Birthday Honours 2026
Richard Crompton KCMG
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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
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 Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:
K.C.M.G.
To be an Ordinary Member of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the said Most Distinguished Order:
Richard Anthony Neil CROMPTON C.B.E.
H.M. Ambassador, British Embassy Kiev, Ukraine
For services to British Foreign Policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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The Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 1 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026.
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5152821. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
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