New Year Honours 2026
Helen Glencross MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Heritage in Guernsey.”
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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
30 December 2025
THE KING 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 an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Helen Isabelle GLENCROSS
GUERNSEY, Crown Dependencies
For services to Heritage in Guernsey.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · 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 590 times in the New Year Honours List 2026 — about 40% 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 2026
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“For services to the Bangladeshi Community.”
Adam Culliford
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Adele Steel
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Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Girlguiding.”
Ahmad Cheema
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“For services to the Falkland Islands.”
Aileen Henderson
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Canvey Island, Essex
“For services to Defence Ceremonial.”
Aimee Anderson
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Fareham, Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Alan Borthwick
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Historical Document Recovery.”
Alan Craig
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Johnstone, Renfrewshire
“For services to Fundraising for Children’s Hospices.”
Alan Foster
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Alan Tully
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Horley, Surrey
“For services to Law Enforcement and Combatting Fiscal Fraud.”
Alastair Upton
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Art.”
Alex Greenwood
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Wilmslow, Cheshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Alexander Gibson
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Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Alexandra Knight
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Morpeth, Northumberland
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Engineering.”
Alice Curry (natasha Curry)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Social Care Policy.”
Alice Wiseman
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Blyth, Northumberland
“For services to Public Health.”
Alisdair Miller
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Golspie, Sutherland
“For services to the community in Sutherland.”
Alison Broderick (alison Gilchrist)
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Banbridge, County Down
“For Public Service.”
Alison Fossey
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“For services to Island Policing and to the wider community of Jersey.”
Alistair Jinks
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Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Alistair Risk
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Brora, Sutherland
“For services to Charity.”
Allison Raison (allison Mckay)
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Darlington, County Durham
“For services to Music.”
Amanda Hewitt
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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
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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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 · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 64940, notice 5028612. View the official notice ↗
Published 29 December 2025.
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