2026 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.

Lord-Lieutenant

• Brian Wyndham Payne, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Berwickshire – 16 January 2026
• Neelam Dharni Devesher, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey – 6 March 2026

Privy Counsellor

• The Honourable Dame Sara Cockerill, – 11 March 2026
• The Honourable Sir David Foxton, – 11 March 2026
• The Honourable Sir Robert Miles, – 11 March 2026
• The Honourable Dame Amanda Yip, – 11 March 2026

Royal Victorian Order

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

• Richard Alexander Charles Cobbe – Illustrative Artist – 13 February 2026

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

• Margaret Rose Walker, – on relinquishment of the appointment as Housekeeper, Birkhall – 19 January 2026
• Mark Peter Andrews, – For services to The King and Queen – 28 January 2026
• David William Blacks, – Property Information Manager, Privy Purse and Treasurer’s Office – 3 February 2026
• The Reverend Canon Martin Poll – lately Domestic Chaplain to King Charles III – 12 February 2026
• Laura Sullivan – on relinquishment of the appointment as Press Secretary, Private Secretary’s Office — 9 March 2026

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

• Dr Nathan Ross – on relinquishment of his appointment as Assistant Private Secretary to The King – 5 January 2026

Imperial Service Medal

• Appointments 17 February 2026

Order of St John

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

• Sir Andrew John Cash, – 25 February 2026

Knight of the Order of St John (KStJ)

• Franco Cassar – 25 February 2026

Dame of the Order of St John (DStJ)

• Alderwoman Dame Susan Carol Langley, – 25 February 2026
• Caryn Laura Cox, – 25 February 2026
• Dame Jean Lucilla Kekedo, – 25 February 2026

Commander of the Order of St John (CStJ)

• Margaret Ellen Coleman – 25 February 2026
• Paul Bytheway – 25 February 2026
• David Martin Thomson – 25 February 2026
• Wendy Westwood – 25 February 2026
• Marlene Reid – 25 February 2026
• Dr Arthur Francis Sands – 25 February 2026
• Lee Wing-tak, Patre – 25 February 2026
• Kwan King-Fat, Kaiser – 25 February 2026
• Dr Waleed Shaqoura – 25 February 2026
• Sir Robert William Lowry Scott, – 25 February 2026

Officer of the Order of St John (OStJ)

• Appointments 25 February 2026

Member of the Order of St John (MStJ)

• Appointments 25 February 2026

King's Commendation for Bravery

• Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole – 21 January 2026 (posthumous) – for rescuing a woman from drowning in the River Thames on 24 April 2021
• Joaquin Garcia – 21 January 2026 – for rescuing a woman from drowning in the River Thames on 24 April 2021
• Callum Baker-Osborne – 21 January 2026 (posthumous) – for an attempt to rescue multiple people from drowning at sea in Dorset on 26 July 2021

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