New Year Honours 2021
Charles Guard MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Culture and Heritage.”
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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 2020
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Charles Rodney GUARD
ISLE OF MAN, Crown Dependencies
For services to Culture and Heritage.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 608 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 38% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2021
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St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to the Vulnerable during Covid-19.”
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Market Drayton, Shropshire
“For services to Nursing and to the Covid-19 Response.”
Abdul Majid
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Bothwell, Glasgow
“For services to Integration in Glasgow and to Charity in Scotland and Abroad.”
Adam Attree
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Adam Baird-fraser
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“For services to National Security.”
Adam Oytaben
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Adam Williams
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“For services to St Helena and its Covid-19 response.”
Adewale Adebajo
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Inclusive Patient and to Public Involvement in Research.”
Alan Armson
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Rushden, Northamptonshire
“For services to the community in Northamptonshire.”
Alan Black
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Newry, County Armagh
“For services to the community in South Armagh.”
Alan Curtis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Welsh Football.”
Alan Lazarus
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Mental Health in the Jewish Community.”
Alan Maryon-davis
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Tilsbury, Wiltshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Alan Mills
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to International Development.”
Alan Murrell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to British foreign policy.”
Alan Oddie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Milton Keynes.”
Alastair Rankin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For public and charitable services in Belfast.”
Alex Taylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“For public service.”
Alexander Mayfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Food Supply Chain and to the Vulnerable during the Covid-19 Response.”
Alexander Murphy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Alexander Watt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Young People with Additional Needs and Disabilities and to Community Cohesion in Glasgow.”
Alexandra Freegard
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.”
Alexandra Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Baldock, Hertfordshire
“For services to Emergency Incident Response and to the Covid-19 Response in London.”
Alison Bailey Castellina
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Tunbridge Wells, Kent
“For services to Consumer Protection and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3704680. View the official notice ↗
Published 30 December 2020.
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