Birthday Honours 2025
Andrew Christie
Knight Bachelor
lately Director of Children?s Services
Knight Bachelor · 2025
“For services to Children’s Services.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
“For services to Children.”
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
14 June 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Andrew George CHRISTIE C.B.E.
lately Children’s Commissioner, North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council, and lately Chair, Birmingham Children’s Trust
For services to Children’s Services.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Andrew George CHRISTIE
lately Director of Children’s Services, Tri-borough (Hammersmith and Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Local Authorities)
For services to Children.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- lately Director of Children?s Services
- Region
- Berkshire
“For services to Children.”
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2025- Role at the time
- North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council
- Region
- Crowthorne, Berkshire
“For services to Children’s Services.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2025 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
1 Knight Bachelor recipient is from Berkshire.
What organisation were they with?
North Northamptonshire Council and West Northamptonshire Council.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2025
Alexander Charles Beard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
David Beckham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and to Charity.”
Gary Oldman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Abroad
“For services to Drama.”
Hans Rausing
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to the Arts.”
Mark Tami
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For Political and Public Service.”
Paul Tarn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Peter Lauener
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Education.”
Roger Daltrey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Charity and to Music.”
Rufus Norris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Stephen Watson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Policing.”
Thomas Roddick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Emsworth, Hampshire
“For services to Charity and Philanthropy.”
Vernon Gibson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Ambleside, Cumbria
“For services to Science and to Defence.”
William Boston
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2025
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League Football. (To be dated 10 June 2025)”
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Knight Bachelor · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64759, notice 4905682. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2025).
Published 13 June 2025.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673621. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (Berkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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