPOACMN, A. Mayes, RN, D250670U – 14 January 2025
WO1, J. I. Melhuish, RM, P054681M – 14 January 2025
WO2, S. A. N. Muir, RM, P056589N – 14 January 2025
WO1, H. B. Robb, RM, P058196W – 14 January 2025
CPOMA, M. J. Rodway, RN, P060473H – 14 January 2025
WO1MA, D. Rowley, RN, D239643B – 14 January 2025
WO1, S. P. Stroud, RM, P058690R – 14 January 2025
CPOWS, B. M. V. Thompson, RN, D215962F – 14 January 2025
WO1ET, M. Watkins, RN, D204830M – 14 January 2025
WO1AET, S. M. Wilson, RN, D236638G – 14 January 2025
WO1, S. M. Clark, RM, P054142R – 14 January 2025
WO2 GD PTI, R. C. Conde, RM, P060033P – 14 January 2025
WO1ET, T. D. Dawson, RN, D236302B – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. Deakin,, RN, D190337U – 14 January 2025
CPOET, B. F. A. Donnelly, RN, D253950Y – 14 January 2025
WO1, E. B. Fitzsommons, RN, D235101D – 14 January 2025
WO1ET, M. B. Griffiths, RN, D202126Y – 14 January 2025
WO1 MUSN, P. D. Hawkins, RM, P055505P – 14 January 2025
WO1, S. D. Iiszard, RN, D237171P – 14 January 2025
WO1GD, T. D. Jukes, RM, P053791D – 14 January 2025
WO2ART, B. Keeling, RM, P049373Y – 14 January 2025
WO1, R. J. G. H. B. Knaggs, RN, D236718Q – 14 January 2025
WO1WS, G. Moffat, RN, D237173W – 14 January 2025
CPOWS, S. W. J. More, RN, D257765P – 14 January 2025
CPO, J. L. F. O’Brien, RN, D229474M – 14 January 2025
WO1, C. L. Robson, RN, W143829R – 14 January 2025

;Army

WO1, M. J. Anderson, R SIGNALS, 25140140 – 14 January 2025
WO1, R. S. H. Banfield,, AAC, 24683565 – 14 January 2025
WO1, P. Bernthal, REME, 25039380 – 14 January 2025
SSGT, T. D. Bindng, REME, 25099132 – 14 January 2025
WO2, A. D. Butterworth, RE, 25155622 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, A. D. Cooksey, RA, 25117103 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, L. T. Dinsmore, REME, 25112682 – 14 January 2025
WO2, D. L. Duckitt, YORKS, 25094149 – 14 January 2025
WO2, Kulbahadur, Ghale RGR, 21169413 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, M. K. Giles,, MERCIAN, 25061745 – 14 January 2025
WO1, P. J. Greenway, RA, 25122484 – 14 January 2025
WO1, A. C. Ireland, PARA, 25129999 – 14 January 2025
WO1, Manojkumar, Jugjali, RGR, 21170445 – 14 January 2025
WO2, C. L. Lambert, RA, W1042560 – 14 January 2025
WO1, J. L. Lightfoot, RA, 25157521 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, D. A. Long, RIFLES, 25120000 – 14 January 2025
WO1, J. D. Mayoh, RA, 25159471 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, S. R. McCreadie, R SIGNALS, 25122177 – 14 January 2025
WO1, P. S. Meager, REME, 25105091 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, R. D. O’Neill, SCOTS, 25114429 – 14 January 2025
WO1, J. E. Phillips, REME, 25042932 – 14 January 2025
WO2, M. J. Potts, RAMC, 25105222 – 14 January 2025
WO2, P. Rai, RAMC, 21170492 – 14 January 2025
WO2, K. Reains, IG, 25161644 – 14 January 2025
WO1, J. W. Reid, REME, 25094683 – 14 January 2025
WO1, J. O. Richardson, RA, 25061171 – 14 January 2025
WO1, A. C. Rusche, RAMC, 25157799 – 14 January 2025
WO1, G. S. Sewell-Jones, RCAM, 24877757 – 14 January 2025
WO1, P. Shennan, REME, 25146139 – 14 January 2025
WO1, M. L. Silvester, AGC, W1033676 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, G. A. Smurthwaite, PARA, 25155719 – 14 January 2025
WO2, D. R. J. Steel, SCOTS DG, 25124936 – 14 January 2025
WO1, J. I. Sweeney, AAC, 24791030 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, T. A. Tuhey, RAPTC, 25116409 – 14 January 2025
WO2, G. F. F. W. Vesi, AGC, 25139940 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, J. G. Werrett, MERCIAN, 25130427 – 14 January 2025
WO1, J. T. Williams, REME, 25151354 – 14 January 2025
WO1, M. J. Williams, R SIGNALS, 25132892 – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. Wood, REME, 25116001 – 14 January 2025
WO1, C. M. Woodall, RAVC, 25129514 – 14 January 2025
WO2, R. S. Young, WG, 25102911 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, T. S. G. Allatt, REME, 25110721 – 14 January 2025
WO1, B. H. Armstrong, R SIGNALS, 25122026 – 14 January 2025
WO1, L. Aspey, AAC, 24872897 – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. G. Bailey, GREN GDS, 25112825 – 14 January 2025
WO1, G. J. Bamford, R SIGNALS, 25084015 – 14 January 2025
SSGT, L. J. Banton, RA, W1044321 – 14 January 2025
WO1, G. R. Begley, RA, W1047746 – 14 January 2025
WO2, J. L. Blackburn, R SIGNALS, W1042094 – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. P. Bromage, REME, 24964745 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, N. J. M. Brown, SCOTS DG, 25095926 – 14 January 2025
WO1, P. Burns, INFANTRY, 25110810 – 14 January 2025
WO2, M. W. Catarall, MERCIAN, 25125351 – 14 January 2025
WO1, A. P. Catling, RLC, 25124173 – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. J. Cattermole, R SIGNALS, 25116296 – 14 January 2025
WO1, M. P. Chester, RLC, 25104379 – 14 January 2025
WO2, Sombahadur, Chhantel MAGAR, RGR, 21170660 – 14 January 2025
WO1, J. L. Clifton, REME, 25148601 – 14 January 2025
WO2, P. Connor, REME, 24795504 – 14 January 2025
WO1, M. K. Constantine RLC, 25076607 – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. P. Cope, WG, 25102725 – 14 January 2025
WO1, P. E. Daniel, INFANTRY, 25104333 – 14 January 2025
WO2, S. L. Ebsworth, INT CORPS, 24963679 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, L. Estwick, INFANTRY, 25114365 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, A. C. Ferrier, SCOTS, 25124195 – 14 January 2025
WO1, S. H. Forse, AGC, W1036204 – 14 January 2025
WO1, K. J. Fortunato, RG, 30263150 – 14 January 2025
WO1, C. J. Groves, PARA, 25163693 – 14 January 2025
SSGT, L. Haworth, R SIGNALS, W1043951 – 14 January 2025
WO1, G. C. Hughes, REME, 25139498 – 14 January 2025
WO1, G. A. Hyatt, RA, 25116647 – 14 January 2025
WO1, M. D. Iddon, R SIGNALS, 25122288 – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. J. Inocco, REME, 25161589 – 14 January 2025
WO1, R. J. Johnson, WG, 25157883 – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. Jones, RA, 25134173 – 14 January 2025
WO1, N. J. Kennedy, AAC, 24824902 – 14 January 2025
WO1, S. M. King, REME, 25111563 – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. P. Mahoney, REME, 25119239 – 14 January 2025
WO1, G. R. McConaughy, REME, 25125799 – 14 January 2025
WO1, D. J. McGee, RA, 25157421 – 14 January 2025
WO1, R. J. Mukungunugwa, RL, 25151175 – 14 January 2025
WO1, L. M. Newburn, RAMC, Q1042101 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, C. S. Nicol, RHG/D, 25140169 – 14 January 2025
WO1, B. W. A. Owers, REME, 24867134 – 14 January 2025
WO2, S. B. Qarau, RA, 25149000 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, Raj, Rai, RGR, 21171132 – 14 January 2025
WO2, M. A. Skewis, SASC, 25169703 – 14 January 2025
WO1, R. M. Teague, AGC, 25156417 – 14 January 2025
WO1, S. P. Teasdale, AGC, 25045649 – 14 January 2025
WO1, K. R. Tuach, SCOTS, 25121635 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, Dikbahadue, Tumkhewa Limbu, RGR, 21170887 – 14 January 2025
SSGT, B. M. A. Willett, RE, 25182598 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, S. Wilson, LANCS, 25115986 – 14 January 2025
CAPT, C. J. Wood, R SIGNALS, 25118978 – 14 January 2025

;Air Force

FLT LT, J. Blinkhorn, RAF, F8285995 – 14 January 2025
CHF TECH, D. G. Bristow, RAF, L8443545 – 14 January 2025
WO, D. P. Burke, RAF, P8404798 – 14 January 2025
WO, W. O. R. Clements, RAF, H8431731 – 14 January 2025
WO, N. W. Cook, RAF, R8445166 – 14 January 2025
MACR, A. R. Davey,, RAF, F8424849 – 14 January 2025
FLT LT, H. Dimeck, RAF, Q8244311 – 14 January 2025
FS, K. S. Edwards, RAF, S8424938 – 14 January 2025
WO, J. C. Foxall RAF, S8442821 – 14 January 2025
FLT LT, F. E. Hunt, RAF, H8311618 – 14 January 2025
WO, D. G. Jackson, RAF, P8446117 – 14 January 2025
WO, K. E. Jones, RAF, A8283202 – 14 January 2025
SGT, E. P. Jones, RAF, C8439378 – 14 January 2025
WO, E. L. Kerslake, RAF, Q8308386 – 14 January 2025
WO, M. E. Larkin, RAF, T8153371 – 14 January 2025
WO, D. A. Lawrence, RAF, C8426114 – 14 January 2025
WO, R. Laycock, RAF, B8241357 – 14 January 2025
WO, A. S. Macdonald, RAF, B8404404 – 14 January 2025
WO, B. Moore, RAF, Q8438167 – 14 January 2025
FS, M. J. Moore, RAF, H8431768 – 14 January 2025
FS, J. C. O’Grady, RAF, D8153657 – 14 January 2025
WO, C. L. S. Old, RAF, S8245256 – 14 January 2025
MACR, S. R. Parsons, RAF, F2643534 – 14 January 2025
WO, K. N. Phillips, RAF, B8412605 – 14 January 2025
WO, S. G. Rowbotham, RAF, K8411113 – 14 January 2025
FS, J. A. Simpkins, RAF, R8242632 – 14 January 2025
FS, C. A. Smith, RAF, J8154666 – 14 January 2025
FS, P. S. Ware, RAF, B8445763 – 14 January 2025
FS, L. A. Williams RAF, J8244423 – 14 January 2025
WO, A. Wilson, RAF, H8255229 – 14 January 2025
WO, P. B. Wilson,, RAF, E8423564 – 14 January 2025
WO, S. M. Wooles, RAF, C8412792 – 14 January 2025
FLT LT, S. Blackett, RAF, C8407913 – 14 January 2025
FS, A. J. Booth, RAF, P8417542 – 14 January 2025
CHF TECH, S. E. Buck, RAF, B8418047 – 14 January 2025
FS, S. G. Buffey, RAF, B8440423 – 14 January 2025
WO, M. Cranston, RAF, B8409153 – 14 January 2025
WO, K. Davies, RAF, C8427530 – 14 January 2025
WO, C. A. Dineen, RAF, E8446243 – 14 January 2025
WO, M. Evans, RAF, S8425003 – 14 January 2025
FS, S. A. Evans, RAF, C8444696 – 14 January 2025
MACR, N. Everingham, RAF, S8428923 – 14 January 2025
FS, A. P. Field, RAF, J8437370 – 14 January 2025
MACR, J. Fowler. RAF, K8261060 – 14 January 2025
WO, N. A. Harries, RAF, J8418990 – 14 January 2025
FS, H. J. Hulme, RAF, Q8500219 – 14 January 2025
FS, M. D. John, RAF, F8442688 – 14 January 2025
WO, P. M. Lilliman, RAF, B8430282 – 14 January 2025
SGT, B. J. Maclean, RAF, B8438370 – 14 January 2025
WO, M. Martin, RAF, L8238333 – 14 January 2025
WO, E. M. C. Massey, RAF, B8447460 – 14 January 2025
WO, N. D. Phipps, RAF, E8501331 – 14 January 2025
WO, C. L. Rowland, RAF, J8408565 – 14 January 2025
FS, P. Sharpe, RAF, S8261030 – 14 January 2025
FS, G. Steel, RAF, 30007841 – 14 January 2025
WO, A. J. P. Thompson, RAF, Q8284092 – 14 January 2025
WO, D. R. Ward, RAF, K8292318 – 14 January 2025

King's Commendation for Bravery

Luke Griffin – 6 October 2025 – for his actions during an insurgent attack on the Anjuman base, Kabul, in November 2018
Michael Kelly – 6 October 2025 – for his actions during an insurgent attack on the Anjuman base, Kabul, in November 2018
Daniel Dunnings – 6 October 2025 – for his actions during an insurgent attack on the Anjuman base, Kabul, in November 2018
Gerald McCafferty – 6 October 2025 – for an attempted rescue during a diving incident in Caernarfon Bay, North Wales on 12 September 2021
Bernard Turner – 6 October 2025 – for an attempted rescue during a diving incident in Caernarfon Bay, North Wales on 12 September 2021
Richard Woodcock – 6 October 2025 – for intervening in an armed attack on 26 June 2021
PC Mark Sutton – 6 October 2025 – for rescuing a man falling from a bridge on 22 November 2023
PC Thomas Dransfield – 6 October 2025 – for rescuing a man falling from a bridge on 22 November 2023
SC Gregory Beaumont – 6 October 2025 – for rescuing a woman from the River Thames on 17 June 2023
Grant McGarry – 6 October 2025 – for intervening in an armed robbery in Wool, Dorset on 7 October 2016
Nigel Dunmore – 6 October 2025 – for intervening in an armed robbery in Wool, Dorset on 7 October 2016
Alicia Richards – 6 October 2025 – for intervening in an armed attack at a school in Sheffield on 1 May 2024
Molly Bulmer – 6 October 2025 – for intervening in an armed attack at a school in Sheffield on 1 May 2024
PC Rhona Adams – 6 October 2025 – for intervening to rescue a woman on fire at a restaurant in Bradford on 10 June 2024
Sergeant Timothy Ansell – 6 October – for intervening in an armed attack in Manchester on 26 July 2023