How to cite Honoria UK

Honoria UK is a free, independent reference for the UK honours, built from public records. You’re welcome to quote, link to, and cite it. Pick whichever fits: a quick credit for an article or web link, or a formal citation for research. Where a fact matters, please also cite the original source (see below).

Quick credit (for articles and links)

Writing up an honours story or linking to a recipient? A short credit with a link is all we ask. Linking back helps readers check the record and find related people, awards and places.

Source: Honoria UK (honoria.co.uk)

Honoria UK — Jane Smith CBE, Birthday Honours 2026
https://honoria.co.uk/person/jane-smith/123

<a href="https://honoria.co.uk">Honoria UK</a>

You can deep-link to any page you’re referring to - a person, an award, a year, or a place - just copy the URL from your browser. No permission or sign-up is needed.

Formal citation

For papers, reports and reference lists. Replace the access date with the day you consulted the page, and the example URL with the page you’re citing. The operator of record is Symantix Ltd.

Honoria UK (2026). Stories behind the UK honours and awards. Symantix Ltd. https://honoria.co.uk (accessed 26 June 2026).

Honoria UK. "Jane Smith — Commander of the Order of the British Empire (Birthday Honours 2026)."
Stories behind the UK honours and awards. https://honoria.co.uk/person/jane-smith/123 (accessed 26 June 2026).

Honoria UK. "UK Honours Award Types" (SKOS controlled vocabulary).
https://honoria.co.uk/id/honours (accessed 26 June 2026).

@misc{honoria,
  title        = {Stories behind the UK honours and awards},
  author       = {{Honoria UK}},
  organization = {Symantix Ltd},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://honoria.co.uk},
  note         = {Accessed 26 June 2026}
}

Cite the primary source where you can

Honoria UK is an independent reference, not an official or royal body. It aggregates publicly available records, chiefly:

• The London Gazette - the official public record where honours are published. Each recipient page links to the original Gazette notice; for an authoritative citation of a specific award, cite that notice and treat Honoria UK as the access layer.
• Cabinet Office honours lists, and Wikidata / Wikipedia for biographical context.

See identifiers & vocabularies for stable URIs and the data model, or the guide to how honours work. Questions about reusing the data? Email contact@honoria.co.uk.