British government recognitions From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Years Honours and Birthday Honours.
John Rawcliffe Airey Crabtree, OBE - to be Lord-Lieutenant of and in the County of West Midlands. – 3 January 2017[1]
Chief Constable Julie Spence, OBE,QPM - to be Lord-Lieutenant of and in the County of Cambridgeshire. – 5 April 2017[2]
Lois Patricia Golding, OBE - to be Lord-Lieutenant of and in the County and City of Bristol. – 27 April 2017[3]
Jennifer Tolhurst, - to be Lord-Lieutenant of Essex. – 22 June 2017[4]
Robert Voss, CBE - to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Hertfordshire. – 4 August 2017[5]
Royal Victorian Order ribbonRoyal Victorian Order (Honorary appointment) ribbon
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
The Rt. Hon. Sir Christopher Geidt, KCB,KCVO,OBE – Upon relinquishing his appointment as Private Secretary to Her Majesty and Keeper of The Queen's Archives – 5 October 2017[22]
Jonathan Marsden, CVO – upon relinquishing his appointment as Director of the Royal Collection and Surveyor of The Queen's Works of Art. - 19 December 2017[25]
Raymond Wheaton, MVO,RVM - on retirement as Page of the Chambers, Royal Household. – 17 January 2017[28]
Shelley Chambers, MVO - for service as Deputy Head of Audit Services to the Royal Household. – 29 November 2017[29]
Ian Cornish – on his retirement as Head of Audit Services, Royal Household. – 12 December 2017[30]
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
Captain (QGO) Ganeshkumar Tamanf, The Queen’s Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer - 12 May 2017[31]
Captain (QGO) Lakitbahadur Gurung, The Royal Gurkha Rifles – on relinquishment of his appointment as Queen’s Gurkha Orderly Officer - 12 May 2017[31]
Wing Commander Samuel Peter Fletcher, Royal Air Force – on relinquishment of his appointment as Equerry to The Queen. – 25 August 2017[32]
Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Military)Ribbon bar of the Order of the British Empire (Civil)
Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE / DBE)
Angela Francisco Morado - For services to the British community in Portugal.[34]
Nuttanee Ratanapat - For services to UK interests in Thailand.[34]
Professor José Antonio de Sousa Neto - For services to UK interests and bilateral relations in business, culture, education and sport in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil.[34]
Lars-Erik Wiklund - For services to UK-Sweden relations.[34]
Shereen Williams - For services to community service in Wales.[34]
Ribbon bar of the British Empire Medal (Civil)
Honorary
Mrs Thong-Udom Kerdphiami - For services to the British Embassy, Bangkok.[34]
Luiz Gustavo Miranda Lage - For services to British interests at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.[34]
Maria Clara Mariani - For services to UK-Brazil historical patrimony and the British community in Bahia.[34]
Michael Joseph O’Halloran - For services to the Royal Academy.[34]
Professor Jaime Arturo Ramirez - For services to British interests at the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games.[34]
George Stanley Tomkins - For services to the community in Kilkeel, Northern Ireland.[34]
Ribbon bar of the Distinguished Service Order
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)
Wing Commander James Robert Edward Walls, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017[36]
Ribbon bar of the Military Cross
Corporal Nicholas Jezeph, Royal Marines – 21 April 2017[36]
Ribbon bar of the Distinguished Flying Cross
Squadron Leader Roger Alexander Cruickshank, Royal Air Force – 21 April 2017[36]
Ribbon bar of the Queen's Gallantry Medal
Captain Giles Edward George Moon, The Royal Lancers – 21 April 2017[36]
Acting Corporal Samuel James Butler, Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Victorian Medal ribbon
Gold
Brian Alan Ernest Stanley, LVO,RVM - on relinquishment of the appointment of Stud Groom of the Royal Paddocks, Hampton Court. – 16 July 2017[24]