Birthday Honours 2026
Simon Burton KCB
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath · 2026
“For services to Parliament.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
“For Political and Public Service.”
London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Civil Division
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 Honourable Order of the Bath:
K.C.B.
To be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the said Most Honourable Order:
Simon Peter BURTON
Clerk of the Parliaments, House of Lords
For services to Parliament.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
12 June 2021
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Simon Edward BURTON
Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip
For Political and Public Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Region
- Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Birthday Honours 2026- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Parliament.”
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The Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath was awarded 1 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026.
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12 Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath recipients are from Greater London.
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5152812. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3817668. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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