New Year Honours 2008
Ian Anderson MVO
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
Member of the Royal Victorian Order · 2008
“For services to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
“For services to Music.”
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Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
For services to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences.
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Member of the Royal Victorian Order
New Year Honours 2008“For services to The Duke of Edinburgh’s Commonwealth Study Conferences.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire
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“For services to Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Royal Victorian Order was awarded 664 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 56% 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 Royal Victorian Order in the New Year Honours 2008
Abdul Bary Malik
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to the Ethnic Minority Community in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Abila Pointing
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to Community Relations in Liverpool and Manchester.”
Adam John Tarplee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
First Secretary
Adrian Charles Bowrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“For services to the Aerospace Industry.”
Adrian Lee Cox
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Air Force
Adrian Woods
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Disadvantaged Young People.”
Aileen Dodds-Parker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Young People through the Fairbridge Society.”
Alan David Savory
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Independent Park Home Advisory Service.”
Alan Hodgkinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Football.”
Alan John Dixon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
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Alan Lancaster
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Yorkshire
“For services to Shaw Cross Club for Young People, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire.”
Alan Lindsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Sunderland Branch of the Multiple Sclerosis Society.”
Alan Robert Potter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Wiltshire
“For services to Science.”
Alan Surtees
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“For services to Young People through The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award.”
Alastair Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“For services to the Police.”
Alexander Bulloch
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For services to the Birmingham War Research Society.”
Alexander McKenzie Condie
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Fife
“For services to Social Housing in Fife.”
Alexander Naylor
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lanarkshire
“For services to Athletics.”
Alison Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
Alison Suzanne Pockett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
“For services to the British Chamber of Commerce and charitable interests in Japan.”
Alun Davies
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Bristol
“for Organisations of Disabled People.”
Amajit Talwar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Midlands
“For services to the Music Industry and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Aminul Hoque
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Youth Justice in East London.”
Andrea Margaret Shaw
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Yorkshire
“For services to Flood Rescue.”
In the same field
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
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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 Royal Victorian Order · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers this round — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 29 December 2007.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008).
Published 29 December 2007.
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