Birthday Honours 2026
Donald Mccullin
Order Of The Companions Of Honour
Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2026
“For services to Photojournalism.”
Knight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to Photography.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Companions of Honour
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following appointments to the Order of the Companions of Honour:
To be Members:
Sir Donald McCULLIN C.B.E.
Photojournalist
For services to Photojournalism.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Donald McCULLIN C.B.E.
Photojournalist
For services to Photography.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2017- Region
- Somerset
“For services to Photography.”
Order Of The Companions Of Honour
Birthday Honours 2026- Region
- Shepton Mallet, Somerset
“For services to Photojournalism.”
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The Order Of The Companions Of Honour was awarded 2 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026.
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Order Of The Companions Of Honour · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5152876. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Knight Bachelor · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673382. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (Somerset) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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