New Year Honours 2026
Maxwell Gandell CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
• Security and Network Directorate
“For services to UK Security Overseas.”
London Gazette notice
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Overseas and International List
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 Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:
C.M.G.
To be Ordinary Members of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Distinguished Order:
Maxwell Pearse GANDELL O.B.E.
Senior Overseas Security Adviser, Estates, Security and Network Directorate, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
For services to UK Security Overseas.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
New Year Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Security and Network Directorate
“For services to UK Security Overseas.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 9 times in the New Year Honours List 2026 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Security and Network Directorate.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours 2026
Benjamin James Fender,
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Bethan Hopkins
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to National Security.”
Comfort Ero
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Crisis Response and Conflict Prevention.”
Deborah Moffat (debbie Palmer)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to International Development.”
George Williamson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to National Security.”
Nicholas Day
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Global Health.”
Sarah Cliffe
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and International Development.”
Stephen Hickey
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 64940, notice 5027393. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2026).
Published 29 December 2025.
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